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Einion ap Celynin
Einion ap Celynin married Gwellian, daughter of Adda ap Meyric, Rector of Meivod in 1265. Meyric was a direct descendant of Brochwel Ysgithrog, Prince of Powys. This is the earliest armorial insignia of the Vaughans of Llwydiarth. Celynin, father of Einion, killed the mayor of Carmarthen and fled to Montgomeryshire. His wife, Gwladus, was from this region where her family had enough power to protect him.
We feature images from the Photo Gallery that are updated on the 1st and 15th of each month. If you have a VAUGHAN, GNARINI or any other ancestral allied family image you would like to submit, please send us an email with your image as an attachment. This image was posted Aug 1st.
John VAUGHAN presumably born in Britain about 1616 and Luigi GNARINI born 1833 in Italy are the first members of their respective families to come to America. This is a genealogy of all of John's and Luigi's known descendants, and, the pedigrees of Ralph & Gaea that brought these two great families together when they married. We also have a separate International GNARINI Genealogy for all other known GNARINIs in the world.
VAUGHAN, the 854th most common name in the US (1990 Census), is the Anglo-Saxon translation of the Welsh word VYCHAN that meant a junior member of the family. It was originally used to refer to a child in a family having the same given name as a parent but it became a secondary or surname after 1000 AD. Usage of VAUGHAN begins along The Marches of England after the time William the Conqueror’s forces first approached Wales. Unlike England, William never conquered Wales and the Welsh language remained intact much longer. VAUGHAN is the original and correct spelling of the name and is one of the 35 oldest names in Great Britain. Vaughn, Vaun and all other variations are corruptions due mainly to illiteracy, transcription error or poor penmanship and were not found in ancient Britain. Census-takers and government workers in The Colonies and later the United States were the greatest offenders.
GNARINI originates in the 11th Century mountain village of Ponzano Superiore, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy and is among the rarest names in the world. When Gaea's brother, John GNARINI, died in the year 2000, the name became extinct in North America. Ponzano Superiore was first built as a military outpost to overlook the Via Francigena in the Val di Magra (Magra River valley). We have had the privilege of visiting this wonderful place.
Our heritage includes four direct Mayflower lines (several more via cousin lines), scores of ties to European royalty and a few scoundrels.
At present, we have approximately 27,000 individuals representing more than 5,000 different surnames and over 800 photos.
If you have ancestors in this genealogy, we invite you to bring your line up to the current generation.
Ralph & Gaea (GNARINI) VAUGHAN
VAUGHAN, the 854th most common name in the US (1990 Census), is the Anglo-Saxon translation of the Welsh word VYCHAN that meant a junior member of the family. It was originally used to refer to a child in a family having the same given name as a parent but it became a secondary or surname after 1000 AD. Usage of VAUGHAN begins along The Marches of England after the time William the Conqueror’s forces first approached Wales. Unlike England, William never conquered Wales and the Welsh language remained intact much longer. VAUGHAN is the original and correct spelling of the name and is one of the 35 oldest names in Great Britain. Vaughn, Vaun and all other variations are corruptions due mainly to illiteracy, transcription error or poor penmanship and were not found in ancient Britain. Census-takers and government workers in The Colonies and later the United States were the greatest offenders.
GNARINI originates in the 11th Century mountain village of Ponzano Superiore, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy and is among the rarest names in the world. When Gaea's brother, John GNARINI, died in the year 2000, the name became extinct in North America. Ponzano Superiore was first built as a military outpost to overlook the Via Francigena in the Val di Magra (Magra River valley). We have had the privilege of visiting this wonderful place.
Our heritage includes four direct Mayflower lines (several more via cousin lines), scores of ties to European royalty and a few scoundrels.
At present, we have approximately 27,000 individuals representing more than 5,000 different surnames and over 800 photos.
If you have ancestors in this genealogy, we invite you to bring your line up to the current generation.
Ralph & Gaea (GNARINI) VAUGHAN