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

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Swansea, Glamorganshire, West Glamorgan, Wales

Death Date: 1 Jan 1570

Death Location: Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Father: Griffith Rhys

Mother: Sibell (Thomas)

Spouse(s): Anne Dodington

Children(s): Earl Somerset)

The story of Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales began in 1535 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, West Glamorgan, Wales. 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 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales began in 1535 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, West Glamorgan, Wales.
  • 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 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Griffith Rhys
1509–1585
Birth Location: Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
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Sibell (Thomas)
1524–1567
Birth Location: Swansea, Glamorgan, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Anne Dodington
1530–1630
Birth Location: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Earl Somerset)
1550–1612
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Wales's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wales
1535–1570
Birth Place: Swansea, Glamorganshire, West Glamorgan, Wales
Parents
Griffith Ap Rhys
1509–1585
Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
Sibell (Vaughn Scudamore) (Thomas)
1524–1567
Swansea, Glamorgan, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Rhys Ap Gruffydd) Griffith
1500–1531
Newton, Carmathamshire, Wales
Catherine Howard
–1548
Watkin Vaughn
1488–1521
Hergest, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth Baskerville
1495–
Hergest, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Rhys Fitzuryan
1500–1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wales's Descendants

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Sir (John "Griffith" Llewellyn of) Wales (1535–1 Jan 1570) m. Anne (Llewellan) Dodington (1 Jan 1530–1 Jan 1630)
  1. 1. Earl (Samuel Edward Llewellyn (4th Earl of) Somerset) 1550–1612 m. Lady (Carole) Larson 1550–1630
    1. 1. Sir (John Pierce Llewellyn of Chelmsford) Essex 1575–1630 m. Carole Larson 1580–1630
      1. 1. Captain (Daniel Llewellen , Sheriff and) Burgess 1600–1664 m. Lady (Mary Ann) Matthews 1604–1666 m. Ann (Baker Price Hallom) Mathewes 1602–1666 m. ALICE LLEWELLYN 1575–1600 m. Spouse Llewellen 1600–1640 m. Lady (Carole) Larson 1580–1630
        1. 1. Margaret (Martha Elizabeth Cruse Wood) Llewellyn 1616–1682 m. Major (General Abraham) Wood 1610–1681 m. James Cruse 1610–1653 m. Robert Jones 1596–1691 m. George Powell 1623–1650 m. James Cruse 1610–1677
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Llewellyn 1625–1677 m. Robert ("Peter" Jones [High Sheriff of Northumberland]) Sr 1633–1676
        3. 3. Margaret (Elizabeth Llewellyn\) 15 1595–1668

Sir Wales's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales in Swansea, Glamorganshire, West Glamorgan, Wales
Swansea, Glamorganshire, West Glamorgan, Wales
1570
1 Jan 1570
Age 35
Death of Sir John "Griffith" Llewellyn of Wales in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Swansea, Glamorganshire, West Glamorgan, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1570
    Event Place: Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
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