Place of Birth

       The grandson of Cadforch (JA-1) and, the son of Ynyr (JB-1), is perhaps the most well known and well recognized of all the family members at this top of my Jones family tree. His name is fairly different since he has been called by two names placed together before there are any descriptors listed. He is named from his place of birth, and then any additional labels follow. He is one of the few fellas that follow this pattern among the many different surnames that are connected. His place of birth was Trevor (Vale of Dee) and, his given name was Tudor. Put together, he became known through the pages of history as Tudor Trevor. Using the coding system being followed he would be JC-1. It is the third generation down the branches which is a little surprising since he is usually identified as the founder of the tribe. Much has been written and, still will be written, perhaps because he was married to the daughter of the much more famous and world renowned Hywel Dda. Her name was Anghard (JC-2) and she is usually not listed among the many writers of Hywel Dda's story.

        Rhiengar(JB-2) the mother of Tudor Trevor (JC-1), had a second son named Ynyr Frych Abador (JC-3) who is rarely listed among this generation of folks and, was certainly a surprise when discovered. He carries that ancient Celtic name (Ynyr) from his father, and inherited his future position through his mother Rhiengar (JB-2) a heir to Hereford. You can imagine the number of research notebooks that document this generation. But, let's start at the place of birth, Trevor.

      A good place to start was to ask did this place, Trevor, actually exist? Well, after digging around, this map was found dated 4/24/05:

      The location of Trevor is shown in the middle of this map. there is also listed a Garth Trevor, Trevor Hall, and Trevor Tower noted by the yellow color. Now, the following map helps place this area with a little more geographic information with the river Dee shown outlined in blue.

      The river Dee runs along the southern border of Trevor which indicates the Vale of Dee. Well how about that, right smack in Maelor the homeland of Dad (JB-1) and Grandpa (JA-1).