From http://booneinfo.com/boone/morgan.html
John Morgan of Caerleon, second son of Sir Thomas Morgan, called of Pencoed, b 1519; married (1) Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis ap Richard Gwyn of Van; married (2) Janet, daughter of David Morgan ap Rhys ap Phillip ap Rhysvychan of Caio, by Joan, daughter of Morgan Rosser.
4th Earl of Worcester
2nd Earl of Huntingdon, Lord Hastings
Lord Montagu
Executed 1539
From http://booneinfo.com/boone/morgan.html
John Morgan of Caerleon, second son of Sir Thomas Morgan, called of Pencoed, b 1519; married (1) Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis ap Richard Gwyn of Van; married (2) Janet, daughter of David Morgan ap Rhys ap Phillip ap Rhysvychan of Caio, by Joan, daughter of Morgan Rosser.
From The Data Wales website: http://www.data-wales.co.uk/pencoed.htm
Newport C.B.C. Rejects Plan to build Theme Park around Pencoed Castle, Morgans Around the World and Local Residents can Relax (for the moment).
Wales, 23 December 1999. Your intrepid reporter heard a local news broadcast today to the effect that the Borough of Newport has refused a Bristol based company, Legend Court, permission to build Europe's largest all-weather theme park in the grounds of Pencoed Castle. The Borough was not convinced by some of the figures put forward by the company and rejected the plan out of hand. The general public's slant on the proposal had already been somewhat jaundiced by a Welsh television documentary. The highly experienced investigative journalist Paddy French made a programme which asked some pretty searching questions. Paddy had the wit to interview Stephen Weeks of Penhow Castle. Stephen knows a lot about castles (he's taken good care of Penhow for many years) but he also knows a lot about film studios. His brief but searing demolition of the Legend Court staff and visitor projections (which included figures for a massive new film studio) must rank with some of the better known pronouncements of the Delphic oracle.
The background to the proposal follows, but if you are up to date with this you can scroll down for some detail on Pencoed Castle, the threatened landmark and park. I have no idea what the future holds but will update this page as news comes to hand.
We said: This proposal has implications for the whole of Wales, and everyone with an interest in Welsh history. Whatever the implications for the economy of South Wales, can it be right to build a theme park around a little known but worthy survivor from the mists of time? The talk is of a final decision on the application being made by members of the new Welsh Assembly. Future generations will reflect on their judgement.
If the company planning the venture succeed, the castle would become the centrepiece of a resort (Legend Court) with "history" as its theme. We have a drawing of the proposal and some more detail here. Note: We asked you for comments on this proposal and have a note of your reactions here.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pencoed Castle - brief history and photographs
Pencoed (pronounced "Pen-koyd") is set in around 370 acres of rolling farmland about one km. from the village of Llandevaud in Gwent. We have a location plan here. Some new higher res. photos here and a page regarding the possible Boone family connection here. September '98, an old print added here.The castle is a fortified Tudor manor house thought to have been built by Sir Thomas Morgan during the first quarter of the 16th Century on the site of a moated Norman castle held in 1270 by Sir Richard de la More and in 1306 by Maurice and Walter de Kemeys. The manor house appears to incorporate parts of the earlier castle. In 1485 the Battle of Bosworth had ended the Wars of the Roses and in general the Welsh had backed the winning side. It became possible to build a large family home without having to worry too much about arrow slits and gun ports. Pencoed reflects a peaceful (and for some) a prosperous period in Welsh affairs. The Morgans, a branch of the powerful Monmouthshire family, settled at Pencoed for some time. Nearby Llanmartin Church once boasted a carefully wrought chapel with carved effigies of an ancient Morgan knight and his wife but a later owner of the manor stripped the lead from the chapel roof and time and decay laid low this memorial. In more recent times, Pencoed was bought by a British admiral who sought seclusion there after a court martial. In 1914 Lord Rhondda purchased the castle and carried out some restoration. After his death in 1918 the work ceased.
The Pencoed Morgans descended from Llewelyn ap Ivor (lord of St. Cleare) and his wife Angharad, daughter of Sir Morgan Meredith (and representative of the Ancient Welsh Lords of Caerleon). Angharad was born in 1300. The name Morgan was originally spelled "Morcant" in Old Welsh and only became "Morgan" in the medieval period. Despite what you may have read on the Web, the name does not mean "sea- born". If you are interested in the Morgans of Monmouthshire (nowadays the county of Gwent) you might like to look at this picture of a statue depicting Lord Tredegar, a Morgan who took part in Britain's most famous military tragedy - the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War. We also have a note on a relic of Sir Nicholas Morgan .
Historic Building Listing. The Secretary of State for Wales is required to compile lists of buildings of special architectural or historic interest. Pencoed Castle is listed as a grade II* building (i.e. considered to be a particularly important building of more than special interest). In practice, listing serves to provide a reference of buildings important to the heritage and acts as a form of protection. Before a listed building can be altered or extended "listed building consent" must be obtained from the appropriate planning authority.If you'd like to take a look at a castle that has remained hidden from view for many years, this page has several more pictures of Pencoed and its buildings. We have a ground plan taken from a drawing made in 1864 here.