Heylyn
Heylyn or Heilyn is a name of Brythonic origin meaning cup-bearer. Characters bearing the name occur in stories found in the Red Book of Hergest and other collections of Welsh history and legend.[1]
The Heylyn family came from Pentreheylin in the parish of Llandysilio Montgomeryshire. The family were hereditary cupbearers to the Princes of Powys, and a pedigree dates back to around 1000 AD.[2] Grono ap Heylyn was commissioned by Llewelyn the Last in peace negotiations with Edward I of England. [3]
Heylyn or Heylin as a surname may refer to:
- Edward Heylyn (1695–1765), English merchant and entrepreneur, one of the founders of the Bow porcelain factory
- John Heylyn (1685–1759), Anglican divine, known as the Mystic Doctor
- Peter Heylin (1599–1662), English ecclesiastic and author of polemical, historical, political and theological tracts
- Rowland Heylyn (1563-1631) London merchant and publisher of a Welsh bible
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