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Families covered: Families of Gwydrin, Llanedwen, Llyslew, Plas Coch & Sychnant

                               
Iorwerth ap Cadwgan of Plas Coch ap Llowarch ap Bran of Menai
(1) The order of his sons is not clear. The following order is arbitrary.
(2) Griffith (p50) notes that "In some books" Iorwerth's wife is identified as Gwenllias, dau of Howel ap Ieuaf ap Ednowain, which appears to be confusion with the wife of this Iorwerth's uncle, Iorwerth ap Llowarch ap Bran, but gives precedence to agreeing with Griffith (pp30&122) in identifying her as ...
m. Jane (dau of Meredydd ap Rhys ap Meredydd Hen)
1. Gwyn of Plas Coch (a 1317) this line followed by Griffith (p30)
  m. Jonet (dau of Ifan ap Cynwrig)
  A. Howel (a 1352)
  m. Arddyn (dau of Meredydd Ddu, of Porthamel)
i. Evan (Ifan) (a 1375)
  m. Agnes (dau of Howel ap Cynfrig, of Llwydiarth)
  a. Madog (a 1400)
  m. Jane (dau of David ap Hwfa ap Madog, of Coed Hwfa)
  (1) Evan (Ifan) (a 1462, 1481)
  m. Mallt (dau/heir of Madog ap Hwlkin ap David, of Llwyn y Moel (Plas Newydd))
  (A) Llewelyn 'of Plas Coch' (a 1479)
  m. Elin (dau of Tudur ap David, of Penhwnllys)
  (i) Hugh (d 04.1557)
  m. Marsli (dau of David ap Evan, of Myfyrian)
  (ii)+ other issue - Robert, Rhys, John
  (B) Gwenhwyfer
  m. Howel ap Llewelyn, of Llanedwen or Tyddyn Sychdir
  (C) Annes
  m. Gwilim ap Llewelyn ap Cwnws, of Traphwil
2. Philip of Sychnant & Llanedwen (a 1300) this line followed by Griffith (pp50&109&122)
  A. Madog (a 1325)
  i. Llewelyn (a 1350)
a. David Gethin (a 1375)
  (1) Llewelyn (a 1400)
  (A) Tudur 'of Llanedwen' (a 1450)
  (i) Howel of Llanedwen (a 1475)
  (a) John (a 1525)
((1)) William 'of Llanedwen' (a 1550)
  Jonet (dau of Rhys Wynn of Maesoglan)
  ((A)) John Wynn (a 1575)
  m. Margaret (dau/heir of Evan ap Dafydd ap Evan, of Penrhyn Oer)
  ((i)) Evan Wynn 'of Llanedwen' (d 04.01.1664)
  m1. Martha (dau/heir of Thomas Meredydd of Gwydrin)
  ((a)) John Wynn 'of Llanedwen' (b c1647, dsp 27.02.1677)
  m. Elizabeth (d by 1684, dau of Edward Wynn of Penhesgin Issa)
  m2. Margaret (b c1610, d 30.12.1670, dau of John Llwyd of Mereddyn Gwyn)
  ((ii)) Jonet
  m. Edward Powell
  ((a)) John Edwards (d 1687, rector of Llanfairynghornwy)
(((1))) Abigail Edwards
  m. William Bold of Beaumaris (a 1723)
  (((2))) Jonet Edwards (a 1723)
  ((iii)) Jane
  m. Morris Jones of Hendre
  ((iv)) Catherine
  m. William Hughes of Llangwyflog
  ((B)) Robert Wynn
  ((i)) John of Llanfair
(ii) Dafydd of Sychnant
  m. Ellen (dau/heir of Robert of Henblas)
  (iii) Margaret
  m. Rhys ap Meredydd (a 1500) and @1@ below
  (2) Angharad
  m. Dafydd Bangor (a 1399, Dean of Bangor)
3. Llewelyn of Gwydrin (a c1300) this line followed by Griffith (p109)
A. Iorwerth (a 1325)
  i. Iorwerth Vychan (a 1350)
  a. Llewelyn 'of Myfyrian'
  (1) Tudur
  m. Lleuki, heiress of Carreg Wydrin (dau of Madog ap Einion) @2@ below
  (A) Meredydd (d 1475?)
  m. Mali (dau of Howel ap Cadwgan, of Rhoscolyn)
  (i) Rhys (a 1500)
  m. Margaret (dau of Tudur ap Llewelyn, of Llanedwen) @1@ above
  (2) Gwenllian
  m. Ifan of Myfyrian
Griffith (p109) shows Ifan as son of Llewelyn and Gwenllian as Ifan's wife. Griffith (p115) shows that Gwenllian was in fact Llewelyn's daughter (and heir) and Ifan his son-in-law.
  b. Einion
  (1) Madog (a 1375)
  (A) Lleuki, heiress of Carreg Wydrin
  m. Tudur ap Llewelyn @2@ above
Griffith (Tribe of Llowarch ap Bran, p390) adds the following:
4. Howel Goeg
  A. Gwladys
  m. Iorwerth aap Gruffydd ap Iorwerth ap Meredydd ap Mathusalem ap Hwfa ap Cynddelw, of Bodeon
5. Meredydd of Maesoglan
  Griffith (p390) cross-references this Meredydd (ap Iorwerth ap Cadwgan ap Llowarch ap Bran) to Griffith (p83) but that appears to be a confusion with Meredydd ap Iorwerth ap Llowarch ap Bran.

Main source(s): Griffith's Pedigrees (Porthamel Issa alias Plas Coch (p30) & Llanedwen (p50) & Gwydryn (p109) & Henblas (p122))
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