Hi
Gweler:
freespace.virgin.net/r.cadwalader/cadtree.htm
Rhan ohonno wedi ei bastio isod.
Over the past twenty five years my brother John and myself have researched the parish registers, Bishop's Tanscripts, wills and letters of administration, housed at The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, mostly covering the area of the old commote of Eifionydd in South Caernarfonshire. These documents have been studied over the years by men such as Myrddin Bardd, J.E.Griffiths, Alltud Eifion, Colin Gresham and many others and their findings published. Sometimes conclusions are just copied or sometimes contradicted. In recent years Professor T.Ceiri Griffith has done extensive work, first published in 1989 in his book "Achau ac Ewyllysau Teuluoedd De Sir Caernarvon" and in his new book published this year (2004) which I have not yet seen.
Research into the documents at the National Library, locating gravestones and agreement by T.Ceiri Griffith's work confirms that our most direct line starts from Cwm Pennant. (a valley in the foothills of Snowdonia) with Robert David (1654-1738) of "ISALLT" in the parish of Llanfihangel y Pennant. These records do not go further back and it is neccesary then to connect with one of the well known pedigrees of the local landed gentry. We suspected that Robert David's father was David Fychan (Vaughan) of Glasfryn whose lineage is well documented and authenticated. Others were on the same track (Maredudd ap Rheinallt and Prof Griffiths). In the latter's new book this connection is taken as proven so therefore it is possible to go as far back as one wants to, through Owen Gwynedd, prince of North Wales in the 12th C, to the ancient Kings of Britain. It is also possible to trace a line to the English King, Edward the First.
EmyrBorth
