Dorothy (Griffith) Wynn (abt. 1515 - bef. 1590)

Born about 1515 in Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire, Wales [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Wynn Williams Esq — married about 1540 in Caernarfonshire, Wales

Wife of Robert Wynn MP — married before 1577 in Caernarfonshire, Wales

Descendants

Died before 1590 before about age 75 in Caernarfonshire, Wales

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Biography

Dorothy was the daughter of William Griffith and his first wife Jane Stradling.^[1][2][3] She may have been born at Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire where her father had his main residence. Her birth date is not known, but her mother died before 1520:^[1][2] it has been guesstimated as about 1515.

Dorothy married twice. Her first husband was William Williams,ref name="NEHGR"/> sometimes called William Wynn Williams.^[1][2] They probably married in Caernarfonshire where both families lived. Their marriage date is not known. They had the following children:

• William^[1][2]
• Rowland,^[1][2] who died young^[4]
• John^[1][2]
• Rhys^[1][2]
• Edmund^[1][2]
• Richard^[1][2]
• Arthur^[1][2]
• Thomas,^[1][2] who died young^[4]
• Jane, who married William Coytemore^[1][2][3]
• Catherine, who married John ap Humphrey Meredydd^[1][2]
• Margaret, who married John Lloyd^[1][2]

William Williams died in 1557.^[5] (The History of Parliament Online gives his death date as 1559,^[6] but that is a confusion with his father.) Dorothy subsequently married Robert Wynn, who built the stately home of Plan Mawr, Conwy, Caernarfonshire.^[1][2] They married by 1576.^[7] There were no children from this second marriage.^[1][2]

Robert Wynn died in 1598; Dorothy's own death date is not known, but her second husband married again, having seven children by this marriage,^[7] so he must have remarried by 1590, and Dorothy must have died before then.

Research Notes

See the profile of Dorothy's first husband for discussion of when he was Sheriff of Caernarfonshire, and correction of a mistake about him in Douglas Richardson's books.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, pp. 560-561, COYTEMORE 14, Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. II, p. 346, COYTEMORE 18
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Frederick Lewis Weis. Additional Royal Descents, in 'The New England Historical and Genealogical Register', Vol. 108, 1954, p. 173, American Ancestors website ($)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} William Betham. The Baronetage of England, Vol. II, E Lloyd, 1802, p. 278, Hathi Trust
5. ↑ Dictionary of Welsh Biography, entry for 'WILLIAMS family, of Cochwillan', web (accessed 13 February 2023)
6. ↑ History of Parliament Online, entry for WILLIAMS, William Wynn (by 1500-59), of Cochwillan, Caern.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} History of Parliament Online, entry for WYNN, Robert (1520-98), of Plas Mawr, Conway, Caern.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 13 February 2023.

Dorothy (Griffith) Wynn appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestors Elizabeth Coytemore and Thomas Coytemore to Magna Carta Surety Baron Saher de Quincy (vol. I, pages 559-562 COYTEMORE) that was badged in 2015 by a Magna Carta Project member. Other trails were identified and badged in 2015 between the Coytemore Gateways and several other surety barons, including: Roger le Bigod, Hugh le Bigod, Saher de Quincy, Robert de Vere, Richard de Clare, Gilbert de Clare and John de Lacy. A trail to Henry de Bohun was identified and badged later, in 2019. All of these trails are outlined in the Magna Carta Trails section of Rowland Coytemore's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".