At the day of birth, the name given to the next male in line of descent, must have been made with some reasons in mind. Ynyr (JB-2) was certainly an old and perhaps special Celtic name. From this point on down the family tree [down from the top], many individuals discovered have a special label attached to the name. For example; George, "the red head"; Pete, "the very short one"; or Charles, "who was born in Iowa", are given to describe a special characteristic or item of interest to distinguish the individual. For our Ynyr (JB-1) it was "Lord of Both Maelors, Oswestry, and Whittington". For his wife named Rhiengar (JB-2), her label was "Heir to Hereford". Now the Welsh laws are yet to be collected and written, but when written (see post of April 4, 2022) the following is given: "If an owner of land has no other heir than a daughter, the daughter will be heir of all the land". (p. 107) Thus Rhiengar (JB-2) must have been the only remaining child of her family. The tag following our Ynyr (JB-1) names several geographic locations which are shown in the following:
The locations named are shown in relationship to Offa's Dyke. Most of the sites are east of the dyke and must represent the kindred's family origin. Riding the fence between two distinct cultures (Saxon and Welsh) continues to demonstrate itself down the various branches of my Jones family tree. Many descriptors are yet to come.
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