Generation 1

THE PRINCE MADOCS OF ACTON, LANCASHIRE

Descendants of Prince Bleddyn ap Cynfyn

Through Bleddin

Generations 1 – 5 from A History of Wales from the Earliest Times” by John Edward Lloyd, 1911,

and Charles Cawley, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm

Both referred to ancient manuscripts.

Generations 6 – 10: The raised- note numbers (& dates) next to names refer to the document number in

Court Records-UK, sorted by date on this website.

The “t” refers to titles the person held.

Generation 1

A. CYNFYN AP GWERSTAN

b. c. 1000

m. Angharad, dtr. of Maredudd ab Owain of the Dinefwr dynasty of Deheubarth

t. 1063 In-law’s dynasty ended at assassination of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn & takeover by Harold Godwinson)

CH:

A1 BLEDDYN / BLETHYN (see B below)

A2 Rhiwallon (1060 given Powys by Harold Godwinson), d. 1075

Generation 2

Domesday [Book of William the Conqueror] lists the tenant of nearby Brogynton as Madoc, possibly the son of Bleyddn ap Cynfyn, the Prince of Powys. (“Owestry Castle” in Shropshire, England, by David Timmins, from www.castlewales.com/oswestry.html)

B BLEDDYN / BLETHYN (same as A1 above)

b. c. 1030 Deheubarth (S. Wales)

m. Haer of Powys, dtr of Cillin and 3 other marriages

t. 1060 Harold Godwinson defeated the dynasty and gave Gwynedd (NW Wales) to Bleddyn (gave Powys in NE Wales to bro. Rhiwallon)

1070 Ruled Powys upon brother’s death. Then was King/Prince of Gwynedd and Powys

d. 1075

CH:

B1 Madoc, b.c. 1060, d. 1088

B2 RHIRYD, b.c. 1065, d. 1088 (see C below)

B3 Cadwgan, (Prince of 1/3 of Powys), b,c, 1070 Powys, Wales, son Owain, d. 1111

B4 Iorwerth, (Prince of 1/3 of Powys), b.c. 1075 Powys, Wales, no sons, d. 1111

B5 MAREDUDD, (Prince of 1/3 of Powys, then all of Powys), b.c. 1080 (see CC below)

B6 Llywellyn, b.c. 1085

“The three brothers [Cadwgan, Iorwerth, and Maredudd] held their lands as vassals of Robert of Belleme, 3^rd Earl of Shrewsbury. In 1102 the Earl was summoned to answer charges at the court of King Henry I of England [William the Conqueror’s son] and responded by rising in rebellion against the king. All three brothers initially supported Robert and took up arms on his behalf. The king…detache[ed] Iorwerth…from his alliance with Robert and his own brothers by the promise of large gifts of land. William succeeded in this, and Iorwerth, after leading a large Welsh force to help the king defeat and banish Earl Robert, then captured his brother Maredudd and handed him over to the king.”

Below is from Court Records of the UK on this website, sorted by date, showing the document in today’s Lancashire Record Office, saying Madoc, son of Bleiddyn and brother of Iorwerth, were loyal to Rbt Banastre when he was exiled.

Madoc

Son of Bleiddyn,

Bro. Of Iorwerth

Lancashire Record Office

Hulton [Family] of Hulton

1100s

Held lands in Hulton, Wales before 1200. Loyal to Rbt Banastre when exiled.

Generation 3

C RHIRYD (same as B2 above)

b. c. 1065 Powys, Wales

CH:

C1 Madoc

C2 Iorwerth

C3 Ithel, d. 1124

C4 Cadwgan

C5 Cynwng

CC MAREDUDD (same as B5 above)

b. c. 1080 Powys, Wales

t. Prince of 1/3 of Powys, then all of Powys

d. 1132

CH:

CC1 MADOC (see D below)

CC2 Gruffydd, Lord of Mawddy (had sons Owain and Meurig), d. 1128

CC3 Hywel, d. 1142

CC4 Iorwerth “Goch the Red” (had son Madoc)

Generation 4

D MADOC (same as CC1 above)

b. c. 1125 Powys, Wales

m. Susanna, sister of Owain Gwynedd, Prince/King of Gwynedd

t. Prince of Powys

Occupied Owestry Castle in Shropshire between 1149-1157

d. 1160

CH:

D1 Llwellyn, b.c. 1110, d. 1160

D2 Gruffudd “Maelor”, b.c. 1115 Powys, Wales, Prince of Northern Powys (Fadog), d.1128

D3 Marared, b.c. 1120, m. Iorwerth Dryndwn (had son “Llywelyn the Great”)

D4 Gwenllian, b.c. 1125 m. Rhys ap Gruffydd, prince of Deheubarth

D3 OWAIN “BROGYNTN” b.c. 1130 (see E below)

D4 MADOC b.c. 1133 (see EE below)

Generation 5

E OWAIN “BROUGYNTN” (same as D3 above)

b. b.c. 1130

m. Margaret, dtr. of Einion

CH:

E1 BLEIDDYN^1(1100s)BLETHIN^4(1200s) b.c. 1170 WALES (see Madocs of Sutton-MaddockShropshire chart)

E2 IORWERTH^1(1100s) b.c. 1175, WALES (see F below)

E3 Gruffydd, b.c. 1180 (had son Dafydd)

Generation 6

F. BLEIDDYN¹ BLETHIN^{4(1200s)-5(1200s)-19(1200s)-20(1200s)-23(1200s)-24(1200s)-25(1200s)-78(1290)} BLETHYN^6(1200s) BLETHINUS of/de Acton^{5-6-7-8-9-10-25} (same as E1 above)

b. c. 1170 WALES

CH:

F1 MADOC of/de Acton^{4(1200s)-5(1200s)-19(1200s)-24(1200s)-78(1290)} (see G below) b.c. 1200

F2 Eyniowyn^{6(1200s)-8(1200s)}Eynwon^{10(1200s)-52(1260)-53(1260)} b.c. 1210

F3 Guy^11(1200s) b.c. 1220

Generation 7

G MADOC of/de Acton^{4(1200s)-5(1200s)-64(1270)} (same as F1 above)

b. c. 1200 Lancashire, ENG

CH:

F1 Wyon^38(1200s)of Acton^39(1200s) b.c. 1230

F2 Eynion^{7(1200s)-9(1200s)}b.c. 1235

F3 Ainian³Aynon^{4(1200s)-5(1200s)-23(1200s)-24(1200s)-26(1200s)-62(1270)}b.c. 1240

F4 Emma^64(1270) b.c. 1245

F5 MADOC of MADOC^{(1200s)-19(1200s)-20(1200s)-23(1200s)-30(1200s)-94(1300s)}(see G below) b.c. 1250

Generation 8

H MADOC of MADOC of Acton

b. c. 1250, Lancashire, ENG

CH:

H1 BALDWIN^118(1330)b.c. 1270(had son Madoc)^118(1330)b.c. 1300 (see I below)

H2 Madoc of Acton b.c. 1280

H3 Walter^{40(1200s)-72(1279)-107(1315)-109(1316)-113(1320),}b.c. 1290

H4 Eynon^111(1320)b.c. 1295

Generation 9

I BALDWIN, MADOC, OR WALTER (same as G1, G2, or G3 above)

b. 1270-1290, Lancashire, ENG

CH:

I-1 MADOC of Acton, b.c. 1340 (see J below)

Generation 10

J. MADOC of Acton (Same as I-1 above)

b. c. 1340, Lancashire, ENG

CH:

J1 MADOC of Acton, b.c. 1375^168(1400s)- (moved to the Platte in 1409)?^172(1409)

J2 Richard Madok b.c. 1380^181(1435)

J3 John Madoc b.c. 1385^182(1440)

There was also the following with a deed in the Suffolk Record Office

I do not know how he fits in with the above family

A. MADOC de Broughton ^{14 (late 1200s)}

b. c. 1200

d. Broughton, Lancashire, ENG

CH:

A1 JORNETH/IORWERTH ^{14(late 1200s)}b.c. 1230

b. c. 1225

These are the last Madoc’s of Lancashire through 1499

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