Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Nicholas Griffin
1426 - 1482 (56 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
Generation: 5
Generation: 6
1. Nicholas Griffin was born on 5 Jun 1426 in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England (son of Nicholas Griffin and Margaret Pilkington); died on 6 Jun 1482. Notes:
Sheriff of Northamptonshire 1452-53, 1456-57, 1473-74.
Family/Spouse: Marine Bellers. Marine (daughter of John Bellers and Elizabeth Sutton) died on 10 Sep 1489. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Nicholas married Katherine Curzon before 26 Aug 1450. Katherine (daughter of Richard Curzon and Isabel) died after 1 Jul 1465. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Isabel Griffin died after 18 Jan 1514.
2. Nicholas Griffin was born in of East Carlton, Northamptonshire, England (son of Richard Griffin and Anne Chamberlain); died on 12 Oct 1436. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1437
Nicholas married Margaret Pilkington before 1424. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margaret Pilkington (daughter of John Pilkington and Margaret Verdun). Children:
- 1. Nicholas Griffin was born on 5 Jun 1426 in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England; died on 6 Jun 1482.
Generation: 3
4. Richard Griffin (son of Thomas Griffin and Elizabeth Latimer); died before 1411. Richard married Anne Chamberlain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Anne Chamberlain (daughter of Richard Chamberlain and Joan). Children:
- 2. Nicholas Griffin was born in of East Carlton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 12 Oct 1436.
6. John Pilkington was born about 1365 in of Pilkington in Prestwich with Oldham, Lancashire, England (son of Roger de Pilkington); died on 16 Feb 1421. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of Bradley, Yorkshire, England
- Alternate birth: Between 1363 and 1364
- Alternate death: 8 Mar 1421
Notes:
Sheriff of Northamptonshire 1419.
"[H]ad free warren in his manors of Pilkington, etc.; fought at Agincourt, 25 October 1415, with a retinue of 3 esquires, 10 lancers, and 45 archers; was a witness at the Scrope v. Grosvenor trial." [The Wallop Family, citation details below]
The History of the Pilkington Family (citation details below) concurs with the above, save for giving him only 40 archers at Agincourt.John married Margaret Verdun before 26 Aug 1383. Margaret (daughter of Edmund de Verdun and Joan) died on 24 Nov 1436. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Margaret Verdun (daughter of Edmund de Verdun and Joan); died on 24 Nov 1436. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 28 Apr 1437
Notes:
The Wallop Family, History of the Pilkington Family, and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (citation details below) all call her, evidently incorrectly, a daughter of John de Verdun.
Children:
Generation: 4
8. Thomas Griffin was born in of Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, England (son of Richard Griffin); died after 1399. Thomas married Elizabeth Latimer. Elizabeth (daughter of Warin le Latimer and Katherine la Warre) died before 1411. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth Latimer (daughter of Warin le Latimer and Katherine la Warre); died before 1411. Children:
- 4. Richard Griffin died before 1411.
10. Richard Chamberlain was born in of Coates in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England (son of John Chamberlain and Joan Morteyn); died between 14 Sep 1391 and 2 Nov 1391. Richard married Joan. Joan died on 20 Sep 1409. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Joan died on 20 Sep 1409. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1413
Notes:
F. N. Craig (citation details below) says that the Richard Chamberlain who died in 1391 married first, Margaret ———; second, by 1346, Katherine de la Dale, daughter and heir of Thomas de Berkele of Wolostone, Northamptonshire; and third, Joanna ———, "who at her death in 1413 was named as widow of Richard Chamberlain, 'chivaler'." He does not positively identify any of these three wives as the mother of his son Richard Chamberlain who died in 1396, but it seems likely that it was the third of them, Joanna. According to Craig, in 1327 Richard Chamberlain is recorded as married to Margaret———. In 1346 he is seen married to Katherine de la Dale. "In 1356 the overlord, Henry, Earl of Lancaster, granted Wolostone to the College of St. Mary, which suggests that Katherine had died without issue." In 1379 "he had license for the alienation of his manor of Stanbridge to Richard his son and Margaret his son's wife." If the second wife, Katherine de la Dale, did indeed die childless, then his son Richard must have been by the third wife, Joanna, because if Richard had been a son by the first wife, he would have been between 26 and 45 years older than his wife, Margaret Lovaine.
The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz (citation details below) positively asserts that the younger Richard was a daughter of Joan whom the older Richard "married 3rdly". It further says that she was possibly a daughter of Sir Thomas Reynes of Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire, d. bef. 1368, knight of the shire for Buckinghamshire 1343, 1344, and 1346, and his wife Joan who was alive in 1354. "The Visitation of Oxfordshire in 1566 and 1574, VOX: 235, names the wife of Richard Chamberlain, No. 1016, as 'Jana' [Jane or Joan], daughter of John Reynes, of Clifton Reynes. Since there was no John as lord of the manor at that time, the identification may apply to Thomas, who had a daughter named Joan living in 1354."Children:
- Richard Chamberlain was born in of Petsoe, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 24 Aug 1396.
- 5. Anne Chamberlain
12. Roger de Pilkington was born about 1325 in of Pilkington in Prestwich with Oldham, Lancashire, England (son of Roger de Pilkington and Alicia de Bury); died on 2 Jan 1406. Notes:
Knight of the shire for Lancashire in 1363, 1364-65, 1368, 1376-77, 1382, and 1384. Like his son John, he gave evidence at the Scrope v. Grosvenor trial. He served under Henry, duke of Lancaster, in 1355, and under John of Gaunt (husband of Henry's heir Blanche) in 1359-60 and again in 1369.
Children:
- 6. John Pilkington was born about 1365 in of Pilkington in Prestwich with Oldham, Lancashire, England; died on 16 Feb 1421.
14. Edmund de Verdun was born in of Stagenhoe in St. Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England (son of John de Verdun and Agnes); died before 1376. Edmund married Joan before 1350. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Joan Children:
- 7. Margaret Verdun died on 24 Nov 1436.
Generation: 5
16. Richard Griffin was born in of Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, England (son of John Griffin and Elizabeth Favell). Children:
- 8. Thomas Griffin was born in of Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, England; died after 1399.
18. Warin le Latimer was born about 1304 in of Braybrook, Northamptonshire, England (son of Thomas le Latimer and Lora de Hastings); died on 13 Aug 1349. Notes:
Fought for the king at Boroughbridge.
Warin married Katherine la Warre before 1329. Katherine (daughter of John la Warre and Joan de Grelle) died on 9 Aug 1361. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Katherine la Warre (daughter of John la Warre and Joan de Grelle); died on 9 Aug 1361. Children:
- 9. Elizabeth Latimer died before 1411.
20. John Chamberlain was born between 1290 and 1291 in of Gatesden, Hertfordshire, England (son of Richard Chamberlain and Joan de Gatesden). Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of Stanbridge, Bedfordshire, England
John married Joan Morteyn before 1314. Joan (daughter of John de Morteyn and Joan de Rothwell) died before 1324. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Joan Morteyn (daughter of John de Morteyn and Joan de Rothwell); died before 1324. Notes:
Or Jane, as usual.
Children:
- 10. Richard Chamberlain was born in of Coates in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England; died between 14 Sep 1391 and 2 Nov 1391.
24. Roger de Pilkington was born about 1291 in of Pilkington in Prestwich with Oldham, Lancashire, England (son of Roger de Pilkington and (Unknown first wife of Roger de Pilkington)); died in 1343. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Abt 1347
Notes:
He and his father Roger were with Thomas, earl of Lancaster, at Boroughbridge against the King in 1322. His father was imprisoned and fined, and died soon after; he secured pardon by committing to military service abroad.
Roger married Alicia de Bury. Alicia (daughter of Henry de Bury and Margery de Radcliffe) died about 1374. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Alicia de Bury (daughter of Henry de Bury and Margery de Radcliffe); died about 1374. Children:
- 12. Roger de Pilkington was born about 1325 in of Pilkington in Prestwich with Oldham, Lancashire, England; died on 2 Jan 1406.
28. John de Verdun was born between 1298 and 1299 (son of Thomas de Verdun and Margaret de Knoville); died after 1370. John married Agnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
29. Agnes Children:
- 14. Edmund de Verdun was born in of Stagenhoe in St. Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England; died before 1376.
Generation: 6
32. John Griffin was born in of Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, England. John married Elizabeth Favell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Elizabeth Favell (daughter of John Favell). Children:
- 16. Richard Griffin was born in of Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, England.
36. Thomas le Latimer was born between 1270 and 1271 in of Braybrook, Northamptonshire, England (son of John le Latimer and Christian Ledet); died before 2 Feb 1334. Notes:
Also called Thomas le Latimer Bouchard. Summoned to Parliament from 29 Dec 1299 to 4 Mar 1309.
Thomas married Lora de Hastings before Jul 1297. Lora (daughter of Henry de Hastings and Joan de Cantelowe) died before 2 Jul 1339; was buried in Grey Friars, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
37. Lora de Hastings (daughter of Henry de Hastings and Joan de Cantelowe); died before 2 Jul 1339; was buried in Grey Friars, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Children:
- 18. Warin le Latimer was born about 1304 in of Braybrook, Northamptonshire, England; died on 13 Aug 1349.
38. John la Warre was born between 1276 and 1277 in of Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire, England (son of Roger la Warre and Clarice de Tregoz); died on 9 May 1347. Notes:
Summoned to Parliament from 26 Aug 1307 to 25 Aug 1318. Knighted by the future Edward II at Westminster, 22 May 1306. He was in the sea fight off Sluys in 1340.
John married Joan de Grelle after 19 Nov 1294. Joan (daughter of Robert de Grelle and Hawise de Burgh) died on 20 Mar 1353. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
39. Joan de Grelle (daughter of Robert de Grelle and Hawise de Burgh); died on 20 Mar 1353. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 21 Mar 1353
Notes:
Or de Grelley.
Children:
- 19. Katherine la Warre died on 9 Aug 1361.
- John la Warre was born in of Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England; died before 24 Jun 1331.
40. Richard Chamberlain was born in of Petsoe, Buckinghamshire, England (son of William Chamberlain and Joan Borard); died after 1324. Notes:
Knight of the shire for Northampton, 1320. Summoned to the great council at Westminster in 1324.
Richard married Joan de Gatesden about 1285. Joan (daughter of John de Gatesden) was born on 20 Dec 1268. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
41. Joan de Gatesden was born on 20 Dec 1268 (daughter of John de Gatesden). Children:
- 20. John Chamberlain was born between 1290 and 1291 in of Gatesden, Hertfordshire, England.
42. John de Morteyn was born in of Merston, Bedfordshire, England (son of John de Morteyn and Joan Gobion); died in 1346. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Abt 1347
Notes:
Constable of Rockingham Castle. Knight of the shire for Bedfordshire 1306-07, 1308-09, and 1324. A frequent soldier in the Scottish wars.
John married Joan de Rothwell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
43. Joan de Rothwell (daughter of Richard de Rothwell). Children:
- Lucy de Morteyn died after 8 Mar 1361.
- 21. Joan Morteyn died before 1324.
48. Roger de Pilkington was born about 1255 in of Pilkington in Prestwich with Oldham, Lancashire, England (son of Alexander de Pilkington and Alice); died in 1322. Notes:
He and his son Roger were with Thomas, earl of Lancaster, at Boroughbridge against the King in 1322. He was imprisoned and fined, and died soon after; his son secured pardon by committing to military service abroad.
Knight of the shire for Lancashire, 1316.
"Sir Roger's first wife, it is conjectured, was Amery one of the three daughters (Agnes, Alice, and Amery) of Sir Gilbert de Barton, lord of Barton; the reason for this assumption is that Roger, who had two sons (Roger and William) by the first wife, became possessed after her death, in 1294-5, of one-sixth the manor of Barton, as shown by the Final Concords--'by the courtesy of England,' a man and his issue became entitled to the inheritance of his deceased wife in the event of there being children by the marriage." [History of the Pilkington Family, citation details below]Roger married (Unknown first wife of Roger de Pilkington). (Unknown died before 1295. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
49. (Unknown first wife of Roger de Pilkington) died before 1295. Children:
- 24. Roger de Pilkington was born about 1291 in of Pilkington in Prestwich with Oldham, Lancashire, England; died in 1343.
50. Henry de Bury was born in of Bury, Lancashire, England; died in 1315 in Bury, Lancashire, England. Notes:
He was killed at Bury in 1315, by partisans of Adam de Banastre.
Henry married Margery de Radcliffe. Margery (daughter of Richard de Radcliffe and (Unknown daughter of Henry le Boteler)) died after 1323. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
51. Margery de Radcliffe (daughter of Richard de Radcliffe and (Unknown daughter of Henry le Boteler)); died after 1323. Notes:
"Margaret, the third daughter, was married to Henry de Bury, and was one of the most remarkable women of her time. Her husband was slain at Bury in 1315, by partisans of Adam de Banastre, whereupon Margaret became the ruler of Bury Town, in the annals of which place she is known as Great Dame Margery, Lady of Bury. Two years before his death her husband made settlement of his lands, which were to remain to Margery, daughter of Richard de Radclyffe, for life; then to Henry, son of Henry de Bury, and in default of heirs, to Alice, Agnes, and Isabel, daughters of the elder Henry, failing whom, to Adam, son of Matthew de Bury, and his heirs. Shortly before the death of her husband, another son, Adam, was born to Margery, but his father's untimely end prevented any alteration of the settlement. Margery's elder son, Henry, was slain in another affray in 1318, one of the ringleaders in which was a relative of Roger de Freckleton, whom Margery had appointed Rector of Bury. She thereupon arranged an exchange of livings, sending Freckleton to Radclyffe, and bringing to Bury Richard de Radclyffe, her brother, that in the midst of a host of enemies she might have the support of one of her own indomitable clan. In the County Rolls, under date of 1323, it is recorded that 'Margt. de Burie held Manor of Burie, and renders Socage 8s. and the same Margery holds the town and renders for ward of the castle 10s.'"' On the death of Lady Margery, the Bury estate passed to the Pilkingtons, by the marriage of Alicia, eldest daughter of Margery, to Roger de Pilkington." [The Book of the Radclyffes, citation details below]
Children:
- 25. Alicia de Bury died about 1374.
56. Thomas de Verdun (son of John de Verdun and Eleanor Furnival); died in 1315. Thomas married Margaret de Knoville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
57. Margaret de Knoville Children:
- 28. John de Verdun was born between 1298 and 1299; died after 1370.