'Wales53'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Davies of Caerhun, Davies of Carnarvon, Hughes of Trefan, Morris of Treborth, Family of Bodnithoedd, Family of Llwyndurys, Family of Nanhoron

                               
Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd ap Ednyfed Vychan
m. Margaret or Gwerfyl (dau of Howel ap Ynyr Vychan ap Ynyr ap Meyrick ap Madog ap Cadwgan, of Nannau)
1. Sir Gruffydd Llwyd of Tregarnedd & Dinorwic (a 1232)
  m. Gwenllian (dau of Conan ap Meredydd ap Rhys Grug ap Lord Rhys)
  A. Sir Ifan Llwyd (Ieuan Lloyd)
  m. Elizabeth (dau of Sir Thomas Jones)
  i. Gruffydd
  m. Gwenllian (dau of Howel ap Iorwerth, of Glynlifon)
a. Ieuan Vychan of Llwyndurys
  m. Jonet (dau/heir of Ithel ap Cynwrig Goch, of Eglwysfach)
  (1) Dafydd (or Llewelyn)
  m. Angharad (dau of Robin ap Einion ap Iorwerth ap Gruffydd ap Meredydd)
  (A) Robert
  m. Dyddgi (dau of Cwnws ap Hwlkin ap Iorwerth ap Adda)
  (i) Dafydd
  m. Margaret (dau of Rhys ap William ap Ieuan Lloyd ap Gruffydd ap Grono, of Gorddinog)
  (a) Thomas Davies, Bishop of St. Asaph (b 1515, d 09.1573)
  ((1)) Catherine (d by 1576)
  m. William ap Dafydd Holland, of Hendrefawr
((2)) Margaret
  (b) Hugh Davies of Caerhun
  m. Catherine (dau/heir of Hugh ap Thomas ap Evan ap Rhys ap Evan Lloyd ap Grono)
  The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees (Caerhun, p233).
  ((1)) George (youngest son?)
  m. Elin (dau of Thomas Salesbury of Conway, ap Dafydd Vychan ap Dafydd Llwyd ap Robert Salesbury)
  ((A)) Hugh Davies of Caerhun (d by 07.1625)
  m. Catherine (dau of Robert Coetmor of Coetmor)
  ((i)) Robert Davies
m. Elizabeth (dau of Thomas Wynn ap Humphrey, of Bodelwyddan)
  ((a)) Robert Davies (d by 1687)
  m. Margaret (dau of William Thomas ap Arthur, of Bangor)
  (((1))) Hugh Davies of Caerhun, Sheriff of Carnarvonshire (b 1684-5, dsp 09.05.1721)
  m. Elizabeth (dau of John Rowlands of Nant)
  (((2))) Grace of Caerhun
  m. Rev. Hugh Jones of Brynhyrddin (d 23.01.1754)
  ((b)) Grace (bpt 05.10.1685)
  m. Evan Stodart (rector of Eglwysael (Llangadwaladr), son of Nicholas)
((c)) Elin (bpt 10.09.1686)
  ((d)) Margaret
  m. John Griffith ap David, of Derwen ucha
  ((ii))+ other issue - Hugh, William, Jane, Grace, Catherine, Margaret
  ((2))+ other issue - Gruffydd, William
  (c) Griffith Davies of Carnarvon, Sheriff of Carnarvonshire (a 1564)
  m. Alice (dau of John ap Howel ap Heilyn)
  ((1)) Morris Davies of Carnarvon
  m. Lowry (dau of David Lloyd ap John Griffith, of Lleyn, by Jonet or Margaret, dau of John ap Robert, of Castellmarch)
  ((A)) Hugh Davies of Carnarvon (a 1628)
  m. Elizabeth (dau of Hugh Bangor ap Lewis ap Hugh ap William Bangor)
  ((i)) Ann
  m. _ Ellis
((ii)) Ellen
  m. Edmund Powel
  ((iii)) Jane
  m. Thomas Jones of Shropshire
  ((iv))+ other issue - Griffith, Thomas, William, George
  ((B)) Jane
  ((C)) Margaret
  m. William Griffith ap Rowland Griffith, of Penrhyn
((2)) Hugh Davies
  m. _ Bromley
  ((3)) Thomas Davies (youngest son)
  m. Margaret (dau of Richard Roberts of Llanfairfechan)
  ((4)) Margaret
  m. John Robbins of Carnarvon
  ((5))+ other issue - William, John
  (d)+ other issue - son (coronor of Carnarvonshire), son (eshceator of Carnarvon)
  b. Llewelyn Vychan of Llwyndurys
  m. Gwenhwyfer (a 1416, dau of Madog ap Ieuan ap Einion, of Pennarth)
  (1) Madog Vychan of Llwyndurys
Griffith's Pedigrees (Llwyndurys, p231) shows Madog's 1st wife, Angharad, as mother of all of his children (Gruffydd, Robert, Hugh, James, William, Gwenhwyfer, Elizabeth, Angharad, Elin & Mallt). Provisionally, we follow Griffith's Pedigrees (Nanhoron ucha (alias Bryn Neuadd), p 161) in showing the children as split between his wives as follows.
  m1. Angharad (dau of Ieuan ap Adfydd ap Grono ap Dafydd ddu ap Iorwerth ap Grono)
  (A) Dafydd of Nanhoron Issa (2nd son?) this line from Griffith (p162)
  m. _ (dau of Ieuan ap Meredydd Vychan ap Meredydd ap Ieuan ap Dafydd Goch, of Lleyn)
  (i) Rhys
  m. Isabel (dau of John ap Robert ap Llewelyn ap Ithel, of Castellmarch)
(a) Hugh 'of Nanhoron Issa'
  m1. Gwen (dau of John Owen of Tyn Coed)
  m2. Catherine (dau of Hugh ap Richard, of Bodwrda)
  ((1)) Griffith Hughes of Nanhoron Issa (dsp)
m. Agnes (dau of Gruffydd ap John ap Dafydd, of Plas Gwyn)
  ((2)) Zaccheus Hughes, Sheriff of Carnarvonshire (a 1729)
  The following is supported by Griffith's Pedigrees (Trefan, p163).
  m. Elizabeth (dau/heir of Rev. John Owen of Cefn Treflath & Trefan)
  ((A)) John Hughes of Braich y bib (bpt 01.01.1701, d 03.06.1740)
  m. (08.02.1728) Ellen (d 1764, dau of Andrew Evans of Tan y Bryn)
  ((i)) Owen Hughes of Trefan, Sheriff of Carnarvonshire (dsp 1756)
  ((ii)) Zaccheus Hughes 'of Trefan' (bpt 06.07.1732, d 01.01.1794)
  m. (03.07.1759) Jane (d 1764, dau/heir of Morris Wynn of Hafodgaregog)
  ((a)) John Wynn Hughes (b 04.1760, d 23.01.1795)
  m/p. (09.09.1792) Jane (dau of Jane, dau of Robert ap Hugh Ellis, of Pwllheli)
(((1))) Jane Wynn Hughes (bpt 05.07.1794, d 14.03.1871)
  m. (1820) William Williams of Menaifron (b 28.06.1798, d 06.03.1882, rector of Llangeinwen & Llangaffe, son of David of Llandderfei)
  ((iii)) Elizabeth
  m. Owen Jones of Tyddyn Madog Goch
  ((iv)) Margaret
  m. John Pryse of Tref Dderwen
  ((v)) Mary (bpt 06.06.1735, d 1794)
((B)) Catherine
  m. David Ellis of Gwynfryn (rector of Llanengan)
  ((C)) Jane (bpt 18.12.1712)
  m. Owen Hughes
  ((D))+ other issue - William (bur 19.08.1748), Mary (bur 07.04.1748)
  (ii) Margery
  m. Gruffydd Vychan ap Gruffydd ap Dafydd ap Howel, of Llanfihhangel
  (a) William
  m. Morfydd (dau of Dafydd ap Meredydd ap Gwilim ap Ieuan Lloyd, of Gordinnog)
  ((1)) Richard
  m1. Angharad (dau of Rhys ap Morgan ap Ieuan ap Gruffydd Feddyg)
  m2. Margaret (dau of Ieuan ap Gruffydd ap Gwilim, of Llwydiarth & Holyhead)
  ((2)) Gwenhwyfer
  m. Thomas Smith
  ((3)) Margaret
  m. William ap Robert ap Madog, of Eifionydd
  ((4))+ other issue - Hugh, Sir Lewis of Llanallgo
(B) Rhys
  The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees (Castellmarch, p191) which identifies Rhys as son rather than younger brother of Dafydd ap Madog Vychan, of Nanharon. Griffith (p191) identifies his wife as Sabel, dau of John ap Robert ap Llewelyn, of Castellmarch, but that appears to be a confusion and/or duplication with his nephew, Rhys ap Dafydd (above).
  (i)+ issue - Hugh, Robert, Lewis, Annes, Margaret
  (C) Jonet
  m. Meyrick ap Rhys ap Howel Coetmor
(D)+ other issue - William (d young?), Gwerfyl
  m2. Gwenllian (dau of Gruffydd ap Robin, of Cochwillan)
  (F) Robert of Treborth
  The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees (Treborth ucha, p245).
  m. Mallt (dau/heir of Lewis ap Howel y Farf, of Caerelen)
  (i) Morris
m. Jonet or Elizabeth (dau of Owen ap Meyrick, of Bodeon, by Elin, dau of Robert ap Meredydd, of Glynllifon)
  (a) William Morris 'of Treborth'
  m. Gwenhwyfer (dau of Rowland Griffith of Plas Newydd)
  ((1)) William Morris
  m. Jonet or Sionet (dau/coheir of Owen ap Robert, of Parciau)
((A)) William Morris
  m. Elin (dau of Evan ap Gruffydd ap Robert ap William ap Evan ap Tudur ap Hwlkin Lloyd)
  ((i)) William Morris (d 06.06.1668, Captain)
  m1. Jane (d 10.02.1649, dau of John Jones of Penhesgin ucha, son of William of Castellmarch)
((a)) Elin
  m. Randle Wynn of Graianog
  ((b)) Margaret (b c1645, dsp 30.10.1727)
  m. Robert Lloyd of Penrhosbradwen
  m2. Mary Holland
  ((ii)) Arthur Morris
  m. Mary Pleasance of Herefordshire
  ((a)) William Morris
  m. Hannah King (dau of William King of Hereford)
  (((1))) Mary Morris (d unm 18.05.1719)
  ((iii)) Jonet Morris
  m. Hugh Roberts of Brynbychan
  ((B))+ other issue - Owen, John, Griffith, Catherine, Jane
  ((2)) Edmund
  m. Elizabeth (dau of John ap Richard ap William)
  ((3)) David
  m. Grace (dau of John ap Richard ap William)
  ((4)) Jane
  (b) John of Vaynol
  (c) Jane
  m. Robert ap Rhys ap Thomas
  (d) Margaret
  m. Robert ap William ap John, of Vaynol
  (ii)+ other issue - John, daughter
  (G) James of Bodnithoedd (3rd son of this marriage)
The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees (Bodnithoedd, p121).
  (i) Hugh
  (a) Richard
  ((1)) Sir John
  ((A)) Hugh
((i)) Richard Lloyd of Bodnithoedd (a 1721)
  (H) Gruffydd of Nanhoron ucha this line supported by Griffith (pp 161 & 231)
  m. Margaret (dau of Ithel of Gelli Iorwerth)
  (i) Mallt
  m. Dafydd ap Meredydd, of Hafodunos
  (ii) Gwen 'Anwyl'
  m. Rhys Vaughan of Corsygedol (a 1554)
  (iii) Annes
  m. Rhys ap Gruffydd ap Llewelyn ap Cynwrig
  (I) William
  (i) Lowry
  m. Thomas ap Gruffydd of Pen y berth
  (J) Gwenhwyfer
  m. Evan ap Robert, of Gwydir
  (K) Mallt
  m. Meredydd ap Dafydd ap Einion Vychan
  (L)+ other issue - Hugh, Angharad, Ellen
B. Lleuki (Lucy)
  m. David ap Meyrick, Lord of Ciclwm
  C. Sybl (Isabel)
  m. Sir Robert Clement of Tregaron
  D. Krisli (Cicely)
  m1. Sir Guy de Brian of Langharne
  m2. David Moetha ap Gruffydd Voel
  E. Deili
  m. Cadwgan ap Howel ap Howel ap Madog, of Heyop
  F. Philipa
  m. Bleddyn ap Ithel Anwyl, of Englefield
  G. Morfydd
  m. Madog Gloddaeth
  H. Elizabeth
  m. Gwion Lloyd of Hendwr (Guido de Hendwr)
  The following connection comes from Griffith's Pedigrees (Bodnithoedd, p121).
  i. Dafydd
  a. Angharad
  m. Ifan ap Einion, of Pengwern

Main source(s): Griffith's Pedigrees (Nanhoron Issa (p162) with input & support as noted above
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