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William Griffith Sir (1475-1531)
12th great-grandparents
Robert Griffith
Son of William Griffith Sir
Cpt Edward Griffith 1590-1660
Son of Robert Griffith
Thomas Griffith 1615-1676
Son of Cpt Edward Griffith
Richard Griffith V. Rev., Rector Of Coleraine, Dean Of Ross 1643-1717
Son of Thomas Griffith
Edward Griffiths 1674-1750
Son of Richard Griffith V. Rev., Rector Of Coleraine, Dean Of Ross
Richard Griffith 1714-1788
Son of Edward Griffiths
Emily Catherine "Kitty" Griffith 1754-1848
Daughter of Richard Griffith
Emily Buck 1797-1891
Daughter of Emily Catherine "Kitty" Griffith
William Cooper 1831-1884
Son of Emily Buck
Florence Jane Cooper 1863-1942
Daughter of William Cooper
leila Winifred Gillies 1893-1974
Daughter of Florence Jane Cooper
William Frederick Jessep 1910-1939
Son of leila Winifred Gillies
Trevor Warren Jessep-Pond 1937-
Son of William Frederick Jessep
Tania Lynne Jessep-Pond
Daughter of Trevor Warren Jessep-Pond
William had a very interesting life and was involved in the Wars of the Roses on the Tudor side and continued to serve the Tudors under Henry VII. It appears that our Jane was his second wife. The quote below is very complex and best copied verbatim rather than paraphrased.
From; Source: Dictionary of Welsh Biography - Professor Glyn Roberts, M.A., (1904-1962), Bangor
http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s1-GRIF-PEN-1300.html
Researcher: Terry Owens
"WILLIAM GRIFFITH ( c. 1480 - 1531 ), does not appear in office until 1508 when he was described as ‘ King's Servant ’ and ‘ squire for the body ,’ and appointed chamberlain of North Wales ; he continued to hold the office until his death, with the exception of a short break in 1509 when he made way for Charles Brandon , later duke of Suffolk . ( Cal. Pat. Rolls , 1494-1509 , 569; Davies , Conway and Menai Ferries , 57; L. and P. Henry VIII , vol. I, part i, 257, 78, and vol. IV, part i, 1941; D.N.B. , vi, 218.) There is some evidence of personal links between the two men. Both were squires of the body at the same time, and in 1516 Brandon appointed Griffith as one of his deputy justices of North Wales , describing him in the instrument of appointment as his ‘blood relation.’ ( Penrhyn MSS. 48 .) Griffith served under Brandon in the French campaign of 1513 ; he was at the siege of Thérouanne , the battle of the Spurs , and the siege of Tournai in Aug. 1513 , and was knighted at Tournai 25 Sept. 1513 . ( L. and P. Henry VIII , vol. I, part i, 1176, 1496, part ii, 2301, 2480, 2575.) Poems by Lewis Môn , Huw Llwyd ap Dafydd , Tudur Aled , and Gruffydd ap Tudur ap Hywel refer to his part in the campaign. ( Mostyn MSS. 148, 233, 520, 523, 537, 585 ; Cardiff MSS. 2, 103 ; Gwaith Tudur Aled , ed. T. Gwynn Jones , i, 146.) He appears also to have maintained close relationships with Sir Rhys ap Thomas of Dynevor . His first wife was Jane , daughter of Sir Thomas Stradling of S. Donats, Glam. , and his wife, Joan , daughter of Thomas Mathew of Radyr, Glam. Sir Thomas Stradling d., 1480 , and his widow m. shortly after Sir Rhys ap Thomas , as his second wife. Poems to William Griffith by Lewis Môn emphasize the links between him and Sir Rhys , whose son, Griffith ap Rhys (b. c. 1480 — see under Rice ) was a contemporary of William Griffith at Court. A Griffith of Penrhyn (almost certainly William Griffith ) was present at the tournament held by Sir Rhys at Carew in 1507 (see articles Stradling and Mathew ; Mostyn MSS. 148, 470, 581 ; Cambrian Register , 1795 , 49-144). His second wife was Jane , daughter of John Puleston ‘ Hen ’ ( the Old ) of Bersham ( see article Puleston family ); William , his eldest son by this marriage, founded the family of Griffith of Trefarthen ( Griffith , Pedigrees , 125, 185, and article Griffith , John , 16th cent. ). Apart from those named, the following poets wrote to him: Mathew Brwmffild , Dafydd Pennant , Ifan Dylyniwr , Dafydd Trefor , Ifan ap Madog , Lewis Daron , and Tudur Aled . ( Mostyn MSS. 148, 529, 532, 556, 559, 562, 566, 569, 572, 575 ; Cynfeirdd Lleyn , ed. Myrddin Fardd , 195; Gwaith Tudur Aled , ed. T. Gwynn Jones , i, 145.) He was one of three squires who were concerned with the Caerwys eisteddfod in 1523 . ( Llên Cymru , ii, 130.) "