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William Ap Rhys 1522–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: Martock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Griffith Bath

Mother: Katherine Bridgewater

Spouse(s): Thomasine Myal, Mary Appleton

Children(s): Henry Rhys

William Ap Rhys was born in 1522 in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Griffith Ap Rhys Rice Fitzuryan Sir Knight Of The Bath And Katherine Howard Duchess Bridgewater. William Ap Rhys married Mary Appleton, Thomasine Myal, and had children including Henry Thomas Rice Rhys. William Ap Rhys passed away in 1588 in Martock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Ap Rhys was born in 1522 in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Griffith Ap Rhys Rice Fitzuryan Sir Knight Of The Bath And Katherine Howard Duchess Bridgewater.
  • William Ap Rhys married Mary Appleton, Thomasine Myal, and had children including Henry Thomas Rice Rhys.
  • William Ap Rhys passed away in 1588 in Martock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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William Rhys's Ancestors

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William Rhys
1522–1588
Birth Place: North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Griffith ap Rhys Rice Fitzuryan Sir Knight of the Bath
1500–1532
Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk county, England
Katherine (Howard Duchess) Bridgewater
1500–1554
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk county, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight of the Bath Griffith ap Rhys Rice) Fitzuryan
1500–1532
Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk county, England
Katherine Edgcumbe
1478–1553
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rhys's Descendants

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William (Ap) Rhys (1522–1588) m. Thomasine Myal (1527–1568) m. Mary Appleton (1536–1629)
  1. 1. Henry (Thomas Rice) Rhys 1553–1621 m. Margaret Baker 1558–1605
    1. 1. Henry Reese 1585–1621 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Frost 1584–1647
      1. 1. John (Francis) Reese 1607– m. Margery Pritchard 1607–1689
        1. 1. Elizabeth Reese 1625–1657 m. Richard (Arrendell 11) Howard 1627–1657

William Rhys's Timeline

4 Records

1522
1522
Birth of William Ap Rhys in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1546
30 Aug 1546
Age 24
William Ap Rhys was married in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1564
4 April 1564
Age 42
William Ap Rhys was married in Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1588
1588
Age 66
Death of William Ap Rhys in Martock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Martock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1546
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 April 1564
    Event Place: Shropshire, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, Middlesex county, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shropshire: Selattyn - Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Martock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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