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Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams 1500 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Lord Cromwell

Mother: Lady Wyckes

Spouse(s): Lady Bedlow, Thomas Williams

Children(s): Lady Williams

In 1500, Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the entered the world in Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Lord Sir Thomas Cromwell and Lady Elisabeth Wyckes. Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the married Lady Elizabeth Bedlow, Thomas Williams, and had children including Lady Margaret "Majorie" Williams. Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the passed away in 1558 in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the entered the world in Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Lord Sir Thomas Cromwell and Lady Elisabeth Wyckes.
  • Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the married Lady Elizabeth Bedlow, Thomas Williams, and had children including Lady Margaret "Majorie" Williams.
  • Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the passed away in 1558 in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sir Williams's Ancestors

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Sir Williams
1500 – 1558
Birth Place: Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Lord Sir Thomas Cromwell
1485 – 1540
Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England
Lady (Elisabeth) Wyckes
1489 – 1517
Putney, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Williams's Descendants

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Sir (John Edward Gryffen) Williams (1500 – 1558) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Bedlow (Dec 1506 – 25 Oct 1556) m. Thomas Williams
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret "Majorie") Williams (15 Oct 1521 – December 1599) m. Sir (Henry) Norris (Jan 1525 – 27 Jun 1601)
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth "Catherine") Norris (1558 – abt 1599) m. Enoch Moore (19 Jan 1561 – 24 Dec 1615)
      1. 1. John Moore (1584 – 1679) m. Elizabeth ("Abigail") Merritt (1588 – 1670)
        1. 1. Katherine Moore (1620 – 1722) m. Robert Flake (1620 – 2 Apr 1697)

Sir Williams's Timeline

4 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the in Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1503
Dec 1503
Age 3
Birth of Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the in Tainton Hall, Thame Park, Oxfordshire, England
Tainton Hall, Thame Park, Oxfordshire, England
1558
1558
Age 58
Death of Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
1559
14 October 1559
Age 59
Death of Sir John Edward Gryffen Williams Baron, Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, Master of the in Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1503
    Event Place: Tainton Hall, Thame Park, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 1559
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thame, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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