William Williams (1634 - 1700)

Born 1634 in Nantanog, Llantrisant, Anglesey, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Kyffin) Williams — married 21 Jul 1660 in Llantrisant, Anglesey, Wales

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1700 at about age 66 in Grays Inn, London, England

Biography

William Williams is Notable.

• William WILLIAMS b: 22 APR 1632 in Nantanog, a farm near Llantrisant, in Anglesey, the son of Hugh Williams and Emma Dolben. Died 1 July 1700 Nantanog, Llantrisant, Wales,

He married Margaret Kyffin in Nantanog 21 July 1660 in Llantrisant, Anglesey, Wales.

Children:

1. John WILLIAMS b: 14 OCT 1682 in Peniarth, Llanegrym, Merioneth, Wales
2. William WILLIAMS b: 4 NOV 1664 in Nantanog, Llantrisant, Anglesey, Wales^[1]

He spent most of his life in London as Speaker in the House of Commons and died in Grays Inn 11 July 1700.

Research Notes

Williams, Sir William (1634-1700),solicitor general and Speaker of the House of Commons, born in 1634,at Nantanog in the Parish of Llantrisant in Anglesey, was the second son of Hugh Williams, D. D. (1596-1670), rector of Llantrisant and Llanrhyddlad in that county, and subsequently Canon of Bangor and Vaenol prebendary of St Asaph (Browne Willis, Bangor, P. 170,and St Asaph, P. 113: Memorial Inscription in Llantrisant Church), His mother was Emma, daughter and sole heiress of John Dolben of Caeau Gwynion, near Denbigh and neice of David Dolben [q. v.] Bishop of Bangor (Arch. Cambr. I. IV. 280;.DWNN,ii 76, 266 n. ; Pennant. Tours in Wales, Ed. 1810. iii. 78). Young Williamd became a scholar of Jesus College, Oxford, where he matriculated on 7 Nov 1650, but did not proceed to a degree. He was admitted student of Gray's Inn on 12 Nov. 1661 was called to the bar in 1658,and was treasurer of his Inn in 1681 On 31 July 1661 he was gra8, with another the reversion of the office of prothonotary and clerk of the Crown in the counties of Denbigh and Montgomery (Brit. Mus Sloane Ms, 856. No. 32) He was not long in acquir9z practice. for an old story tells how he owed his his wife to his having won an important lawsuit at Shrewsbury.

Sources

1. ↑ https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3034044&id=I13048

• Wales Births

Name William Williams Birth Date 22 April 1632 Birth Place Nantanog Anglesey Father The Rev Hugh Williams mother Emma Dolben.

• Wales Marriages

Name William Williams Marriage Date 21 July 1660 Marriage Place Nantanog Spouse Margaret Skyffin

• England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858

Name William Williams Probate Date 4 May 1700 Residence St Clement Danes Middlesex

• Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22. Pages 457-461

See also:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Williams,_2nd_Baronet,_of_Gray%27s_Inn
• Wikidata: Item Q7529825