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Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Sir Rhys Ap Griffith Birth: Abt 25 Dec 1325 Death: 25 May 1380
  2. Sir Henry Griffith Death: 15 May 1372
  3. Margred Ferch Rhys Hen
  4. Maud Griffith Death: 30 Mar 1400
  5. Thomas Ap Gruffudd

Bibliography
  1. Cox, Anthony, Vernon chantries and benefactions to monasteries, in Derbyshire Miscellany, Local History Bulletin of the Derbyshire Archaeological Society, vol 17 no 6 (Autumn 2006). pp138-157. Available at https://derbyshireas.org.uk/DM17-06.pdf. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Cox VERNON p[0-9]*].
  2. Richardson, Douglas, Maud, 2nd wife of Sir Richard de Stafford. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 9/9/2020. Subject: C.P. Addition: Maud, 2nd wife of Sir Richard de Stafford, Lord Stafford. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/YnDxyO-mNBM/m/7_SxH9tjAQAJ. Author address: celticprince at gmail dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Douglas Richardson SGM 9/9/2020-152319].
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  4. Reed, Paul C., Tuberville heirs. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 7/30/1998. Subject: Tuberville heirs [LONG], was Re: from Charlemagne to Arnold (?). Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/an7PUvuYNzw/m/sJjnpEgy2p4J. Author address: reedpcgen at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 7/30/1998].
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Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
1305/15 (age 40+ in 1355) [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p667]
age 40 at death of father [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 7/31/1998],
parents:
[Ref: Cox VERNON p141, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p666, Shaw Staffordshire p126, Wedgwood StaffordshireParl v1p45],
father:
[Ref: Paul Reed SGM 7/31/1998, Richardson PA p277, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p140, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p101, Watney WALLOP #480],
uncle:
Roger de SOMERVILLE [Ref: Farrer EYC v9p32],
name:
Jane [Ref: Wedgwood StaffordshireParl v1p45]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p668, Shaw Staffordshire p122]
1377 [Ref: Cox VERNON p141]
8 Oct 1376 [Ref: Watney WALLOP #480]
8 Oct, 1 Rich II [Ref: Todd Farmerie SGM 5/4/1997-174940],
place:
[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p668, Shaw Staffordshire p122]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sir Rhys Hen Ap Gruffudd
date:
before 1335 [Ref: Wedgwood StaffordshireParl v1p45]
by 1339 [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 7/31/1998]
settlement 12 Feb 1325 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p667],
child:
[Ref: Cox VERNON p141, Douglas Richardson SGM 9/9/2020-152319, Paul Reed SGM 7/30/1998, Richardson PA p277, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p140, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p667, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p101, Roberts RD600 p495, Shaw Staffordshire p122, Shaw Staffordshire p126, Todd Farmerie SGM 5/4/1997-174940, Watney WALLOP #480]
Research Notes:
coheiress of her father [Ref: Richardson PA p277, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p140, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p667, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p101]

ipm reports she died 8 Oct 1 Rich II, and that her son and heir was Rees ap Griffitz, aged 40 and more, inheriting numerous Somerville lands including Wichenore [Ref: Todd Farmerie SGM 5/4/1997-174940]



Pedigree of Joan SOMERVILLE
                   /-----Sir John De SOMERVILLE
          /-----Robert De SOMERVILLE
 /-----Sir Philip De SOMERVILLE
|        |                                             /-----William De MERLAY, Baron Of Morpeth
|        |                                    /-----Ralph De MERLAY, Baron Of Morpeth
|        |                                   |         \-----Menialda
|        |                           /-----Roger De MERLAY, Baron Of Morpeth
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Gospatric I Earl Of Northumberland
|        |                          |        |         /-----Gospatric II Earl Of Dunbar, Baron Of Beanley
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau)
|        |                          |         \-----Juliana Of Dunbar
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Arkil Morel
|        |                          |                  \-----Sybil
|        |                  /-----Roger De MERLAY, Baron Of Morpeth
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Robert De Estouteville
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Osmund De Estouteville
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----Erneburga
|        |                 |        |         /-----Roger De STUTEVILLE
|        |                 |         \-----Alice De STUTEVILLE
|        |         /-----Roger De MERLAY, Baron Of Morpeth
|        |        |        |                                    /-----Constantine Earl Of Fife
|        |        |        |                           /-----Gillemichel MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife
|        |        |        |                  /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Regent Of Scotlan
|        |        |        |         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Justiciar Of Scot
|        |        |         \-----Ada MACDUFF
|        |        |                  \-----Ela
|         \-----Isabel De MERLAY
|                 |                                             /-----Peter De ROS
|                 |                                    /-----Robert De ROS, Baron Of Helmsley
|                 |                                   |         \-----Adeline ESPEC
|                 |                           /-----Everhard De ROS, Baron Of Helmsley
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Thebaud De VALOGNES
|                 |                          |         \-----Sibyl De VALOGNES
|                 |                  /-----Robert De ROS, Magna Charta Surety
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----William TRUSSEBUT
|                 |                 |        |         /-----William TRUSSEBUT, Baron Of Hunsingore
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----(Unk) FITZ PAYNE
|                 |                 |         \-----Roysia TRUSSEBUT
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----Rollo De HARCOURT
|                 |                 |                  \-----Audrey De HARCOURT
|                 |                 |                           \-----Rohese PEVEREL
|                 |         /-----Sir Robert De ROS, Baron Of Wark
|                 |        |        |                           /-----David I The Saint King Of Scots
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Henry Of Huntingdon, Earl Of Huntingdon
|                 |        |        |                 |         \-----Maud Of Huntingdon
|                 |        |        |         /-----William The Lion King Of Scots
|                 |        |        |        |        |         /-----William II De Warrene, Earl Of Surrey
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----Ada De WARENNE
|                 |        |        |        |                  \-----Isabel De Vermandois, Countess Of Leicester
|                 |        |         \-----Isabel Of Scotland
|                 |        |                 |         /-----Robert AVENAL
|                 |        |                  \-----Isabel AVERNAL
|                 |        |                           \-----Sibyl
|                  \-----Isabel De ROS
Joan SOMERVILLE
|         /-----Sir Thomas De PYPE
 \-----Margaret De PYPE
         |         /-----Andrew De JARPENVILLE
          \-----Joan De JARPENVILLE



Descendants of Joan SOMERVILLE
1. Joan SOMERVILLE m. Sir Rhys Hen Ap Gruffudd
m. Sir Rhys Hen Ap Gruffudd father: Gruffudd Ap Hywel mother: Nest Fechen Ferch Gwrwared

2nd generation

2. Sir Rhys Ap Griffith m1. Isabel STACKPOLE m2. Margaret ZOUCHE
m. Isabel STACKPOLE father: Richard De STACKPOLE
m. Margaret ZOUCHE father: Nicholas ZOUCHE
3. Sir Henry Griffith m. Joan CLINTON
m. Joan CLINTON father: Sir John De CLINTON mother: Joan HILLARY
4. Margred Ferch Rhys Hen m. Philip Dorddu Ap Hywel
m. Philip Dorddu Ap Hywel

3rd generation

7. Johanna Ferch Rhys Ap Gruffudd m. Sir Richard VERNON
m. Sir Richard VERNON father: Sir Richard De VERNON mother: Juliana De PEMBRUGGE
9. Thomas Ap Griffith m. Ann BLOUNT
m. Ann BLOUNT father: Sir Walter Le BLOUNT mother: Sancha De AYALA
12. Cadwgon Ap Philip Dorddu m. Ela Ferch Llywelyn Crugeryr
m. Ela Ferch Llywelyn Crugeryr

4th generation

14. Joanna VERNON m. Sir Baldwin MONTFORT
m. Sir Baldwin MONTFORT father: Sir William De MONTFORT mother: Margaret PECCHE
15. Sir Richard VERNON m. Benedicta LUDLOW
m. Benedicta LUDLOW father: Sir John LUDLOW mother: Isabel LINGEN
16. Sir John GRIFFITH m. Catharine TYRWHIT
m. Catharine TYRWHIT father: Robert TYRWHIT mother: Alice KELKE
17. Philip Ap Cadwgon m. (Unk) Ferch Hywel Ap Meurig
m. (Unk) Ferch Hywel Ap Meurig

5th generation

19. Robert MONTFORT m. Mary STAPLETON
m. Mary STAPLETON father: John STAPLETON mother: Margaret STAPLETON
20. Sir Simon MONTFORT m. Anna VERNEY
m. Anna VERNEY father: Sir Richard VERNEY mother: Eleanor LOUTHAM
22. Sir William VERNON m. Margaret SWINFEN
m. Margaret SWINFEN father: William SWINFEN mother: Joyce SPERNOR Alias DURVASSAL
27. Isabella VERNON m1. Nicholas MONTGOMERY m2. Nicholas AGARD
m. Nicholas MONTGOMERY father: Sir Nicholas MONTGOMERY mother: Joan De LONGFORD
m. Nicholas AGARD
28. Elizabeth VERNON m1. John VAMPAGE m2. Sir John STANLEY
m. John VAMPAGE
m. Sir John STANLEY father: Thomas STANLEY mother: Maud ARDERNE
29. Agnes VERNON m. John COKAYNE
m. John COKAYNE father: Sir John COKAYNE mother: Isabel SHIRLEY
33. Rhys GRIFFITH m.
34. Margaret GRIFFITH m1. Sir Robert WILLOUGHBY m2. (Unk) LEE
m. Sir Robert WILLOUGHBY father: Sir Hugh WILLOUGHBY mother: Margaret FREVILLE
m. (Unk) LEE
36. Cadwgon Fychan Ap Philip m.