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Sir James Mathew 1481–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: St-Y-Nyll, St Brides Superely, Glamorganshire, Wales

Death Date: 1589

Death Location: Roos, Cardiff, Cardiganshire, Wales

Father: Morgan Mathews

Mother: Sybilla Kemeys

Spouse(s): Lady Bawdrip

Children(s): Sir Ross

In 1481, Sir James Mathew entered the world in St-Y-Nyll, St Brides Superely, Glamorganshire, Wales, born to Morgan Mathews And Sybilla Kemeys. Sir James Mathew married Lady Amy Bawdrip, and had children including Emma Mathew, Sir John Mathew Ross. Sir James Mathew passed away in 1589 in Roos, Cardiff, Cardiganshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1481, Sir James Mathew entered the world in St-Y-Nyll, St Brides Superely, Glamorganshire, Wales, born to Morgan Mathews And Sybilla Kemeys.
  • Sir James Mathew married Lady Amy Bawdrip, and had children including Emma Mathew, Sir John Mathew Ross.
  • Sir James Mathew passed away in 1589 in Roos, Cardiff, Cardiganshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Morgan Mathews
1431–
Birth Location: England
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Sybilla Kemeys
1431–1481
Birth Location: Cardiff Castle, Glamorgan, Wales
SK

Spouses(s)

Lady Bawdrip
1481–1589
Birth Location: Penmark, Glamorgan, Wales
LB

Children(s)

Sir Ross
1522–1569
Birth Location: Roos, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
SR

Sir Mathew's Ancestors

Self
Sir Mathew
1481–1589
Birth Place: St-Y-Nyll, St Brides Superely, Glamorganshire, Wales
Parents
Morgan Mathews
1431–
England
Sybilla Kemeys
1431–1481
Cardiff Castle, Glamorgan, Wales
Grandparents
Lord (Robert Mathew of) Castell-y-Mynach
1407–1485
Castell-Y-Mynach, Pentyrch, Glamorganshire, Wales
Maud (Verch) Thomas
1409–
Lngtwgdyfrynwysg, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Thomas Kemeys
1425–1493
Wentlooge, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Ieuan
1368–1419
Jonet Jenkin
1370–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Mathew's Descendants

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Sir (James) Mathew (1481–1589) m. Lady (Amy) Bawdrip (1481–1589)
  1. 1. Sir (John Mathew) Ross 1522–1569 m. Lady (Eleanor Ludlow) Crofton 1525–1546 m. Amy Bawdrip 1481–1589
    1. 1. Tobias (Archbishop of York) Mathews 1546–1628
    2. 2. Margaret Mathew 1541–1570
    3. 3. Lady (Judith) Mathews 1546–1628
    4. 4. John (Sir Matthew van) Ross 1522–1569
    5. 5. Sir (Tobias I "Tobie" Mathews, Knight of Bristol, Dean of Durham, President of Oxford) College 1546–1628
    6. 6. Captain (Samuel Mathews Governor of) Virginia 1546–1628
    7. 7. Lady (Agnes Croften) Mathew 1540–1591
    8. 8. Anne Mathew 1548–1628
    9. 9. John Mathews 1547–1572

Sir Mathew's Timeline

2 Records

1481
1481
Birth of Sir James Mathew in St-Y-Nyll, St Brides Superely, Glamorganshire, Wales
St-Y-Nyll, St Brides Superely, Glamorganshire, Wales
1589
1589
Age 108
Death of Sir James Mathew in Roos, Cardiff, Cardiganshire, Wales
Roos, Cardiff, Cardiganshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: St-Y-Nyll, St Brides Superely, Glamorganshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Roos, Cardiff, Cardiganshire, Wales
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