Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1709-1813 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
82 items.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Little is known of the Mostyn family of Bryngwyn until a William Mostyn of Bryngwyn whose will was proved in 1729. John Mostyn, esq., was living at Bryngwyn in 1740 with his brothers William Mostyn and Humphrey Mostyn, esqs, when William married Grace, daughter of Robert Wynne of Plas Newydd, Denbighshire, esq. The capital messuage of Plas Kynaston in the parish of Ruabon, Denbighshire, was included in the marriage settlement.
William Mostyn (d. c.1786) is described as of Bryngwyn, esq., 1755-1769, and of Plas Kynaston, esq., 1783-1787. His eldest son and heir apparent was William Mostyn (fl. 1769-92, d. pre-1812) the younger, of Bryngwyn, esq. He married Rebecca (fl. 1769-92) daughter of Rebecca Dod of Edge, Cheshire, widow, in 1769. He had assumed the surname Owen by 1774, and was known as William Owen of Woodhouse, esq., formerly William Mostyn the younger. Their eldest son and heir apparent was also called William Owen (fl. 1791-1813) of Woodhouse, esq.
Bryngwyn was mortgaged in 1787 to William Jennens of Grosvenor Square, London, and Plas Kynaston was mortgaged in 1788 by William Owen to John Freer of Birmingham, surgeon. In 1791 William Owen, his wife and son put Bryngwyn into the hands of trustees, members of the Wynne family of Plas Newydd and the Dod family of Edge. Jenners was still receiving interest payments in 1798, as was Freer in 1797.
Archival history
These documents probably came into the possession of Thomas Lane (alive 1787-1813) of Goldsmith Hall, in consequence of his involvement in the trusteeship of Bryngwyn and other properties.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the Goldsmith's Company, London, in 1966, per the British Records Association.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds and documents relating to the Mostyn family of Bryngwyn, Montgomeryshire, and Plas Kynaston, Denbighshire, 1729-84, and their successors, the Owen family of Woodhouse, Shropshire, 1774-1813.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue, is available at NLW. The papers are listed in NLW, Schedule of Deeds and Documents received from British Records Association, 1966, pp. 4-28.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Humphreys, T. M., ' Bryngwyn: a study of the impact of family settlements, extravagence and debt on a Welsh estate' Montgomeryshire Collections LXXV (1987), pp. 70-93.
Notes area
Note
Formerly BRA 1966. Current title supplied from contents of fonds; former title based on name of depositor and year of deposit.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Plas Kynaston Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Mostyn family, of Plas Kynaston (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
May 2002.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Stephen Benham.
Archivist's note
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Deeds and Documents received from British Records Association, 1966;