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FENTON, RICHARD (1747 - 1821), poet and topographical writer impoverished as a result of the failure of the fish harvest in 1799. He married Eloise, daughter of Colonel (Baron) Pillet de Moudon, of Swiss birth but settled in England. He died at Plas Glyn-y-mêl, Fishguard, early in November 1821, and was buried at Manor Owen, near Fishguard.
teulu FITZ ALAN, lords of Oswestry and Clun, and later earls of Arundel the battle of Shrewsbury, 1403, while in the following year he was placed in command of the campaign in North Wales against Owain Glyn Dwr [see Lloyd, Owen Glendower (index)].
teulu FITZ WARIN, lords Whittington, Alderbury, Alveston the oral tradition which underlay it, is attested by the fairly frequent references to ' Syr Ffwg ' or ' Ffwg ap Gwarin ' in the poets, e.g. Gruffudd ap Maredudd (in his awdl to Owain Lawgoch, Poetry of the Red Book of Hergest, p. 107, lines 24-5), Iolo Goch, Guto'r Glyn, Dafydd Nanmor, Tudur Aled (consult the indexes to the modern editions of their poetry), and Wiliam Llyn (ed. Morrice, p. 53, line
FOLEY, Sir THOMAS (1757 - 1833), admiral Llawhaden during the Owain Glyn Dŵr rising; and several of the family are said to have been killed at the battle of Colby Moor (close by) in 1645. The admiral was the second of the three sons of JOHN FOLEY of Ridgeway (who had married a Herbert of Court Henry, Carmarthenshire), and had an uncle, THOMAS FOLEY (captain R.N., died 1758), who was with Anson on his voyage round the world, 1740-4. The eldest
FOSTER, IDRIS LLEWELYN (1911 - 1984), Welsh and Celtic Scholar Prehistoric and Early Wales which he co-edited with Glyn Daniel (1965). From 'Cylch yr Hengerdd' (the Early Poetry Circle), which he founded and which met twice or three times a year under his chairmanship at Jesus College, emerged the volume Astudiaethau ar yr Hengerdd (Studies in the Early Poetry), edited by Rachel Bromwich and R. Brinley Jones (1978) and dedicated to Foster; Early Welsh Poetry (ed
teulu GAMAGE Coety, Coity, . His elder brother, ROBERT, was on a commission to search for church goods in 1553, and on the commission of enquiry into the death of William Mathew in 1556. He was involved in litigation for the possession of Coety castle. His wife was Joan, daughter of Philip Champernoun. Robert's elder son, JOHN, married Gwenllian, daughter of Sir Thomas ap Jenkin Powel Tellet of Glyn Ogwr. He may have been the
teulu GLYN Glynllifon, English kings. The first wife was Ellen Bulkeley of Beaumaris, and by her Robert had six sons and four daughters. Two of these sons were prominent clerics in the early Tudor period - MORUS GLYN, LL.D., died 1525, was archdeacon of Merioneth, and WILLIAM GLYN, LL.D., died 1557, archdeacon of Anglesey. Robert ap Meredydd's second wife was Jane Puleston of Caernarvon, and the issue of their marriage was
GLYN, GEOFFREY (bu farw 1557), founder of Friars School, Bangor - gweler GLYN, WILLIAM
GLYN, JOHN, dean of Bangor - gweler GLYN, WILLIAM
GLYN, WILLIAM (1504 - 1558), bishop Born in 1504, son of John Glyn of Heneglwys, Anglesey, Glyn was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge (B.A. 1527, M.A. 1530, B.D. 1538, D.D. 1554); he became Fellow of Queens ', 1530; was one of original Fellows of Trinity, 1546; and was vice-master of Trinity, 1546-51. Like his friend and contemporary, Thomas Thirlby (see D.N.B.), he seems to have accepted the religious changes of Henry VIII's
teulu GRIFFITH PENRHYN, (117, 293, 329), 1467-77 (54, 490), 1476-85 (121)). He was dead by 13 September 1483 (Penrhyn MSS. 38-9). A number of contemporary poets sang his praises - Cynwrig ap Dafydd Goch, Dafydd ab Edmwnd, Guto'r Glyn, Rhys Goch Eryri, and Robin Ddu (NLW MS 3051D, Mostyn MSS. 493, 495, 498, 542; Llanstephan MS 118, Llanstephan MS 78; Gwaith Dafydd ab Edmwnd (ed. T. Roberts), 107; Gwaith Guto'r Glyn (ed. J
GRIFFITH, WILLIAM (1719 - 1782), farmer , had a sister, Margaret (Price), of Glyn, Talsarnau, one of whose daughters became a Moravian worker at Dublin, Bristol, Bedford, and London.

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