Below is pasted part of an article from Gwynedd Roots, Nov. 1999. It
references a work entitled "The Kings and Princes of Wales," but does not
identify the book further. Earlier it did mention Griffith's "Pedigrees
of Anglesey and Caernaravonshire Families..." and I wonder if "Kings and
Princes" is a part of the Griffith's work. Can anyone tell me further
identifying information on "The Kings and Princes of Wales," which must
have pedigrees in it on pages 309, 393, 280, 232, 251, and 211? I would
like to try to get this book through inter-library loan, but I need more
information than a title.
"DESCENDANTS OF OWAIN GWYNEDD
From the pedigree (p.309) of 'The Kings and Princes of Wales'
we can see
how the descent of Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Wales, is traced from
Brochwel Ysgythrog who was King of Powys, slain A.D. 617. He was the son
of Gruffydd ap Cynan and his ancestors included Rhodri The Great, King of
All Wales (844-877). When Owain inherited most of his father's lordships
in 1137 he was not the only Owain ap Gruffydd among the Welsh princes and
was called Owain Gwynedd to distinguish him from Owain Cyfeilog of Powys.
His grandson was Llywelyn ap Iorwerth who was know as Prince of
Aberffraw and Lord of Snowdon and later, Llywelyn the Great. In a second
marriage to Christiana(1), the third of six children, was Rhodri, who was
living in 1176 and it is from this line that the descent of the Morgan,
Morgan Jones and Morgan Hughes families may be traced using pedigrees
393, 280, 232, and 251 and is summarized in figure 1A [of this article].
One interesting aspect of the Brynkir pedigree (p.251) is also shown. It
is from the marriage of Evan (ap John ap Meredydd) to Jonet that the main
line is traced, but a daughter (Grace) from his second marriage to
Margaret, married Robert Evans who is shown in the pedigree as the Dean
of Bangor but he was also the first Master of Magdalene College,
Cambridge. [These Morgan families are my lines.]
Margaret Brynkir was the second wife of John Wynn (p.130), who took the
name of Whyte following a suggestion by the Earl of Pembroke, who had
another servant by the name of Wynn [Wynn means white]. One of John
(Whyte) and Margaret's daughters was Elizabeth who married Dafydd Llwyd,
who was the son of Richard of Rhosgyll Fawr (p.211). Four generations
later we come to John Thomas who married Jane Williams. He was buried in
1767 and we have been able to inspect his will (NLW Will B1767/76) which
gives his address as 'Rhosgyll in the County of Carnaravon' and shows
that he married a second time to Jane Holland. He had six children
mentioned in the will, including his daughter, Ann, who married John
Parry of Anelog, Aberdaron, and Amlwch is mentioned in the will. They
farmed at Tregynrig and their gravestone at St. Eleth, Amlwch is
inscribed as follows:
Sacred to the memory of ANNE THOMAS, daughter of JOHN THOMAS, Gent., late
of Rhosgell Fawr in the parish of Llanarmon in Evionydd, Carnarvonshire,
and late wife of JOHN PARRY at Gre-Gynrhg Fawr in the parish of
Llan-Patrick, who died on the 23rd day of June in the year 1812, in the
79th year of her age. Also, the above named JOHN PARRY, late Tenant of
Tre-Gynrhyg in the parish of Llan-Patrick, died on the 11th of March,
1825 in the 89th year of his age."
[This is my line.]
Betty Pace