William Griffith (born 1480)

William Griffith (1480–1545) of Penrhyn Castle was a Welsh politician.

William Griffith
Born1480
Died1545
Spouse(s)
  • Jane Stradling
  • Jane Puleston
Children
  • William Griffith
  • Edward Griffith
  • Rees Griffith
  • John Griffith
  • Rowland Griffith
  • Catharine Griffith
  • Anne Griffith
  • Dorothy Griffith
  • Jane Griffith
  • Elinor Griffith
  • Margaret Griffith
  • William Griffith
  • Rowland Griffith
  • John Griffith
  • Isabella Griffith
  • Sibill Griffith

He was knighted at Touraine in 1513[1][2] and was Chamberlain of North Wales in 1520.[2][3] He was with Henry VIII of England at the Sieges of Boulogne (1544–46).[1]

Family

He was the son of Sir William Griffith and Jane Troutbeck and was married to Jane Stradling, daughter of Thomas Stradling, and then later to Jane Puleston, daughter of John Puleston.[4] By Jane Stradling he had a son, Rees Griffith, who became a High Sheriff,[5] and a daughter, Margaret Griffith, who married Simon Thelwall.[5] By Jane Puleston he had a daughter, Sibill Griffith, who married Owen ap Hugh.[2][3]

References
  1. Colonial and revolutionary families of Pennsylvania : genealogical and personal memoirs. Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921. Baltimore, Md.: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co. 2004. ISBN 978-0806352398. OCLC 70056604.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Glenn, Thomas (1899). The American Genealogist: A Monthly Magazine of Genealogy and Local History. 1. Pennsylvania: T.A. Glenn. pp. 228–231.
  3. Henry., Browning, Charles (1986) [1911]. Americans of royal descent : collection of genealogies showing the lineal descent from kings of some American families . (7th ed.). Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. ISBN 978-0806300542. OCLC 15114203.
  4. 1895-1966., Weis, Frederick Lewis (2004). Ancestral roots of certain American colonists who came to America before 1700 : lineages from Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcolm of Scotland, Robert the Strong, and other historical individuals. Sheppard, Walter Lee, 1911-, Beall, William Ryland., Beall, Kaleen E. (8th ed.). Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0806317526. OCLC 56910366.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Williams, William (1802). Observations on the Snowdon Mountains: With Some Account of the Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants : To which is Added a Genealogical Account of the Penrhyn Families. E. Williams. pp. 174, 176.


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