I have heard that too! nice to have some history Hugs Cuz B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Winn, Del C" <del.c.winn@lmco.com> To: "'The Thill Group Inc'" <ttg-inc@attbi.com>; <WINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 7:21 PM Subject: RE: [WINN] Fw: Gwynn Wynne etc...? > How about this explanation... > > The area that the Wynn/Gwynn family came from is called Gwynedd (pronounced > wyneth...the "g" is almost silent). Gwynedd roughly means the land of white > or area of white. Those from Gwynedd were eventually called Gwynne and > since the G is silent, it was later written Wynne. > > Just a thought... > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Thill Group Inc [mailto:ttg-inc@attbi.com] > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 5:14 PM > To: WINN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WINN] Fw: Gwynn Wynne etc...? > > > Below find Roy's second e-mail with lots of history and info!! Again welcome > Roy to our group. > > Cuz Becky > ttg-inc@attbi.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Roy > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 11:03 PM > Subject: Gwynn Wynne etc...? > > > Hi Becky, > Speedy return, Thankyou. > You can put me down for both ...I can always change later. Right now all I > wish is to somehow tie in with the American Wynne/Gwynn genealogy. I have > read the book called ''The House of Gwydir ' , Have you read it?. It is one > of the explanations of the various Gwynn / Wynne spellings. Apparently the > lord of the house of Gwydir married and had some kids and they were surnamed > Gwynn....after several years his wife died and he married his cousin....the > resulting children were named Wynne. Hense...the difference in name... I do > not know how authentic this book is but supplies one answer. Another > article I have read is the name Gwynn and where it originated. Apparently in > the long ago when France and England were at war there were a group of > Flemish ''Flanders' who were being persecuted by the ruling party. They > fled to England with the understanding that they were to gaurd the welsh > coast from France. Hense the groupings of the surname Gwynn / Wynne along > the Aberystwyth coast past Cardigan and onto St Davids and into Carmathon. > The people who came as immigrants were white skinned with blue eyes and > became known as the fair people or GWYNN / WYNNE. Another great tale but > not ever proved. It is my beleif that many Babtist and Quaker welsh fled > from the mid and eastern areas of wales and into Penn. and other areas. I > live in Canada where my father immigrated in 1928. His genealogy goes back 9 > generations to a Daniel Gwynn of llandissiloo Wales into London , Birmingham > , Malvern and Canada. I have the wills for all generations except one family > and of course...Daniel of llandissilio. > In Penn there should be records of Immigrants and where they lived. Any info > on this? The name Gwynn as in Tony Gwynn ... the ball player...was supposed > to have been from a slave family somewhere on Gwynns Island. When the slaves > were freed the people merely took the last name of the owners...another not > easily proven statement but interesting. Yes put me on both lists. Maybe > somewhere someone will fit the square hole or maybe I,ll fit their round > one. thanks, Roy Gwynn > > ______________________________ >