John Powell of Gadfa, Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire ¹

   Other names for John were John ap Howell and John ap Howell Gôch of Gadfa.

  Research Notes:

Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: FJH2-57 & AFN: 1VGP-2PT (11/10/06) has b. abt 1567, d. 24 Jul 1636.

From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, edited by Thomas Allen Glenn (Philadelphia, 1902), provided by books.google.com, pp. 46-48:

"Humphrey ap Hugh married, circa 1624-1625, Elizabeth, daughter of John Powell (otherwise called John ap Howell Gôch), of Gadfa, a large farm (then considered quite a good estate), in the township of Rhiwargor, in the parish of Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire. John ap Howell was taxed as a land owner in Llanwddyn, in a Lay Subsidy of 39 Elizabeth, 1596-7 [according to the Subsidy Rolls for Montgomeryshire], and was buried at Llanwddyn Parish Church, 24 July, 1636. He was the son of Howell Gôch, of Gadfa, ap Meredith ap Bedo ap Jenkin, of Caer Einion [see footnote 3, p. 47], and he married Sibill, daughter (seventh child) of Hugh Gwyn, Esquire, of Peniarth, Caernarvonshire, by Jane, daughter of Owen ap Hugh, of Bodeon, Anglesey [see footnote 5, p. 47], and sister unto Sir Hugh Owen, Barrister-at-Law and Recorder of Caermarthen, ancestor to the Owens, Baronets, of Orielton, Pembrokeshire. Hugh Gwyn [see footnote 6, p. 47] was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire from 2 December 1599-1600, and was commissioned one of the Justices of the Peace for that county, 11 May, 1611."

  Birth Notes:

Birth year around 1567 or 1568

John married Sibill verch Hugh Gwyn of Peniarth, daughter of Hugh Gwyn of Peniarth, High Sheriff of Carnaerfonshire and Jane verch Owen ap Hugh Owen, before 20 Sep 1588 in Llanwyddn, Montgomeryshire, Wales. (Sibill verch Hugh Gwyn of Peniarth was born betw 1566 and 1575 in Peniarth, Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales and died in Gadfa, Rhiwargor, Llanwyddn, Montgomeryshire, Wales.)