Dictionary of Welsh Biography

TURBERVILLE family Coity, before 1281. RICHARD I, son of the last named, followed, but only for a short time, as according to G. T. Clark he died in 1283. PAYN III, son of Richard, succeeded and married Wenllian, daughter of Sir Richard Talbot, of Richards Castle. He was ' custos ' of Glamorgan in 1315, and changed many of the officials, among them Llywelyn Bren (Llywelyn ap Gruffydd) of Eglwysilan. The enmity thus aroused was
TYDECHO (fl. 6th century), Celtic saint century bard Dafydd Llwyd ap Llewelyn ap Gruffudd, who lived at Mathafarn, not far from where S. Tydecho is supposed to have settled. From his ' Cywydd Tydecho Saint ' we learn that the saint lived the life of a hermit with his sister Tegfedd, and was frequently annoyed by that arch-enemy of the saints, Maelgwn Gwynedd. In the following century Mathew Brwmfield wrote a Cywydd to Tydecho and the two
VALENTINE, LEWIS EDWARD (1893 - 1986), Baptist minister, author and Welsh nationalist paper ceased publication in 1930, and again when it was revived for a short run in 1936. Although the aims of Y Deyrnas were primarily devotional, it gave Valentine the opportunity to express his culture nationalism, showing the influence of Emrys ap Iwan, particularly with regard to his belief in the inextricable link between religion, language and nation. And it was on the pages of Y Deyrnas that he
VAUGHAN family Clyro, This branch of the Vaughan family was founded by ROGER VAUGHAN I, third son of Thomas ap Roger Vaughan of Hergest. His wife was Jane, daughter of David ap Morgan ap John ap Philip. Their heir was ROGER VAUGHAN II, who married Margaret, daughter of Rhys ap Gwilym ap Llewelyn ap Meyrick. It is possible that he was the commissioner of tenths of spiritualties in Radnorshire in January 1535. He had at
VAUGHAN family Trawsgoed, Crosswood, Until 1947, when the family residence, Trawsgoed, in the parish of Llanafan, Cardiganshire, became the headquarters of the agricultural advisory service for Wales, the Vaughan family could claim continuous residence on the same site for six centuries. Although it is a South Wales family (apart from inter-marriages with Welsh and English families) the pedigree is traced to Collwyn ap Tangno, who
VAUGHAN family Llwydiarth, This well-known family was not of Montgomeryshire origin. The first member, Celynin (fl. early 14th century), is said to have fled from South Wales, after killing the mayor of Carmarthen; his first wife, Gwladus, was heir of Llwydiarth and descended on both sides from the princes of Powys. GRUFFYDD, great-great-grandson of Celynin, was an adherent of Owain Glyn Dwr and received a pardon for this
VAUGHAN family Courtfield, This family, which has given so many of its sons and daughters to the service of the Roman Catholic Church, has its home at Courtfield, in Welsh Bicknor, now in Herefordshire, but formerly in Monmouthshire. One of the Vaughan ancestors was WILLIAM AP JENKIN, alias Herbert, who was lord of Wern-ddu, Monmouthshire, in 1353; he was the ancestor also of the families of Proger of Wern-ddu, Jones
VAUGHAN family Pant Glas, the mansion disappeared a long time ago but the 'chapel of Pant Glas ' in the parish church retains its name). The family belongs to the same stock as those of Plas Iolyn, Voelas, Cernioge, and Rhiwlas; the genealogy is to be found in J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 44, where, however, it is incomplete and incorrect. THOMAS VAUGHAN (I) was the grandson of Rhys ap Meredydd of Ysbyty Ifan, and was the
VAUGHAN family Golden Grove, The Vaughans of Golden Grove claimed descent from Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, prince of Powys. The first member of the family to settle at Golden Grove was JOHN VAUGHAN. His son, WALTER VAUGHAN married (1) Katherine, second daughter of Gruffydd ap Rhys of Dinefwr (see Rice family), and (2) Letitia, daughter of Sir John Perrot. He was succeeded by his eldest son JOHN VAUGHAN (1572 - 1634), M.P. Politics
VAUGHAN family Corsygedol, have built ' Y Tŷ Gwyn in Bermo ' 'in order to enable him to communicate more safely, relative to the invasion of England, with Jasper Tudor, earl of Pembroke, uncle of Henry of Richmond, afterwards Henry VII ' (W. W. E. Wynne, quoted in E. Rosalie Jones, Hist. of Barmouth; see also ' Cywydd moliant Gruffydd Vychan ap Gruffydd ab Einion o Gorsygedol rhyfelwr gyda'r Brenin Henry VII,' written by the
VAUGHAN family Bredwardine, This was the main branch of the Vaughans who traced their descent, through WALTER SEYS, to MOREIDDIG WARWYN (to whom the origin of the family's coat of arms, three boys' heads with a snake entwined about their necks, was ascribed), and thence to DRYMBENOG AP MAENARCH, lord of Brycheiniog. The family had accumulated property at Llechryd in Elvael and Cwm Du before Walter Seys had won renown and
VAUGHAN family Porthaml, This branch of the Vaughan family was founded by ROGER VAUGHAN, second son of Sir Roger Vaughan of Tretower. He was possibly the Roger Vaughan of Tyle-glas who was pardoned on 9 July 1491, and figures again in Henry VIII's pardon roll (1509) as Roger ap Roger of Tyle-glas, or Roger Vaughan of Talgarth. He was granted the offices of steward and receiver of the lordship of Dinas, 17 January 1509

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