'Wales05'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Lords of Nannau, Kings/Princes/Lords of Powys

                               
Gwerstan or Gwerystan
Gwerystan is shown as son of Gwaithfoed Fawr. However, this parentage appears to be disputed by those who think that he was possibly a Saxon whose name may originally have been something like Werestan. BLG1952 starts with Gwerystan ap Gwaethford, of Cibwyr, but BPGW2001 starts with Cynfyn ap Gwerstan. [2021 review: We hope to report more on this in due course.]
m. Nest (dau of Cadell ap Brochwel Ysgythrog) identified in Griffith's Pedigrees (Golden Grove (p291) & Broom Hall (p331))
1. Cynfyn, King of Powys
  m. Angharad of Deheubarth (dau/heir of Maredudd, Prince of Deheubarth, widow of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd)
  A. Bleddyn, King of Gwynedd, Prince of Powys (b c1025, d 1075)§W§ (T8)
  There is some disagreement on the order of Bleddyn's marriages. BLG1952 identifies only his 2nd wife, dau of Brochwel ap Moelwyn, showing her as mother of Llywarch, Cadgan, Hunydd & Gwenllian. BPGW2001 suggests she was his 1st wife, mother of Cadwgan, with Haer being his 3rd wife and mother of other issue. We follow Griffith (p392).
  m1. Haer (dau/heir of Gyllyn or Cilyn ap y Blaidd Rhydd, Lord of Gestyn Efionydd)
  i. Maredud / Meredith, Prince of Powys (d 1132-3) HJY
  m1. Hunydd (dau of Eunydd ap Gwernwy, Lord of Dyffryn Clwyd) HJY
  m2. Efa (dau of Blettwrs ap Ednowain Bendew, Lord of Tegiengle (Flint))
  ii. Eva
  m. Llewellyn Aurdochog
  iii.+ other issue - Madog, Rhirid
m2. ?? (dau of Brochwel ap Moelyn of Twr Celyn (Dwrcelyn), Anglesey)
  v. Llywarch
  vi. Cadwgan of Nannau, Prince of Powys (d 1111)
  BLG1952 avoids placing Cadwgan's marriage in order but BPGW2001, whilst noting that the order is uncertain, follows that given in 'Peniorth'. Griffith (p392) shows only 4 marriages: Gwennllian dau of Gruffydd, Frances Pigot, Gwennlian dau of Owen, and Elliw. On this we follow BPGW2001 which does not name the 1st wife but reports that she is sometimes "called in error Iwerydd, dau of Edwin ap Gronw". Griffith identifies the mother of Owen, Goronwy & Llewelyn (and hence possibly Cadwgan's 1st wife) as ...
  m1. Gwenllian (dau of Owen ap Edwin ap Goronwy)
  a. Owain, Lord of Powys (d 1116, 3rd son)
  (1) Llywelyn
  (2) Ieuaf / Iorwerth
(A) Gwenllian
  m. Idnerth, Lord of Radnor
  b.+ other issue - Gronw (Goronwy), Llywelyn (d 1098)
  m2. Sanan (dau of Dyfnal)
  d. Einon, Prince/Lord of Powys (dsp 1123)
  m3. Ellyw (dau of Cydifor ap Gollwyn)
  e. Morgan (d 1128)
  m4. (Frances?) (dau of Robert 'Picot' of Sai, Lord of the Clun Valley)
  f. Henry
  h. Grufydd of Nannau
  m. Gwenllin / Angharad (dau of Dafydd, Prince of Gwynedd)
(1) Hunydd or Angharad
  m. Sandde Hardd of Mostyn
  m5. Euron (dau of Hoedlyw ap Cadwgan ab Elstan Glodrydd)
  i. Maredudd (d 1124)
  m. (1124) ??
  (1) daughter
  m. Einon ap Hwfa ap Ithel Felyn
  m6. (c1098) Gwenllian (b c1080, dau of Gruffyd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd)
  j. Madog, Lord of Nannau (b c1100)
  BLG1952 shows Madog as m1. Jane m2. Efa but BPGW2001 & Griffith (p200) show the marriages as follows.
  m1. Efa or Eva (dau/heir of Madog ap Philip ab Uchtryd, Lord of Cyfeuilog)
(1) Meurig, Lord of Nannau
  m. Gwenllian (dau of Iorwerth ap Peredur ab Ednywain ap Bradwen)
  (A) Ynyr Hen, Lord of Nannau (a 1200-50)
  m. Gwerfyl (dau of Madog ap Llywarch Vychan ap Llywarch Goch)
  (i) Ynyr Fychan, Lord of Nannau (d c1300)
  m1. Gwenhwyfar (dau of Gruffydd ab Owain ap Gronw ab Einion ap Seisyll)
  (a) Meurig Fychan, Lord of Nannau
m. Gwladus (or Generus) or Angharad (dau of Gruffydd ab Owain ap Bleddyn ab Owain Brogyntyn)
  (b) Hywel ancestor of Vaughan of Nannau, etc.
  (c) Einion
  ((1)) Einion
  m. Angharad (dau of John Gethin ap Madog Kyffin)
  ((A)) Gwenhwyfar see below ##
  m. John ab Einion of Efionydd
  ((B)) Elen
  m. Gwilym ap John Llwyd
  ((2)) Gwenhwyfar see below ##
  m. John ab Einion of Efionydd
  (d) Angharad
  m. Gwilym Powys
(e) Elen
  m. John ap Hywel ab Einion Vychan ab Einion Hen
  (f)+ other issue - Gruffydd, Llywelyn, Ynyr Llwyd
  m2. Gwenhwyfar (dau of 'y mab Enion')
  (i) Einion
  (j) Gwenhwyfar
  BPGW2001 mentions this daughter Gwenhwyfar, noting that she did marry (husband not named), but also shows two Gwenhwyfars in later generations who both married John ab Einion of Efionydd (see above ##). Identifying her as this Gwenhwyfar is done by BP1934 (Newborough) which we provisionally follow.
  m. Ievan (John) ap Einion
  (ii) Einion, Bishop of St. Asaph (a 1268, 1292)
  (iii) Meurig Hen
  (a) Gruffydd Gethin
  ((1)) Meurig Maelan
  m. Meddefus (dau of Gruffydd ap Sion ap Gruffydd ap Hywel ap Madog Fychan)
((A)) Lleuki
  m. Gruffydd ab Adda, of Penmaen
  ((B))+ other issue - Nest, Tanno, Elen
  (b) Llywelyn Goch (a 1360-90, poet)
  (2) Rhiwallon had issue
  m. Alfron (dau of Gwrgeneu ap Hywel ab Ieuaf)
  (3) Einion had issue
  (4) Efa
  m2. Sian/Jane (dau of Cynwrig ap Rhiwallon, Lord of Maclor Cymraeg)
  m3. Efa/Eva (dau of Einion ap Seisyll, Lord of Mathafarn)
  vii. Gwladys or Hunydd or Keywydh
  m. Rhydderch ap Tudur Mawr
viii. Gwenllian
  m. Caradog ap Trahaiarn
  m3. ?? (dau of Gruffydd ap Carwed ap Alaw, of Llwydiarth)
  ix.+ other issue (d Llechryd 1087) - Maelog, Rhirid
  m4. Morien (dau of Idnerth ap Cadwgan ap Elystan Glodrydd)
  xi.+ other issue - Iorwerth (Lord of Powys), Rhiwallon
  B. Rhiwallon (d Mechain 1070)
  i. Meilyr (d 1081)
  ii. Gwaldys HY
  m. Rhys, Prince of South Wales (d 1093) HY
  iii. Janet / Sioned
  m. Tudor 'Walensis', Lord of Whittington
  C. West
  m. Ednowain ap Ithel of The Byrn
  Some sources show Iwerydd as another daughter of Cynfyn, King of Powys. We show her as daughter of Llywelyn, Prince of Deheubarth.
2. Ellenor possibly of this family, of this generation
  m. Einion ap Owan, King of South Wales (dvp c983)

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Lloyd of Blaenglyn), BPGW2001 (Lloyd, formerly of Blaenglyn), Griffith's Pedigrees (Tribe of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (p392) & Nannau (p200))
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