Welsh Journals

children: 1. John Lloyd, born about 1616. See later. 2. Ursula Lloyd, married her cousin-german, William Bowen of Pontgynon. When his father died John Lloyd was aged 18 years and 4 months, and became a ward of the King. He was married at an early age in 1636 to Martha daughter of John Wogan of Wiston by his wife Jane Colclough. In that year a fine in connection with the marriage settlement was made between King Charles, John Wogan of Wiston, and John Lloyd of Cilygelynen ward of the said king and son and heir of Thomas Lloyd. Lloyd's estate, then settled, consisted of properties held of the manors of Maenclochog, Puncheston, Castlebythe, Fish- guard, and Keyston and properties in Dinas, Llanllawer, Fishguard, Llanychaer, Camrose, Talbenny, St. Nicholas in Pembroke, Robeston, Llanfairnantygof, Llanstinan (including the manor thereof), and St. David's (including the manor of Hendre). But he did not live long, and the Cemais Court Rolls recorded that John Lloyd of Cilgelynen, gentleman, died on 2 September 1640, that the heir was his son John, then a minor and a ward of the lord of Cemais. They had three children, namely: 1. John Lloyd, died young, shortly after his father. 2. Thomas Lloyd, see later. 3. Diana Lloyd, married before 1643, John Lewis, junior, of Nantybugail, in Llanfairnantygof parish, later of Manorowen, by whom she had six daughters, one of whom, Anne, married Richard Fenton of Fishguard, excise officer, and had a son Richard Fenton of Glynymel, author of A Historical Tour Through Pembrokeshire, and other works. Thomas Lloyd, second but eldest surviving son of John and Martha Lloyd, succeeded to the Cilgelynen and Morfil estate. Richard Fenton informs us in his Historical Tour: "On the marriage of Thomas Lloyd, Esq., of Morvil, with Frances (recte Abra) daughter of Hugh Philipps, Esq., of Jestington in Rhoscrowther parish, brother of Sir Richard Philipps, Bart., he entirely left the mountains for the lowland residence of his lady, whose son marrying the heiress of Greenhill, the daughter of Thomas Powell, Esq, who, like the family of his son-in-law, had also migrated from the highland of Pembroke- shire, became naturalised to that part of the country." This lowland wife was Abra, second daughter of Hugh Philipps of Jestyngton, third son of Sir John Philipps, the first Baronet of Picton Castle. Hugh's wife was Anne Lort of Stackpole Court. Abra was a minor in 1651, and the marriage took place before 1659, for in that year Thomas Lloyd is described as of Pembroke (i.e. Grove). On 6 February 1659, Thomas Lloyd, gentleman, "of Pembroke", gentleman, son and heir of John Lloyd of Kilglinen who was son and heir of Thomas and Charity Lloyd, brought an action in the High Court of Chancery, against John Mathias of Llangwarran and Jenkin Vaughan of Jordanston. Complainant stated that his grandparents Thomas and Charity Lloyd owned the following messuages and lands: Skybir (Letterston parish), Rhosunwen (Llanwnda parish), Cassegan, Trevelgar, Tremarchog (St. Nicholas parish), Garn Ucha and Issa, Priskily Vawr and Vach, a water corn mill, and 3 messuages in