Sir
Griffith
"1st Baronet Williams of Penrhyn"
Williams
Bt
Born about in Penrhyn by Conway, Caernarfonshire, Wales
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Williams
and Elizabeth (ap Gruffudd) Williams
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Gwen (Bodwrda) Williams
— married
1627 (to 1663) in Wales
Descendants 
Father of
Dorothy (Williams) Jeffreys, Edmund Williams, Hugh Williams, Robert Williams Bt and Roger Williams
Died
at about age 59
in Caernarfonshire, Wales [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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Biography
| Preceded by New Baronetcy |
1st Baronet Williams of Penrhyn 1658 - 1663 |
Succeeded by 2nd Baronet Williams of Penrhyn |
Griffith Williams Bt was born in Caernarfonshire, Wales.
Griffith Williams Bt is Notable.
Wikidata: Item Q76214528 
- Griffith Williams was the son of Robert Williams (of Penryallt) & Elizabeth Griffith.
- He and his wife had nineteen children
- He held the unusual distinction of being granted a baronetcy by both the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II.[1]
- Sheriff of Caernarfonshire 1650-1651.[2]
Sources
- ↑ George E Cokayne, Complete baronetage, 1900, page 212, https://archive.org/details/cu31924092524390/page/n231/mode/2up
- ↑ Wikipedia: Sheriff of Caernarvonshire (accessed 6 March 2022).
- Wikipedia contributors, "Sir Griffith Williams, 1st Baronet," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sir_Griffith_Williams,_1st_Baronet&oldid=789757198 (accessed May 25, 2020).
- The Peerage, http://www.thepeerage.com/p22208.htm#i222076
- WikiData ID: Wikidata: Item Q75576112, en:Wikipedia
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