Sir Thomas Griffin, Knight

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Sir Thomas Griffin, Knight (1323–1360) was a Knight of Weston Favell Manor and the Manor Of Braybrooke, Northamptonshire, England. Thomas Griffin was the son of John Griffin (1272-1350) and Elizabeth Favell (b. 1275) Married 1316.

Marriage

Sir Thomas was married to Elizabeth Latimer (1335 - died before 1411), daughter of Sir Warine Latimer, in 1349 and subsequently inherited his father-in-law's title of Lord Braybrooke upon the latter's death in the same year.

Children

Thomas and Elizabeth had a total of 11 children as follows (In chronological order):

Richard Griffin (1358-1411),

Thomas Griffin,

Hugh Griffin,

Male - unrecorded,

Elizabeth Griffin,

Female - unrecorded,

Anne Griffin,

Female - unrecorded,

John Griffin,

Male - unrecorded,

Lineage

The surname Griffin is thought to have derived from the Welsh Griffith. The first traceable recorded Griffin was Ralph Griffin (born 1190) and the lineage is as follows:

Ralph Griffin (b. 1190), son of Griffith and Gwenllian.

Ralph Griffin ( b. 1210), son of Ralph Griffin and Alice De Westob (b.1190)

(Other children: Hugh Griffin & male – unrecorded)

Richard Griffin (1236 – 1284), son of Ralph Griffin and Juliana De Lays (b. 1206)

(Other children: Thomas Griffin and Male – unrecorded)

John Griffin (1272 - 1350), son of Richard Griffin and Matilda Carlofe/Goldfire (b1232)

(Other children: Joanne Griffin, Female – unrecorded, Agnes Griffin, Female – unrecorded, Cecily Griffin, John Griffin (b. 1262), Male – unrecorded)

Sir Thomas Griffin (1323-1360), son of John Griffin and Elizabeth Favell (b. 1275)

(Other children: see above)

Richard Griffin (1358 – 1411), son of Thomas Griffin and Elizabeth De Latimer (1335 – d before 1411)

Nicholas Griffin (1390 – 1436), son of Richard Griffin and Anne Chamberlain (d. 1436)

(Other children: Margaret Griffin (b. 1390) & John Griffin)

Nicholas Griffin ( 1426 – 1482) son of Nicholas Griffin and Margaret Pilkington (d. 1423)

(Other children: John Griffin, Male – unrecorded, Henry Griffin, Male – unrecorded, Richard Griffin, Male – unrecorded, Thomas Griffin & Male – unrecorded)

John Griffin, Son of Nicholas Griffin and Katherine Curzon (d. 1450)

(Other children: Richard Griffin, Male – unrecorded, Edward Griffin, Isabel Griffin, Katherine Griffin, Anne Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin, Female – unrecorded, Joane Griffin and Female – unrecorded)

Their descendents include Baron Braybrooke