'Wales26'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Various early Welsh families

                               
Rhys (Vychan) Gryg, Lord of Cammot Mawr (d 1233)
m. Joan de Clare (dau of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford) wife of Rhys, presumed mother of ...
1. Rhys (Vychan) Mechyll (d 1244)
  A. Rhys Vychan (d 1271)
  m. Gwladys (dau of Gruffydd ap Llewelyn)
i. Rhys Gloff
  m. Gwerfyl (dau of Maelgwyn ap Cadwallawn ap Cadwgan ap Elystan Glodrhydd)
  a. Madog, lord of Cymmytmaen in Lleyn
  Griffith (p230) shows Madog's wife as Angharad, dau of Einion ap Goronwy, but Griffith (p169), supported by Griffith (p301), names her ...
  m. Tangwystl (dau of Goronwy ap Einion)
  (1) Trahaiarn Goch of Lleyn, lord of Cymmytmaen§W§ (T18)
  m. Gwerfyl (dau of Madog ap Meyrick ap Madog ap Maelgwyn ap Cadwallawn ap Cadwgan ap Elystan Glodrhydd)
  (A) Dafydd Goch of Penllech (a 1324, abbot of Bardsley)
  m. Mawd (dau of Llewelyn ap Dafydd Llwyd ap Llewelyn)
(i) Evan (Goch) Llwyd of Graianog & Penllech (a 1352)
  m. Eva (dau of Einion ap Celynin ap Dolphin)
  Uncertain on the order of the sons though it is presumed that Meredydd was the eldest.
  (a) Meredydd of Graianog & Penllech
  m. Morfydd (dau of Gruffydd ap Llewelyn ap Meilir Grug, of Tregynon)
((1)) Ifan or Evan of Penllech
  m. Lleuki (dau of Einionap Celynin, of Llwydiarth)
  ((A)) Morgan Llwyd of Penllech
  m. Catherine or Gwenllian (dau of Griffith Derwas)
  ((B)) John of Bodwrda
  m. Jonet (dau of Gruffydd ap Llewelyn ap Hwlkin ap Howel)
  ((i)) Elizabeth of Bodwrda
  m. Richard ap John ap Madog, of Bodfel
  ((C)) David Vychan of Cefnamwich (a 1481)
  m. Jonet (dau of Ieuan ap Llewelyn, of Castellmarch)
((D)) Madog
  m. Annes (dau of Meredydd ap Hwlkin Lloyd, of Glynliffon)
  ((i)) Gruffydd
  ((a)) Thomas Gruffydd of Trefodfel
  m. Marsli (dau of Gruffydd ap Llewelyn)
  (((1))) John
  m. Elin (dau of Morris Kyffin ap Lewis, of Llangedwyn, ap William Kyffin of Gartheryr)
  ((2)) Meredydd Vychan of Graianog
  m. Alswn (dau of Hwlkin Lloyd of Glynliffon)
  ((3)) Llewelyn of Tyn Coed
  (b) John 'Carreg' (a 1396, Abbot of Bardsey)
  (c) Howel
  ((1)) Ieuan
  m. Nest (dau of Rhys ap Einion)
  ((A)) Annes
  m. Llewely ap Howel ddu (from Cilmin)
  ((i)) Nest
  m. Evan ap Llewelyn, of Trefeilir
(d) Madog
  ((1)) Diews ddu
  ((A)) Einion
  ((i)) Howel
  ((a)) Gruffydd of Yspytty Ifan
  m. Gwenllian (dau of Einion ap Evan Lloyd ap Madog)
  (((1))) Catherine
  m. Sir Robert ap Rhys ap John, of Yspytty Ifan
  (((2)))+ other issue - David, Edward, Lewis
  (e) Morfydd
  m. Meredydd ap Howel, of Cefn y fan & Cesail Gyfarch
  (ii) Madog - continued below
(iii) Iorwerth Goch
  (a) Meredydd
  The following looks as though it is a duplication with the Penllech family above.
  ((1)) Ifan
  ((A)) Morgan
  ((i)) Myfanwy Gwynion
  m. Richard Trygarn
  (iv) Meredydd
  (a) Dafydd
  ((1)) Meredydd
  ((A)) Gruffydd
  ((i)) Sir Morris (rector of Llanllyfni)
  (B) Talfrith - continued below
  (C) Meredydd Goch
  (i) Bleddyn
  (a) Llewelyn
((1)) Adda Foel
  ((A)) Adda Fawr
  ((i)) Ieuan
  ((a)) Adda
  (((1))) Rhirid
  (((A))) Madog
  (ii) Dafydd
  (a) Meredydd
m. Margaret (dau of Iorwerth ap Gruffydd ap Llewelyn)
  ((1)) Dafydd
  ((A)) Howel
  ((i)) Margaret
  m. Rhys Wynn of Wernfawr
  ii. Margaret
  m. Madog Crupl alias Goff
2. Griffith probably of this generation
3. Meredydd (a 1251)
  A. Rhys mentioned on Griffith (p301)
4. Alis probably of this generation
  m. Iorwerth ap Lleision ap Morgan ap Caradog ap Iestyn ap Gwrgant

 

 

Madog - continued above
1. Llewelyn
  A. Madog Goch
  i. Iorwerth
  a. Gruffydd
  m. Margaret (dau of Gruffydd ap Ednyfed ap Dafydd Lloyd ap Dafydd)
  (1) Sir Gruffydd
  (A) Hugh
  (i) Lewis
  (a) Gruffydd
  m. Jonet (dau of Thomas ap Dafydd Vychan ap Ieuan ap Dafydd ap Goronwy)
  ((1)) Hugh of Bodedern
  It is not known whether or not Hugh was ancestor of Hugh Goodman of Bodedern but we show this as a possible connection 'just in case'.

 

 

Talfrith - continued above
1. Ithel
  A. Llewelyn
  i. Gruffydd
  a. Einion
  (1) Goronwy Sais
  (A) Gruffydd
(i) Gwyn
  (a) Nicholas of Ystrad Alun
  m. Margaret (dau of Ifan ap Rhys Gethin ap Gruffydd Vychan ap Gruffydd ap Dafydd Goch)
  ((1)) Ithel Wynn (a temp Henry VII who r. 1485-1509)
  m. Jonet (dau of Hugh Conwy of Bryneuryn)
  ((A)) John
  m. Elizabeth (dau of Robert ap Edward)
  ((i)) Ithel Wynn
m. Mary Mostyn (dau of Piers Mostyn of Talacre)
  ((a)) Piers Wynn
  m. Mary Kynaston (dau of Roger Kynaston of Light Ridge)
  (((1))) Piers
  m. Elizabeth Thelwall (dau of Richard Thelwall of Llanrhudd)
  (((2))) Mary
  ((b)) Frances
  ((ii)) John Wynn
  ((iii)) Jane who married ...
  m. John Lloyd ap Rees
  ((B))+ other issue - Dafydd, Elizabeth, Angharad

Main source(s): Griffith's Pedigrees (Tribe of Trahaiarn Goch, p396) with support/input for upper section from Griffith's Pedigrees (Cefnamwlch (p169) & Graianog (p230) & Bodwrda (p168) & Penllech (p272))
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