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Maurice Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff, Knight 1520–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 August 1580

Death Location: Dolwyddelan, Conwy, Wales

Father: Sir Owen

Mother: Margaret Morys

Spouse(s): Jane Jones)*, Margaret Wynn, Lady Beaumorris, Katheryn Berain, 11GGM WYNNE, Anne Wynne

Children(s): Mary Wynne, Lady Wynn, George Wynne, Catherine Lloyd, Richard Wynne, ROBERT Canterbury, JANE WYNNE, Ellis \Jones, Elin Wynne, Edward Wynn, Margeret WYNN, Morris WYNN, Robert Wynne, Thomas SALISBURY, Esquire Canterbury, Dorothy Jones, John WYNNE

In 1520, Maurice Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff, Knight entered the world in Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, born to Sir Meredydd Ap Wynne Wynn Evan Husband Of Margaret Verch Owen And Margaret Verch Morys. Maurice Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff, Knight married 11Ggm Lady Sydney Sarah Gerrard Wynne, Anne Wynne, Jane Sian Bulkeley Wynn Jones, Katheryn Jones Of Berain, Lady Janette Jane Sian Bulkeley Lady Of Beaumorris, Margaret Verch Norris Wynn, and had children including Catherine Lloyd, Dorothy Jones, Edward Wynn, Elin Wynne, Ellis Wynn Jones, Esquire Lord Robert Wynne Esquire Lord Mayor Of Canterbury, George Wynne, Jane Wynne, John Sir 1St Baronet Wynne, Lady Mary Wynn, Margeret Wynn, Mary Wynne, Morris Wynn, Richard Wynne, Robert John Wynne Lord Mayor Of Canterbury, Robert Wynne, Thomas Salisbury. Maurice Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff, Knight passed away in 1580 in Dolwyddelan, Conwy, Wales.

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  • In 1520, Maurice Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff, Knight entered the world in Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, born to Sir Meredydd Ap Wynne Wynn Evan Husband Of Margaret Verch Owen And Margaret Verch Morys.
  • Maurice Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff, Knight married 11Ggm Lady Sydney Sarah Gerrard Wynne, Anne Wynne, Jane Sian Bulkeley Wynn Jones, Katheryn Jones Of Berain, Lady Janette Jane Sian Bulkeley Lady Of Beaumorris, Margaret Verch Norris Wynn, and had children including Catherine Lloyd, Dorothy Jones, Edward Wynn, Elin Wynne, Ellis Wynn Jones, Esquire Lord Robert Wynne Esquire Lord Mayor Of Canterbury, George Wynne, Jane Wynne, John Sir 1St Baronet Wynne, Lady Mary Wynn, Margeret Wynn, Mary Wynne, Morris Wynn, Richard Wynne, Robert John Wynne Lord Mayor Of Canterbury, Robert Wynne, Thomas Salisbury.
  • Maurice Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff, Knight passed away in 1580 in Dolwyddelan, Conwy, Wales.

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Maurice Knight's Ancestors

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Maurice Knight
1520–1580
Birth Place: Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Meredydd AP Wynne\Wynn Evan, Husband of Margaret Verch Owen
1506–1559
Carnarvon Castle, Penrhyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Margaret (verch) Morys
1506–1572
Clenenney, Penmorfa, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Grandparents
Maredydd Apieuan
1459–1525
Llanfor, Merionethshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Ales (Verch) Aprobin
1460–1550
Carnon, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William ApRobin
1430–1500
Gwenhwyfar Llewelyn
1420–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maurice Knight's Descendants

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Maurice (Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff,) Knight (1520–10 August 1580) m. Jane (Sian Bulkeley (Wynn) Jones)* (1531–1569) m. Margaret (Verch Norris) Wynn (1506–1555) m. Lady (Janette Jane Sian Bulkeley, Lady of) Beaumorris (1531–21 Jun 1592) m. Katheryn (Jones of) Berain (1534–27 August 1591) m. 11GGM (LADY SYDNEY SARAH GERRARD) WYNNE (1554–8 Jun 1632) m. Anne Wynne (1526–1570)
  1. 1. Mary Wynne 1543–1598 m. Edmund (George) Cooper 1542–1619
    1. 1. Martha (Sarah Cooper) (Walker)(Sampson) 1578–1654 m. James (K. Samson, Sr. (Grandfather of George W.) Bush) 1575–1638
      1. 1. Constable (Henry Rollins SAMSON) (Mayflower 1604–1684 m. Anne (Sarah Metcalf Plummer) Sampson 1615–1668 m. Elizabeth Tilley 1607–1687
        1. 1. James Samson 1640–1718 m. Hannah (Whitman) (Samson) 1641–1717 m. Hannah Whitman 1641–1717 m. Ruth Sawyer 1646– m. Lorah Standish –1725
        2. 2. Caleb Samson 1658–1750
        3. 3. Dorcas (Samson) (Bonney) 1652–1695
        4. 4. Elizabeth Samson 1647–1711
        5. 5. Hannah Samson 1636–1715
        6. 6. John Samson 1645–1711
        7. 7. Mary Samson 1650–1684
        8. 8. Stephen (Lincoln) Sampson 1638–1714
        9. 9. Harmon (Samson 5th) GGA 1618–1662
        10. 10. Mary Sampson 1624–1641
        11. 11. Abraham (Samson 5th) GGU 1629–1677
        12. 12. John ("The Scotsman" Simpson) 1645 1645–1720
        13. 13. Ann (Derby Reed) Samson 1636–1684
        14. 14. Esther Samson 1640–1735
        15. 15. Sarah Samson 1643–1688
        16. 16. Stephen (Sampson) (Samson) 1653–1714
      2. 2. Abraham Sampson 1593–1686
      3. 3. Joseph Sampson 1594–1640
      4. 4. Martha (Cecilia Harper (m.) Corliss)(Davis) 1595–1670
      5. 5. Elizabeth Sampson 1595–1642
      6. 6. John Sampson 1595–1639
      7. 7. Dorothy Sampson 1595–1638
      8. 8. Amy Sampson 1601–1626
      9. 9. Joseph Sampson 1605–1651
      10. 10. Abraham Sampson 1614–1686
  2. 2. Lady (Mary) Wynn 1540–1585
  3. 3. George Wynne 1550–1610
  4. 4. Catherine Lloyd 1552–1605
  5. 5. Richard Wynne 1552–1617
  6. 6. ROBERT (JOHN WYNNE Lord Mayor of) Canterbury 1553–1626
  7. 7. JANE WYNNE 1553–1639
  8. 8. Ellis (Wynn) \Jones 1553–1623
  9. 9. Elin Wynne 1556–1588
  10. 10. Edward Wynn 1559–1640
  11. 11. Margeret WYNN 1560–1585
  12. 12. Morris WYNN 1563–1609
  13. 13. Robert Wynne 1563–1609
  14. 14. Thomas SALISBURY 1555–1586
  15. 15. Esquire (Lord Robert Wynne Esquire, Lord Mayor of) Canterbury 1560–1609
  16. 16. Dorothy Jones 1556–1623
  17. 17. John (Sir 1st Baronet) WYNNE 1568–1626

Maurice Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Maurice Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff, Knight in Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
1580
10 August 1580
Age 60
Death of Maurice Morus Wynne (Gwynn) High Sheriff, Knight in Gwydir Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Gwydir Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bodvean
    Record Source: Caernarfonshire, Wales, Lleyn and Eifionydd Church Registers and Gravestone Inscriptions, 1600-1902

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1580
    Event Place: Gwydir Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dolwyddelan, Conwy, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Caernarfonshire, Wales, Lleyn and Eifionydd Church Registers and Gravestone Inscriptions, 1600-1902
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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