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Gwydir itself was sold by the earl of Ancaster in 1895, the house and part of the estate being bought by Lord Carrington, who also claimed descent from Sir John Wynn. [5] On 28 May 2010, Llanrwst celebrated the 400th anniversary of the almshouses there, which were built by Sir John Wynn to provide shelter for twelve poor older men of the parish ...
The Wynn of Gwydir Baronetcy in the County of Carnarvon was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611, for John Wynn. The members of this line were heirs to the House of Aberffraw 's claim to the Kingdom of Gwynedd and subsequently the Principality of Wales as direct descendants of Prince Owain Gwynedd , the King of Gwynedd.
Maurice (or Morris) Wynn or Morys Wynn ap John of Gwydir (in or before 1520 – 18 August 1580) [1] was a Welsh courtier and politician. He was the eldest son of John "Wynn" ap Maredudd from whom he inherited the Gwydir estate in 1559. His heir was his eldest son, John Wynn, 1st Baronet. [2]
He rebuilt Gwydir in 1555 and served as Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire in 1542 and 1547–1551. He also served as High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire for 1544 and 1556. [2] and as Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire from 1543 to c.1548. He was succeeded by his son Morys Wynn ap John (Maurice Wynn).
The Williams-Wynn baronets were an important family of Denbighshire landowners, whose 17th-century ancestor had married into the Wynn family of Gwydir, the patrilineal descendants of Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd (1137–1170), and in time they became the senior surviving branch of his family.
Wynn was the second and eldest surviving son of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet, and his wife Sidney, daughter of William Gerard, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was a Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire in 1614. [1] He was Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles, Prince of Wales, from 1617 to 1625.
Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet (1592–1660) was a Welsh baronet. He was the son of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet. According to records, Owen Gwinn was a sea captain that came to Virginia Colony in 1611. [1] He inherited his title after the death of his brother Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet in the summer of 1649.
Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet (1628 – 11 January 1719) was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1679 and 1713. [1] He was among the largest landowners in Wales.