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Griffith Ap Rhys 1509–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1509

Birth Location: Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Worcestershire, England

Father: Sir Griffith

Mother: Catherine Howard

Spouse(s): Sibell (Thomas)

Children(s): Sir Wales, Mary Rice

Griffith Ap Rhys was born in 1509 in Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales, the child of Sir Rhys Ap Gruffydd Griffith And Catherine Howard. Griffith Ap Rhys married Eleanore Jones, Sibell Vaughn Scudamore Thomas, and had children including Mary Rice, Sir John Griffith Llewellyn Of Wales. Griffith Ap Rhys passed away in 1585 in Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Griffith Ap Rhys was born in 1509 in Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales, the child of Sir Rhys Ap Gruffydd Griffith And Catherine Howard.
  • Griffith Ap Rhys married Eleanore Jones, Sibell Vaughn Scudamore Thomas, and had children including Mary Rice, Sir John Griffith Llewellyn Of Wales.
  • Griffith Ap Rhys passed away in 1585 in Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Griffith Rhys's Ancestors

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Griffith Rhys
1509–1585
Birth Place: Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
Sir Rhys Ap Gruffydd Griffith
1500–1531
Newton, Carmathamshire, Wales
Catherine Howard
–1548
Grandparents
Rhys (Ap Griffith) Fitzuryan
1500–1531
1651789, Glamorgan, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Griffith Rhys's Descendants

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Griffith (Ap) Rhys (Abt. 1509–1585) m. Sibell (Vaughn Scudamore) (Thomas) (1524–Nov 1567)
  1. 1. Sir (John "Griffith" Llewellyn of) Wales 1535–1570 m. Anne (Llewellan) Dodington 1530–1630
    1. 1. Earl (Samuel Edward Llewellyn (4th Earl of) Somerset) 1550–1612 m. Lady (Carole) Larson 1550–1630
      1. 1. Sir (John Pierce Llewellyn of Chelmsford) Essex 1575–1630 m. Carole Larson 1580–1630
        1. 1. Captain (Daniel Llewellen , Sheriff and) Burgess 1600–1664 m. Lady (Mary Ann) Matthews 1604–1666 m. Ann (Baker Price Hallom) Mathewes 1602–1666 m. ALICE LLEWELLYN 1575–1600 m. Spouse Llewellen 1600–1640 m. Lady (Carole) Larson 1580–1630
  2. 2. Mary Rice 1550–1589

Griffith Rhys's Timeline

3 Records

1509
Abt. 1509
Birth of Griffith Ap Rhys in Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
1553
1553
Age 44
Griffith Ap Rhys was married in Glamorgan, Wales
Glamorgan, Wales
1585
1585
Age 76
Death of Griffith Ap Rhys in Worcestershire, England
Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1509
    Event Place: Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Glamorgan, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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