Monday, March 2, 2009

Tregunter, Wales

Tregunter, an old seat of the Gunters, from whom it derives its name, was originally bestowed by Bernard Newmarch upon Sir Peter Gunter or Gaunt d'or, in reward for his services in the reduction of Brycheiniog, and continued in that family for many years. The place was sometimes referred to as Gunterstone, a place long ago alienated from the powerful family which indelibly inscribed their name upon it, which Sir Peter's descendants possessed for six or seven generations, until they removed to Gilston, in the parish of Llanfigan, perhaps under stress of weather, or more probably esteeming the vale of Usk more desirable than the colder neighbourhood of Talgarth.




















22 comments:

  1. Fantastic tour! Traveling to Tregunter has been a dream of mine for some time and I appreciate your sharing your experiences!

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  2. My great grandmother, Louisa Gunter (from the Berkshire Gunters), came to London as a Maid with her sister... oh how the mighty fall. We are not doing bad now though... Well done on the blog.

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  3. Great photos and research. Thanks for doing that. Have always wanted to get to Talgarth and see Tregunter for myself. Perhaps I will one day. My father is Charles Reid Gunter from Stuart, Virginia. He is a direct descendant of George Washington Gunter who moved to Stuart from Halifax County in 1825.

    William E. Gunter
    Pinehurst NC

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  4. It is a shame there is not recorded documents of the Gunters of Wales emigrating to the USA. Most beleive they decend from John Gunter b.1624 in Kintbury who was said to of emigrated to the US.
    But as yet no documents can prove he did for sure. Though I believe he did...having th paper work to prove such would be a must.
    I decend from John's brother..he stayed in the UK, down to my great grandmother Minnie Matilda May Gunter b.1899 in Tadley Hampshire, England.
    This is on my mothers side.

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    1. My records [from Steve Chase, son of Vivian Gunter Chase and from Luke Gunter] tell that John Gunter was born 09 Feb 1589/90 in Kintbury and died in Virginia abt 1679. He had a son, John Gunter, born 1624 in Henrico County, VA. Of course, there were a lot of Gunters in Kintbury and the John Gunter you mention may be a totally different one.

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    2. You are correct ‘Gentlemen’John Gunter (my 10th ggf) was born in Kintbury and died in Virginia

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  5. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/16296/images/TREGUNTER/

    This site has some more photographs of Tregunter. They look as if they have been taken from the other side. Have you already seen them?

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  6. It was good to see these images. I was brought up a few miles from Tregunter in the village of Llanfilo and we used to walk that way to Talgarth quite regularly. As kids we used to play in the woods nearby. It must be lovely for you to trace your roots like this.
    Enjoy it.
    Ella

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  7. John: Visit your blog quite regularly and love looking at the pictures. Am planning a trip of my own, but want to do some research first. Still trying to find a copy of "The Descent of Tregunter". The biggest question I guess I have for you is: has there been any digs or research done to point to where the original Norman castle owned by the Gunter was located? Would love to research more about Peter Gunter and his son William Gunter.

    Bill

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    1. Brycheiniog - Vol. 23 1988-1989 The descent of Tregunter. This article can be found on-line from the above reference at the National Library of Wales web-site.

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  8. Does anyone know where Sir Peter Gunter is buried

    Lee Gunter

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  9. Oh yah that property technically belongs to my family. My great,great grandfather was a Gunter.

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    1. My grandmother is a gunter

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  10. Just found this nugget. Will get to Gunterstone eventually, I'm sure. Nice blog!

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  11. We're here in the UK now, in Bath. Tomorrow we'll be heading to Talgarth. I want to thank you for being part of the inspiration for this trip.

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  12. From research on Ancestry.com John Gunter was born in 1590 in Kintbury, England (and from 25 other trees) my 10th great grandfather. He settled in Virginia. The line I decend from moved to North Carolina and from there Oglethorpe and Wilkes County Georgia.

    Billy Gunter

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  13. I've been doing some research involving Tregunter recently. It was purchased by Thomas Harris in the 18th century. He was brother to the more famous Howell Harris of Trevecca and Joseph Harris of the Royal Mint. The most famous visitor to the house at that time was Mary Robinson, London stage actress with Garrick, sometime consort of the Prince Regent, and married to the illigitimate son of Thomas Harris.

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  14. Very nice. How does one get permission to visit Tregunter now? I see from your info above it is being leased. I'll be in the area in September and would like to go there.

    Richard Gunter

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  15. I've found a lot of photographs of Tregunter on the Talgarth History Facebook page

    https://www.facebook.com/TalgarthHistory/

    Mike Gunter

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  16. The Welsh Georgian Trust is currently fundraising to buy & preserve the Gunter Mansion in Abergavenny. It was the house where the last 2 Welsh Catholic Martyrs said Mass before being executed in the late 1600s i.e. Saints David Lewis & Philip Evans. Please Google Gunter Mansion & pick up links including a Crowdfunder Site http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/gunter-mansion-and-its-hidden-17th-c-chapel if you feel moved to help the appeal. Many thanks

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  17. If you are a Gunter, come join us. We are direct decandants of Sir Peter Gunter.

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1686368421618398

    https://www.facebook.com/TLGunter/

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  18. I have the Gunter family tree back to Sir Peter. I will look it out and put what I have on this site at some point.

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