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Wynn Family History
Wynn Genealogy & Family TreeWynn is a Welsh name from Carnarvonshire, Wales. It comes from the Welsh word gwyn which means "white" or "fair" and referred to someone with a pale complexion or who often wore this color of clothing. The earliest known ancestor--Osketel Wyn--was recorded in 1199. The family motto is Sauviter in modo, fortiter in re which means "Gentle in manner, firm in act."
Other spellings include "Wynne," "Wyn," "Win," "Winn," and "Winne." Notable people with the surname include American football player DeShawn Wynn (Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers), American actor Keenan Wynn (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Great Race, Once Upon a Time in the West), and American football player Will Wynn (Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins). The first Wynn to come to America was Joe Wynn in Virginia in 1635.
Wynn Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Wynn -- --, 1553 March 1, 1626
- Lavinia Wynn -- --, 1852 January 21, 1909 Kentucky
- John Wynn -- --, 1720 November 0, 1782 Maryland
- Stella Marie Wynn -- --, 1907 October 2, 1999 Tennessee
- Margaret Maredydd Wynn -- --, 1542 December 0, 1615
Wynn Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Wynn -- --, 1545 December 0, 1600 Anglesey
- John Wynn -- --, 1500 December 0, 1546
- Morris Wynn -- --, 1520 December 0, 1563 Caernarvonshire
- Ruby Louise Wynn -- --, 1911 August 10, 1998 Mississippi
- James Lanier Wynn -- --, 1917 March 0, 1945 Mississippi
