Watkin Ap John
1494–
Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
The Life of Watkin
When Watkin Ap John was born in 1494, in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, John Michael Jones, was 27 and his mother, Elenor Vaughan, was 24.
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Family Time Line
John Michael Jones
1467–1511
Elenor Vaughan
1470–1525
Sir Thomas Jones MP
1490–1559
Elizabeth Verch John
1493–
Watkin Ap John
1494–
Morgan ap Jones 2 son
1495–
Elsbeth ferch Johnes
1500–
James Jones
1500–
Jonet ferch John 1st
1500–
Morgan Johnes
1500–
Watkin Johnes
1500–
Morgan Jones
–
Thomas John
–
Jennet Johnes
1495–
Margred Verch John
1497–
Thomas Johnes
1500–1529
Blanche verch John ap Thomas
1500–1536
Morgan Jones
1501–
Hugh Farell, Bishop of Llandaff Jones
1508–1574
Parents and Siblings
1467–1511Male
1470–1525Female
siblings
(17)
1490–1559Male
1493–Female
1494–Male
1495–Female
Morgan ap Jones 2 son
1495–Male
+12 More Children
Name Meaning
1 Southern Italian: from Sicilian and southern Italian apa, lapa ‘bee’, applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a bee in some way or as a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper.2 Hungarian: from apa ‘father’, one of various surnames derived from relationship terms which were presumably originally applied with reference to someone of importance; other examples include Bátya ‘brother’, Fi ‘son’ Fia ‘his son’, Gyermek ‘child’, Unoka ‘grandchild’.3 Hungarian: from an old secular personal name Appa. The Transylvanian royal name Apafi is a patronymic from this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Watkin Ap John - Church record: birth-name: Watkin Ap John
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