William MEYRICK

Abt 1546 - 1596  (~ 50 years)

• Name	William MEYRICK  [1]
  Born	Abt 1546	Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	M5QM-15N
  LifeSketch	[2]
  	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  [2]
  Occupation	[2]
  	Rector of St Davids, Pembrokeshire
  Died	1596	St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales   [1]
  Will	8 Jan 1613	Llys-Y-Fran, Pembroke, Wales   [2]
  Person ID	I594763361	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Sir John MEYRICK,   b. 1513, Bodorgan, Isle of Anglesey, Wales ,   d. 10 Dec 1568, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Sage GRIFFITH DAVIS,   b. 1521, Bodorgan, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom ,   d. 1554  (Age 33 years)
  Married	1545	St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales   [3]
  Family ID	F536728058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Verch LENEN,   b. 1550, Anglessy, Saint Davids, Pembroke, Wales ,   d. 1598, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales  (Age 48 years)
  Married	1570	Saint Davids, Saint Bride's Bay, Pembroke, Wales   [2]
  Children	1. John MEYRICK,   b. 1 Jan 1579, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. 26 Jun 1650, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 71 years)   2. Owen MEYRICK,   b. 1581, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Robert MEYRICK,   b. 1583, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Janet MEYRICK,   b. Abt 1585, , , Pembroke, Wales ,   d. , , Pembroke, Wales   5. Owen MEYRICK,   b. 1590, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F536728056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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. Title: 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. Biographical notes: 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

  
  

• Sources

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