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John Griffith GRIFFITH 1550 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Bodedern, Anglesey, , Wales

Death Date: 1601

Death Location: Mahoney City, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Sir Castle

Mother: Margaret Vaughn

Spouse(s): Jowan David, Annie Griffith

Children(s): Jowan Pengruffwnd, Richart Pengruffwnd, Jan Pengruffwnd, Owen Griffith, Elizabeth Griffith, John Griffin, Johan Griffith, Johan Griffith, Edward Griffin, Margri None, Katrin None

Born in 1550 in Bodedern, Anglesey, , Wales, John Griffith GRIFFITH was the child of Sir John Philips of Picton Castle and Margaret Griffith (Ferch) (Griffith) Vaughn. In time, John Griffith GRIFFITH married Jowan David and Annie Elizabeth Griffith, and they raised a family that included Jowan Pengruffwnd, Richart ap Pengruffwnd, Jan ( Griffin) Pengruffwnd, Owen Griffith, Elizabeth Griffith, John Griffin, Johan Griffith, Johan Griffith, Edward Griffin, Margri and Katrin. John Griffith GRIFFITH died in Mahoney City, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States in 1601.

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Parents

Sir Castle
1501 – 1551
Birth Location: Picton Castle, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales
SC
Margaret Vaughn
1535 – 1563
Birth Location: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales
MV

Spouses(s)

Jowan David
1561 – 1600
Birth Location: Koksol, Wales, United Kingdom
JD
Annie Griffith
Birth Location: –
AG

Children(s)

Jowan Pengruffwnd
1555 – 1500
Birth Location: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
JP
Richart Pengruffwnd
1562 – 1681
Birth Location: Walton, Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
RP
Jan Pengruffwnd
1563 –
Birth Location: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
JP
Owen Griffith
1578 – 1649
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
OG
Elizabeth Griffith
1579 –
Birth Location: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
EG
John Griffin
1583 – 1655
Birth Location: Walton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
JG
Johan Griffith
1583 – 1590
Birth Location: Walton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
JG
Johan Griffith
1583 – 1641
Birth Location: Walton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
JG
Edward Griffin
1585 –
Birth Location: Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
EG
Margri None
Birth Location: –
M
Katrin None
Birth Location: –
K

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1550
    Event Place: Bodedern, Anglesey, , Wales
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ancestry Family Tree, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 676

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1457
    Event Place: Penrhyn, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: abt 1577
    Event Place: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1580
    Event Place: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1590
    Event Place: ,,Pembrokeshire,Wales

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1601
    Event Place: Mahoney City, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ancestry Family Tree
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