'Meredith05'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Meredydd of Clynnog, Meredydd of Monachdy Gwyn, Meredydd of Pengwern

                               
Gruffydd ap Llowarch ap Bran
1. Llewelyn
A. Gruffyd Llwyd
  i. Llewelyn
  a. Meredydd
  (1) Tudur
  (A) Rhys
  Griffith (p180) identifies Rhys's wife as Elliw (or Jonet), dau of Evan ap Llewelyn ap Gruffydd Lloyd ap Meredydd ap Llewelyn ap Ynyr, of Yale whilst Griffith (p206) identifies her as ...
  m. Jonet (dau of Ieuan ap Llewelyn ap Gruffydd Lloyd, of Bodidris, in ial)
  (i) Ieuan
  Griffith (p206) identifies Ieuan's wife as a dau of Jenkin ap Y Crach, of Plas yn Gellilydan whilst Griffith (p180) identifies her as ...
  m. Gwerfyl (dau/heir of Evan ap Y Crach ap Jenkin, of Gelli Llydan)
  (a) Gruffydd / Griffith - continued below
  m1. Mallt (dau of Gruffydd ap Meredydd Vychan)
  m2. Gwenhwyfer (dau of Ithel ap Iorwerth)
  (B) Jenkin of Gellilydan

 

 

Gruffydd / Griffith - continued above
Griffith (p180) shows just 1 wife for Griffith, Gwenhwyfer, showing her as mother of William, Edward & Thomas. Griffith (p375) shows just 1 wife, Mallt, showing her as mother of Thomas. Provisionally we follow Griffith (p206) which shows that Gruffydd had 2 wives: Mallt, mother of Thomas, and Gwenhwyfer, mother of William & Ieuan.
m1. Mallt (dau of Gruffydd ap Meredydd Vychan ap Meredydd Goch ap Ifan Goch ap Trahaiarn Goch, of Lleyn)
1. Thomas of Monachdy Gwyn in Clynnog
  m. Marsli (dau of Meredydd ap Ifan ap Robert, of Gwydir)
A. Meredydd of Clynnog (d 1598)
  m. Jonet (dau of William ap Howel ap Madog, of Pennarth)
  i. Humphrey Meredydd of Monachdy Gwyn in Clynnog, Sheriff of Carnarvonshire (bur 02.02.1627)
  m1. Elizabeth Madryn (dau of Thomas Madryn of Madryn)
  a. Margaret
  m. William Glynne of Lleuar
  b. Jonet (dsp by 1638)
  m. William ap Morris Kyffin, of Maenan
  c. Elizabeth (bpt 18.05.1624, d 1624)
  d. Marsli
  m. Rowland ap John Owen, of Llanfaethlu
e. Ann (d 1641)
  m. Humphrey Jones (d 1649, baron of the Exchequer)
  f. Catherine
  m1. Robert Bulkeley of Gronant
  m2. Rowland Owen of Llanfwrog
m2. Mary (bur 28.09.1669, dau of Hugh Gwyn of Pennarth)
  g. Hugh Meredydd of Monachdy Gwyn (d 08.02.1670)
  m1. (sp) Cordelia Glynne (dau of Sir William Glynne of Glynllifon)
  m2. Gaynor Wynn (b c1613, d 20.08.1697, dau of Sir John Wynn of Bodfean)
  (1) John Meredydd of Monachdy Gwyn & Pengwern (b 1646, d 1694)
  m. Mary (dau of Robert Evans of Tan y Bwlch)
(A) Humphrey Meredydd (bur 17.12.1747)
  m. Catherine (bur 07.08.1747, dau/heir of William Lloyd of Hafodlwynog)
  (i) Humphrey Meredydd 'of Pengwern', Sheriff of Carnarvonshire (b 01.1703, bur 02.1766)
  m. (10.1726) Ann Meyrick (dau/heir of Thomas Meyrick of Berthlwyd & Tanybwlch)
  (a) Meyrick Meredydd 'of Pengwern' 'of Llewesog'
  m. Jane Lloyd (dau/coheir of Ffoulk Lloyd of Brynlluarth)
  ((1)) Anna Maria Meredydd (d 04.02.1828)
  m1. John Mostyn of Segrwyd
  m2. Watkin Edward Wynn of Llwyn (b c1754, dsp bur 1796)
  (b) Ann Meredydd (b 1749-50, d 06.05.1799)
  m. John Jones (b c1720, d 1810, mariner)
  (c) Jonet Meredydd
  m. Hugh Anwyl of Dolfriog
  (d) Margaret Meredydd (dsp 1804)
  (ii) Jane Meredydd
  m1. (30.04.1748) Owen Lloyd of Tyddyn annes
  (a) daughter
  m. _ Ellis
((1))+ issue - Owen,Richard, Ann, Mary
  m2. Robert Vaughan Humphreys
  (iii)+ other issue - John of Penhyddgam (b 1705, d 17.04.1740), William (b 1708), Evan (bpt 01.06.1712), Owen (bpt 23.09.1714), Hugh (b 1716, dsp 1769), Thomas (b 1721), Ann (b 1707), Mary (b 1709), Catherine, Gaynor (b 1711, bur 03.02.1721)
  (B) Lowry
  m. Hugh Owen of Llwyngwnadl
  (2) Hugh Meredydd
  m. Mary (dau of Arthur Williams of Meillionydd, relict of William Parry of Bronhunog)
  (A) Humphrey
  (3) Mary
  m. (1663) John Hughes of Cwmcoryn
(4) Ellen (bpt 14.09.1640)
  m. Owen Vaughan of Abercain
  (5) Rachel
  m. Richard Rowlands of Caerfech
  (6) Jane
  m. Richard Roberts of Bryn y neuadd
(7) Ann (d 1685)
  m. Morris Jones of Ynysgain
  h. Humphrey Meredydd
  m. Grace (dau of William Glynne of Glynllifon)
  i. Owen Meredydd
  m1. Jane Glynne
m2. Ellen Lewis
  j. Sybil
  m. Robert Wynn of Saethon
  k. Elizabeth
  m. Edmund Glynne of Hendre (a 1659, Captain)
  l.+ other issue - Meredydd, Grace (d 15.01.1699)
  ii. Owen Meredydd (d 23.11.1612, vicar of Clynnog)
  m. Margaret Holland (dau of Owen Holland, relict of William Pugh Gwyn of Llanwnda)
  a. Ann
  m. John Williams of Chwaen
  b. Catherine (b c1573, d 12.09.1691)
  m. Humphrey Williams, of Ty Newydd, later of Cefn Coch
c.+ other issue - Thomas (rector of Criccieth), Humphrey, John, Richard
  iii. Marsli
  m. John Lloyd ap William Lloyd ap Evan Lloyd ap William
  iv. Catherine
  m. Thomas ap Sir Owen Poole ap Gruffydd ap Sir Hugh Poole, of Llandecwyn (priest)
  B. Rowland of Coedyrhygyn
  m1. Margaret (dau of David ap Hugh Gwyn, of Ty Mawr)
  m2. Anna Poole
  C. Humphrey
  m. Lowry (dau of Morris ap Howel, of Graianog)
  D. Catherine
  m. John Wynn ap Robert ap John ap Meredydd, of Maesog (m2. Lowry Gwynion)
  E. Margaret
  m. Morgan ap John, of Gelli Iorwerth (a 1589)
m2. Gwenhwyfer (dau of Ithel ap Iorwerth, of Gelli Iorwerth)
2. William Lloyd of Rhiwgoch
  m. Elliw (dau of Gruffydd ap Howel ap Gruffydd Derwas, of Cemmas, ap Meyrick Lloyd, of Nannau)
3. Ieuan (or Edward?) of Hendremur

Main source(s): Griffith's Pedigrees (Monachdy Gwyn, p206) with support for upper section from Griffith's Pedigrees (Rhiwgoch (p180) & Coedyrhygyn (p375))
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