Master sergeant of the Lordship of Abergavenny.

WILLIAM ap JENKIN and Gwenllian verch Howel.

William was born in 1327 and died in 1377. Gwenllian was the daughter and sole heir of Howel Vychan ap Howel ap Ioworth of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, of Monmouth, a direct descendant of the early Welsh kings of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Upon the death of Gwenllian's father, William became Lord of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, taking his father-in-law's coat of arms and the alias, Herbert. He is the progenitor of the Herbert family as well as the Raglan. William had 14 children, seven of which were by Gwenllian.

History: One of the early ancestors, William ap Jenkin (1327-1377) was the only child of "Jenkin the Apple Tree", a clerk to the Lord of Abergavenny at Llanvapley. William married the daughter and heir of Vychan ap Howel, a descendant of the early Welsh kings of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Upon Vychan's death, William inherited his title and property as Lord of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, his coat of arms and his family name, Herbert (Hir-Bert in Welsh, meaning "very tall").

Pedigree: William married the daughter and heir of Vychan ap Howel, a descendant of the early Welsh kings of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Upon Vychan's death, William inherited his title and property as Lord of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, his coat of arms and his family name, Herbert (Hir-Bert in Welsh, meaning "very tall").

Managed his landed estates.

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Managed his landed estates.

WILLIAM ap JENKIN and Gwenllian verch Howel.

William was born in 1327 and died in 1377. Gwenllian was the daughter and sole heir of Howel Vychan ap Howel ap Ioworth of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, of Monmouth, a direct descendant of the early Welsh kings of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Upon the death of Gwenllian's father, William became Lord of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, taking his father-in-law's coat of arms and the alias, Herbert. He is the progenitor of the Herbert family as well as the Raglan. William had 14 children, seven of which were by Gwenllian.

History: One of the early ancestors, William ap Jenkin (1327-1377) was the only child of "Jenkin the Apple Tree", a clerk to the Lord of Abergavenny at Llanvapley. William married the daughter and heir of Vychan ap Howel, a descendant of the early Welsh kings of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Upon Vychan's death, William inherited his title and property as Lord of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, his coat of arms and his family name, Herbert (Hir-Bert in Welsh, meaning "very tall").

Pedigree: William married the daughter and heir of Vychan ap Howel, a descendant of the early Welsh kings of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Upon Vychan's death, William inherited his title and property as Lord of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, his coat of arms and his family name, Herbert (Hir-Bert in Welsh, meaning "very tall").

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WILLIAM ap JENKIN and Gwenllian verch Howel.

William was born in 1327 and died in 1377. Gwenllian was the daughter and sole heir of Howel Vychan ap Howel ap Ioworth of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, of Monmouth, a direct descendant of the early Welsh kings of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Upon the death of Gwenllian's father, William became Lord of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, taking his father-in-law's coat of arms and the alias, Herbert. He is the progenitor of the Herbert family as well as the Raglan. William had 14 children, seven of which were by Gwenllian.

History: One of the early ancestors, William ap Jenkin (1327-1377) was the only child of "Jenkin the Apple Tree", a clerk to the Lord of Abergavenny at Llanvapley. William married the daughter and heir of Vychan ap Howel, a descendant of the early Welsh kings of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Upon Vychan's death, William inherited his title and property as Lord of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, his coat of arms and his family name, Herbert (Hir-Bert in Welsh, meaning "very tall").

Pedigree: William married the daughter and heir of Vychan ap Howel, a descendant of the early Welsh kings of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Upon Vychan's death, William inherited his title and property as Lord of Cerf-Y-Ddwy-Gwlyd, his coat of arms and his family name, Herbert (Hir-Bert in Welsh, meaning "very tall").

Managed his landed estates.