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William ap Thomas ap Gwilym

Male - 1446


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  • Name William ap Thomas ap Gwilym 
    Birth of Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 1446  [1, 5
    Burial Priory church, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Person ID I29894  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DDB
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2023 

    Father Thomas ap Gwilym ap Jenkin,   b. of Llansaintffraid, Monthmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Maud Morley 
    Family ID F17848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gwladus Gam   d. 1454 
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth ferch William ap Thomas
    +2. William Herbert,   b. Abt 1423   d. 27 Jul 1469, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 46 years)
    Family ID F17841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2020 

  • Notes 
    • Also called Gwilym ap Thomas. Long said to have fought at Agincourt, but contemporary records do not include his name. He was certainly in the retinue of Henry V in his first French campaign, and in numerous capacities later. He was knighted in 1426.

  • Sources 
    1. [S142] Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Salt Lake City, 2013.

    2. [S903] The Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales, 2007 and ongoing.

    3. [S76] The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004-ongoing.

    4. [S4327] Tudor Placemen and Statesmen: Select Case Histories by Narasingha Prosad Sil. Madison, New Jersey: Farleigh Dickinson University Press, 2001.

    5. [S6426] John Insley Coddington, "A Royal Descent from King Edward III of England to Thomas1 Coytmore of Charlestown, Mass., Elizabeth Wife of William1 Tyng of Boston, Sarah Wife of Ralph1 Eddowes of Philadelphia Co., Pa., John Quincy Adams, Neville Chamberlain and Other." The American Genealogist 32:9, 1956.

    6. [S4325] The Heroines of Welsh History by T. J. Llewelyn Prichard. London: W. and F. G. Cash, 1854.