This family numbered some well-known men among its members and was connected by marriage with many other influential
North Wales
families. To it belonged
MEREDYDD
(d.
1525
), of
Gwydir
, descended from
Owain Gwynedd
; he m.
Margaret
, daughter of
Morris ap John ap Meredydd
, of
Clenennau
,
Penmorfa
, and by her (she was his third wife), was the father of
HUMPHREY
WYNN
of
Cesail Gyfarch
.
Humphrey
Wynn
's wife was
Catherine
, daughter and heiress of
Evan ap Gruffydd ap Meredydd
, of
Cwmbowydd
,
Ffestiniog
; their son,
JOHN
(who was buried at
Ffestiniog
), m.
Catherine
(buried at
Penmorfa
), daughter of
William Wynn ap William
,
Cochwillan
.
John Wynn ap Humphrey
's heir was
ROBERT
WYNN
(d.
1637
), who m.
Mary
, daughter of
Ellis ap Cadwaladr
,
Ystumllyn
, and was the father of eight children, including
John
Wynn
(d.
1660
),
Ellis
Wynn
,
Fellow
of
Trinity College
,
Cambridge
,
Owen
Wynn
(d.
1675
), who was educated at
Oxford
and became a
barrister
(
Inner Temple
),
Humphrey
Wynn
(d.
1664
),
vicar
of
Oswestry
and
master of the free school
there, and
Griffith
Wynn
, whose son,
William
, m.
Ann
(
Evans
)
of
Tan-y-bwlch
,
Maentwrog
.
JOHN
WYNN
, the heir of
Robert
Wynn
, m.
Jane
(
Lloyd
)
,
Dulasau
, and by her was the father of (
a
)
ROBERT
WYNN
(d.
Jan. 1685/6
), the heir, (
b
)
MARGARET
(
1618
-
1679
), who m.
Richard
Humphreys
(d.
1699
),
Hendre Gwenllian
,
Penrhyndeudraeth
, and (
c
) two other daughters.
Robert
Wynn
, who was a
barrister-at-law
, left
Cesail Gyfarch
to his nephew,
bishop
Humphrey
Humphreys
(q.v.)
, son of his sister
Margaret
and of
Richard
Humphreys
. The
bishop
, by his wife
Elizabeth
, daughter of
Robert
Morgan
(q.v.)
,
bishop of Bangor
, left two daughters,
ANN
(d.
1699/1700
), and
MARGARET
(d.
1759
). The latter m.
John
Lloyd
,
barrister-at-law
, son of
William
Lloyd
(q.v.)
,
bishop of Norwich
.
ANNA
LLOYD
, the issue of the marriage between
Margaret
and
John
Lloyd
, d. unmarried in
1784
, leaving the property to her father's brother,
admiral
Lloyd
, of
Tregaian
,
Anglesey
.
