Husband Rowland ap Howell ap Gruffydd, of Caer Geilwg
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1 F Margaret verch Rowland ap Howell, of Caer Geilwg
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Spouse: Meurig ap Llewelyn, of Bodorgan (Bef 1451-1538) 1 2 3 4
Research Notes: Husband - Rowland ap Howell ap Gruffydd, of Caer Geilwg
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.
Husband Adam ap Howell Graunt 5
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1 F Maud verch Adam 6
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Spouse: Sir William Herbert, First Earl of Pembroke (Abt 1423-1469) 7 8
Husband John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey 9 10
AKA: John II de Warenne
Born: Abt 30 Jun 1286
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Died: 29 Jun 1347
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Father: Sir William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey (1256-1286) 11 12
Mother: Joan de Vere (Abt 1258-1293) 13 14
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Other Spouse: Joan de Barre ( - ) 15
Noted events in his life were:
• Succeeded, to lordships of Bromfield (Wrexham) and Yale, 27 Sep 1304
upon the death of his grandfather, John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey.
• Inherited, Castle Lions (Holt Castle) and Castle Dinas Bran, 27 Sep 1304
• Granted, all his lands, including castles Holt and Dinas Bran, to king Edward II, 29 Jun 1316
Wife Isabel de Howland 15
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Research Notes: Husband - John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey
May have built, or finished building, Holt Castle before his death. There is a record of officers of the Prince of Wales staying at Castrum Leonum (Holt) from 9th July to 6th August, 1347. It is unclear which of the Warennes commenced the building of the castle.
Research Notes: Wife - Isabel de Howland
Second wife of John II de Warenne
Husband Frodi Hraereksson 16
Born: Abt 565 - <Hleithra, Denmark>
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1 M Halfdan Frodasson 16
Born: Abt 597 - <Hleithra, Denmark>
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Husband Harald "Hilditonn" Hraereksson 16
Born: Abt 655 - <Denmark>
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Father: Hraerek "Slaunvanbauga" Halfdansson (Abt 0629- ) 16
Mother: Aud Ivarsdatter (Abt 0633- ) 17
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1 M Solgi Haraldsson 16
Born: Abt 730 - <Norway>
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Husband Volsung Rersson 17
Born: Abt 680 - <Norway>
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Father: Rer Sigarsson (Abt 0655- ) 17
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Marriage: Abt 704 - Norway
Wife Ljod Hrimnirsdatter 17
Born: Abt 685 - <Norway>
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Father: Hrimnir "the Giant" (Abt 0664- ) 17
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1 M Sigmund Volsungsson 17
Born: Abt 705 - <Norway>
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Spouse: Hjordis Eylimadatter (Abt 0710- ) 17
Marr: Abt 734 - Norway
Husband Valdar Hroarsson 17
Born: Abt 547 - <Denmark>
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Father: Hroar Halfdansson (Abt 0526- ) 17
Mother: Ogne , Princess of Northumberland (Abt 0530- ) 17
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1 M Harald Valdarsson 17
Born: Abt 568 - <Jutland, Denmark>
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Spouse: Hildur Heidreksdatter (Abt 0572- ) 17
Marr: Abt 589 - <Jutland, Denmark>
Husband Bjarni Hrolfsson 16
Born: Abt 794 - <Amle, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway>
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Father: Hrolf Solgasson (Abt 0762- ) 16
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Wife Hlif Hrolfsdatter 16
Born: Abt 798 - <Amle, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway>
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Father: Hrolf Ingjaldsson (Abt 0700- ) 16
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1 M Eyvind "the Easterling" Bjarnasson 16
AKA: Eyvind "Austmann"" Bjarnasson
Born: Abt 830 - <Amle, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway>
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Died: 900 - Iceland
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Spouse: Rafertach MacCearbhall (Abt 0830- ) 16
Marr: Abt 845 - Amle, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway
Husband Humphrey ap Hugh, of Llwyn du
AKA: Humffrey ap Hugh of Llwyngwrill, Humphrey ap Hugh Howel
Born: Betw 1600 and 1603 - Llwyn du, Llwyngwrill, Llangelynin, Merionethshire, Wales
Christened: - Llwyngwril, Llangelynin, Merionethshire, Wales
Died: 1664 - Llwyn du, Llwyngwrill, Llangelynin, Merionethshire, Wales
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Father: Hugh ap David, of Llwyn du, Llwyngwrill, Llangelynin, Talybont (Abt 1566-Bef 1649) 18
Mother: Catherine verch Rhydderch ap Sion, of Abergynolwyn (Abt 1584- ) 18
Marriage: Abt 1624-1625 - Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Wife Elizabeth verch John Powell, of Gadfa, Rhiwargor
AKA: Elizabeth verch John ap Howel, Elizabeth Powell
Born: 1593-1607 - Gadfa, Rhiwargor, Llanwyddn, Montgomeryshire, Wales
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Father: John Powell, of Gadfa, Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire (Abt 1567-1636) 19
Mother: Sibill verch Hugh Gwyn, of Peniarth (1566/1575- )
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1 M Owen Humphrey, of Llwyn du 20 21
AKA: Humphrey Owen of Llwyn du
Born: 1625 - <Llwyn du>, Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Christened: 13 Apr 1629 - Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Died: 1699 - Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
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Spouse: Margaret Vaughan (1630-1699) 22 23
Marr: 1681 - London, England
Spouse: Elizabeth Thomas (Abt 1631- ) 23
Spouse: Jane ( - ) 24
2 M Samuel ap Humphrey, of Portheven, Merionethshire
AKA: Samuel Humphrey of Portheven
Born: Abt 1627 - Merionethshire, Wales
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Spouse: Elizabeth verch Rees Hugh ( - )
3 F Anne Humphrey
AKA: Ann Humphrey
Born: 1627-1634 - <Llwyn du>, Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire , Wales
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Spouse: Ellis ap Rees, of Bryn Mawr, Dôlgelly ( -Aft 1678) 25 26
Marr: 1 Jan 1649
4 M Hugh Humphrey
Born: 7 Apr 1628 - Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Christened: 7 Apr 1628 - Llangelynin Church, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Died: 22 May 1628 - Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Buried: 22 May 1628
5 F Catherine Humphrey
Born: Abt 1631
Christened: 15 Nov 1631 - Llangelynin Church, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Died: Abt Nov 1631 - Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Buried: 29 Nov 1631
6 M John Humphrey, of Llanwddyn 21 27
Born: 1632
Christened: 16 Nov 1632 - Llangelynin Church, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Died: - Pennsylvania, (United States)
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Spouse: Joan Humphrey ( - )
7 M Samuel Humphrey 21 28
Born: Abt 1635
Christened: 22 Jan 1635 - Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales
Died: Bef 1683 - Merionethshire, Wales
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Spouse: Elizabeth Rees ( - )
Marr: 20 Feb 1658
Death Notes: Husband - Humphrey ap Hugh, of Llwyn du
Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: FJH1-WV (11/10/06) has b. 1592-1603 in Llwyn du, Llangelynin and d. 21 Sep 1697 in Llwyn du.
Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, pp. 46 has "He was living at Llwyn du 1662, but died in or before 1664, having been a Justice of the Peace for his county."
Research Notes: Husband - Humphrey ap Hugh, of Llwyn du
Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: FJH1-WV (11/10/06) has b. 1592-1603 in Llwyn du, Llangelynin and d. 21 Sep 1697 in Llwyn du.
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, edited by Thomas Allen Glenn (Philadelphia, 1902), provided by books.google.com, pp. 46-48:
"XI. HUMPHREY AP HUGH, of LLwyn du, in the township of Llwyngwrill, parish of Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, was born circa 1600-1603. He is named as a party to the deed of marriage settlement made at the time of the marriage of his daughter Anne to Ellis Rees, and dated 1 January 1649, wherein he is described as: 'Humffrey ap Hugh of Llwyngwril in the sayd Com. of Merioneth, gentleman.' [see footnote 3, p. 46] He was living at Llwyn du 1662 [according to the Diary of Richard Davies, of Welshpoole, the Quaker], but died in or before 1664 [according to deeds relative to Quaker Burial Ground at Llwyn du], having been a Justice of the Peace for his county.
"Humphrey ap Hugh married, circa 1624-1625, Elizabeth, daughter of John Powell (otherwise called John ap Howell Gôch), of Gadfa, a large farm (then considered quite a good estate), in the township of Rhiwargor, in the parish of Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire. John ap Howell was taxed as a land owner in Llanwddyn, in a Lay Subsidy of 39 Elizabeth, 1596-7 [according to the Subsidy Rolls for Montgomeryshire], and was buried at Llanwddyn Parish Church, 24 July, 1636. He was the son of Howell Gôch, of Gadfa, ap Meredith ap Bedo ap Jenkin, of Caer Einion [see footnote 3, p. 47], and he 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.
"Issue:
1. ANNE, bapt._____, m. 1649-50 ELLIS AP REES [see footnote 2, p. 48], of Bryn Mawr, Dôlgelly, gentleman, and had: ROWLAND ELLIS.
2. Hugh, bapt. in Llangelynin Church, 7 April, 1628; bur 22 May, 1628.
3. Owen, bapt. in Llangelynin Church, 13 April, 1629; of whom presently [see footnote 3, p. 48].
4. Catherine, bapt. in Llangelynin Church, 15 November 1631; bur. 29 November, 1631.
5. John, bapt. in Llangelynin Church, 16 November, 1632; m. Joan, sister of one Richard Humphrey. They both died in Pennsylvania.
6. Samuel, bapt. in Llangelynin Church, 22 January 1635 [see footnote 4, p. 48]
7. ______, dau., bapt.________.
8. ______, dau., bapt.________."
Footnote 3, p. 46:
"This Indenture is now owned by a descendant, Edward Griffith, Esq., of Springfield, Dôlgelly, Merionethshire, Wales. It is dated 1 January, 1649, the parties thereto being Rees Lewis ap John Griffith, of Dyffrydan, in the County of Merioneth, gentleman; Humffrey ap Hugh, of Llwyngwrill, in said county, gentleman; Richard Nanney, of Llwyngwrill, and David Ellis, of Gwanas, gentlemen. It recites that a marriage is intended between Anne, one of the daughters of said Humffrey ap Hugh, and Ellis Rees, second son of said Rees Lewis. Richard Nanney and David Ellis are Trustees. It was witnessed 21 January, 1649, by John ap William ap Humphrey, David John Hugh, Griffith ap Rees Lewis, Tudor Vaughan and John ap Hugh. Rowland Ellis, who compiled the pedigree of 1697, was the only issue of this marriage."
Footnote 5, p. 47:
"The MS. Pedigree of Rowland Ellis, by mistake, makes her daughter instead of sister of Sir Hugh Owen. She was daughter of Owen ap Hugh, as above. Dwnn II, 199, 205."
Footnote 6, p. 47:
"Eleanor, or Ellen, another daughter of Hugh Gwyn, married Rev. Richard Nanney, Rector of Llangelynin and Vicar of Towyn. She was living 16 June, 1646, in Llwyngwrill, and her son was named Richard Nanney."
Footnote 2, p. 48:
"See Deed of Marriage Settlement, 1 January, 1649 (1649-50), cited supra. Their only child, Rowland Ellis, was born 1650, and died in Pennsylvania; he compiled the pedigree of 1697, which is in his own handwriting."
Footnote 3, p. 48:
"Owen Humphrey, second son and heir of Humphrey ap Hugh, inherited Llwyn du. He married Margaret, daughter of ______, and had, among other issue, some of whom removed to Pennsylvania, a daughter, Rebecca, who married, 1678, Robert Owen, of Fron Gôch, near Bala, in the Comôt of Penllyn, Merionethshire. Robert and Rebecca Owen removed to Pennsylvania in 1690 and settled in Merion Township, where they died 1697, leaving besides daughters, male issue as follows: Evan Owen, Provincial Councillor, Judge of Court of Common Pleas, etc.; Owen Owen, High Sheriff of Philadelphia County and Coroner; John Owen, High Sheriff of the County of Chester, Member of Assembly and Trustee of the Loan Office; and Robert Owen, who married Susanna, daughter of William Hudson, Mayor of Philadelphia. The second Robert Owen's daughter, Hannah, married, first, John Ogden, by whom she had a son, William Ogden, who left issue, and secondly, Joseph Wharton, of Walnut Grove, by whom she had, besides other children, Robert Wharton, Mayor of Philadelphia, Captain of First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry."
Footnote 4, p. 48:
"Samuel Humphrey, a celebrated Quaker, died in Merionethshire, but his widow, Elizabeth, daughter of Rees Hugh, with their children, removed to Pennsylvania, 1683. The children of Samuel Humphrey took the surname of 'Humphreys,' which they have since retained. From Samuel Humphrey descended Joshua Humphreys, Naval Constructor, called the Father of the American Navy, and the late General Humphreys, of Pennsylvania, distinguished in the War of the Rebellion, and whose son is now an officer in the United States Army."
Research Notes: Wife - Elizabeth verch John Powell, of Gadfa, Rhiwargor
Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: FJH1-X2
(11/10/06)
Notes: Marriage
Source: FamilySearch.org (11/10/06) has m. circa 1620-1628 in Llangelynin, Merionethshire.
Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, pp. 46 has:
"Humphrey ap Hugh married, circa 1624-1625, Elizabeth, daughter of John Powell (otherwise called John ap Howell Gôch), of Gadfa..."
Christening Notes: Child - Catherine Humphrey
Another source has baptism on 15 Apr 1631.
Christening Notes: Child - Samuel Humphrey
Another source has baptized 22 Jan 1635.as well.
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1 F Elizabeth Rees
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Spouse: Samuel Humphrey (Abt 1635-Bef 1683) 21 28
Marr: 20 Feb 1658
Research Notes: Husband - Rees Hugh
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
Footnote 4, p. 48:
"Samuel Humphrey, a celebrated Quaker, died in Merionethshire, but his widow, Elizabeth, daughter of Rees Hugh, with their children, removed to Pennsylvania, 1683. The children of Samuel Humphrey took the surname of 'Humphreys,' which they have since retained. From Samuel Humphrey descended Joshua Humphreys, Naval Constructor, called the Father of the American Navy, and the late General Humphreys, of Pennsylvania, distinguished in the War of the Rebellion, and whose son is now an officer in the United States Army."
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