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Edward Gryffyne Griffin 1507 – 1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands

Death Date: 16 Dec 1569

Death Location: Dingley Hall, Dingley, Market Harborough, Corvy, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England

Father: Sir Griffin,

Mother: Alice Thornburgh

Spouse(s): Anne Smith

Children(s): Ralph Griffin, Nicholas Gryffyne

Edward Gryffyne Griffin was born in 1507 in Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, the child of Sir Nicholas Griffin, and Alice Thornburgh. Edward Gryffyne Griffin married Anne Smith, and had children including Ralph Griffin, Nicholas Gryffyne. Edward Gryffyne Griffin passed away in 1569 in Dingley Hall, Dingley, Market Harborough, Corvy, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Gryffyne Griffin was born in 1507 in Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, the child of Sir Nicholas Griffin, and Alice Thornburgh.
  • Edward Gryffyne Griffin married Anne Smith, and had children including Ralph Griffin, Nicholas Gryffyne.
  • Edward Gryffyne Griffin passed away in 1569 in Dingley Hall, Dingley, Market Harborough, Corvy, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England.

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Edward Griffin's Ancestors

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Edward Griffin
1507 – 1569
Birth Place: Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Parents
Sir Nicholas Griffin,
1476 – 1509
Braybrook Market, Harborough, Northamptonshire, England
Alice Thornburgh
1485 –
Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Griffin,
1454 – 1485
Braybrooke, Northamptonshire, England
Emmote Whetehill
1461 – 1521
Calais, Pas-De-Calais, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France
Great-Grandparents
Sir Griffin,
1426 – 1482
Lady Cruzon
1430 – 1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Griffin
1390 – 1436
Margaret Pilkington
1381 – 1445
Richard Curzon
1400 – 1496
Alice Willoughby
1440 – 1508

Edward Griffin's Descendants

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Edward (Gryffyne) Griffin (1507 – 16 Dec 1569) m. Anne Smith (1520 – 1545)
  1. 1. Ralph Griffin (1530 – 1560) m. Margery Throckmorton (1533 – 21 Dec 1553)
    1. 1. Edward Griffin (18 Feb 1551 – ) m. Elizabeth Wilson (Jan 1557 – 1629)
      1. 1. Hugh Griffin (1582 – 1681) m. Karen Wall (1586 – 1655)
        1. 1. Humphrey Griffin (1605 – 19 Sep 1662) m. Elizabeth Andrews (1624 – 18 Sep 1670)
  2. 2. Nicholas Gryffyne (10 MAR 1549 – ) m. Alice Thomson (25 APR 1550 – 16 Sep 1603)
    1. 1. Phillip Gryffyne (1570 – )
    2. 2. Mary Gryffyne (1573 – )
    3. 3. Susan Griffin (1578 – )
    4. 4. George (Griffin) Gryffyne (1580 – 1610) m. Anne (Augusta) Nielson (1580 – 1610)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas George) Griffin (1598 – 1634) m. Beatrix Northoppe (21 Jun 1600 – aft 1642)
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Griffin (1625 – 12 Sep 1660) m. Sarah (Clare) Gurdou (1625 – 1700)
        2. 2. Col (Samuel) Griffin (1638 – 5 Sep 1703) m. Sarah GURDOU (1640 – 14 Dec 1678)
      2. 2. Katherine (Ann) Griffin, (22 Oct 1610 – 17 Aug 1661) m. Thomas Sprigg, (26 Dec 1604 – 27 Dec 1678)
        1. 1. Col (Thomas) Sprigg, (1630 – 1704) m. Katherine Graves (1624 – 4 July 1668) m. Elinor ((or Eleanor)) Nuthall (1648 – 1696)
        2. 2. John (Jacob) Sprigg (1631 – 1676)
        3. 3. Nathaniel Sprigg (1632 – 1676)
        4. 4. Abraham Sprigg (1632 – 1676)
        5. 5. Joane Sprigg, (1644 – 1675)
    5. 5. Dorothie Griffin (1581 – )
    6. 6. Elizabeth Griffin (1587 – )

Edward Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Edward Gryffyne Griffin in Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
1569
16 Dec 1569
Age 62
Death of Edward Gryffyne Griffin in Dingley Hall, Dingley, Market Harborough, Corvy, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England
Dingley Hall, Dingley, Market Harborough, Corvy, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Braybrook Castle, Braybrook, Market Harborough, Rothwell, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1569
    Event Place: Dingley Hall, Dingley, Market Harborough, Corvy, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England
    Record Source: Age:
    61-62

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Worcestershire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

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