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

  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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)