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Caradawg ap Gwyn
- Preferred Name: Caradawg ap Gwyn[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
- Alternate Name: Caradoc ap Gwyn of Arwystli ap Cynfyn
- Alternate Name: Caradoc ap Cynfyn Prince of Wales
- Alternate Name: Caradog Ap Wales
- Alternate Name: Caradoc ap Cynfyn
- Gender: M
- Fact: with note: Description: https://www.geni.com/people/Caradog-ap-Gwyn/6000000003495393409?through=6000000003649630880
- Birth: ABT 1018 in Powys, Wales at LATI: N2.3336 LONG: E3.3823
- Possible+Birth+date:: 1020
- Christening: in Powys, Wales at LATI: N2.3336 LONG: E3.3823 with note: Standard place format.
- Death: ABT 1044 in Wales at LATI: N2.3302 LONG: E3.7664 with note: Modified via Ancestry.com
- FSID: K29P-T8X
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Caradog. Stewart Baldwin notes that "as father of Trahaern ap Caradog, his first name is certain from his son's patronymic. As far as I have been able to determine, none of Caradog's alleged ancestors is a verifiably historical individual.
Caradog ap Gwyn ap Gollwyn ab Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd
Caradog Ap Gwyn
Birth
He was born, say, 1000.
Father
Boyer gives only the paternal pedigree by way of ancestry.
Mother (Questionable)
Without further citation, Geni states that Angharad ferch Marfedudd was the wife of Gwyn ap Collwyn of Dyfed in addition to being the wife Llywelyn ap Seisyll and Cynfyn ap Gwerystan, arglwydd of Cwybr
The Geni site further asserts that Angharad as therefore the mother of Gwyn's children, Caradawg and Angharat.
Angharad's detailed biography demonstrates that there was little room in her life for an additional marriage to Gwyn, and no source for such a relationship has been found other than Geni. Therefore Angharad has been removed as a mother for Caradawg and Angharat.
Pedigree
Carl Boyer provides the following pedigree reaching back from Caradog, born say 1000, to Iorwerth, born, say 770.
Iorwerth Hirflawdd ap Tegonwy ap Teon ap Gwineu Deufreuddwyd was born say 770
Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 810
Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 850
Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 890
Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 925
Gollwyn ab Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say, 950
Gwyn ap Gollwyn ab Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say, 975
Caradog ap Gwyn ap Gollwyn ab Ednywain ab Bleddyn ap Bledrus ap Cynog Mawr ab Iorwerth Hirflawdd, born, say 1000
Marriage
Baldwin notes that Caradog's wife is unknown. He notes that "The Welsh annals (AC and ByT) refer to Trahaern ap Caradog as a cousin of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (#24), which has led to speculation that Trahaern's mother was perhaps a sister of Cynfyn ap Gwerystan (#48). However, although we can be reasonably certain that Trahaern and Bleddyn were cousins, this information is not enough to nail down the precise relationship.
Death
He died in 1044 in Siluria, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Issue
Trahaearn ap Caradog
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stewart Baldwin. Ancestry of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~medieval/llywelyn.htm llywarch is in Generation 6, #40. Accessed 1/16/2019 jhd
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Carl Boyer 3rd. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans. Generally follows Bartrum. By the author: Santa Clarita, California 2004. Caradog is #16 on page 346.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Record for Trahaearn Ap Caradog Record for Caradog Ap Gwyn Record for Gwyn Ap Collwyn. Ancestry.com, One World Tree.↑ 4.0 4.1 Geni. [https://www.geni.com/people/Angharad-verch-Maredudd/6000000001173531306 Angharad verch Maredudd. Added by: Scott David Hibbard on June 4, 2007; Managed by: Margaret (C) and 182 others; Curated by: Anne Brannen. Accessed August 19 2018 jhd
↑ Ca rl Boyer 3rd. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans. Generally follows Bartrum. By the author: Santa Clarita, California 2004. Iorwerth Hirflawdd is #9 on page 346.
↑ Carl Boyer 3rd. Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans. Generally follows Bartrum. By the author: Santa Clarita, California 2004. Trahaearn ap Caradog is #17 on page 346.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gwyn-28
=== !SOURCE: "Royal Ancestors," PC #427. ===
!SOURCE: "Royal Ancestors," PC #427.
=== Line 40 from GEDCOM File not recognizabl ===
Line 40 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Caradog Ap /GWYN/ GIVN Caradog Ap Line 41 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Caradog Ap /GWYN/ SURN GWYN Line 44 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SOUR @S01@
=== Sources: Young; Kraentzler 1407. Young: ===
Sources: Young; Kraentzler 1407. Young: Caradog. K: Caradawg ap Cynvyn.
=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== Non-standard gedcom data: 1 HEAL HPGB- ===
Non-standard gedcom data: 1 HEAL HPGB-39
=== ALIA: of /Arwystli/ Sources: Title: " We ===
ALIA: of /Arwystli/ Sources: Title: " Welsh Genealogies AD 300-1400 & AD 1400-1500" P. C. Bartrun's, 8 vol and 18 vol Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Text: Some sources, such as Turton's "Plantagenet Ancestry", show his father as CYNFYN AP GWERYSTAN (RIN 2571), but this seems to be due to confusion about the relationship discussed in the notes on CARADOG's wife. Title: Stewart Baldwin Text: sbald@auburn.campus.mci.net (Stewart Baldwin) posted to GEN-MEDIEVAL-L-request@rootsweb.com on 26 Nov 1998 Subject: Llywelyn AT: . "As father of Trahaern ap Caradog, his first name is certain from his son's patronymic. As far as I have been able to determine, none of Caradog's alleged ancestors (e.g., in "Achau Brenhinoedd a Thywysogion Cymru" (late medieval) .2a,13,14) is a verifiably historical individual." Title: Stewart Baldwin Text: [Note: As father of Trahaern ap Caradog, his first name is certain from his son's patronymic. As far as I have been able to determine, none of Caradog's alleged ancestors (e.g., in ABT.2a,13,14) is a verifiably historical individual.] Name: Caradog Ap (1018) GWYN * Given Name: Caradog Ap (1018) Surname: Gwyn * Sex: M 1 Birth: Ab 1018 Death: Ab 2 Marriage 1 ? Verch (1022) GWERYSTAN * b: ABT 1022 Children Trahaern Ap ARWYSTLI \ Ap CARADOG (1044) NORTH WALES * b: Ab 1044 in Wales-prob Sources: Abbrev: Imported GEDCOM file Title: GEDCOM file imported on 7 Mar 2001. Abbrev: Family Search Title: Family Search Page: Lookup was for Trahaern ap Caradog (1044)~~ d/o Caradog Ap Gwyn(1018) & ? Verch Gwery
=== !Internet Family Search Ancestral File a ===
!Internet Family Search Ancestral File as of 4-28-1999 AFN:
=== !#4568-v1-p41,46*,47; v11-p849; !#771-v1 ===
!#4568-v1-p41,46*,47; v11-p849; !#771-v1-p72,307; FN #HPGB39;
=== !SOURCE: spouse sealing: film #1760954. ===
!SOURCE: spouse sealing: film #1760954.
=== https://www.geni.com/people/Caradog-ap-Gwyn/6000000003495393409 ===
https://www.geni.com/people/Caradog-ap-Gwyn/6000000003495393409
=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
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=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ===
!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
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=== THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.130; SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.18; DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, VOL 4 P.376, VOL 23 P.307 VOL 57 P.147; EMINENT WELSHMAN P.490, 491; HISTORY OF POWYS FADOG, WALES VOL 1 P.72 THRU 82, 89;
=== !BIRTH: @S31430@ !BIRTH: @S31430@ ===
!BIRTH: @S31430@ !BIRTH: @S31430@
=== !AF 4.15: Encl. #232 ===
!AF 4.15: Encl. #232
=== Ancestral File Number: HPGB-39 ===
Ancestral File Number: HPGB-39
=== All details for this living person have ===
All details for this living person have been suppressed.
=== ALIA: of /Arwystli/ Sources: Title: " We ===
ALIA: of /Arwystli/ Sources: Title: " Welsh Genealogies AD 300-1400 & AD 1400-1500" P. C. Bartrun's, 8 vol and 18 vol Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Text: Some sources, such as Turton's "Plantagenet Ancestry", show his father as CYNFYN AP GWERYSTAN (RIN 2571), but this seems to be due to confusion about the relationship discussed in the notes on CARADOG's wife. Title: Stewart Baldwin Text: sbald@auburn.campus.mci.net (Stewart Baldwin) posted to GEN-MEDIEVAL-L-request@rootsweb.com on 26 Nov 1998 Subject: Llywelyn AT: . "As father of Trahaern ap Caradog, his first name is certain from his son's patronymic. As far as I have been able to determine, none of Caradog's alleged ancestors (e.g., in "Achau Brenhinoedd a Thywysogion Cymru" (late medieval) .2a,13,14) is a verifiably historical individual." Title: Stewart Baldwin Text: [Note: As father of Trahaern ap Caradog, his first name is certain from his son's patronymic. As far as I have been able to determine, none of Caradog's alleged ancestors (e.g., in ABT.2a,13,14) is a verifiably historical individual.]
=== Per "Welsh Surnames and Given Names, and ===
Per "Welsh Surnames and Given Names, and their meanings" By AnnieLloyd
"Gwyn" means...."white", also spelled Wyn(n)/Wynn(e), Gwynn/Gwynne.Very old Welsh name.
=== !1. Bartrum, 300-1400, pg. 46, Powys. !1 ===
!1. Bartrum, 300-1400, pg. 46, Powys. !1. Bartrum, 300-1400, pg. 46, Powys.
=== From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J ===
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=== Line in Record @I3900@ (RIN 3899) from G ===
Line in Record @I3900@ (RIN 3899) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 60A827CA9ECCD61193C3973FD6E9BB5E4EF6 Line in Record @I3900@ (RIN 3900) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 9B6F322446A2D61193C3E88C9393015F7F73 Line in Record @I3902@ (RIN 3901) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 3D8334DE985DD61193C294AD8A14235E6376 Line in Record @I3903@ (RIN 3903) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _UID 5E1E5B7C3451D61193C2CDEE4AFA0D5E7EB0 1 _UID BFC6E40DF5E0D51193C2F02AB1EEA056352E
=== AKA-BIRTH-MARRIAGE: LDS Ancestor file - ===
AKA-BIRTH-MARRIAGE: LDS Ancestor file - Doc. AFN000467 Aka: Caradog ap Gwyn Birth: About 1000; ,Of,Powys,Wales Marriage: [ ] verch Gwerystan
=== !Archive Family Records, Salt Lake City ===
!Archive Family Records, Salt Lake City
Preferred Parents:
Father: Gwyn ap Collwyn, b. 978 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales d. 1023 in Wales
Mother: Unknown ,
Family 1: Unknown ferch Gwerystan, b. ABT 1020 in Wales, United Kingdom d. ABT 1051
- m. ABT 1044 in Powys, Wales
- Trehaern ap Caradoc, b. 1044 in Wales d. ABT 1081 in Carno, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Sources:
- Title: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
Author: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 19; Page: 1074
Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/1981/records/10051635;
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog ap Gwyn -
Author: Welsh Genealogies, AD 300-1400; Peter C Bartrum, Page number: Powys p 46
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742563
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Cynfyn -
Author: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2941801618
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Cynfyn - birth: about 1000; Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Author: Ancestral File.LDS Church. Family History Library.
Note: birth: about 1000; Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2198868384
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Gwyn Wales - birth: about 1000; Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Author: v11t4329.FTW, Not Given
Note: birth: about 1000; Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Source Media Type: Other
Source Media Type: Other
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222792
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Cynfyn - Church record: birth-name: Caradog Ap Cynfyn
Note: Church record: birth-name: Caradog Ap Cynfyn
Church record: birth: about 1000; Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2021606318
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Gwyn Wales -
Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222797
- Title: Ancestry Family Trees
Author: Ancestry Family Tree
Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9000&h=2&indiv=try;
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Gwyn Wales -
Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2737222795
- Title: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
Publication: Name: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/9289/records/33019138;
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Cynfyn -
Author: International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
Note: Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
Search performed using FamilyInsight on 5/31/2009
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3243695018
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Gwyn Wales - birth:
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Note: birth:
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2032120271
- Title: Ancestry Family Trees
Author: Ancestry Family Tree
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Gwyn Wales -
Author: GEDCOM file imported on 23 Jul 2007.
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2032120210
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog ap Gwyn -
Author: Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940; John Edward Lloyd & R T Jenkins, Ed. {1957}, Page number: 976
Note: Source Media Type: Book
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2736742404
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Caradog Ap Cynfyn -
Author: Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3243695014
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