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Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales 1535–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1535

Birth Location: Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 Mar 1587

Death Location: Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Davies

Mother: Catherine Stradling

Spouse(s): Lady Chandler

Children(s): Sir Davis

The story of Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales began in 1535 in Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales married Lady Agnes Samon Chandler, and had children including Sir Ichabod Corbin Davis. Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales passed away in 1587 in Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales began in 1535 in Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales married Lady Agnes Samon Chandler, and had children including Sir Ichabod Corbin Davis.
  • Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales passed away in 1587 in Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Davies
1500–1587
Birth Location: Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England
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Catherine Stradling
1514–1589
Birth Location: St Donats, The Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
CS

Spouses(s)

Lady Chandler
1530–1589
Birth Location: Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Davis
1569–1633
Birth Location: Benefield Castle, Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Wales's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wales
1535–1587
Birth Place: Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir David Griffith Davies
1500–1587
Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England
Catherine (Lady of St Donats, Somerset) Stradling
1514–1589
St Donats, The Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Grandparents
Thomas (Stradling) (Plantaganet)
1499–
St Donats Castle, Glamorganshire, Wales
Lady (Janet) Matthew
1500–1535
St Donats, Ogmore, Glamorganshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Harry Stradling
1423–1476
Lady Donats
1427–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wales's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for) Wales (29 Mar 1535–10 Mar 1587) m. Lady (Agnes Samon) Chandler (10 March 1530–Mar 1589)
  1. 1. Sir (Ichabod Corbin) Davis 1569–1633 m. Susanna ('Suzy') Dollard 1573–1673
    1. 1. Captain (Dolar) Davies 1593–1673 m. Margaret ('Margery') Willard 1602–1655
      1. 1. Elizabeth Davis 1634–1702 m. William (Giles) Owen 1584–1685
        1. 1. William (Arthur) Owens 1630–1661 m. Mary Taylor 1661–1721

Sir Wales's Timeline

11 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales in Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
1535
29 Mar 1535
Birth of Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales in Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1535
29 Mar 1535
Birth of Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales in Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1587
10 Mar 1587
Age 52
Death of Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales in Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1587
10 Mar 1587
Age 52
Death of Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales in Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
1587
10 Mar 1587
Age 52
Death of Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales in Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1726
10 Apr 1726
Age 191
Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1782
15 Jan 1782
Age 247
Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales was baptized in Stalbridge, Dorset, England
Stalbridge, Dorset, England
1821
23 Mar 1821
Age 286
Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales was baptized in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales
Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales
1837
9 Jul 1837
Age 302
Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales was baptized in England
England
1868
6 Sep 1868
Age 333
Sir Knight James Thomas Rhys Davis , Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for Wales was baptized in Awre, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England
Awre, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1535
    Event Place: Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1535
    Event Place: Little Budworth, West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1726
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1782
    Event Place: Stalbridge, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1821
    Event Place: Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1837
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Awre, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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