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Sir Richard Williams (c. 1510 – 20 October 1544), also known as Sir Richard Cromwell, was a Welsh soldier and courtier in the reign of Henry VIII who knighted him on 2 May 1540. He was a maternal nephew of Thomas Cromwell, profiting from the Dissolution of the Monasteries in which he took an active part.
- 20 October 1544 (aged 33–34)
- Frances Murfyn
- Morgan Williams, Katherine Cromwell
Biography. Richard Williams was the nephew of Thomas Cromwell. His father, a brewer of obscure origin who married Cromwell’s sister Catherine, was living at Putney in 1495 and at Greenwich in 1517. Leland thought that the family came from Llanishen near Cardiff, and an Elizabethan herald produced a Welsh pedigree 15 generations long.
Their son Richard Williams went to live in the household of his uncle Thomas, becoming his protégé. Even after Thomas Cromwell fell from power, Richard continued to prosper at court, gaining a knighthood and lands in Huntingdonshire.
The Cromwell family is an English aristocratic family descended from Hugh de Cromwell who came to England with William the Conqueror. Its most famous members are: Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex; and, Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector.
Sir Richard Williams (c. 1510 – 20 October 1544), also known as Sir Richard Cromwell, was a Welsh soldier and courtier in the reign of Henry VIII who knighted him on 2 May 1540. He was a maternal nephew of Thomas Cromwell, profiting from the Dissolution of the Monasteries in which he took an active part. He was the patrilineal great ...
- Male
- Lady Frances Murfyn
Richard (Williams) Cromwell (abt. 1510 - 1544) Sir Richard Cromwell formerly Williams. Born about 1510 in Putney, Surrey, England. Ancestors. Son of Morgan Williams and Katherine (Cromwell) Williams. Brother of Elizabeth Cromwell and Walter Williams. Husband of Frances (Murfyn) Cromwell — married before 8 Mar 1534 in London, England [uncertain]
Sir Richard Williams Alias Cromwell. On March 4th 1540 Ramsey Abbey along with the sum of £4,663 4s 2d was granted to Sir Richard Williams, alias Cromwell, in consideration of his good service, for a fee of £29.16s.
