There have been two ''baronetcies'' created in the 17th and 18th centuries for persons with the same surname, Wynn; these titles were given to families from

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: # The Wynn of Gwydir baronetcy was in the

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(1611), descendants of the baronetcy intermarried into different families. # The Wynn of Bodvean baronetcy (Bodfaen/ Boduan) was listed in the

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(1742), and the family has since assumed a different title. The surname is derived from (which can mean "white" or "blessed"), ( soft mutation form ''wyn''). The family name Wynn originates from

. The first mention of the Wynn family of Gwydir was recorded by the children of Maredudd ap Ifan (died 1525), and the name was subsequently adopted as a surname by Maredudd's grandchildren, including Maurice Wynn (died 1580), ancestor of the Wynns of Gwydir; whereas the Wynns of Bodvean (subsequently Baron Newborough) descended from John Wyn ap Hugh (John Wynne, died 1576).

Wynn of Gwydir

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as direct descendants of Prince

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, the King of Gwynedd. The history of the Wynns of Gwydir begins with the father of Maurice Wynn, John "Wynn" ap Maredudd. John had rebuilt Gwydir around 1555 after inheriting the lease of Gwydir from his father Maredudd ab Ieuan; Maredudd had purchased the estate from Dafydd ap Hywel Coetmor around 1500. Maredudd also purchased the lease for

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, built Penamnen, and owned lands in the

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. Maurice was the first to adopt the family name 'Wynn' and was a high sheriff and a member of parliament for Caernarvonshire during the 16th century. The family continued to be prominent in politics, and all the baronets except for Owen (3rd baronet) sat as Members of Parliament, often for Carnarvonshire or other parts of

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. On the death of the fifth baronet, the title became extinct in 1719. A younger branch of the Wynn of Gwydir family emerged in the area of Berthddu and Bodysgallen as descendants of Gruffudd Wynn, the younger brother of Maurice (d. 1580); they married into the Mostyn baronets and Vaughan of Corsygedol and Talhenbont families.

Wynn of Gwydir inheritances

Before the baronetcy of Wynn of Gwydir became extinct, there had been marriages and inheritances shared amongst the descendants of the family. Mary Wynn, an only child, and heiress of the fourth Baronet was the wife of Robert Bertie, 17th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, of Grimsthorpe Castle, and is now represented by the Baron Carrington who sold Gwydir Castle in 1921. Another descendant of the 4th baronet, Richard Wynn, was Sir Peter Burrell, husband of Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, of Drummond Castle, Peter was created Baron Gwydyr in 1796. Peter's wife Priscilla was a daughter of

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, and Duchess Mary Panton. The family seat of the Barons of Willoughby de Eresby is Grimsthorpe Castle. The fifth baronet succeeded his cousin as baronet and inherited the Wynnstay estate, near Ruabon, north Wales. Wynnstay had been the family seat of the Wynn family. The mansion eventually passed to a cousin of the Wynn baronet, Jane Thelwell, and her husband

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who inherited the estate. Sir Watkin added the surname Wynn to his name, and his descendants became the Williams-Wynn Baronets.

Wynn Baronets of Gwydir (1611)

* Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet (c. 1553–1627) * Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet (c. 1588–1649) *

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(c. 1592–1660) *

Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet (1625–1674) was a Welsh landowner who was Sheriff of Caernarvonshire and twice a member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency), the same county. Biography Sir Richard succeeded his father S ...

(c. 1625–1674), only child and daughter Mary married Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, then intermarried into the line of Barons Carrington. * Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet (c. 1628–1719) Upon extinction of the baronetcy, the family estate was inherited by a cousin; the family is still in the same area today, known as the Williams-Wynn Baronets.

Wynn of Gwydir family tree

*Maurice Wynn (Morys Wynn ap John) died on 18 August 1580. ** Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet. ***Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet. ***Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet. ****Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet. *** Henry Wynn ****Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet.

Wynn of Bodvean

The Wynn of Bodvean Baronetcy in the County of Carnarvon was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 October 1742, for Sir Thomas Wynn. The family origins were near Boduan, North Wales. John Wynn (John Wyn ap Hugh of Bodvel, died 1576) being the Bodvel family ancestor, John was high sheriff for

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. Wynn was the standard bearer for John, Earl of Warwick / Duke of Northumberland; this was for the

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's service at

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in 1549 and he received

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) for his feats. Wynn descended directly from the Kings of Gwynedd via Collwyn ap Tangno (founder of the 5th tribe of the Fifteen Tribes of Wales). The Wynn of Bodvean family are also descendants of Ynyr Fychan from the Nannau family dynasty in Wales. The Wynn of Bodvel (Bodvean) family ceased to exist, but did marry into an Irish noble family to create the then new title, Baron Newborough.

Wynn Baronets, of Bodvean (1742)

* Sir Thomas Wynn, 1st Baronet (1677–1749) * Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet (1701–1773) * Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet (1736–1807) (created Baron Newborough in 1776).

Wynn baronets intermarriage

An example of intermarriages between both Wynn families in Wales was John Bodvel (16171663). He had been a member of parliament for Anglesey and worked as the commission of array for Caernarfonshire in 1643, then also as the Custos Rotulorum of Anglesey, attending the

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. Bodvel was a grandchild of Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet of Gwydir, and also Hugh Gwyn's (died 1611) great-grandchild, Gwyn being one of John Wynne of Bodvean's (died 1576) children.