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Griffith Ap Rhys 1524–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1524

Birth Location: Glamorgan, Wales

Death Date: 1592

Death Location: Bures, England

Father: Sir Carmarthen)

Mother: Alice Griffith

Spouse(s): Eleanor Jones, Lady Rhys

Children(s): Nicholas FitzUryan

The story of Griffith Ap Rhys began in 1524 in Glamorgan, Wales. Griffith Ap Rhys married Eleanor Jones, Lady Gwenlain Verch Rhys, and had children including Nicholas Rhys Ris Rice Fitzuryan. Griffith Ap Rhys passed away in 1592 in Bures, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Griffith Ap Rhys began in 1524 in Glamorgan, Wales.
  • Griffith Ap Rhys married Eleanor Jones, Lady Gwenlain Verch Rhys, and had children including Nicholas Rhys Ris Rice Fitzuryan.
  • Griffith Ap Rhys passed away in 1592 in Bures, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Griffith Rhys's Ancestors

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Griffith Rhys
1524–1592
Birth Place: Glamorgan, Wales
Parents
Sir Rhys ap "Knight" Gruffydd (Wrongfully beheaded by Henry VIII for Treason) (f Carmarthen)
1500–1531
Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Alice (Kyffin Mistress to Sir) Griffith
1499–1554
Ashewell, Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Rhys ap Gruffydd Fitz) Uryan
1495–1532
, , Wales, England
Elisabeth (Radclyffe) Howard
1485–1537
Norfolk
Gruffydd (Ap Rhys Ap) Thomas
1471–1521
Maendordeilo, Cantref Mawr (Carmarthenshire) Wales
Catherine Edgecombe
1471–1553
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Uryan
1495–1532
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Griffith Rhys's Descendants

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Griffith (Ap) Rhys (4 Feb 1524–1592) m. Eleanor Jones (9 February 1529–1 May 1600) m. Lady (Gwenlain verch) Rhys (1543–1624)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Rhys-Ris-Rice) FitzUryan 1550–1592

Griffith Rhys's Timeline

2 Records

1524
4 Feb 1524
Birth of Griffith Ap Rhys in Glamorgan, Wales
Glamorgan, Wales
1592
1592
Age 68
Death of Griffith Ap Rhys in Bures, England
Bures, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1524
    Event Place: Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Bures, England

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