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Sir Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of Latimer 1426–1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jun 1426

Birth Location: Brixworth, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 6 Jun 1482

Death Location: Braybrooke, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Nicholas Griffin

Mother: Margaret Pilkington

Spouse(s): Lady Cruzon

Children(s): John Latimer, Edward Griffin, Isabel (Neville), Katherine Griffin, Lady Griffin

Sir Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of Latimer was born in 1426 in Brixworth, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Nicholas Griffin And Margaret Pilkington. Sir Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of Latimer married Lady Catharine De Cruzon, and had children including Edward Griffin, Isabel Griffin Neville, John Griffin 9Th Baron Latimer, Katherine Griffin, Lady Joyce Griffin. Sir Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of Latimer passed away in 1482 in Braybrooke, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of Latimer was born in 1426 in Brixworth, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Nicholas Griffin And Margaret Pilkington.
  • Sir Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of Latimer married Lady Catharine De Cruzon, and had children including Edward Griffin, Isabel Griffin Neville, John Griffin 9Th Baron Latimer, Katherine Griffin, Lady Joyce Griffin.
  • Sir Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of Latimer passed away in 1482 in Braybrooke, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Griffin
1390–1436
Birth Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England
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Margaret Pilkington
1381–1445
Birth Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Cruzon
1430–1530
Birth Location: Croxhall, Derbyshire, England
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Children(s)

John Latimer
1454–1485
Birth Location: Braybrooke, Northamptonshire, England
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Edward Griffin
1464–1485
Birth Location: Braybrooke, Northamptonshire, England
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Isabel (Neville)
1459–1514
Birth Location: Holt, Leicestershire, England
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Katherine Griffin
1455–1517
Birth Location: Braybrook, Northamptonshire, England
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Lady Griffin
1446–1490
Birth Location: Longnor, Shropshire, , England
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Sir Latimer's Ancestors

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Sir Latimer
1426–1482
Birth Place: Brixworth, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Nicholas Griffin
1390–1436
Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret Pilkington
1381–1445
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Richard Griffin
1360–1411
Weston, Favel, Northamptonshire, England
Anna (Chamberlain () Griffin)
1368–1460
Chamberlain, Northamptonshire, England
Sir (John Pilkington,) Knight
1364–1421
Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret (de Verdon,) Baroness
1362–1436
Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1330–1358
Elizabeth LeLatimer
1335–1411
Richard Chamberlain
1340–1396
Catherine Cotes
1345–
Roger Pilkington
1325–1406
Edmund deVerdon
1328–1376
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Griffin
1270–1358
Elizabeth Fauell
1275–
Warin Latimer
1300–1349
Catherine (Breuse\Latimer)
1304–1361
Roger Pilkington
1291–1321

Sir Latimer's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of) Latimer (05 Jun 1426–6 Jun 1482) m. Lady (Catharine de) Cruzon (1430–Abt. 1530)
  1. 1. John (Griffin, 9th Baron) Latimer 1454–1485 m. Emmote Whetehill 1461–1521
    1. 1. Sir (Nicholas Griffin, 10th Baron Latimer of Braybrooke,) knight 1476–1509 m. Alice Thornburgh 1485– m. Anne (Throckmorton () Throgmartin) 1477–1505
      1. 1. Edward (Gryffyne) Griffin 1507–1569 m. Anne Smith 1520–1545
        1. 1. Nicholas Gryffyne 1549– m. Alice Thomson 1550–1603
        2. 2. Ralph Griffin 1530–1560 m. Margery Throckmorton 1533–1553
      2. 2. Lord (Thomas Griffin, 11th Baron Latimer of) Braybrooke 1496–1566 m. Jane Newton 1485–1558
        1. 1. Rice (Ryce) Griffin 1510–1549 m. Elizabeth Brudnell 1520–
        2. 2. Thomas Griffin 1521–
        3. 3. Bridget (Griffin (Hazelrige Hesilrige) Hazelrigg) 1520–1580 m. Miles Hesilrige 1520–1544
        4. 4. Frances Griffin 1523–
        5. 5. Anne Griffin 1526–
      3. 3. Margaret Griffin 1509–1542
      4. 4. Sir (Richard Griffin) Gryffyne 1507–1569 m. Elizabeth Chamber 1530–1602
        1. 1. Mary (Griffin) Gryffyne 1560–1597 m. Thomas Frye 1555–1610
      5. 5. Margaret Griffin 1509–1542
    2. 2. George Griffin 1478–
    3. 3. David Griffin 1480–
    4. 4. Mary (Griffin, Baroness) Audley 1485–1520
    5. 5. Agnes (Jane) Griffin 1476–
    6. 6. George Griffin 1495–
  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
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Digby) (Hercy) 1500–1561
    2. 2. Simon Digby –1560
    3. 3. Parnel Digby 1490–1518
    4. 4. Dorothy Digby 1510–1560
    5. 5. William Digby 1495–1558
  5. 5. Lady (Joyce) Griffin 1446–1490

Sir Latimer's Timeline

2 Records

1426
05 Jun 1426
Birth of Sir Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of Latimer in Brixworth, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Brixworth, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1482
6 Jun 1482
Age 56
Death of Sir Nicholas II Griffin, Knight, Lord of Latimer in Braybrooke, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Braybrooke, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1426
    Event Place: Brixworth, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1482
    Event Place: Braybrooke, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Age:
    56

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Braybrooke, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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