William MEYRICK

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• FamilySearch ID: M5QM-15N
• LifeSketch: ; Rev. William Merrick, son of Rev. John Merrick, born about 1546; nephew of Rt. Rev. Roland Merrick, Bishop of Bangor. Rev. William was at Llanleschid, where he may have been born. Upon the death of his uncle, Bishop of Bangor, Roland, he was transferred t
• Name: William MEYRICK
• Occupation: ; Rector of St Davids, Pembrokeshire
• Will: 8 Jan 1613, Llys-Y-Fran, Pembroke, Wales

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Rev. William Merrick, son of Rev. John Merrick, born about 1546; nephew of Rt. Rev. Roland Merrick, Bishop of Bangor. Rev. William was at Llanleschid, where he may have been born. Upon the death of his uncle, Bishop of Bangor, Roland, he was transferred to another living, in the south, i.e., to Morfil, in Pembrokeshire. He was Rector of St. Davids, a little fishing village on St. Bride's Bay, in the extreme southwest part of Wales, at the western end, or mouth, of Bristol Channel. "Morfil," in Welsh, signifies "Whale," which is indicative of the occupation of the inhabitants of St. Davids, who depended very largely upon the fishing for their subsistence.

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Reverend- He was Rector of St. Davids, a little fishing village on St. Bride's Bay, in the extreme southwest part of Wales, at the western end, or mouth, of Bristol Channel.

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William Meyrick, was born about 1540 in Pembrokeshire. He followed his father into the ministry. He married first to, Janet, daughter of Ienen of Trevillier. There was but one child, John Meyrick.'

*First marriage: William Meyrick married 1st, Janet, daughter of Ienen, son of JOhn, son of Ienen, son of Llewellyn of Trevillier. They have one son -

1. John Meyrick

*Second marriage: William married 2nd, Joan, daughter of William, son of Rys, son of Howel Young. They have three children-

1. Owen Meyrick (1590)
2. Robert Meyrick (1591)
3. Janet (1591)


William Meyrick
BIRTH1546
Rev. William Merrick was the nephew of Rev. Roland Merrick, Bishop of Bangor. Rev. William was at Llanleschid where he may have been born. Upon the death of his uncle, Bishop of Bangor Roland, William was transferred to another home in the south, i.e., to Morfil in Pembrokeshire. He was Rector of St. Davids, a little fishing village on St. Bride's Bay in the extreme southwest part of Wales at the western end or mouth of Bristol Channel. "Morfil," in Welsh, signifies "whale," which is indicative of the occupation of the inhabitants of St. Davids, who depended very largely upon the fishing for their subsistence. This occupation bred sailors, and among the descendants of the West coast Merricks were many bold and able seamen. It is said of Pembrokeshire that it is the least Welsh of all the Walsh counties, owing to the planting at an early time of a Flemish colony on its shores, which was antagonistic to the Welsh manner of living and thinking.

Saint David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales

William married Janet Verch LENEN in 1570 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales. Janet (daughter of Lenen AP JOHN) was born in 1550 in Anglessy, Saint Davids, Pembroke, Wales; died in 1598 in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales; was buried in 1589 in Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John MEYRICK was born on 1 Jan 1579 in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales; was christened on 11 Jan 1579 in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales; died on 26 Jun 1650 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Jun 1650 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
2. Owen MEYRICK was born in 1581 in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales; and died.
3. Robert MEYRICK was born in 1583 in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales; and died.
4. Janet MEYRICK was born about 1585 in , , Pembroke, Wales; was christened about 1585 in St. David, Pembroke, Wales; died in in , , Pembroke, Wales; was buried in , , Pembroke, Wales.
5. Owen MEYRICK was born in 1590 in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom; and died.

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• FamilySearch ID: KT7X-PKP
• LifeSketch: ; John Meyrick (Merrick) was Rector of Llandegai, just outside of Bangor about 1 1/2 miles north. Llanleschid is five miles south of Bangor, and John's younger brother Reynault, was Rector of Llanleschid. It is said that Rev. John Meyrick was first in the n

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John Meyrick (Merrick) was Rector of Llandegai, just outside of Bangor about 1 1/2 miles north. Llanleschid is five miles south of Bangor, and John's younger brother Reynault, was Rector of Llanleschid. It is said that Rev. John Meyrick was first in the navy which he left to enter the ministry.

Biographical Notes:

"John Meyrick, was born about 1513. It appears that he spent some years in the Navy but later entered the ministry following the family tradition. He was Rector of Llanllechyd (Llandachya). He married Sage, daughter of James and Maud (Lloyd) Griffith of Bant y Streimon. There were three children born of this union, William Myrick being next of the line.'"

John married Sage GRIFFITH DAVIS in 1545 in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Sage was born in 1521 in Bodorgan, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom; died in 1554. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LBVY-244

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• FamilySearch ID: L67B-CT1

Meurig married Margaret VERCH ROLAND. Margaret was born in 1483 in Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales; died in 1515 in Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LKKM-H43