I need help on my Gwynn Line. It has been passed down through the family by word of mouth that the original Gwynn in my line left Wales in the early 1600's (having to leave the Country quickly), and came to the Baltimore area in the America. However, I have only been able to establish that William Gwynn b. 1749 arrived in York County Pennsylvania about 1772 having emigrated from Ireland. He was an iron master and either owned or operated the Mary Ann Furnace, a blast furnace. He had no children. About 1775, his brother John Gwynn b. 1748 emigrated from Ireland to Fredrick County area of Maryland. He had a wife (unknown) and two children Ann b. ? and William b. 1775, both in Ireland. He had five more children in America, one being Elizabeth who married her cousin Robert Gwynn b.about 1774 in Great Britain and d. 22 August 1805 at sea. Being Elizabeth's cousin, it is probable the John and William had a brother. I have not been able to establish and connection in Ireland or Wales beyond the above. It could be that the original Gwynn went to Ireland instead of Baltimore. However, I received an article on the Kidwelly Tin Works (1737 to 1798) wherein Charles Gwynn, Anthony Rogers, Mary Gwynn, Leonard Bilson Gwynn, Robert Morgan, Catherine Middleton Gwynn, Lieu. General Francis Gwynn and William Gwynn of Kent were related and/or involved with the Tin Works or the iron works, blast-furnaces and forges at Carmarthen, Whitland and Cwydwyfran. The thought crossed my mind that this might be where my William Gwynn received his training as an iron master. Any ideas you might have would be appreciated. I'm going to post this message on the Cardignanshire, Monmouthshire, Dyfed and Pembrokeshire Lists as well, so you might run into it again, but please give it some attention and respond if you have any ideas for me. Thank you very much, John Gwynn San Francisco, California