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Dorothy Griffith 1520 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Death Date: 11 Mar 1540

Death Location: Penrhyn, Carnavon, Wales

Father: Sir Griffith

Mother: Lady Stradling

Spouse(s): Hugh Presaddfed"

Children(s): George Lewis

The story of Dorothy Griffith began in 1520 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Dorothy Griffith married Hugh Lewis, of Presaddfed Also Known As: "Hugh Lewis of Presaddfed", and had children including George John Lewes Lewis. Dorothy Griffith passed away in 1540 in Penrhyn, Carnavon, Wales.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Griffith began in 1520 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Wales.
  • Dorothy Griffith married Hugh Lewis, of Presaddfed Also Known As: "Hugh Lewis of Presaddfed", and had children including George John Lewes Lewis.
  • Dorothy Griffith passed away in 1540 in Penrhyn, Carnavon, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Griffith
1476 – 1531
Birth Location: Penrhyn Castle, Llandegai, Carnarvonshire, Wales
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Lady Stradling
1477 – 1567
Birth Location: St Donat's Castle, St Donat's, Glamorganshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Hugh Presaddfed"
1520 – 1593
Birth Location: Presaddfed, Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales
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Children(s)

George Lewis
1540 – 1574
Birth Location: Newington, Kent County, Newington, by Sittingbourne, Kent Co., England
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Dorothy Griffith's Ancestors

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Dorothy Griffith
1520 – 1540
Birth Place: Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Parents
Sir William FychanI of Penrhyn Chamberlain of North Wales Griffith
1476 – 1531
Penrhyn Castle, Llandegai, Carnarvonshire, Wales
Lady (Jane of St. Donats) Stradling
1477 – 1567
St Donat's Castle, St Donat's, Glamorganshire, Wales
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Great-Grandparents
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Dorothy Griffith's Descendants

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Dorothy Griffith (1520 – 11 Mar 1540) m. Hugh (Lewis, of Presaddfed Also Known As: "Hugh Lewis of) Presaddfed" (1520 – 21 Aug 1593)
  1. 1. George (John Lewes) Lewis (1540 – 27 Oct 1574) m. Margaret Bell (1551 – 22 Jan 1575)
    1. 1. George (John) Lewis (1571 – 11 Jul 1631) m. Denise Foreman (16 Aug 1579 – 10 Jan 1626)
      1. 1. Marie ((Mary)) Lewen\Lewis (2 Feb 1625 – 26 Nov 1664) m. Capt (William Dawson) Curtiss (21 Jun 1618 – 21 Dec 1702)
        1. 1. Josiah Curtiss (30 Aug 1662 – 20 Nov 1745) m. Mary Beach (19 Jan 1676 – 20 Apr 1759)

Dorothy Griffith's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Dorothy Griffith in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Wales
1540
11 Mar 1540
Age 20
Death of Dorothy Griffith in Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales
1540
11 Mar 1540
Age 20
Death of Dorothy Griffith in Penrhyn, Carnavon, Wales
Penrhyn, Carnavon, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1540
    Event Place: Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1540
    Event Place: Penrhyn, Carnavon, Wales
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