Genealogy of Rev Robert Blayney and Dr Benjamin Blayney
The Radnor, Kinsham and Evesham BlayneysSeparate origin to the Blayneys of Gregynog
There are frequent references to a Rev Robert Blayney, Lord of Manor of Garlford married to Catherine Howard, but not appearing on any genealogy related to the Blayneys descended from Evan Blayney (1370-1430) of Tregynon, also
Rev Robert Blayney, Lord of the Manor of Garlford d.?1836 [653]
The Rev Robert Blayney's uncle, the famous Dr Benjamin Blayney, (1728-1801) of "Blayney Bible" fame is not from the Tregynon (and later Gregynog) line. It is now clear that Dr Benjamin Blayney's family was descended from the Blayneys of Kinsham in Radnorshire, Wales, and so not directly related to the Gregynog Blayneys, although there are some interesting inter-marriages between the families and some common ancestry.
This Blayney family claim ancestry from the famous Elystan Glodrydd, Prince of Fferlys (Fferyllwg, Ferleg, Ferlex or Ferlys), between the Severn and the Wye [492] [419]
The Kinsham, Herefordshire Blayneys
It is stated in Sir Thomas Phillips's "Glamorganshire Pedigrees", that one Howel, the son of David, married a daughter of "Mirick ap Evan ap Jenkin, of Blaen Llyfni, gent.", and that their son Evan, took Blayne as his surname. His descendants became "Blayney", and their residence was Kinsham, near Presteign(e) [667].
1 Hoell BLAENE [226] or How O'ER BLAENAU [239] of Radnor or Hoewell ap Jenkin, gent of Blaen Llyfni (5Km west of Tretower). [Blaen Llyfni means source of the Llynfi, and the castle is on the source of the Avon Llynfi] Could the name Blayney for this family derive from Blaen? Unknown parents but we do know that there was an Ievan Blaenau (Blayney) working as a Forester for "Hirthowel" (Rhyddhywel on the Radnor Montgomery border) for 1392-3 [226]. It has been assumed that this Forester was the same as Evan Blayney (1370-1430) of Tregynon but he is close enough to have been the ancestor of Hoell of Radnor and were it not for DNA evidence to the contrary, could well have fathered both lines!! + Maud verch William ap THOMAS, dau of Sir William ap Thomas, (1401-1446) and Gladys GAM (dau. of Sir David Gam) and sister of Sir William HERBERT, who was created 1st Earl of Pembroke (1423-1469) for his support for the Duke of York, but lost his head when captured in 1469 by "Warwick the King Maker" This is another connection with the Gregynog Blayneys as Maud's brother, Sir Richard HERBERT was the ancestor of Elizabeth LLOYD who married John BLAYNEY Esq of Gregynog b.1591; d.1665. 2 Matthew GOCH ap Hoell His grand-daughter Wenllian married Hugh David Lewis, ancestors of the Lewis family of Harpton, Old Radnor 2 Cadogan ap Hoell BLAENE 2 Meredith ap Hoell + Marged verch Morus ab Owen ap Jevan Blaene [=intermarriage between the "unrelated" Blayney families] [226] 3 Edward ap Meredith ap Hoell BLAYNEY 3 David ap Meredith ap Hoell BLAYNEY + ___ 4 John BLAYNEY ("gent, and citizen and merrchant taylor of London" in his Bill addressed to the Lord Chancellor in 1538 [226]. dsp~1547 so clearly unable to be an ancestor of the Blayney Taylors of London (my ancestors)! 3 Morgan ap Meredith + ___ 4 Ieuan VAUGHAN ap Morgan ap Meredith of Bryndraenog Beguildy, co. Radnor +(1)Jane BLAYNEY b~1579, dau of David Lloyd BLAYNEY (of Gregynog) [=intermarriage between the "unrelated" Blayney families] [226] I am postulating that a descendant of this marriage was: 5 Eleanor (Ellen) VAUGHAN of Llanfyllin dau of Evan VAUGHAN of Llanfyllin (?=Ieuan VAUGHAN) [Llanfyllin is 42 Km north of Beguildy] + Evan JONES of Llanlloddian (Llanlothian) Hall, Llanfair Caereinion (Montgomeryshire); b.1663; d.1716 D.L. (Deputy Lieutenant) for co. Montgomery Son of John JONES of Llanlloddian and Susan verch Morgan DAVID 6 Thomas JONES Esq of Llanlloddian b.16Jul1686; d.1743; bur Llanfair Built the Llantysilio Hall in 1734. "a magnificent double fronted Georgian Mansion [which] stood just below the present Victorian hall. It is said that above the door was carved in stone a coat of arms which included three severed horse heads (the coat of Brochwel Yscythrog Prince of Powys)" [751b] "and over the door were carved his arms in stone, viz., sable, three horse's heads erased argent,..." [752] + Lady Margaret CUPPER (Llantysilio Estate); m.5Aug1715 dau of Thomas CUPPER (Steward to the Myddletons of Chirk and Ruthin Castle [750] [751] who built the original hall, according to Thomas Pennant (Tour of 1773), [753] 7 Thomas Jones of Llantysilio Hall, Denbighshire (b.1716; d.6May1761 + Mary LLOYD (b.1723/24; d.23Jul1787) [750] dau of John LLOYD of the Hayes co. Salop See their crypt and the "Hybrid" Blayney Coat of Arms 8 Thomas JONES Esq of Llantysilio and Llanlloddian Sheriff of Denbighshire, 1752 and 1792 dSP.12Dec1820 inestate (Estates reverted to Major Harrison) 2 Evan (Jeven, Ievan) ap Hoewell (Howell) BLAYNEY (BLAYNE) ["Ievan ap hoewell Blayne" occurs in the 17th Cent "Book of Baglan" [666]] + ___ 3 Eva BLAYNEY (Efa BLAENE) + David DEE (Dafydd DDU) (?1330-1380), grandfather of Dr John DEE 3 John BLAYNEY of Melyneth (Melineth/Maelienydd), Radnorshire. genealogy below largely from Burke's Commoners [229] + Elizabeth WIGMORE, dau of Richard WIGMORE of Lugton 4 Richard BLAYNEY of Kinsham, Herefordshire + Jane HARLEY, dau of Sir John HARLEY knt 5 Thomas BLAYNEY Esq. of Kinsham, Herefordshire. Living in 1573 + Katherine (Cathren) VAUGHAN dau of Meredith ap David VAUGHAN 6 eight daughters: -Elenor (Elnor) [m. John Knyll], Johan [m. John Flory], Dorothy [m. Robert], Mary, Alice, Anne, Elizabeth (Eliza) [who m. Robert Cotterill] & Catherine [m. Morris ap Price]. [229] [see below] 6 John BLAYNEY Esq of Kinsham (Over Kinsham), Herefordshire; will of 1570 ?Visited his second cousin Dr John DEE 29thJune 1595 [350], but wrong generation so he may have had an uncle John Blayney. + Katherine (Chathren) dau of Lawrence LUDLOW of Shropshire. Widowed by 25Jun1589, d.1590 7 Ann (Anne) BLAYNEY + John GREENELY (?GREENFLY) of Mowldey [369] 8 Margaret GREENELY 7 Elizabeth BLAINEY / BLAYNEY (?m. ___ FLATCHER) 7 Elnor BLAINEY / BLAYNEY + Thomas PRICE of Combe [369] 7 John BLAYNEY (BLAINEY) Esq. of Kinsham + Mary dau of Francis WELSH Esq of Shelsby Welsh, Worcestershire 8 Elizabeth BLAYNEY living in 1590 8 Francis BLAYNEY Esq. of Kinsham living in 1634 + Elizabeth, dau of George DETTON Esq of Detton, Shropshire 9 numerous family including 9 Thomas BLAYNEY (heir) (see below) 9 Robert BLAYNEY of Kinsham, HerefordPossibly moved to London on his marriage in 1677 as a Robert Blayney occupied No 56 Lincoln's Inn Fields from 1667 until at least 1675 [418] Secretary to Charles II's minister the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury + Rebecca RUSHWORTH of Savoy, Middlesex b.1649; m.16Aug1667 (Weeden Essex) Rebecca was the 2nd dau. of Sir John RUSHWORTH M.P. b~1607 in Acklington Park, Northumberland; d.12May1690 (Fleet Prison); a Historian and Secretary to Lord Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell [652] and his wife Hannah WADDRINGTON. 9 Thomas BLAYNEY Esq + Betty PARKES, dau of Benjamin PARKES, Esq of Worcester 10
[Below line no proven link> 4 ?____ BLAYNEY of Radnorshire + ___ 5 David BLAYNEY of Radnorshire [Assumption that this David was of the Radnorshire Blayneys as he isn't to be found in the Montgomeryshire genealogies and his daughter married into the Radnorshire Baskervilles. There needs to be at least one missing generation for Dorothy to be born in 1617.] + ___ 6 Dorothy BLAYNEY b.1617; m.1638; d.1697 [656] [229] + James BASKERVILLE Esq of "Aberedow" or "Aberdow" son of Thomas BASKERVILLE Esq of Lambedrin/Llanbeder (b.1579; m.1610) and Eleanor LEWIS (b.23Jan1587), dau of John LEWIS of "Lanwenny" 7 Ellinor BASKERVILLE 7 Joan BASKERVILLE 7 James BASKERVILLE Esq m.1664; d.1697 + Elizabeth GRIFFIN of Bickmarsh, Warwickshire 8 Edward BASKERVILLE 8 Thomas BASKERVILLE Esq of Aberdow; b?1668; m?1700; d.14Apr1721 + Sybill COLLINS 9 Thomas BASKERVILLE b.1701; d.1740 + Meliora BASKERVILLE b.25Aug1726 dau of Richard BASKERVILLE and Jane GORE (dau of Sir William GORE) 9 Sybil BASKERVILLE + Walter DAVIES m.7May1740 9 Margaret BASKERVILLE + Thomas DUNNE m.17May1737 8 James BASKERVILLE bur.13Aug1738 8 Nicholas BASKERVILLE 8 Walter BASKERVILLE 8 Jeremiah BASKERVILLE 8 John BASKERVILLE 7 Dorothy BASKERVILLE 7 Ann BASKERVILLE + __ VAUGHAN 4 John BLAYNEY Esq of Shropshire b~1410 [229] [657] [658] + ___ 5 Margaret BLAYNEY b~1440 (Shropshire) + John PLOWDEN of Plowden b~1435 (Shropshire) 6 Margaret PLOWDEN b.1474 + John WALCOTT 6 Humphrey PLOWDEN b.1480 (Bishop's Castle Shropshire); d.10Mar1557 + Elizabeth STURRY of Rossall, near Shrewsbury; b~1480; d.30Mar1559 dau of John STURRY of Rossall
Presumably this family were also related:
1 John Blayney Purchased The Parks, Preteigne, Radnor from John Cummings, gent as well as Corton and the Upper Park, Closes and The Whorestone + ____ 2 ____ + Sible 3 Thomas BLAYNEY of the Parke, p.Presteigne, co.Radnor. Sold land 1642/3 [633] + ElizabethBut could be the Deptuty Sheriff Thomas Blayney of Berriew (grandfather doesn't match)
Another Blayney to "fit in" is:
1 Thomas BLAYNEY who bore the Kinsham Blayney arms Warrant to be purveyor of the Royal Stables 1660 [349], Warrant to be Sergeant-at-Arms 1660 [349] and Sergeant-at-Arms to King Charles II Mar1665 [336] + Hester BLACKWELL dau of Michael BLACKWELL of Rootham, Kent 2 Thomas BLAYNEY [336]
Blaenllynfi Castle
Llanlloddian Hall
Photo by David M Jones see
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Hybrid Blayney
three horses' head on left
Three boars' heads on right
Blayney de Keynsham, Hereford
1st & 4th ar. 3 boars' heads crouped sa. armed gu.
2nd & 3rd gu. a lion ramp. reguard. or.
Crest: The ermine or fox [361], passant ar.
Evesham Marketplace
Blayney of Evesham
Arms: Gules a chevron or,
beneath a chief ermine;
Crest: An ermine ppr.
Motto: Non nobis solum.
[Burke's Commoners [229]]
