Ellis ap william ap Hugh

  General Notes:

Merioneth
Merioneth is an historic county of Wales
From The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72):

A maritime county of North Wales; bounded, on the NW, by Carnarvonshire; on the N, by Carnarvonshire and Denbighshire; on the NE, by Denbighshire; on the SE, by Montgomeryshire; on the S, by Cardiganshire; on the W, by Cardigan bay or the Irish sea.

The dwellings of the peasantry, in general, are extremely rude; the farm buildings themselves, for the most part, are very poor; the fences are of stone or sods; and the chief fuel is peat.

The market towns are Corwen, Bala, Dolgelly, Dinas-Mowddwy, Harlech, Barmouth, and Towyn; and there are upwards of 120 villages and hamlets.

  Research Notes:

Ellis ap William ap Hugh was of Cae Fadog in the township
of Ciltalgarth, and was descended from Cadwgan, Lord of Nannau.
He died intestate in 1645, an d Letters of Admon. were granted to
Marrett verch John, his widow, 26 Feb., 1645 (St. Asaph). He had
daughters, Gwen, married to Hugh Cadwalader, of Ysputty Ieuan
(whose daughter Eleanor became the wife of Edward Foulke, who
removed to Gwynedd, Pennsylvania), and Eleanor, who married
John Morris, of Bryn Gwyn, Denbighshire, and had Ellen (or
Eleanor), who married Cadwalader Evans, who also removed to
Gwynedd
Evan Lloyd ap Rutherch was of Garn, adjoining Fron Goch,
and is elsewhere described as gentleman. His will is dated 29 Jan.,
1671 ; proved at St. Asaph, 20 March, 1672. Mentions his grand-
son, Cadwalader Lloyd, grandson John Lloyd, grandson Owen
Lloyd, Son Robert Lloyd. Daughter Elizabeth, wife of Evan
Thomas, Brother, Rowland ap Rudderch, Sister, Catherine verch
Rudderch, the wife of John Evan. Grandsons, Humffrey Thomas
and Thomas ap Thomas. Son, Thomas Evans, alias Lloyd. The
daughters of Evan Lloyd Thomas, ap Morris, viz., Elizabeth,
Margaret, and Lowry
William ap Owen married Agnes, daughter of Edward, and
died before 8 Sept., 1640 (Admon. St. Asaph). His daughter,
Elizabeth Williams, married Robert ap Hugh (or Robert Pugh) of
Ciltalgarth. Their children, Hugh Roberts, born 1644, and Gainor

Robert, removed to Pennsylvania. Gainor married John Roberts
of Pencoyd, Merion

Ellis married Marrett John. (Marrett John was born in 1590 in Dolgellau, Gwynedd (Merionethshire), Wales.)