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Sir James ap Grufyd ap Hywel Griffith 1487 – 1520 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales

Death Date: 1520

Death Location: Anglesey, Wales

Father: Howell Griffith

Mother: Sage Thomas

Spouse(s): Morgan Lloyd, One Wives

Children(s): Sir Davis

Sir James ap Grufyd ap Hywel Griffith was born in 1487 in Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales, the child of Howell Griffith and Sage Thomas. Sir James ap Grufyd ap Hywel Griffith married Morgan Maud Lloyd, One of Two Poss Wives One of Two Poss Wives, and had children including Sir David Griffith Davis. Sir James ap Grufyd ap Hywel Griffith passed away in 1520 in Anglesey, Wales.

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Biography

  • Sir James ap Grufyd ap Hywel Griffith was born in 1487 in Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales, the child of Howell Griffith and Sage Thomas.
  • Sir James ap Grufyd ap Hywel Griffith married Morgan Maud Lloyd, One of Two Poss Wives One of Two Poss Wives, and had children including Sir David Griffith Davis.
  • Sir James ap Grufyd ap Hywel Griffith passed away in 1520 in Anglesey, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Howell Griffith
1461 – 1487
Birth Location: Of, Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales
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Sage Thomas
1465 – 1510
Birth Location: Of, Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Morgan Lloyd
1491 – 1530
Birth Location: Bodorgan, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
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One Wives
1496 –
Birth Location: Bodorgan, Angle, Wales
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Children(s)

Sir Davis
1500 – 1559
Birth Location: Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England
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Sir Griffith's Ancestors

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Sir Griffith
1487 – 1520
Birth Place: Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales
Parents
Howell Griffith
1461 – 1487
Of, Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales
Sage Thomas
1465 – 1510
Of, Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Hynaf Ap Gruffudd Ap) Nicolas
1425 – 1474
Maendordeilo, Cantref Mawr (Carmarthenshire) Wales
Elsbeth ((Elisabeth) deBourgogne ap Gruffudd) (Griffith)
1425 – 1514
Dijon, Cote d'Or, Bourgogne, France
Great-Grandparents
Gruffudd Nicolas
1393 – 1461
Alice Perrot
1408 – 1438
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Griffith's Descendants

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Sir (James ap Grufyd ap Hywel) Griffith (1487 – 1520) m. Morgan (Maud) Lloyd (1491 – 1530) m. One (of Two Poss Wives One of Two Poss) Wives (1496 – )
  1. 1. Sir (David Griffith) Davis (1500 – 1559) m. Anne Stradling (10 Mar 1500 – 9 Jul 1589) m. Lady (Catherine Anne) Stradling (20 Feb 1513 – 24 Apr 1585)
    1. 1. James (Thomas Rice) Davis (1520 – 10 Mar 1587) m. Lady (Agnes Samon) Chandler (1530 – 9 Jul 1589)
      1. 1. Jenkin (David) Davis (1529 – 1573)
      2. 2. Lady (Fear) Brewster (abt 1537 – 26 Feb 1584)
      3. 3. Sir (Thomas Rhys) DAVIS (1550 – 6 Nov 1622) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Lawrence (1552 – 1590)
      4. 4. John Davys (Abt 1553 – 21 November 1626)
      5. 5. Rose Davis (1556 – 20 Jun 1596) m. Agnes (Salmon) Chandler (10 Mar 1526 – 8 May 1589) m. Angela (Samon) Chandler (1558 – 23 JAN 1623)
        1. 1. John Davis (May 1589 – 18 Jul 1694) m. Cicely Thayer (1 May 1595 – 28 May 1673)
      6. 6. Rose Davis (1559 – 23 Jun 1596)
      7. 7. Elijah Davis (1572 – 1605)
      8. 8. Thomas Davies ( – abt 1624)
    2. 2. Sir (James Thomas Rhys Griffith) Davis (Abt. 1520 – 10 Mar 1587)
    3. 3. Jenkin (David) Davis (1529 – 1573)
    4. 4. Robert Davis (1530 – 1595)
    5. 5. Sydney (Charles) Davis (1532 – 08 May 1579)

Sir Griffith's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Sir James ap Grufyd ap Hywel Griffith in Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales
Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales
1520
1520
Age 33
Death of Sir James ap Grufyd ap Hywel Griffith in Anglesey, Wales
Anglesey, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Anglesey, Wales
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