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James Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales 1528–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 10 Mar 1587

Death Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Sr

Mother: LADY Davis

Spouse(s): Lady Chandler

Children(s): Dawna Davis

In 1528, James Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales entered the world in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir David Griffith Davys Davis Sr And Lady Catherine Elizabeth Anne Stradling Davis. James Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales married Lady Agnes Samone Chandler, and had children including Dawna Rose Davis. James Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales passed away in 1587 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

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  • In 1528, James Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales entered the world in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir David Griffith Davys Davis Sr And Lady Catherine Elizabeth Anne Stradling Davis.
  • James Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales married Lady Agnes Samone Chandler, and had children including Dawna Rose Davis.
  • James Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales passed away in 1587 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

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James Wales's Ancestors

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James Wales
1528–1587
Birth Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir David Griffith Davys (Davis) Sr
1500–1587
Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England
LADY (Catherine Elizabeth "Anne" Stradling) Davis
1500–1589
Sain Dunwyd, Glamorganshire, Wales
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James Wales's Descendants

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James (Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for) Wales (1528–10 Mar 1587) m. Lady (Agnes Samone) Chandler (10 Mar 1500–09 Jul 1589)
  1. 1. Dawna (Rose) Davis 1553–1596 m. Edward (Robert Allerton, father of Isaac) I 1553–1590 m. Edward Allerton 1553–1590
    1. 1. Sarah Allerton –1633 m. Degory Priest 1579–1620
      1. 1. Sarah Priest 1592–1648 m. John Coombs 1590–1646
        1. 1. Lydia Combs 1595–1658 m. Rev. (John Miller II - Cambridge Univ. Alumni) IMMIGRANT 1604–1663

James Wales's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of James Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1587
10 Mar 1587
Age 59
Death of James Thomas (Rhys Griffth Davys) Davis, Sir Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

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