Research Notes:

Of Cors-y-Gedol, Merion. and Cilgerran, Pemb.

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"Henry VII. gave the Constableship of Cilgerran Castle to William Vaughan, of the Corsygedol stock..."* ¹

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William Vychan of Cilgerran*, the first of the house in South Wales, where he lived, took to wife Margaret Perrott; and by her, who was the daughter of Sir William Perrott, he had Rhys Vychan of Cors y Gedol, Wm. Vaughan, and Gryffydd Vaughan. He had also a base son by Elizabeth Mortimer, daughter of Sir John Mortimer

* 26 May, 1 Henry VIII, Wm. Vachan appointed Seneschal, Receiver, Apparitor, and Forester of Cilgerran, and Constable of the Castle etc., during pleasure. ²