Early Welsh Pedigrees

The following pedigrees are taken directly from various documents such as Heraldic Visitations.  I haven't attempted to verify these documents and their accuracy is questionable.  However, they are interesting and give early examples of the name.  There is a challenge for someone - to prove or disprove any of the following!

CRADOCK alias NEWTON - Montgomeryshire, Wales

Howel Dda, King of Wales, died 948
Prince Owen of South Wales & Powis, died 987
Rhydderch, alias Roderick
Cariadog
Rhydderch, lord of Pembroke = Margaret daughter of Howell ap Rees ap Tewdwr
Gronwy ap Rhydderch
Howell, Lord of Ystraboy & Newton, Pembrokeshire, was slain by the French 1096 and
        buried  at Llandilo Vaure, Sth Wales= Gwenllian, dau of Lord Rees GRYG
Cariadog Lord of Newton, interred at Newton in Rowse
        = Catharine, dau of Sir Andrew PERROT
Wilcock CARIADOG, Lord of Newton = Joewan, dau of Sir Matthew WOGAN
William CARIADOG = Catharine, dau of Sir William DELABERE (or De la Mare)
John CRADOCK, Lord of Newton = Joewan, dau of Sir Elidr DDU
Robert or Richard CRADOCK =  dau of Sir Nicholas SHERBORN
John CRADOCK = 1. Nesta, dau of Sir Peter RUSSEL, 2. Alice, dau of Stephen PERROTT
John CRADOCK of Newton
Sir Richard CRADOCK, Chief Justice of England, living in 1439,  was also known as Sir Richard NEWTON because he was born in Newton.  Sir Richard was first married to Ima PERROT and the sons of this marriage appear to have taken NEWTON as their surname.    He then married Emmott HARVEY and the son of this marriage was Sir John CRADOCK, Lord of Newton, who married Isabel CHEDDAR and had at least four sons.
    i Richard Cradock alias Newton, died without male issue.
    ii Thomas Cradock* of Newton, heir to his brother, married Lucia, daughter of Lord         HAMPTON.
    iii John Cradock
    iv Henry Cradock

*Thomas Cradock, and his wife Lucia had one son -
Sir John Cradock, who married a daughter of Sir Anthony POYNTZ, and had 6 sons -
    i Henry of Richmond Castle.
    ii John, who married Miss CLERKE of Somersetshire
    iii  Thomas
    iv Francis
    v Sampson
    vi Anthony

The arms on this pedigree is described as, "Arg. on a chev. az. 3 garbs or."

Llanysteffan - Carmarthenshire, Wales, 1597

This is taken from the pedigree of another family who eventually took the surname of LLOYD.  No dates were given in this part of the pedigree, although it is known that Howel Dda died in 948 AD.

Howel Dda
Owain ap Howel
Jestyn ap Owain
Rydderch ap Jestyn
Kradog ap Rydderch
Rydderch ap Kradog
Gronwy ap Rydderch
Howel ap Gronwy
Kradog ap Howel
Syr Wilkok Kradog ap Kradog
William ap Syr Wilkok Kradog, m. Elen Wynter.
John ap William
Robart ap John
John ap Robart
Wilkok Kradog Esg off Pen y coed ap John

Last updated 23 January 1999