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Families covered: Conway (Conwy) of Bodrhyddan (Bodrythan)
[Much of this page was previously in Conway01. It was moved here to facilitate expansion.]

                               
John Conway of Bodrhyddan
m. Elizabeth Hanmer (dau of Sir Thomas Hanmer of Hanmer)
1. John Conway of Bodrhyddan
  m(1). Jane Salusbury (dau of Robert Salusbury of Rug)
  A. John Conway of Bodrhyddan
  m. Margaret Mostyn (d 29.04.1627, dau of Piers Mostyn of Talacre)
i. Sir John Conway of Bodrhyddan (b 21.06.1575, dsp 12.09.1641)
  m. (23.07.1589) Mary Morgan (bur 22.01.1642, dau of Edward Morgan of Gwylgre)
  ii. William Conway of Bodrhyddan
  m. (02.06.1623) Lucy Mostyn (dau of Thomas Mostyn of Rhyd, son of Sir Thomas)
  a. Sir Henry Conway, Sheriff of Flintshire, 1st Bart of Bodrhyddan or Bodrythan (b c1630, d 1669)
  m. (1661) Mary Lloyd (d by 1687, dau/coheir of Sir Richard Lloyd of Esclusham)
  (1) Sir John Conway, 2nd Bart of Bodrhyddan or Bodrythan (b c1663, d 27.04.1721)
  m1. Margaretta Maria Digby (dau of John Digby of Goathurst)
(1) Griffith names her Margaretta Theophila Digby.
(2) BEB1841 suggests that the 2nd Bart had no male issue but BE1883, supported by Griffith, BP1870 (Glynne) and TCB (which indicates that he was by the 2nd marriage), reports the following Henry.
  (A) Henry (Harry) Conway (b c1688, dvpsp before 1719)
  m. Honora Ravenscroft (d before 1719, dau/heir of Thomas Ravenscroft of Broad Lane (in Bretton), Hawarden (Bretton)
  (i) Honora Conway (b 1711)
  m. (08.1731) Sir John Glynne, Bart of Hawarden Castle (d 1777)
  (B) Maria Margaretta Conway Griffith names her Elizabeth
  m. Sir Thomas Longueville, Bart (d 1759)
m2. Penelope Grenvile (dau of Richard Grenvile of Wotton Underwood by Penelope Temple)
  (C) Penelope Conway
  m. James Russell Stapleton of Bodrhyddan (Colonel)
  (D) Eleanor Conway (d unm) mentioned by a contributor (OWC, 07.07.07)
  (2) Henry Conway
  b. Mary Conway possibly of this generation
  m. Sir Thomas Powell, 2nd Bart of Horsley and Birkenhead (b 1631, d after 1694)
  c. Catherine Conway possibly of this generation
  m. John Parry of Pwllhalawag (d 27.03.1679)
  d.+ other issue - Robert, Margaret (bpt 14.03.1623-4)
  iii. Jane Conway
  m. Hugh Dryhurst
  iv. Catherine Conway (d 04.02.1643)
  m. William Myddleton of Gwaynynog
v. Margaret Conway
  m. Pierce Measmor
  vi+. other issue - Jenkin, Peter, Mary (dsp), Sarah (dsp), Grace (dsp)
  B. Thomas Conway of Rhuddlan
  i. John Conway
  m. Mary Mostyn (dau of Edward Mostyn of Talacre)
  C. Lowry Conway presumably the Lowry who married ..
  m. Pyers Mostyn of Talacre (dsp)
D. Elizabeth Conway
  m. Robert Rutter
  E.+ other issue - Pierce, Margaret, Jane, Alice
  This may have been the John who (also) married ...
  m(2). Anne Griffith (dau of ?? Griffith of Llanerch Hall)
2. Alice Conway
  m1. Rowland Bulkeley of Porthamel (a 1568)
  m2. William Glynn of Glynllifon
3. Agnes Conway
  m. Piers Mutton
4. Jane Conway
  m. Robert Lloyd of Poole
5. Magdalen Conway
  m. Harri Thomas of Disserth
6. Grace Conway
  m. John Overton
7. Jonet Conway
  m. Edward ap Hugh ap Rhys, of Disserth

Main source(s): Griffith's Pedigrees (Bodrhyddan, p260), BEB1841 (Conway of Bodrythan) with some support from TCB (vol iii, Conway)
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