Husband Madog ap Gwenwynwyn
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1 F Eve verch Madog ap Gwenwynwyn
AKA: Eve verch Madoc ap Gwen-win-win
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Spouse: Owain ap Bleddyn ( - )
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Source: Collections Historical & Archaeological Relating to Montgomeryshire, and its Borders, Vol. XIII. (London, 1880), "The Tanat Pedigree", p. 121
Husband Cynfyn ap Gwerstan
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Wife Angharad verch Maredudd ap Owain
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Father: Maredudd ap Owain ap Hywel Dda King of Deheubarth ( -Abt 0999)
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Other Spouse: Llywelyn ap Seisyll Prince of N Wales, King of Deheubarth & Gwynedd ( - ) - 994
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1 M Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
AKA: Blethyn ap Cynvyn
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2 M Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn of Powys
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Source: A History of Wales by John Davies, London, 2007, p. 81
From Dictionary of National Biography, vol. XII, edited by Sidney Lee, New York, 1909, p. 1015:
"Maredudd [ap Owain]'s only son, so far as is known, died before him. But so great was the prestige he acquired in his brief reign that his daughter, Angharad, was regarded, contrary to ordinary Welsh custom, as capable of transmitting some royal right to her descendants. H first husband, Llywelyn ap Seisyll [q. v.], ruled Gwynedd from about 1010 to 1023, their son, the well-known Gruffydd ap Llywelyn [q. v.], from 1039 to 1063. By her second marriage with Cynfyn ap Gwerstan she had two other sons, Rhiwallon and Bleddyn, of whom the latter, with no claim on the father's side, ruled Gwynedd and Powys from 1069 to 1075 and founded the mediaeval line of princes of Powys. [Annales Cambriae, Rolls ed. The dates given above are nearly all approximate.] J. E. L. [John Edward Lloyd]"
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Source: A History of Wales by John Davies, London, 2007, pJohn Davies, London, 2007, p. 81
From Dictionary of National Biography, vol. XII, edited by Sidney Lee, New York, 1909, p. 1015:
"Maredudd [ap Owain]'s only son, so far as is known, died before him. But so great was the prestige he acquired in his brief reign that his daughter, Angharad, was regarded, contrary to ordinary Welsh custom, as capable of transmitting some royal right to her descendants. Her first husband, Llywelyn ap Seisyll [q. v.], ruled Gwynedd from about 1010 to 1023, their son, the well-known Gruffydd ap Llywelyn [q. v.], from 1039 to 1063. By her second marriage with Cynfyn ap Gwerstan she had two other sons, Rhiwallon and Bleddyn, of whom the latter, with no claim on the father's side, ruled Gwynedd and Powys from 1069 to 1075 and founded the mediaeval line of princes of Powys. [Annales Cambriae, Rolls ed. The dates given above are nearly all approximate.] J. E. L. [John Edward Lloyd]"
Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. by William R. Beall & Kaleen E. Beall (Baltimore, 2008), line 176-1 (Llywelyn ap Seisyll).
Husband Rhodri Mawr ap Merfyn King of Gwynedd & Powys & Seisyllwg
AKA: Rhodri the Great, Rhodri Mawr
Born: 789 - Caer Seiont, Caernavonshire, Wales
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Died: 878 - Anglesey, Wales
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Father: Merfyn ap Gwriad King of Gwynedd (Abt 0764-0844)
Mother: Nest verch Cadell ( - )
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• Became ruler, of Gwynedd on the death of his father, 844
• Became ruler, of Powys on the death of his uncle, Cyngen, 855
• Victory, over Horm, the leader of the Danes (the Northmen), 856 - Anglesey, Wales
• Became ruler, of Seisyllwg on the death of his grother-in-law, Gwgon, 871
Wife Angharad ferch Gwgon ap Meurig
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1 M Cadell ap Rhodri Mawr King of Seisyllwg
Born: Cir 827 - Deheubarth, Wales
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2 M Anarawd ap Rhodri King of Gwynedd and Powys
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3 M Merfyn ap Rhodri - King of Powys
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4 F Nest verch Rhodri
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5 M Gwriad ap Rhodri
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Death Notes (Husband)
Killed in a battle against the English in 878.
General Notes (Husband)
Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg58.htm#1160 Notes: King of Gwynedd and Powys and Seisyllwg
Research Notes (Husband)
From A History of Wales by John Davies, London, 2007, pp. 78-79"
"A chain of marriages begins around 800 when Gwriad, a native of the Isle of Man, who perhaps had links with the Men of the North, married Esyllt of the line of Maelgwn Fawr; their son, Merfyn, became kind of Gwynedd in 825 on the death of Esyllt's uncle, Hywel ap Rhodri, the last of the male descendants of Maelgwn Gwynedd. Merfyn was the first of the lineage known to historians as the second dynasty of Gwynedd. He married Nest of the house of Powys, and their son, Rhodri, married Angharad of the house of Seisyllwg (Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi). Rhodri became ruler of Gwynedd in 844 on the death of his father, of Powys in 855 on the death of his uncle, Cyngen, and of Seisyllwg in 871 on the death of his brother-in-law, Gwgon; he died in 878, king of a realm extending from Anglesey to Gower.
"A later generation of chroniclers hailed Rhodri ap Merfyn as Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great), a distinction bestowed upon two other rulers in the same century--Charles the Great (Charlemagne, died 814) and Alfred the Great (died 899). The three tributes are of a similar nature--recognition of the achievements of men who contributed significantly to the growth of statehood among the nations of the Welsh, the Franks and the English. Unfortunately, the entire evidence relating to the life of Rhodri consists of a few sentences; yet he must have made a deep impression upon the Welsh, for in later centuries being of the line of Rhodri was a primary qualification for their rulers.
"Rhodri's fame sprang from his success as a warrior. That success was noted by The Ulster Chronicle and by Sedulius Scottus, an Irish scholar at the court of the Emperor Charles the Bald at Liège. It was his victory over the Northmen in 856 which brought him international acclaim...
"...Wales was less richly provided with the fertile land and with the navigable rivers which would have attracted [the Northmen], and the Welsh kings had considerable success in resisting them. Anglesey--a third of Bretland (Wales) according to Norse sources--bore the brunt of their attacks, and it was there, in 856, that Rhodri won his victory over Horm, the leader of the Danes, much to the delight of the Irish and the Franks.
"...By becoming the ruler of Powys, his mother's land, he inherited the old struggle between that kingdom and Mercia. Although Offa's Dyke had been constructed in order to define the territories of the Welsh and the English, this did not prevent the successors of Offa from attacking Wales... The pressure upon Powys continued; after 855, Rhodri was its defender, and he and his son, Gwriad, were killed in a battle against the English in 878."
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Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg58.htm#1160
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: A History of Wales by John Davies, London, 2007, pp. 80-81.
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Wife Angharad vz Gwilym
Born: Abt 1407
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Father: Gwilym ap Gruffydd Lord of Penrhyn (Abt 1365-1431)
Mother: Sioned Stanley (Abt 1362-1466)
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Husband Bleddyn ap Gwilym
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Father: Guilym ap Gruffydd ap Heilen Lord of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan ( -After 1353)
Mother: Eva verch Gruffydd ap David of Cwchwillan ( - )
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Source: Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales by Thomas Nicholas, Vol. I, London, 1872, p. 362. Ancescor of the Morgans, Golden Grove ("Golgref"--Dwnn), co. of Flint.
Husband Gruffydd ap Gwilym Lord of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan
AKA: Gruffydd ap Guilym
Born: Abt 1322 - Penrhyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales
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Died: 1405 - Austria-Hungary
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Father: Guilym ap Gruffydd ap Heilen Lord of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan ( -After 1353)
Mother: Eva verch Gruffydd ap David of Cwchwillan ( - )
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Wife Generys verch Madog ap Gronwy Fychan
AKA: Generis verch Madoc of Penmynydd, Anglesey, Genesis verch Madoc
Born: Abt 1326 - Penmynydd, Anglesey, Wales
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Mother: Margred verch Robert (Abt 1304- )
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1 M Gwilym ap Gruffydd Lord of Penrhyn
AKA: Gwilym ap Gruffudd ap Gwilym of Penrhyn
Born: Abt 1365 - Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales
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Died: 1431 - Austria-Hungary
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Spouse: Morvyn verch Grono ap Tudor ( - )
Spouse: Sioned Stanley (Abt 1362-1466)
Marr: After 1405
2 F Jonet verch Gruffudd ap Gwilym
Born: Abt 1376 - Cetheiniog, Caernarfonshire, Wales
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3 M Robert ab Gruffydd of Cwchwillan
AKA: Robin ap Gruffydd of Cochwillan
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Spouse: Lowry verch Gronw ap Jevan of Eifionydd ( - )
4 M Rhys ap Gruffydd of Nant in Tegeingl
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Research Notes (Husband)
Source: The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd by J. Y. W. Lloyd, Vol. IV, London, 1884, p. 342. 2nd son of Gwilym ap Gruffydd, Lord of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I64693 has b. abt 13522, d. 1405 in Austria-Hungary. Seems more likely than b. abt 1354 (what source?)
Needs more research.
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 57:
'Wm. Vaughan (Vychan) Chamberlain of No. Wales (son of Gwilym ab Gruffydd ab Gullym ab Gruffydd ab Heilen, by his 2d wife Sioned (Jonet) D. of Sir W. Stanley of Hooton, Chamberlain of No. Wales and Chester), and had all the land of his father, adn the lands also of Paris, (from whom Paris Mountain), by his mother's influence, and in the 18th year of Henry VI. (1440) he got himself made a denizen of England, under covenant that he should not marry any Welsh woman, so he married Alice, dau. and heir of Sir Richard Dalton, kt., by a daughter of Lord Clifford, his wife. Their son, Sir william Griffith, Hael (the Liberal), m. Jane, dau. of Sir Wm. Troutbeck, Kt., by his wife, a sister to Sir Thomas Stanley.'
Source: The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd by J. Y. W. Lloyd, Vol. IV, London, 1884, p. 342 shows him as "Gruffydd Gwilym, Lord of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan," who was the second son of "Gwilym Gruffydd, Lord of Penrhyn and Cwchwillan."
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What source has her correct parents? Need to verify lineage from Generys backward.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I64661 has b. abt 1326.
Rootsweb/WorldConnect http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:752644&id=I34986958 has b. abt 1358 in Pennryrzad,Anglesey,Wales
Source: Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales by Thomas Nicholas, Vol. I, London, 1872, p. 362 has "Gruffydd ap Gwilym, of Penrhyn and Cochwillan, by Generis, his wife, dau. and h. of Madoc ap Grono, or Gronwy, Fychan, of Penmynydd, Anglesey ("ap Gronwy ap Ednyfed Fychan"--Dwnn), had three sons and two daus."...
Source: The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd by J. Y. W. Lloyd, Vol. IV, London, 1884, p. 342: "Generys, d. of Goronwy Fychan ab Goronwy ab Ednyfed Fychan of Tref Castell, Penmynydd, Arddreiniog, and Tref Gayan."
Husband Tudor Vychan ap Gwilym of Penmynydh, Anglesey
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Father: Gwilym ap Gruffydd Lord of Penrhyn (Abt 1365-1431)
Mother: Morvyn verch Grono ap Tudor ( - )
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Source: S Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland" by John Burke & John Bernard Burke, vol. I, London, 1847, p. 737
Husband Llywelyn ap Heilyn of Bodorgan
AKA: Llywelyn Ap Hwlcyn
Born: Cir 1400
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Other Spouse: Marli ferch Eynon ( - )
Wife Angharad verch Gwilym ap Gruffydd
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1 M Meyrick Ap Llywelyn of Bodorgan
AKA: Meirig ap Llywelyn of Bodorgan
Born: Bef 1451 - Bodeon, [Llangadwaladr], Anglesey, Wales
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Died: 30 Nov 1538
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Spouse: Margaret ferch Ieuan ( - )
Spouse: Margaret verch Rowland ap Howell of Caer Geilwg ( - )
Research Notes (Husband)
He fought in the battle of Bosworth.
Check name of the father. Is this Llywelyn really the son of Hwlcyn ap Hywel Fawr?
Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg43.htm#947
Source: The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd by J. Y. W. Lloyd, Vol. VI (London, 1887), p. 202 has him as the son of Heilin of Bodorgan & Janet verch Rydderch ab Rhys ab Robert. This source also gives Llywelyn's wife as Angharad verch Gwilym ab Gruffydd ab Davydd, not Marli ferch Eynon.
Did Llywelyn have two wives? Are the names from Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg43.htm#947 for a different Llywelyn?
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: The History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, and the Ancient Lords of Arwystli, Cedewen, and Meirionydd by J. Y. W. Lloyd, Vol. VI (London, 1887), P. 202, has "Angharad, d. of Gwilym ab Gruffydd ab Davydd ab Gruffydd ab Sychan ab Gruffydd ab Llywelyn ab Caswallawn ab Howel ab Owain Gwynedd."
Husband Meirchion ap Gwrwst
Born: Cir 430
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1 M Elidir ap Meirchion
Born: Cir 457
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Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg59.htm#1172
Husband Hugh Gwyn of Peniarth., High Sheriff of Carnaerfonshire
AKA: Hugh ap Gwyn of Peniarth., High Sheriff of Carnaerfonshire, Hugh Gwynn
Born: 1538
Christened: 1538
Died: After 1611
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Father: John Wynn (1512- )
Mother: Jonet ferch Gruffudd ( - )
Marriage: 1565 - Penarth, Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales
Noted events in his life were:
• Appointed, High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire, 2 Dec 1599 or 1600
• Appointed, Justice of the Peace, 11 May 1611
Wife Jane verch Owen ap Hugh Owen
AKA: Jane Owen
Born: 1538-1550 - Bodeon, [Llangadwaladr], Anglesey, Wales
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Father: Owen Ap Hugh Owen of Bodeon, High Sheriff of Anglesey (Abt 1518-1613)
Mother: Sibill Griffith (Abt 1530-Abt 1580)
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1 F Sibill verch Hugh Gwyn of Penarth
AKA: Sibyl Gwynn, Sibill Hugh, Sybil Hugh, Sybil verch Hugh ap Gwyn
Born: betw 1566 and 1575 - Penarth, Caernarfon, Wales
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Died: - Gadfa, Llanwddwyn Twp, Montgomery, Wales
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Spouse: John Powell of Gadfa, Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire (Abt 1567-1636)
Marr: Bef 20 Sep 1588 - Llanwyddn, Montgomeryshire, Wales
2 F Eleanor verch Hugh Gwyn of Peniarth
AKA: Ellen verch Hugh Gwyn
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Died: After 1646
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Spouse: Rev. Richard Nanney Rector of Llangelynin ( - )
Research Notes (Husband)
Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: 1VXC-6QS (11/10/06) has b. and christened 1538.
From the bookReifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, edited by Thomas Allen Glenn (Philadelphia, 1902), provided by books.google.com, p. 47:
"[John Powell, aka John ap Howell Gôch] married Sibill, daughter (seventh child) of Hugh Gwyn, Esquire, of Peniarth, Caernarvonshire, by Jane, daughter of Owen ap Hugh, of Bodeon, Anglesey [see footnote 5, p. 47], and sister unto Sir Hugh Owen, Barrister-at-Law and Recorder of Caermarthen, ancestor to the Owens, Baronets, of Orielton, Pembrokeshire. Hugh Gwyn [see footnote 6, p. 47] was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire from 2 December 1599-1600, and was commissioned one of the Justices of the Peace for that county, 11 May, 1611.
"Owen ap Hugh, of Bodeon, Anglesey, was High Sheriff of Anglesey, 30 November, 1562-63, 1579-80 (30 November), and died 1613. His second wife, mother of Jane, who married Hugh Gwyn, was Sibill, youngest daughter of Sir William Griffith, Knt., of Penrhyn, Caernarvonshire, Chamberlain of North Wales, by his second wife, Jane, daughter of John Puleston, of Bers and Havod y Wern."
From p. 59:
"X. JANE OWEN, who married Hugh Gwyn, of Peniarth, High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire from 2 December, 1599-1600, and Justice of the Peace 11 May, 1611. Their daughter, Sibill (XI), married John Powell, of Gadfa, Llanwddyn, Montygomeryshire, and had Elizabeth (XII), who married Humphrey ap Hugh, of Llwyn du (see page 47)."
Research Notes (Wife)
Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: FJH2-8Q & AFN: 1VGP-2NM
Verified: http://www.varrall.net/pafg26.htm#629. However, this source has no children listed for Hugh Gwyn and Jane Owen. (??)
Archives Network Wales (www.archivesnetworkwales.com) lists Poole, solicitors, of Caernarfon, papers GS 0219 X/POOLE & states "...Poole acted as agents in North Wales for the Owen family of Orielton, Pembrokeshire, and Bodeon, Llangadwaladr, Anglesey."
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 59:
"X. JANE OWEN, who married Hugh Gwyn, of Peniarth, High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire from 2 December, 1599-1600, and Justice of the Peace 11 May, 1611. Their daughter, Sibill (XI), married John Powell, of Gadfa, Llanwddyn, Montygomeryshire, and had Elizabeth (XII), who married Humphrey ap Hugh, of Llwyn du (see page 47)."