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Piers of Penrhyn Griffith 1537–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 Aug 1628

Death Location: Middlesex: Westminister Abbey - Register for Westminster Abbey

Father: Sir Griffith

Mother: Lady 1515

Spouse(s): Margaret Mostyn

Children(s): Margaret Lawrence

The story of Piers of Penrhyn Griffith began in 1537 in Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom. Piers of Penrhyn Griffith married Margaret Anne Mostyn, and had children including Margaret Lawrence. Piers of Penrhyn Griffith passed away in 1628 in Middlesex: Westminister Abbey - Register for Westminster Abbey.

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Biography

  • The story of Piers of Penrhyn Griffith began in 1537 in Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Piers of Penrhyn Griffith married Margaret Anne Mostyn, and had children including Margaret Lawrence.
  • Piers of Penrhyn Griffith passed away in 1628 in Middlesex: Westminister Abbey - Register for Westminster Abbey.

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Children(s)

Piers Griffith's Ancestors

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Piers Griffith
1537–1628
Birth Place: Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Rees Griffith
1514–1580
Penrhyn Castle, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Lady (Catherine "Katherine" MOSTYN Howard Griffith) 1515
1515–1586
Mostyn, Flintshire, Clwyd, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Jane (of St. Donats) Stradling
1480–1520
St. Donat's Castle, Glamorgans, Wales, United Kingdom
Catharine Salisbury
1480–1551
Llanasa, Flintshire, Clwyd, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Piers Griffith's Descendants

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Piers (of Penrhyn) Griffith (1537–21 Aug 1628) m. Margaret (Anne) Mostyn (1570–28 Feb 1746)
  1. 1. Margaret Lawrence 1601–1659 m. Lewellyn (Griffith The Marquis of Cardigan Griffith) "Gruffydd 1601–1670
    1. 1. Janet ("Anne" Katherine Rentfree) Griffiths 1621–1705 m. Morgan (Dennis) Jones***** 1619–1702
      1. 1. William Jones 1645–1705 m. Dorothy Cager 1642–1702 m. Lady (Alice Mary Margaret of Mildenhall) Forde 1540–1609
        1. 1. Mary (Jones * (m.) Brashears) 1667–1720 m. Benjamin Brashears 1666–1742 m. Samuel (Benjamin) Brashears 1666–1740
        2. 2. Robert (Thomas) Jones 1573–1635 m. Robert (Thomas) Jones 1573–1635

Piers Griffith's Timeline

3 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Piers of Penrhyn Griffith in Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
1628
18 August 1628
Age 91
Death of Piers of Penrhyn Griffith in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1628
21 Aug 1628
Age 91
Burial of Piers of Penrhyn Griffith in Middlesex: Westminister Abbey - Register for Westminster Abbey
Middlesex: Westminister Abbey - Register for Westminster Abbey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1628
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1628
    Event Place: Middlesex: Westminister Abbey - Register for Westminster Abbey
    Record Source:
    [1] Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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