'Ellis04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Ellis of Bodychen, Ellis of Gwynfryn, Sorton of Gelliwig

                               
John ap William ap Gruffydd of Bodychen
1. Ellis of Bodychen
  A. Richard Ellis of Bodychen (bur 23.03.1700)
  m. Jane (dau of William Glynne of Plas Newydd)
i. David Ellis of Bodychen
  m. (07.05.1667) Mary Wynn (dau/heir of John Wynn of Gwynfryn)
  a. Richard Ellis of Gwynfryn (bur 10.03.1717)
  m. (04.01.1688) Jane (dau of Thomas Ellis of Porthdfinnleyn)
  (1) David Ellis (bur 07.08.1761, rector of Llanengan)
  m1. Bridget (dsp, dau of John Carreg)
  m2. (12.12.1727) Catherine (bur 06.12.1759, dau of Zaccheus Hughes of Trefan)
(A) Richard Ellis 'of Gwynfryn' (b c1730, d 01.12.1805, vicar of Clynnog then Llanaelbaiarn)
  m. (01.08.1757) Catherine Nanney (b 08.11.1736, d 24.08.1803, dau or Rev. Richard Nanney of Cefndeuddwr)
  (i) David Ellis of Gwynfryn, later Nanney of Cefndeuddwr (b 1758-9, dsp 05.06.1819, Attorney General for North Wales)
  m. Henrietta Watts (b 21.05.1772, d 26.01.1815, dau of Rev. George Watts of Uffington)
  (ii) Richard Ellis (bpt 16.06.1761, clerk)
  m. Jane (dau of Richard Jones of Bala (or Chester))
(a) Elizabeth Ellis
  m. Richard Jones of Llangower
  (iii) Elizabeth Ellis (bur 21.03.1801)
  m. (1781) John Jones of Brynhir (bpt 27.12.1758, bur 31.08.1799)
  Their surviving son inherited Gwynfryn & Cefndeuddwr and took the name Jones-Ellis-Nanney.
  (iv)+ other issue (dsp) - William of Conway (bpt 08.04.1763, bur 14.10.1819), Zaccheus (bpt 10.08.1764)
  (B)+ other issue (dsp) - Zaccheus (bpt 04.08.173, d 1803), Owen (apothecary)
  (2) Henry Ellis of Carnarvonshire (5th son) had issue
  m. Mary Lewis of Pont Newydd (d 24.05.1769)
  (3) David
  m. Margaret (dau of Hugh Thomas of Dol y Penrhyn)
  (4) Mary
  m. Moris Lewis of Rhiw
  (5) Elizabeth (bpt 29.05.1709)
  m. William Evans
  (6) Margaret
  m. Robert Griffith of Pwhllheli
  (7) Catherine
  m. William John Owen of Derwen bach
  (8)+ other issue - Thomas, John (bpt 26.04.1706, dsp, dyer), Robert (bpt 15.06.1704), Richard (bpt 30.07.1710), Ann (bpt 29.09.1705), Jane, others
b. Elizabeth
  m. Robert Jones (joiner)
  c. Jane (bpt 20.07.1668)
  d. Ann
  m. Randle (Randolph) Sorton of Gelliwig
  The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees (Gelliwig, p370).
  (1) John Sorton 'of Gelliwig' (bpt 15.11.1701)
  m. Anne (b 1729-30, d 02.03.1762)
  (A) Anne Sorton 'of Gelliwig' (bpt 15.11.1749)
  m1. Hugh Hughes of Bodfan (dsp bur 14.07.1768)
  m2. John Jones (b 1742-3, d 23.03.1785, son of John Jones of Ty Issa)
  m3. John Jones of Llynon (d 11.04.1803)
  (B)+ other issue - John (bpt 16.09.1760, d 13.01.1837), Catherine (bpt 30.11.1751, bur 31.05.1763)
  (2)+ other issue - David (bpt 25.02.1704), Richard (bpt 29.06.1712)
  e. Catherine
  m. (1701) John Francis of Porthdinlleyn (d 1715)
  f. Mary (d 08.04.1748)
  m1. (1704) David Evans of Berth ddu
  (1)+ issue - John (d young), John (bpt 23.10.1409), David (bpt 1712)
  m2. (1720) Griffith Roberts of Cwninger (bpt 12.10.1680)
  ii. Jane

Main source(s): Griffith's Pedigrees (Foel & Pryscyni Issa (p228) & Gwynfryn (p164)) with input as reported above
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