Maurice (or Morris) Wynn or Morys Wynn ap John of Gwydir (in or before 1520 – 18 August 1580)

ODNB The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (''DNB'') is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (''ODNB'') was published on 23 September ...

, ''Wynn family (per. c.1465–1678), landowners)'' by J. Gwynfor Jones was a Welsh courtier and politician. He was the eldest son of

John "Wynn" ap Maredudd John "Wynn" ap Maredudd (born around 1495, died 9 July 1559) was a Welsh Member of Parliament. He was son of Meredydd ap Ieuan ap Robert of Dolwyddelan, then Caernarvonshire. He had twenty six siblings. He is cited by Sir John Wynn, 1st Baron ...

from whom he inherited the

Gwydir estate Gwydir Castle is in the Conwy valley, Wales, a mile west of the ancient market town of Llanrwst and south of the large village of Trefriw. An example of a fortified manor house dating back to , it is located on the edge of the floodplain of ...

in 1559. His heir was his eldest son,

John Wynn, 1st Baronet Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet (1553 – 1 March 1627), was a Welsh baronet, Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament and antiquary. Life He was the son of Morys Wynn ap John, whom he succeeded in 1580, inheriting Gwydir Castle i ...

. In 1551, he married Jane (Sian) Bulkeley, daughter of Sir Richard Bulkelely and Catherine Griffith, and sister of Sir Richard Bulkeley. From his first marriage he had three sons, including

and Ellis Wynn and five daughters, including Margaret, who married Thomas Salisbury.

, ''Katheryn of Berain alled Mam Cymru(c 1540-1591), gentlewoman'' by Enid Roberts His second marriage was to Anne Greville, who died c.1570. Before the end of January 1573, he married his third wife

Katheryn of Berain Katheryn of Berain () (born 1535 - Latin eulogy; died aged 56 on 27 August 1591), sometimes called ''Mam Cymru'' ("mother of Wales"), was a Welsh people, Welsh noblewoman noted for her four marriages and her extensive network of descendants and ...

and they had four children: * Edward Wynn. Married Blanche Vaughan. * Siân (Jane) Wynn (d.1665). Married Simon Thelwall. * Morris Wynn (b.1563, d. 1609) * Robert Wynn He was the

Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire. * Sir Richard Bulkeley c. 1544 * John "Wynn" ap Maredudd bef. 1550–1559 * Maurice Wynn bef. 1562 – aft. 1577 * Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester be ...

bef. 1562 – aft. 1577. He was

High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire This is a list of Sheriffs of Caernarvonshire (or Carnarvonshire). The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in a county but over the centuries most of the responsibi ...

for 1554 and elected the Member of Parliament (MP) for

Caernarvonshire Caernarfonshire (; , ), previously spelled Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales. Geography The county ...

in October 1553, April 1554 and 1563.

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'', Wynn family (per. c.1465–1678), landowners by J. Gwynfor Jones.
The History of the Gwydir Family, John Wynne, Woodall and Venables, 1878.
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