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Owen Holland

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Owen Holland was baptized on 1 February 1691 in Llangelynin, Caernarvonshire.¹

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1. [S1] Llangelynin Parish Registers - Baptisms

Owen Holland

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Owen married first Catherine vch Edward Williams by his wife Gaynor vch Robert of Merchlyn. Merchlyn, although in the parish of Gyffin was directly down the hillside to the east of Ty Thyn Carreg Y Dinas and it seems likely that their boundaries adjoined one another. From his marriage to Catherine, Owen produced one known child, Jane, who by the above indentured agreement between Humphrey and Owen (Coed Coch 527) was destined to inherit Carreg Y Dinas and all the named appurtenances on the death of Owen. This indentured agreement effectively disinherited any children issuing from any subsequent marriage.

We know that Jane went on to marry Robert Rogers by virtue of an indenture dated 1799 between Edward Price Lloyd and Mary Vaughan Davies, within which he bargained and sold Ty Mwyga, Carreg Y Dinas and other property previously mentioned in the Coed Coch 527 indenture. Within this indenture it refers to the previous ownership as follows, "which were previously in the tenure of Robert Rogers and others and subsequent hereto of Jane Holland, otherwise Rogers". It appears these lands were purchased by Edward Lloyd, Baronet, and the great uncle of Edward Price Lloyd. We also know that Robert Rogers was in possession of Carreg Y Dinas in 1730 from a list of freeholders of that date (XQS/1731/247). We know from Owen's will that Jane and Robert had two daughters Alice and Catherine who took their fathers first name as their surname. According to the land tax records of 1751 and 1761 Alice Roberts was the occupant of Carreg Y Dinas, and in 1775 Edward Edwards was the named taxpayer. It is believed that he was by then Husband of Alice. In 1796 David Jones was tenant of Sir Edward Price Lloyd. The relevance of this can be seen after the death of Owen in 1729. There is also a will of Edward Williams of Caerhun (B/1702/17) within which he bequeaths a sum of money due by bonds from Owen Holland and Jane Holland of Carreg Y Dinas. There is a burial for Catherine Holland in the Caerhun PR dated 1669. It seems highly likely that this was Owens first wife.

Owen's second marriage was to Mary Wynne of unknown origin. This is confirmed by the entry of her death in the Llangelynnin Bishops Transcript (BT). A search of all the known Wynne pedigrees has failed to identify a Mary born and single in the appropriate period. We know from the 1662 hearth tax that there was a Wynne family in the neighbouring parish of Gyffin but we have found no information to make a connection. Another, perhaps more plausible possibility is that she came from the Wynne family of Coed Coch near Abergele which might explain how the Coed Coch 527 Indenture came to be amongst the papers of that family. Assuming the Caerhun burial of Catherine Holland was Owens first wife then it is feasible that Owen and Mary were married and had possibly started their family before the death of Gaynor vch Robert hence her intention to protect the interests of her granddaughter. It may be that Gaynor died before the formal paperwork could be drawn up.

From a combination of Owen's will, Pr's and BT's we can identify eleven children issuing from his marriage to Mary between 1687 and 1703. As all the births are not accounted for it is likely some may have occurred before the beginning of the PR entries. If we assume that Owen and Mary married sometime between 1669 and 1679 there was ample time for them to have had a large family.

Owen's will B/1729/138 was probated in 1729 which is confirmed by the entry in the Llangelynnin BT as buried July, 1729. His wife Mary died in June of the same year (BT). Owen Holland left a will on 31 May 1729 in Llangelynin, Caernarvonshire.²

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1. [S22] Llangelynin BT's - Burials
2. [S4] Will of Owen Holland Dated 31/5/1729, Bangor B1729-138

Mary Wynne

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1. [S22] Llangelynin BT's - Burials

Catherine Davies

Thomas Holland

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Thomas Holland was baptized on 1 May 1687 in Llangelynin, Caernarvonshire.¹

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1. [S1] Llangelynin Parish Registers - Baptisms
2. [S22] Llangelynin BT's - Burials

William Holland

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William Holland was baptized on 2 March 1689 in Llangelynin, Caernarvonshire.¹

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1. [S1] Llangelynin Parish Registers - Baptisms
2. [S5] Hayes Marriage Index, Llangelynin BT's

Ellena Holland

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It is possible that the Ellena Holland baptised in April 1694 at Llangelynin and Elin Holland referred to in Owen's Eill of 1729 are the same person. Ellena Holland was baptized about April 1694 in Llangelynin, Caernarvonshire.¹

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1. [S1] Llangelynin Parish Registers - Baptisms

Humphrey Holland¹

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At the present time we have no absolute proof that Humphrey was the son of John Holland; however we know from the 1662 hearth tax returns that Humphrey was the only householder named Holland in Llangelynnin so it seems reasonable to assume this to be the case. We have an Indenture dated 1694 (Coed Coch 527) in which Humphrey agrees in return for the sum of £60 to give a life interest in several properties and lands in Llangelynnin and Gyffin to his son and heir Owen Holland and Thomas Jones, the Llangelynnin properties were predominately in the Carreg Y Dinas area and almost certainly contained Ty Thyn Carreg Y Dinas which appears to have been the main residence of the family at this time. According to the mid 19th century tithe maps Carreg Y Dinas was a holding of 49 acres. In addition he was renting property from the Baron Hill Estate including Melin (Mill) Bulkeley (BH4727). It would appear that this was a verbal agreement between Gaynor vch Robert, wife of Edward Williams of Merchlyn and Humphrey as a marriage agreement between Owen and Catherine Edwards daughter of Edwards Williams and Gaynor his wife. After the decease of Owen the property was to pass into the hands of his daughter Jane. We know that Jane ultimately inherited the estate as there is evidence that her eventual husband Robert Roger was the householder in 1731(XQS/1731/247) two years after Owens death. We know from the will of Gaynor vch Robert that she died 1679; also that Humphrey's burial is recorded as February 1694 in the Gyffin Bishops Transcript return. It would appear that the Indenture was drawn up to legalise the prior verbal arrangement just prior to Humphrey's demise.
Humphrey had a second son John, this we know from Owens will which states that his daughter Ellin married his son in law Hugh. All the available evidence points to John as being resident in Gyffin Parish in a property known as Cae Alen, where he also died in February 1694 (Gyffin BT). Unfortunately there is no evidence that either Humphrey or John made a will, the fact that Humphrey was interred in Gyffin rather than Llangelynnin and the proximity of the burial dates may imply that they died of a common complaint. It is surprising that there is no tombstone for Humphrey in either Llangelynnin or Gyffin churchyards, especially as his signature on the Gyffin church tithes and some of the BTs indicate that he held some form of official capacity in the church, possibly church warden.
There is also a possibility that Humphrey had a third son Roger who at the time of his death in 1727 was recorded as being of Bwlch in Gyffin. The possible association with the other sons of Humphrey is that Roger's son Thomas resided at Cae Alen the abode of the deceased John. This property remained in the occupancy of the descendants of Roger for almost two hundred years until the death of Elizabeth Holland in 1896. It would appear from the following records that the descendants of Roger eventually took over Cae Alen. Humphrey Holland resided in Llangelynin, Caernarvonshire, in 1662.³ He resided in Carreg y Dynas in 1694.

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1. [S7] Coed Coch Estate Papers, 527
2. [S16] Gyffin Parish Registers - Burials, Fiche
3. [S6] Hearth Tax Returns, Bangor MS 13491

Catherine verch Edward Williams^1,2

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1. [S13] Indenture made 1656 Between Edward Williams and Harry Thomas and George Ap Hugh
2. [S7] Coed Coch Estate Papers, 527
3. [S21] Caerhun Parish Registers, XPE/3/1

Gaynor vch Robert Gruffith

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Gaynor vch Robert Gruffith was born about 1605. She and John Holland were married on 22 November 1627 in Conwy.¹

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1. [S12] Conway Parish Registers - Marriages, Marriages 1627

Edward Williams¹

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Edward Williams and Gaynor vch Robert were married. Edward Williams died before 1679.

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1. [S13] Indenture made 1656 Between Edward Williams and Harry Thomas and George Ap Hugh

Ellin Unknown¹

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1. [S2] Coed Coch Estate Papers, Coed Coch 527 & 528
2. [S7] Coed Coch Estate Papers, 527

Hugh Holland¹

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1. [S4] Will of Owen Holland Dated 31/5/1729, Bangor B1729-138

Elin Holland¹

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1. [S4] Will of Owen Holland Dated 31/5/1729
2. [S5] Hayes Marriage Index

Hugh Holland¹

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1. [S4] Will of Owen Holland Dated 31/5/1729
2. [S5] Hayes Marriage Index

Jane Holland¹

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From his marriage to Catherine, Owen produced one known child, Jane, who by the above indentured agreement between Humphrey and Gaynor was destined to inherit Carreg Y Dinas and all the named appurtenances on the death of Owen. This indentured agreement effectively disinherited any children issuing from any subsequent marriage. We know that Jane went on to marry Robert Rogers by virtue of an indenture dated 1799 between Edward Price Lloyd and Mary Vaughan Davies, within which he bargained and sold Ty Mwyga, Carreg Y Dinas and other property previously mentioned in the Coed Coch 527 indenture. Within this indenture it refers to the previous ownership as follows, "which were previously in the tenure of Robert Rogers and others and subsequent hereto of Jane Holland, otherwise Rogers". It appears these lands were purchased by Edward Lloyd, Baronet, and the great uncle of Edward Price Lloyd. We also know that Robert Rogers was in possession of Carreg Y Dinas in 1730 from a list of freeholders of that date (XQS/1731/247). We know from Owen's will that Jane and Robert had two daughters Alice and Catherine who took their fathers first name as their surname. According to the land tax records of 1751 and 1761 Alice Roberts was the occupant of Carreg Y Dinas, and in 1775 Edward Edwards was the named taxpayer. It is believed that he was by then Husband of Alice. In 1796 David Jones was tenant of Sir Edward Price Lloyd. The relevance of this can be seen after the death of Owen in 1729. There is also a will of Edward Williams of Caerhun (B/1702/17) within which he bequeaths a sum of money due by bonds from Owen Holland and Jane Holland of Carreg Y Dinas. There is a burial for Catherine Holland in the Caerhun PR dated 1669. It seems highly likely that this was Owens first wife. Jane Holland resided in Carreg y Dinas, Llangelynin, Caernarfonshire, between 1746 and 1748.³

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1. [S13] Indenture made 1656 Between Edward Williams and Harry Thomas and George Ap Hugh, Unknown Collection
2. [S18] Bodfach Estate Papers, NLW Ref 25, Indenture dated August1, 1799
3. [S20] Land Tax returns for the Comote of Isaph, Archive Ref XQA LT 3/6 &7

Robert Gruffith¹

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1. [S12] Conway Parish Registers - Marriages, Marriages 1627

John Holland

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John Holland and Gaynor vch Robert Gruffith were married on 22 November 1627 in Conwy.¹

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1. [S12] Conway Parish Registers - Marriages, Marriages 1627

Owen Holland

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The first reference to Owen Holland is in a document (Baron Hill 2515) dated 1595 in which he quit claimed to Sir Richard Bulkeley of Anglesey a meadow with the appurtenances lying in Merchlyn in the township of Castell. Also dated 1597 (BH2069 &70) Hugh ap John of Trellek, Monmouthshire, quitclaimed to Owen Holland of Llangelynnin, Gent, a tenement called Ty Thyn in Kyngyrrayder, and land in Gogarth late in the occupation of John Owen, father of Hugh ap John, both in Caernarvonshire. An indenture dated (Baron Hill 2430) dated 1598 gives details of the sale of these properties by Owen Holland of Llangelynnin to Sir Richard Bulkeley of Anglesey for the sum of £70, the same amount as he paid to Hugh Jones. It would appear that Owen was acting in some way as an intermediary between the two parties as he only held the land for one full year.

From the Bulkeley estate rental books of 1595 we know that Owen Holland Esquire was renting Pen Y Allt from Sir Richard Bulkeley (BH 4692). The fact that Pen Y Allt is the neighbouring property to Carreg Y Dinas gives some credibility to the view that Owen was the son of Humphrey, and they were most probably living alongside each other for some years.

Owen appears in the list of householders for Llangelynnin (Wigfair MSS 699) in the early 17th century.

If John ap Morgan was the origin of the Llangelynnin line, then Owen was closely connected to the Bulkeley family of Anglesey by virtue of the fact that Sir Richard Bulkeley's daughter Elizabeth was married to Owen Holland of Plas Berw, the grandson of Owen, brother of Morgan Holland of Eglwys Bach. Owen of Llangelynnin was also the great grandson of Morgan Holland via his son John. Owen Holland resided in Pen yr Allt in 1595.¹ He possessed Quit Claim in 1597 in Tuthyn in Kyngyrrayder.²

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1. [S8] Baron Hill Manuscripts, Records of the Bulkeley family of Baron Hill, Beaumaris, Anglesey, 14th-20th cent, Baron Hill 4692 Dated 1595
2. [S8] Baron Hill Manuscripts, Baron Hill 2069 & 2070 Dated 1597