William Griffith the Hael

William Griffith the Hael (circa 1445 to circa 1540), of Penhryn Castle, was a Welsh politician and Chamberlain of North Wales sometime after 1466.[1]

He became a Knight of Bath in 1489. He was also the Captain of Caernarfon Castle.[2]

He was ordered by Henry VII of England to get rid of the use of Welsh surnames.[3]

He married Jane Troutbeck, daughter of Sir William Troutbeck.[4][2] He had a son, William Griffith, who became Chamberlain of North Wales after him.[4]

References

William Williams (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. 173–174. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
Reifsnyder, Howard (1902). Glenn, Thomas Allen (ed.). Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry. p. 57.
Greene, J. G. J. (1858). The History of the Race of Tudor Ap Ednyfed, from Whom the Present Royal Family are Descended. p. 8.
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)

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[Williams1802-1] William Williams (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. 173–174. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

[:0-2] Reifsnyder, Howard (1902). Glenn, Thomas Allen (ed.). Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry. p. 57.

[3] Greene, J. G. J. (1858). The History of the Race of Tudor Ap Ednyfed, from Whom the Present Royal Family are Descended. p. 8.

[:1-4] 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)