Welsh Journals

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY OF GRIFFITHS OF LLANDISILIO, GLANHAVREN, TREDKRWEN FEIBION GYNWAS, AND KEEL. By William ARTHUR GRIFFITHS, Officier d' Academic An account of the family of Griffiths of Trederwen House, near Arddleen, has already been given by Archdeacon Thomas in volume XXVII of the Collections under the History of Llandrinio Parish, and this has been supplemented in volumes XXXI and XXXVII. The discovery in Harl. MSS., 1982, however, of copies of various pedigrees prepared for Lewis Dwnn's Heraldic visita- tion of Montgomeryshire in 1585, et seq., which are missing from the Meyrick Publication, has enabled a fuller and more accurate account to be now given. Among the old books, etc., preserved in the family of the late Mr. John Griffiths, of Keel, Meifod, is one bearing the name of its then owner, Nathaniel Griffithes, aged 20 years, Candlemas, 1723." It commences in 1650 with memoranda concerning the administration of the estate of Richard Griffithes, mercer, deceased, and continues with various legal notes and accounts for 1681, rents from the Fridd Farm, inventory of effects in the Great Room," &c. Many expenses connected with the Deythur Highway Board are given for the eighteenth century. References are also made to Mr. Nathaniel Griffithes' brother, Mr. John Griffithes of Llanerchula, Deythur, while a receipt is given by Edward and Elizabeth Griffithes (of Keel, Meifod) in connection with the burial of Mr. John Griffithes on 18th February, 1769. This book thus enables without difficulty the Elizabethan records of Lewis Dwnn's Visitation to be brought down to the present date.