John Griffith was born to William Griffith.
In 1548 John Griffith educated at All Souls College, Oxford University.
In 1551 John Griffith was awarded Bachelor of Civil Law at All Souls College, Oxford University.
In 1563 John Griffith was awarded Doctor of Civil Law at All Souls College, Oxford University.
In 1571 John Griffith was elected MP Caernarfon.
In 1572 John Griffith was elected MP Caernarfon.
In 1582 John Griffith was appointed High Sheriff of Caernarfonshire.
In 1587 John Griffith was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey.
In 1587 [his father] William Griffith died.
In 1593 John Griffith was appointed High Sheriff of Anglesey.
Before 1602 [his son-in-law] William Glynne [aged 35] and [his daughter] Jane Griffith were married.
In 1604 John Griffith was elected MP Caernarfon.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1609 John Griffith died.
[his son] Nicholas Griffith was born to John Griffith.
[his son] William Griffith was born to John Griffith.
[his daughter] Jane Griffith was born to John Griffith. She married before 1602 William Glynne and had issue.
Grandfather: William Griffith Chamberlain
father: William Griffith