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Wales 19: Lords of Cochwillan, Lords of Penrhyn
Sir Tudor of Nant and Llangynhafal
m Adlais dau of Richard ap Cadwallader ap Griffith ap King Cynan
1. Heilin or Heilyn d 1298
m Agnes/Ann dau of Bleddyn, lord of Dinmael, ap Owen Brogyntyn of Edeirnion, Dinmael & Abertanat, son of Madoc, last Prince of Powys
A. Gruffydd or Griffith of Cochwillan in Penrhyn a 1353
m c1330 Eva dau/coheir of Griffith of Cochwillan, son of Tudor ap Madoc of Penrhyn
i. Gwyllym of Penrhyn
m c1360 Gwenhwyfer or Hwyfa dau of Ievan ap Griffith ap Madoc Ddu
a. Blethin or Bleddyn
The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees Gwylgre Golden Grove, p314.
m Gwenllian dau of Ieuan ap Adda ap Awr Trevor
1 Gruffydd
m Angharad dau/heir of Dafydd Llwyd ap Tudor ap Ithel Vychan
A Edward
m Angharad dau of John ap Ieuan, of Trecastell
i Thomas
m Catherine dau of Ieuan Vychan ap Ieuan ap Iolyn
a Morgan
m Elin dau of Hugh ap John ap Cynwrig
1 Edward Morgan d 24.02.1611, of the Middle Temple
m Catherine Davies dau of John Davies of Gwysanau
b. Griffith of Cochwillan & Penrhyn d 1405
m Generis Vychan dau/heir of Madoc ap Grono Vychan, of Penrhyn
1 Robert Robin of Cochwillan a 1439
m1 Angharad dau of Rhys ap Griffith ap Grono
A Griffith of Cochwillan
m 1428-9 Mall dau of Griffith Derwas of Nanney family
i William of Cochwillan, Sheriff of Carnarvonshire a 1485
m Angharad dau of David ap Ifan ap Einion, Constable of Harlech Castle
a William Williams of Cochwillan d 1588-9
m Lowry Salusbury dau of Henry Salusbury of Llanrhaladr
b Thomas Gethin in Bangor d before 03.08.1558
partner unknown
1 Gwen
m Rhys Wynn of Clegyr
c Dafydd Vychan
m Gwen dau of Morris Wynn of Rhiwaedog
1 Angharad d 1605
m Owen ap Robert, of Bodsilin
2 Annes
m Dafydd Lloyd of Llwydiarth
3 Jane
m Robert Owen ap Meyrick, of Bodeon
d Robert of Conway 194
e Morgan
The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees Bodafon Ucha, p86.
1 William
A William
m Ellen dau of Gruffydd ap Dafydd ap John
i Jane
f Marsli
m Rhydderch ap Daffyd, of Myfyrian
g Angharard
m Dafydd ap Ifan
h Maude or Mallt
m1 Reginald Conway of Bryneuryn
m2 Evan ap Gruffydd, of Cwmbwy
i Agnes
m1 Ffoulke Salusbury of Plas Isa
m2 Edmund Llwyd of Glynllifon a 1541
k Alice
m Meredith ap Ievan, of Cesail Glyfarch d 1525
l Marianna
m1 Humphrey Kynaston of Hordley
m2 Meredydd ap Ifan, of Cwmbwy
m Gwenllian
m Dafydd ap Meredydd ap Tudur
n Margaret
m Edward ap Madog, of Erlys
o Elizabeth
m Madog Vychan of Lleyn
1 Angharad
m Ifan Goch ap Rhys ap Meredydd
A Robert Vychan of Penmachno
ii Gwenllian
m Madog ap Llewelyn Vychan, of Llwyndurys
B Howel
The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees Penhesgin Ucha, p113.
m Gwenllian dau of Llewelyn ap Hwlkin ap Dafydd ap Evan Wyddel, of Bryncelli
i John
m Elin dau of Rhys ap Howel ap Madog ap Ifan ap Einion, of Abercain
a William of Gwnwnog
m Jane dau of Hugh ap Llewelyy ap Ifan, of Plas Coch
b Hugh
m Margaret dau of John Griffith of Llanddyfnan
c Owen 'of Penhesgin ucha'
m Mawd dau of Rowland ap Dafydd Wynn, of Penhesgin
1 John Wynn
m Jane dau of Humphrey ap Dafydd ap Rhys, "a younger son of Llwydiarth"
A Anne Wynn
m John Jones son of William of Castellmarch by Margaret
ii Hugh of Bryncelli
a Richard
1 Dafydd
A Richard
i Robert
a Mallt Wen
m William Thomas of Llangwnadl
B Lowry
iii Richard
The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees Gwnwnog, p86.
m Grace dau of Rhys ap Evan ap Llewelyn, of Trefeilir
a Hugh
m Margaret dau of David ap Rhys ap David ap Gwillim, of Llwydiarth
1 Owen 'of Gwenwynog'
m Jane dau of Hugh ap Howel ap Llewelyn ap Ithel
A Hugh Owen 'of Gwenwynog' captain
m Ellin Bulkeley dau of Thomas Bulkeley of Groesfechan of Porthamel family by Jonet, dau of Hugh Gwyn of Bodewryd
i Mary
m William of Bodelwyn ap David ap Rhys ap David ap Howell ap Meredydd ap Rhys
ii+ other issue - Hugh, Margaret, Jane
B Ann
m Robert Griffith of Tal y Bont ap William ap Edmund Griffith
C Elizabeth probably of this generation
m David Lloyd of Yspylltir
m2 Lowry dau of Grono ap Ievan ap Einion, of Efionydd
C Thomas d 1466
m Gwenhwyfer dau of Ifan ap Meredydd, of Gwydir
i Gruffydd
a William
1 Elizabeth
m Edmund ap Meyrick d 1605, Archdeacon of Merioneth
2 Gwilym ap Griffith of Penrhyn d 1431
m1 Morfydd dau/heir of Goronwy Fychan, son of Sir Tudor ap Goronwy of Penmynydd
m2 Janet or Jane Stanley dau of Sir William Stanley of Hooton
3 Bleddyn of Golgref
4 Rhys of Nant, Flintshire
BP1934 identifies Rhys as ancestor of the Hughes of Prestatyn & Feydor and of the Lloyds of Nant "whose line terminated with John Lloyd, of Nant, who left two daus. and co-heirs" Janet & Catherine. Griffith's Pedigrees Tribe of Ednyfed Vychan, p389 shows that John Lloyd as grandson of this Rhys leaving us thinking either that BP1934 misphrased the description of Rhys or that Griffith omitted some generations. The date given by BP1934 for Catherine's husband is not inconsistent with the number of generations shown by Griffith.
A William
i John Lloyd of Nant
a Jonet Janet
m Henry Wynne Conway of Nant
b Catherine
m Cadladder ap Morris Gethin of Voelas Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1548
5 Jonet
m Rhys ap Ifan Lloyd, of Gorddinog
6 Eleanor
m Ithel ap Grono
B. Gronomentioned by BP1934 but not by Griffith
i. Griffith
a. Robert
1 Catherine
m Hoel Vychan y Malai
C. Llewelynmentioned by Griffith but not by BP1934
D. Angharad
m1 Iorwerth y Penwyn of Bettws
m2 David Goch, lord of Penmachno natural son of David, lord of Denbigh
2. Robert

Sources: BP1934 Williams-Bulkeley, Griffith's Pedigrees Penrhyn pp184-5 & Cochwillan & Penrhyn p186
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