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Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales 1535–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 Jan 1570

Death Location: Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Father: Philip Rhys

Mother: Sybill Scudamore*

Spouse(s): Anne Dodington

Children(s): Earl. Somerset)

The story of Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales began in 1535 in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom. Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales married Anne Llewellan Dodington, and had children including Earl Samuel Edward Llewellyn 4Th Earl Of Somerset. Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales passed away in 1570 in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales began in 1535 in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales married Anne Llewellan Dodington, and had children including Earl Samuel Edward Llewellyn 4Th Earl Of Somerset.
  • Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales passed away in 1570 in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Rhys
1515–1585
Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales
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Sybill Scudamore*
1518–1567
Birth Location: Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
SS

Spouses(s)

Anne Dodington
1530–1560
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
AD

Children(s)

Earl. Somerset)
1550–1612
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
ES

Sir Wales's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wales
1535–1570
Birth Place: Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Philip Thomas ap Rhys
1515–1585
Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales
Sybill Scudamore*
1518–1567
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Grandparents
Lady (Katherine "Countess of Derby") Howard
1500–1548
Ashwellthorpe Manor, Norfolk, England -Held anciently by the Thorpe's; passed to the Bourchier's; and held in the time of Henry VII (1485-1509) by Sir John Bourchier, the translator of Froissart, and ancestor of the present Lord Berners.
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Sir Wales's Descendants

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Sir (John "Griffith" Llewellyn of) Wales (1535–1 Jan 1570) m. Anne (Llewellan) Dodington (1 Jan 1530–1560)
  1. 1. Earl. (Samuel. Edward Llewellyn (4th Earl of) Somerset) 1550–1612 m. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Jones\Bick 1551–1614
    1. 1. Sir (John Pierce Llewellyn of Chelmsford) Essex 1575–1638 m. Carole (Larson\) 15-3 1580–1630
      1. 1. Capt. (Burgess Sheriff Daniel Llewellyn Gentleman of Chelmsford) Essex 1604–1663 m. Mary (Ann Price Baker) Hallum 1604–1666
        1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Llewellyn 1616–1664 m. Major (General Abraham) Wood 1610–1681

Sir Wales's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
1570
1 Jan 1570
Age 35
Death of Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1570
    Event Place: Radnorshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
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