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Sir John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench Justice 1400–1471 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Wichnor, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 20 Jan 1471

Death Location: Tatenhill, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: Thomas Wichnor

Mother: Lady Blount

Spouse(s): Catherine Tyrwhitt

Children(s): Margaret Gruffydd, Elizabeth Griffith, Sir Gruffydd, Richard Esquire, Rhys Esquire

In 1400, Sir John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench Justice entered the world in Wichnor, Staffordshire, England, born to Thomas Griffith Gruffydd Knight Of Wichnor And Lady Ann Anna Blount. Sir John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench Justice married Catherine Tyrwhitt, and had children including Elizabeth Griffith, Margaret Griffith Gruffydd, Rhys Gruffydd Griffith Esquire, Richard Griffith Esquire, Sir Walter Griffith Ap Gruffydd. Sir John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench Justice passed away in 1471 in Tatenhill, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1400, Sir John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench Justice entered the world in Wichnor, Staffordshire, England, born to Thomas Griffith Gruffydd Knight Of Wichnor And Lady Ann Anna Blount.
  • Sir John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench Justice married Catherine Tyrwhitt, and had children including Elizabeth Griffith, Margaret Griffith Gruffydd, Rhys Gruffydd Griffith Esquire, Richard Griffith Esquire, Sir Walter Griffith Ap Gruffydd.
  • Sir John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench Justice passed away in 1471 in Tatenhill, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Justice's Ancestors

Self
Sir Justice
1400–1471
Birth Place: Wichnor, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Griffith Gruffydd, Knight Of Wichnor
1377–1431
Wichnor, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Ann "Anna") Blount
1386–1415
Elvaston, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Rhys (ap "Jevan (Younger)" ap) Griffith
1325–1380
Llansadwrn Carmarthenshire, Wales
Sir (Walter Blount, K.G., Lancastrian, immortalized as Blunt by Shakespeare by impersonating Henry IV at Battle of Shrewsbury, supporter of John) of
1348–1403
Elwaston, Derbyshire, England
Doña (Sancha Gómez de) Ayala
1360–1418
Toledo, Castilla la Nueva, Spain
Great-Grandparents
Rhys Whichnor
1288–1356
1298–1358
Iseult Mountjoy
1307–1347
Diego Toledo
1334–1374
Inez Ayala
1338–1418
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gruffydd Gruffydd
1260–
Walter Blount
1270–1316
Johanna Sodington
1274–
Sir knight
1280–1350
NNM
1286–1366
Gomez Guzman,
1308–
Fernán Ayala
1304–1385
Elvira Zavallos
1310–1372

Sir Justice's Descendants

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Sir (John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench) Justice (1400–20 Jan 1471) m. Catherine Tyrwhitt (1386–April 1457)
  1. 1. Margaret (Griffith) Gruffydd 1431–1485 m. Sir (Robert) Willoughby 1427–1465
    1. 1. Alice Willoughby 1440–1508 m. Richard Curzon 1400–1496
      1. 1. Lady (Catharine de) Cruzon 1430–1530 m. Sir (Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of) Latimer 1426–1482
        1. 1. John (Griffin, 9th Baron) Latimer 1454–1485 m. Emmote Whetehill 1461–1521
        2. 2. Edward Griffin 1464–1485
        3. 3. Isabel (Griffin) (Neville) 1459–1514 m. Thomas Neville 1455–1503
        4. 4. Katherine Griffin 1455–1517 m. John (Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol, knight, Battle of Bosworth Field (War of the) Roses) 1450–1533
        5. 5. Lady (Joyce) Griffin 1446–1490
    2. 2. Jane Willoughby 1450–1481
    3. 3. Sir (Henry Willoughby of) Wollaton 1452–1528
      1. 1. Sir (Edward Willoughby, 3rd Lord of) Broke 1490–1541 m. Lady (Elizabeth Margaret de Neville (Danby) Baroness of) Broke 1501–1571
        1. 1. Sir (Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron of Willoughby) (Knight) 1517–1551 m. Lady (Anne de Grey - Willoughby, Baroness) Willoughby 1520–1548
        2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth of Wiltshire, 2nd Baroness of Brooke) Willoughby 1512–1562
        3. 3. Anne Willoughby 1517–1528
  2. 2. Elizabeth Griffith 1420–1514
  3. 3. Sir (Walter Griffith Ap) Gruffydd 1437–1481 m. Agnes (Constable) (Clifton) –1505
  4. 4. Richard (Griffith) Esquire 1433–1486 m. Margaret (de) Welles 1434–1480
    1. 1. Lady (Joan "Joanna" Griffith,) Baroness 1467–1519 m. Sir (Lionel Dymoke Knight of) Scrivelsby 1463–1519
      1. 1. Lady (Alice Baroness Skipwith) Dymoke 1492–1549
      2. 2. Anne Dymoke 1490–1521
      3. 3. Robert Dymoke 1486–
  5. 5. Rhys (Gruffydd Griffith,) Esquire 1425–1488

Sir Justice's Timeline

2 Records

1400
1400
Birth of Sir John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench Justice in Wichnor, Staffordshire, England
Wichnor, Staffordshire, England
1471
20 Jan 1471
Age 71
Death of Sir John Gruffydd Griffith, Sheriff & Knight of Stafford, King's Bench Justice in Wichnor, Staffordshire, England
Wichnor, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Wichnor, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1471
    Event Place: Wichnor, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Age:
    70-71

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tatenhill, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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