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William "Fychan" ap Gwilym

Male Abt 1415 - 1483  (68 years)


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  • Name William "Fychan" ap Gwilym   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22] 
    Nickname Fychan 
    Born Abt 1415  of, Port Penrhyn, Llandygái, Caernarvonshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [23, 24] 
    Christened {Tribe: Marchudd} Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1483  [11, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28] 
    Person ID I100007437  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2010 

    Father Gwilym ap Gruffudd,   b. Abt 1370, of, Port Penrhyn, Llandygái, Caernarvonshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1431  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Jonet Stanley,   b. Abt 1400, of, Hooton, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1466  (Age 66 years) 
    Married Yes, date unknown 
    • STATUS: Husband's 2nd marriage. (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies 300-1400, vol. 9 p. 673)
      STATUS: Wife's 2nd marriage. (Bartrum, WG - Additions and Corrections 1400-1500, 2nd List, p. 111)
      STATUS: Widow of Robert Paris. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
    • STATUS: Husband's 2nd marriage. (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies 300-1400, vol. 9 p. 673)
      STATUS: Wife's 2nd marriage. (Bartrum, WG - Additions and Corrections 1400-1500, 2nd List, p. 111)
      STATUS: Widow of Robert Paris. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
    Family ID F100006241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alice Dalton,   b. Abt 1400, of, Althorp, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Yes, date unknown  [29, 30] 
    Children 
     1. Jonet ferch William "Fychan",   b. Abt 1430, of, Port Penrhyn, Llandygái, Caernarvonshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sir William Griffith, Knight,   b. Abt 1445, Port Penrhyn, Llandygái, Caernarvonshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1506  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2010 
    Family ID F100006242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gwenllian ferch Iorwerth,   b. Abt 1430, of, Talybolion commote, Anglesey, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Yes, date unknown 
    Type: Not Married 
    • STATUS: Not married. (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies 300-1400, vol. 3 p. 143)

      REMARKS: William by being made a denizen of England was forbidden to enter into marriage with a Welsh woman, so this marriage was long afterwards declared irregular under the Act limiting Welsh marriage. Lewys Dwnn, though, appears to have regarded the alliance as legal. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
    • STATUS: Not married. (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies 300-1400, vol. 3 p. 143)

      REMARKS: William by being made a denizen of England was forbidden to enter into marriage with a Welsh woman, so this marriage was long afterwards declared irregular under the Act limiting Welsh marriage. Lewys Dwnn, though, appears to have regarded the alliance as legal. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2010 
    Family ID F100006239  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KINSHIP: Eldest son and heir. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
      GIVEN-NAME: Gwilym "Fychan", called likewise William Griffith and William "Fychan".
      BIRTH: Circa 1415. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 208 b)

      OFFICE: Chamberlain of North Wales, 10 Aug 1466. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 208 b)
      OFFICE: Chamberlain of Gwynedd. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 6 p. 208)

      LIVING: Of age in 1438/1439. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
      LIVING: 1440. (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies 1400-1500, vol. 8 p. 1265)
      LIVING: 10 Aug 1466, party to a deed. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 4 p. 342)
      RESIDENCE: Penrhyn. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 6 p. 208)
      RESIDENCE: Penrhyn Castle. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
      PROPERTY: Succeeded to the estates of his father 1440 (18 Henry VI).
      PROPERTY: Inherited from his mother all the lands of her first husband Robert Paris.
      PROPERTY: He succeeded to the estate of Llwyn y Moel, alias Plâs Newydd, and rebuilt the house. He in turn left it with all the lands which he and his father had acquired by purchase in this parish to his son Robert. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. 56)

      DEATH: Died at the beginning of the reign of Henry VII. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
      MONUMENTAL EFFIGY: Llandegai Church. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)

      REMARKS: "In 18 Henry VI he applied for denization in England, describing himself as English on his mother's side..., and part English on his father's side. Full denization was according granted him, 1442. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 208 b)
      REMARKS: He was made a denizen of England in 18 Henry VI, upon the condition that he not marry a Welsh woman. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 4 p. 342)
      REMARKS: "Y maestr Siabrlen' (C 104), 'Siamb(y)rlen Hen' (G 138, M 227), but 'he does not appear to have held the office' (DWB 1125). (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies - Additions and Corrections 300-1400, 6th List, p. 23 Marchudd 6 fn. 2)
    • (Research):KINSHIP: Conflict/Error> Lloyd's 'History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog' volume 4 page 343 makes him the son of his grandfather Gruffud, thus omitting the generation of Gwilym.
    • KINSHIP: Eldest son and heir. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
      GIVEN-NAME: Gwilym "Fychan", called likewise William Griffith and William "Fychan".
      BIRTH: Circa 1415. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 208 b)

      OFFICE: Chamberlain of North Wales, 10 Aug 1466. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 208 b)
      OFFICE: Chamberlain of Gwynedd. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 6 p. 208)

      LIVING: Of age in 1438/1439. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
      LIVING: 1440. (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies 1400-1500, vol. 8 p. 1265)
      LIVING: 10 Aug 1466, party to a deed. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 4 p. 342)
      RESIDENCE: Penrhyn. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 6 p. 208)
      RESIDENCE: Penrhyn Castle. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
      PROPERTY: Succeeded to the estates of his father 1440 (18 Henry VI).
      PROPERTY: Inherited from his mother all the lands of her first husband Robert Paris.
      PROPERTY: He succeeded to the estate of Llwyn y Moel, alias Plâs Newydd, and rebuilt the house. He in turn left it with all the lands which he and his father had acquired by purchase in this parish to his son Robert. (Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, p. 56)

      DEATH: Died at the beginning of the reign of Henry VII. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)
      MONUMENTAL EFFIGY: Llandegai Church. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 195)

      REMARKS: "In 18 Henry VI he applied for denization in England, describing himself as English on his mother's side..., and part English on his father's side. Full denization was according granted him, 1442. (Glenn, Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh, p. 208 b)
      REMARKS: He was made a denizen of England in 18 Henry VI, upon the condition that he not marry a Welsh woman. (Lloyd, History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, vol. 4 p. 342)
      REMARKS: "Y maestr Siabrlen' (C 104), 'Siamb(y)rlen Hen' (G 138, M 227), but 'he does not appear to have held the office' (DWB 1125). (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies - Additions and Corrections 300-1400, 6th List, p. 23 Marchudd 6 fn. 2)
    • (Research):KINSHIP: Conflict/Error> Lloyd's 'History of the Princes, the Lords Marcher and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog' volume 4 page 343 makes him the son of his grandfather Gruffud, thus omitting the generation of Gwilym.

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