Overview	I have in my minde, in the perusal of the whole course of the history of our name and kindred, compared or likened God's worke, in that to a man striking fire into a tinder-box, by the beating of the flint upon the Steele there are a number of sparkles of fire raysed, whereof but one or two takes fire, the rest vanishing away. " Sir John Wynne, The History of the Gwydir Family, page 52
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Decadency from the Welch noblemen of Gwynedd and Gwydir through 1000 years of history to our Wynnes and Winns of Virginia, is a myth. See Origins However, it is still widely held that most Wynnes, Wynns and Winns of Virginia probably have a common origin in a Welch family of that name.

DNA research without serious documentation is not clarifying our heritage. Much research continues with the hope of determining what has eluded myriad researchers for many many years. There are a lot of Winn cousins! DNA testing status.

The direct line from the Prince of Wales took a few side tracks. Some long-term problems were stirred up when a rightful heir was skipped over--thought too ugly to rule due to his broken nose. The lineage seems to have dead-ended not too many generations past Sir John Wynne of Gwydir.

So this family history web site works its way through history starting with Beatrice Emily Winn and going back through the lineage.

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In addition to embedded links, you'll often find father, mother, spouse and children links in the page headers. Here are some other ways you can approach this site:

• Begin with ancient history on the Origins Page
• Get an overview of our American heritage on the Lineage Page
• Search the entire site for any keyword and/or name

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This information is intended to be accurate and updated if found lacking. In the interim, best-guess data is presented as a "straw man" offered for further research.

Where two or more factoids conflict, all possible versions will be reflected in their logical context.

As better sources are identified, they will be linked where appropriate--embedded when available. The whole intent is to share without creating more "noise."

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These people/cousins have contributed to this site in some way and/or are interested in the information presented on this site.

Administrative Notes

Maintain all source reference data when copying information. This web site is not a genealogical source. It is a depository of information facilitating the sharing our common family history. As determined and when available, digital copies of source documents are linked herein for reference, printing, etc.).

In tracking ancestry via DNA, accuracy is wholly subject to the documentation of those with whom you compare your DNA. Since DNA can’t be read directly, the valid ancestry of those tested is still of supreme importance.

Serious research is still required to determine if there are connections between the ancient Gwynnedd line and our line - see Origins

Webmaster can provide additional speculative data on many ancillary lines not shown.