HISTORY OF POWYS FADOG. CANTREV Y BARWN This cantrev contains the commots of 1. Glyndyror 2, Dinmael; and 3, Edernion. This commot or lordship contains the pare Llan Sant Ffraid, Gwyddelwern, Bettw Goch, part of the parish of Llanvihangel G that part of the parish of Corwen or Carl v. contains the townships of Rhagad, Bo Tir Llannerch, Bodorlas, Hendre' Vorvyda stwr, and township of Gwnodl, in the CL of Carrog, 20th September, A.D. 1349. The British bard, Iolo Goch, describes the chieftain's residence here as equal in extent to Westminster Abbey. A clump of fir trees on a mound marks the spot where the watchtower stood. One half of the township of Mwstwr was given by Prince Madog ab Gruffydd Maelor to the Abbey of Valle Crucis, in A.D. 1200; it adjoins the township of Feivod in Nanheudwy, some part of which the Prince gave to the Abbey in A.D. 1202. It was held by lease under the Abbey by Robert Salisbury in 1529. (See vol. v, p. 154.) The Nant Morwynion rises in Cyrn y Brain, and passing by Blaen Iâl, and the townships of Hendre' Vorvydd and Bodorlas, empties itself into the Dee a little above the village of Llan Sant Ffraid. The Barony of Glyndyvrdwy is bounded on the south by the Berwyn Mountains. Moel Fferna, one of the hills of this range, rises to the height of 2,070 feet above the level of the sea. The river Ceiriog rises on the southern side of Moel Fferna, near Bwlch Cynwyd. LLAN SANT FFRAID. This parish contains the township of Trev Llan Sant Ffraid. In the village is a small room called the "Carchardy Owain Glyndwr", where it is said that that chieftain confined his captives. The church is dedicated. to the Irish St. Bridget, and the festival is kept February 1st. Gruffydd Maelor, Prince of Powys Vadog, who reigned from A.D. 1159 to A.D. 1190, gave five portions of land, "yn gynwys", viz., Trev Llan Sant Ffraid in Glyndyvrdwy, to Iorwerth ab Cadifor, for sixty pence per annum, besides service and "Ebedyw", for joining him against Owain Brogyntyn. This Iorwerth was an excellent and just nobleman in Edernion before Owain Brogyntyn came there. His patrimonial estate was in the Manor of Cil Hendrev in Dudleston; his father, Cadivor of Cil Hendrev, was the second son of Iddon, Lord of Dudleston, who bore Argent, a chevron inter three boar's heads couped gules, armed and langued azure. The pedigree of his descendants in this township is as follows:3 A TREV LLAN SANT FFRAID. Twna ab Llywelyn Goch ab Ednyved ab David ab Goronwy ab Iorwerth Vychan ab Iorwerth Llwyd ab Iorwerth ab Cadivor ab Iddon, Lord of Dudleston, third son of Rhys Sais, Lord of Chirk, Nanheudwy, etc. See vol. iv, p. 88. David. Gwenllian, d. and co-heiress of Edward ab John ab Howel ab Einion Goch of Dudleston, ab David Goch ab Iorwerth ab Cynwrig ab Heilin of Pentrev Heilin, eldest son of Trahaiarn ab Iddon, Lord of Dudleston. See "Cil Hendrev", vol. iv, p. 94. John. Gwerfyl, d. of John ab Meredydd ab Ieuan Gethyn of Rhiwlas Uwch y Voel, in the parish of Llansilin in Cynllaith. See vol. iv, p. 235. 1 Owain Brogyntyn became lord of Edeyrnion in 1202. 2 Cae Cyriog MS. 3 Ibid.; Lewys Dunn, vol. ii, p. 129. | a Edward, 1591. Gwenhwyvar, d. of Rhys ab David ab Iolyn of Blaen Ial in Bryn John. Mary, d. of Hugh ab William of Edernion. Humphrey, 1620. T Mary, heiress of Trev Llan Sant Ffraid. GWYDDELWERN. The lordship of Gwyddelwern was given by Gruffydd Vychan, fifth Baron of Glyndyvrdwy, of the English creation, to his second son, Tudor, who was styled Lord of Gwyddelwern. He married Maud, daughter and heiress of Ieuav ab Adda ab Howel ab Ieuav ab Adda ab Awr of Trevor in Nanheudwy, by whom he had an only daughter and heiress named Lowry, who married first Robin ab Gruffydd Goch, Lord of Rhos, who bore argent a griffon passant gules, by whom she had a son named David, who was ancestor of the Lloyds of Plas yn Ddôl Edeyrn in the parish of Corwen. She married, secondly, Gruffydd ab Einion of Cors y Gedol, who bore ermine a saltier gules, a crescent or, for difference, by whom she had a second son named Elisau, who was Baron of Gwyddelwern. Elisau married Margaret, daughter and sole heiress of Jenkyn of Allt Llwyn Dragon (now called Plas yn Iâl), in the township of Bodanwydog in Iâl, who was one of the sons of Ieuan ab Llewelyn ab Gruffydd Llwyd of Bodidris yn Iâl, by whom, besides other issue, he had a third son named Richard, who was settled at Maerdy in Gwyddelwern, and married Gwen, sister of Owain ab Thomas of Gwnodl, by whom he was father of William Wynn of Hescyn Gacnog in Gwyddelwern, who was the father of William Lloyd of Maerdy. |