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William Ap Rhys 1522–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: Bures, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Gruffudd Uryan

Mother: Catherine Howard

Spouse(s): Mary Appleton, Thomasine Mynn

Children(s): Thomas Royce, Henry Rice, Robert Royce

William Ap Rhys was born in 1522 in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Gruffudd Ap Griffeth Rhys Fitz Uryan And Catherine Howard. William Ap Rhys married Mary Appleton, Thomasine Myal Mynn, and had children including Henry Thomas Rice, Robert Royce, Thomas Rhys Royce. William Ap Rhys passed away in 1588 in Bures, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Ap Rhys was born in 1522 in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Gruffudd Ap Griffeth Rhys Fitz Uryan And Catherine Howard.
  • William Ap Rhys married Mary Appleton, Thomasine Myal Mynn, and had children including Henry Thomas Rice, Robert Royce, Thomas Rhys Royce.
  • William Ap Rhys passed away in 1588 in Bures, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rhys's Ancestors

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William Rhys
1522–1588
Birth Place: North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Gruffudd Ap Griffeth Rhys Fitz Uryan
1500–1532
Newton, Wales
Catherine Howard
1500–1544
Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Gruffudd (Ap Thomas Rhys Fitz) Uryan
1474–1521
Wales
Catherine (Eva) StJohn
1478–1535
Bedfordshire, England
Thomas Howard
1474–1554
Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Stafford
1482–1558
Abergavenny Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Rhys Thomas
1449–1525
Efa Henry
1453–1545
John StJohn
1465–1525
Sybil Morgan
1514–1529
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1447–1497
Humphrey Stafford
1455–1483
Catherine Woodville
1458–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gruffudd
1425–1474
Elizabeth Griffith
1420–1514
Henry Gwilliam
1425–1492
John StJohn
1426–1488
Alice Bradshaw
1426–1511
Morgan Jenkin
1413–1472
Margred Mathew
1440–1534
John Howard
1420–1485
Catherine Moleyns
1424–1465
Frederick Tilney
1416–1447
Elizabeth Cheney
1420–1473
Humphrey Stafford
1424–1455
Margaret Beaufort
1437–1474
Richard Wydeville
1412–1469
Jacquette Luxembourg
1416–1472

William Rhys's Descendants

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William (Ap) Rhys (1522–1588) m. Mary Appleton (1535–1629) m. Thomasine (Myal) Mynn (1524–1568)
  1. 1. Thomas (Rhys) Royce 1565–1600 m. Margaret Rathbone 1589–1595
    1. 1. William Rose 1596–1664 m. Agnes Chisholm 1590–1622
      1. 1. William Rose 1616–1672 m. Anne Wright 1622–1671
        1. 1. Richard Rose 1668–1736 m. Elizabeth Sowerby 1670–1736
        2. 2. Jane Rose 1651–1692
        3. 3. William (Rose) II 1655–1729
        4. 4. Mary Rose 1656–1666
        5. 5. Anne Rose 1657–1728
      2. 2. Hugh Rose 1612–1684
      3. 3. Alexander Rose 1620–
      4. 4. Lilias Rose 1622–
    2. 2. Robert Royce 1605–1676
  2. 2. Henry (Thomas) Rice 1555–1579
  3. 3. Robert Royce 1562–1656

William Rhys's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of William Ap Rhys in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England
North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England
1588
1588
Age 66
Death of William Ap Rhys in Bures, Buckinghamshire, England
Bures, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Bures, Buckinghamshire, England

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