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View Tree for Howell ap Griffith DerwelHowell ap Griffith Derwel (b. Abt. 1550, d. Aft. 1600)

Howell ap Griffith Derwel was born Abt. 1550 in Merionethshire, North Wales, and died Aft. 1600 in Llanvachreth Parish, Merionethshire, North Wales.

 Includes NotesNotes for Howell ap Griffith Derwel:
COMM: House of Naman
COMM: Also called Howell ap Griffith ap Derwal
COMM: Howell son of Griffith son of Derwal
Note:
Howell ap Griffith Derwal was of the House of Naman and acted as "Esquire of the body" to Henry VI.

"he Shire of Merioneth (whence the immediate ancestors of John Evans of Virginia came) was one of the most ancient in Wales. Merion himself having been a powerful chieftain who flourished in the ninth century, A.D. "The whole region," writes Mr. Glenn, "abounds in wild and beautiful scenery". On one high crag are the remains of an ancient pile, which tradition tells belonged to King Arthur's foster father."
Dolgelly is still the principal town and by the old church there are buried many member of the house of Naman. It was a country full of romantic associations, every feudal stronghold or crumbling tower was the nucleus for wild legends of the ancient time, and stories of love and war were chanted by the fireside from generation to generation" (Evans Family In Wales)-unknown author.

Children of Howell ap Griffith Derwel are:
  1. +William ap Howell Griffith, b. Abt. 1580, Llanvachreth Parish, Ucheldre Twp., Merionethshire, Wales, d., Llanvachreth, Talybont, Ucheldre Twp., Merionethshire, Wales.
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