Thomas Giffard 
Thomas was born in 1408 in Fringford, Oxfordshire, England. Thomas' father was Roger Giffard and his mother was Isabel Stretle. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Giffard and Elizabeth De Missenden; his maternal grandfather was William De Stretley and his maternal grandmother is UNKNOWN UNKNOWN. He was an only child. He died at the age of 61 on May 29th, 1469.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Of Twyford, Esquire
1 NOTE "Thomas Giffard, of Twyford, co. Buckingham, Esq.
, born atFringford, co. Oxford, in 1408, died 29 May 1469
. He marriedEleanor Vaux, daughter of Willia, Esq.....He wa
s aged one yearand more in 1409, after his father's death
, and on 21 October ofthe same year the King's kinsman, Wil
lia, Lord Roos of Hamlak,was granted custody of the young h
eir. Lord de Roos died in1414, and on 3 May 1415 custody o
f the heir was granted toThomas, Duke of Clarence, who wa
s killed in the Battle of Beaugein 1420. In Trinity Term, 1
415, Thomas Giffard, by WilliamRokesburgh, his guardian bro
ught suit against John Stokes andIsabel his wife (who was T
homas Giffard's mother), to recoverthe manor of Helydon....
.He appears ot have been a Yorkist, ashe began to hold loca
l offices in Buckingham upon the victory ofEdward IV at Tow
ton in 1461. He was a commissioner of peace andarray in Buc
kingham in 1460-1464 and 1466...."
"of Twyford, Buckinghamshire, in custody of William Lord Ro
os ofHamlak, then in 1415 Thomas Duke of Clarence, then Wil
liamRokesburgh; granted manor of Helydon, Lands of Somerton
, Manorof Fringford; prob. Yorkist; Commissioner of peace 1
460-66".
Sources:
Abbrev: Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants
Title: The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American
Colonies or the United States
Author: Roberts, Gary Boyd
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1993
Abbrev: Witter Family History
Title: A Witter Family History: The Ancestors of Dr. George
Franklin Witter 1830-1910
Author: Witter, Edwin D. Jr.
Publication: 1988
Page: chart 27
Abbrev: Magna Charta Sureties, 1215
Title: The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215: The Barons Named i
n theMagna Charta, 1215 and Some of their Descendants who S
ettled inAmerica During the Early Colonial Years
Author: Weis, Frederick Lewis
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1991
Page: pg 162
Abbrev: New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Title: New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Author: New England Historical and Genealogical Society
Page: Vol 75, pg 134.
1st person~researcher verified: Jim Young, P.O. Box 101, El
lsworth, OH, 44416, email: Tyrrian@@US5.com
1 NOTE "Thomas Giffard, of Twyford, co. Buckingham, Esq.
, born atFringford, co. Oxford, in 1408, died 29 May 1469
. He marriedEleanor Vaux, daughter of Willia, Esq.....He wa
s aged one yearand more in 1409, after his father's death
, and on 21 October ofthe same year the King's kinsman, Wil
lia, Lord Roos of Hamlak,was granted custody of the young h
eir. Lord de Roos died in1414, and on 3 May 1415 custody o
f the heir was granted toThomas, Duke of Clarence, who wa
s killed in the Battle of Beaugein 1420. In Trinity Term, 1
415, Thomas Giffard, by WilliamRokesburgh, his guardian bro
ught suit against John Stokes andIsabel his wife (who was T
homas Giffard's mother), to recoverthe manor of Helydon....
.He appears ot have been a Yorkist, ashe began to hold loca
l offices in Buckingham upon the victory ofEdward IV at Tow
ton in 1461. He was a commissioner of peace andarray in Buc
kingham in 1460-1464 and 1466...."
"of Twyford, Buckinghamshire, in custody of William Lord Ro
os ofHamlak, then in 1415 Thomas Duke of Clarence, then Wil
liamRokesburgh; granted manor of Helydon, Lands of Somerton
, Manorof Fringford; prob. Yorkist; Commissioner of peace 1
460-66".
Sources:
Abbrev: Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants
Title: The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American
Colonies or the United States
Author: Roberts, Gary Boyd
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1993
Abbrev: Witter Family History
Title: A Witter Family History: The Ancestors of Dr. George
Franklin Witter 1830-1910
Author: Witter, Edwin D. Jr.
Publication: 1988
Page: chart 27
Abbrev: Magna Charta Sureties, 1215
Title: The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215: The Barons Named i
n theMagna Charta, 1215 and Some of their Descend
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1235 in Twyford, , Buckinghamshire, England d.1300 in Boyton, , Wiltshire, England
- b.1270 in Twyford, , Buckinghamshire, England d.30 Mar 1328 in Twyford, , Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1234 in Clifford Castle, , Herefordshire, England d.1282 in Brimpsfield, , Gloucestershire, England
- b.1301 in Twyford, , Buckinghamshire, England d.1369
- b.1253 in , , Oxfordshire, England d.1328 in Ixning, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
- b.1279 in , , Oxfordshire, England d.1328 in Twyford, , Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1240 in , , , England
- b.Nov 1339 in Twyford, Buckinghamshire, England d.25 Sep 1394 in Twyford, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1244 in Merston, Bedfordshire, England d.1296
- b.1346
- b.~ 1250 in Marshton, England
- b.1367 in Twyford, Buckinghamshire, England d.14 Apr 1409 in Twyford, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1319 in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1339 in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England d.1367
- b.1270 in Guilford, Surrey, England
- b.1293 in Guilford, Surrey, England d.15 Jan 1364
- b.1320 in Guilford, Surrey, England d.1391
- b.1295 in England d.1356
- b.1408 in Fringford, Oxfordshire, England d.29 May 1469
- b.1265 d.1316
- b.1289 d.1336
- b.1270
- b.1315 in , , Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1289 in Mentmore, , Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1345 in Mentmore, , Buckinghamshire, England d.1400 in , , , England
- b.1310 in , , Buckinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1365 in Kingstowe, , Buckinghamshire, England d.~ 1440 in Twyford, , Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1335 in , , Buckinghamshire, England
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They had a son named John.
Family Notes
CHAN22 May 2007
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Children
John Giffard
John was born about 1431 in Twyford, , Buckinghamshire, England.1 He died before September 23rd, 1506 in Twyford, , Buckinghamshire, England.1
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