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)
d.
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, 3rd
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. |
1 |
Generation 3
C RHIRYD
(same as B2 above)
b. c. 1065 Powys, Wales
m.
d.
CH:
C1 Madoc
C2 Iorwerth
C3 Ithel, d. 1124
C4 Cadwgan
C5 Cynwng
CC MAREDUDD
(same as B5 above)
b. c. 1080 Powys, Wales
m.
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
d.
CH:
E1 BLEIDDYN1(1100s) BLETHIN4(1200s) b.c. 1170
WALES (see Madocs of
Sutton-MaddockShropshire chart)
E2 IORWERTH1(1100s) b.c. 1175, WALES (see F below)
E3 Gruffydd,
b.c. 1180 (had son Dafydd)
Generation 6
F. BLEIDDYN1
BLETHIN4(1200s)-5(1200s)-19(1200s)-20(1200s)-23(1200s)-24(1200s)-25(1200s)-78(1290)
BLETHYN6(1200s) BLETHINUS of/de Acton5-6-7-8-9-10-25
(same as E1 above)
b. c. 1170 WALES
m.
d.
CH:
F1 MADOC of/de Acton4(1200s)-5(1200s)-19(1200s)-24(1200s)-78(1290)
(see G below) b.c. 1200
F2 Eyniowyn6(1200s)-8(1200s) Eynwon10(1200s)-52(1260)-53(1260) b.c. 1210
F3 Guy11(1200s) b.c. 1220
Generation 7
G MADOC of/de Acton4(1200s)-5(1200s)-64(1270) (same as F1 above)
b. c. 1200 Lancashire, ENG
m.
d.
CH:
F1 Wyon38(1200s) of Acton39(1200s) b.c. 1230
F2 Eynion7(1200s)-9(1200s) b.c. 1235
F3 Ainian3 Aynon4(1200s)-5(1200s)-23(1200s)-24(1200s)-26(1200s)-62(1270) b.c. 1240
F4 Emma64(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
m.
d.
CH:
H1 BALDWIN118(1330)
b.c. 1270 (had son Madoc)118(1330) b.c.
1300 (see I below)
H2 Madoc of Acton b.c. 1280
H3 Walter40(1200s)-72(1279)-107(1315)-109(1316)-113(1320), b.c. 1290
H4 Eynon111(1320) b.c. 1295
Generation 9
I BALDWIN,
MADOC, OR WALTER
(same as G1, G2, or G3 above)
b. 1270-1290, Lancashire, ENG
m.
d.
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
m.
d.
CH:
J1 MADOC of Acton, b.c. 1375168(1400s)- (moved to the Platte in 1409)?172(1409)
J2 Richard Madok b.c. 1380181(1435)
J3 John Madoc b.c. 1385182(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
m.
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
Continue your
research in UK Court chart for 1500s