Biography of Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet 1749-1789

Paternal Family Tree: Williams Wynn

On 20 Oct 1740 [his grandfather] William Williams-Wynn 2nd Baronet (age 75) died. His son [his father] Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet (age 48) succeeded 3rd Baronet Williams of Gray's Inn.

Before Jul 1748 [his father] Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet (age 56) and Ann Vaughan were married.

In Jul 1748 [his father] Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet (age 56) and [his mother] Frances Shackerley Lady Williams-Wynn (age 27) were married. She was his god-daughter. The difference in their ages was 29 years.

On 23 Sep 1749 Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet (age 57) and Frances Shackerley Lady Williams-Wynn (age 28).

On 26 Sep 1749 [his father] Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet (age 57) died. His son Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet succeeded 4th Baronet Williams of Gray's Inn. [his future wife] Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn (age 1) by marriage Lady Williams of Gray's Inn.

After 1769. Joshua Reynolds (age 45). Portrait of Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet (age 19) and [his future wife] Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn (age 20). The couple are depicted life-size in matching black and pink Van Dyck costume, and are holding theatrical masks in a curtained architectural setting, beside a massive vase. The picture was presumably begun as a marriage portrait, although it is unlikely to have been completed prior to Lady Henrietta's death on 25 July 1769. Williams-Wynn sat for Reynolds in February 1769, his fiancée in March, and Sir Watkin once again in August. The black costume of the figures suggest that it was completed as a memorial portrait after Henrietta Williams-Wynn's death.

On 13 Apr 1769 Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet (age 19) and Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn (age 20) were married. She died fifteen weeks later. She the daughter of Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort (age 56).

On 25 Jul 1769 [his wife] Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn (age 21) died fifteen weeks after she married of unknown causes.

In Dec 1771 Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet (age 22) and Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn (age 17) were married. She by marriage Lady Williams of Gray's Inn.

On 25 Oct 1772 [his son] Watkin Williams-Wynn 5th Baronet was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet (age 23) and [his wife] Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn (age 18).

On 09 Oct 1775 [his son] Charles Williams-Wynn was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn (age 21).

On 19 Jun 1780 Richard Griffin 2nd Baron Braybrook (age 29) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine Granville Baroness Braybrook (age 19) were married.

On 16 Mar 1783 [his son] Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet (age 33) and [his wife] Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn (age 29).

On 24 Jul 1789 Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet (age 39) died. His son [his son] Watkin Williams-Wynn 5th Baronet (age 16) succeeded 5th Baronet Williams of Gray's Inn.

On 29 Sep 1830 [his former wife] Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn (age 76) died.

[his daughter] Henrietta Elizabeth Williams-Wynn Baroness Delamere was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet and Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn.

Royal Ancestors of Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet 1749-1789

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Ancestors of Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet 1749-1789

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Williams

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Williams 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Emma Dolben

GrandFather: William Williams-Wynn 2nd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Kyffin

Father: Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Thelwall of Plas-y-Ward

GrandMother: Jane Thelwall

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Wynn

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wynn 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sian Bulkeley

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wynn

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gerard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sidney Gerard

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sydney Wynn

Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: George Shackerley of Hulme

Mother: Frances Shackerley Lady Williams-Wynn 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Bagot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hervey Bagot 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cave

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Bagot 2nd Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Bagot 3rd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Anne Bagot 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Salusbury

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Salusbury

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Salusbury

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Salusbury

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Thelwall