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Families covered: Griffith of Chwaen Hen, Griffith of Llanddyfnan, Griffith of Rhodogeidio

                               
Griffith (Gruffydd) ap Llewelyn ap Hwlkin of Rhodogeidio & Chwaen Hen
m. Catherine (dau of John ap Meredydd, of Ystumcegid)
1. John Griffith of Chwaen Hen
  m. Annes (dau of Henry Salesbury ap Gruffydd)
  A. John Griffith of Llanddyfnan 'of Chwaen Hen'
  m. Elin (dau/heir of Hugh ap Rhys ap Evan, of Llanddyfnan)
i. John Griffith of Llanddyfnan
  m. Elin Bulkeley (dau of Robert Bulkeley of Gronant, m2. Edward ap Hugh Gwyn, of Bodewryd)
  a. John Griffith of Llanddyfnan
  m. Jane (dau of Morris Griffith of Plas Newydd)
  (1) John Griffith of Llanddyfnan
  m1. Ann (dau of Pierce Lloyd of Lligwy)
(A) John Griffith of Llanddyfnan
  m. Dorcas Prytherch (dau of Rev. William Prytherch of Llanfechell)
(i) John Griffith of Llanddyfnan
  m. Elin (dau of David Ffoulkes of Meriadog by Katrin Wynn of Voelas)
  (a) John Griffith of Llanddyfnan (d by 1661)
  m. Gaynor (dau of Owen Wynne of Glascoed)
  ((1)) John Griffith of Llanddyfnan
  m1. (sp) Jane (dau of Rhys Lloyd of Greiglwyd, relict of John Thomas of Aber)
  m2. (01.01.1717-8) Mary Hurleston (dau of John Hurleston of Carden)
((A)) Ann Griffith (b 1724, d 21.04.1802)
  m. (03.01.1746) William Lewis of Llanddyfnan (d 13.12.1797)
  ((B))+ other issue - John (b 1718, d 1719), John (b/d 1721), Charles (bpt 10.08.1722, bur 06.11.1722), Bridget (d young)
  ((2)) Griffith of Brynmor had issue?
  ((3)) Elin
  m. Griffith Hughes of Tredafarn
((4)) Grace
  m1. Rhys Lloyd of Greiglgwyd
  m2. Thomas Wynn (a 1714, rector of Llanrwst)
  ((5)) Margaret (bpt 09.10.1684, d 1740)
  m. (23.08.1705) Griffith Lloyd of Cymryd
((6))+ other issue - Elizabeth (d young), Gaynor (bpt 13.08.1682)
  (b) Robert Griffith 'of Llanddyfnan' (d 1709)
  m. Grace (dau of Rev. William Mostyn, relict of Morris Lewis of Trysglwyn)
  The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees (Rhodogeidio, p114).
  ((1)) John Griffith (bur 04.05.1753)
  m. Damaris (bur 06.11.1751, dau of John Edward of Fishguard)
  ((A)) John Griffith of Rhodogeigio
  m. Catherine Humphreys (dau of John Humphreys of Holywell), m2. Richard Pain
  ((i)) John Griffith
  ((2)) Mary Griffith
  m. John Hughes of Glan yr Afon
  (c) Ann
  m. Lodwick Owen of Marian Heilin
  (d) Jane
  m. Robert Salesbury of Denbighshire
  (e) Margaret
  m. Nicholas Langdon
  (f) Dorcas
  m. Foulke Myddleton of Denbighshire
(ii) Ann
  m. Morris Roberts (curate of Amlwch)
  (B) Magdalene
  m. John Davies of Llanbedr
  (C)+ other issue - Pierce, William, Jane
  m2. Jane (dau of Morris Griffith of Methlan)
  (2) Grissel
  m. Hugh Llwyd of Greiglwyn (a 1657)
(3)+ other issue - Robert, William, Richard, Margaret, Elin, Mary, Jane, Ann
  b. Margaret
  m. William ap David Lloyd, of Marian Hellin
  c. Elizabeth
  m. Griffith ap William Lewis, of Penhesgin
  d. Grace
  m. John Wynne of Bodewryd (d 1614)
e. Elin (Eleanor)
  m. Hugh ap Richard, of Arienallt Goch
  f. Jonet
  m. Richard Broadhead of Beaumaris (a 1574)
  g. Catherine
  m. Rhys ap Evan ap Rhys, of Rhosbothan
  h. Mary
  m. Richard Owen ap Hugh, of Coedana
  i. Ann
  m1. Hugh ap Dafydd ap John, of Llanallgo
  m2. John ap Llewelyn (a 1603, rector of Llanelian)
  j. Elin
  m. William ap Griffith
  k. Jane
  m. William ap John, of Brwynog
  l. Mary
m. David Llwyd Bach of Cerrigmawr
  ii. William Griffith of Rhodogeidio
  The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees (Rhodogeidio, p114).
  m1. Marsli (dau of Hugh ap Dafydd ap Llewelyn, relict of Rev. John Rowland of Llandyfrydog)
  a. Grace
  m. John ap Hugh ap William, of Beaumaris
  b.+ other issue - Paul, Ann
m2. Elin (dau of Dafydd ap Rhys ap Dafydd ap Gwilim, of Llwydiarth)
  d. Richard Williams of Llysdulas
  m1. Marcelly (dau of David Lloyd of Llysdulas, relict of John Prytherch of Tregayan)
  (1) Ann (b 1608, dsp 1661)
  m. Hugh Owen of Bodeon (d 1659, Colonel)
(2)+ other issue - William, Griffith
  m2. Elin (dau/heir of John Wynn of Cae Milwr)
  (4) John Williams of Ceidio (antiquarian)
  m. Grace (dau of Roger Hughes of Plas Coch)
  (A) Griffith Williams of Rhodogeidio (dsp 1708)
  (B) Elin (a 1723, dsp)
  m1. William Williams
  m2. Richard Griffiths of Trehwfa
  (C) Ann (dsp)
  m. John Prees James of Caerdegog
  (D)+ other issue - Piers, Richard (dsp), Roger (dsp), Rhys (dsp)
  m3. Margaret Holland (dau of Owen Holland of Berw, relict of Owen Meredydd)
  (5)+ other issue (d young)
e. Griffith Williams (rector of Cheverell)
  f. Mary
  m. John Thomas Rowlands
  (1) David Lloyd of Fferam
  iii. Ann
  m. John ap William ap Evan
  iv. Lowry
  m. Hugh ap Owen
v. Catherine
  m. Hugh ap Griffith ap Dafydd, of Cymunod
  vi. Jane
  m. Rhys ap William, of Plas Gwyn
  vii. Elin possibly the Elin who married ...
  m. Richard Hughes 'of Chwaen Ddu'
  viii.+ other issue - Griffith of Bodeiniol, Richard of Chwaen Goch
  B. Catherine
  m. John ap William ap Grono ap Llewelyn ap Cynfrig, of Llwyn Crwn
  C. Elizabeth
  m. Richard Morris ap Rhys, of Llanfwrog
  D. Margaret
  m. Hugh ap John ap Howel ap Robert, of Penhesgin ucha
2. Griffith
3. Jonet
  m1. John ap Madog ap Howel, of Bodfel
  m2. John Bodwrda
4. Lowry
  m1. Morris Griffith of Treiorwerth
  m2. Griffith Llwyd, ap Eliza, of Edeyrnion
5. Elizabeth
  m. Ednyfed ap Iorwerth ap Einion, of Hendwr
6. Ales
  m. Hugh ap Robert ap John ap Robin ap Dafydd Goch, of Denbighshire

Main source(s): Griffith's Pedigrees (Chwaen Hen & Llanddyfnan, p14) with input as reported above
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