William Henry ap Rice (1522-1588)

William ap Rhys/Rice  Born  April  1521/22 was the Son of Beatrice Gardiner/daughter of Jasper Tudor, married her 2nd cousin Dafid ap Rhys/Rice of Sir Rhys ap Thomas ap Gruffed of Carew. She was laundress to Lady Rhys/Rice and accompanied her to the Field of the Cloth of Gold 1520 Where she caught the eye of King Henry VIII.

The son she bore was named Henry, not Dafyd,  but both she and her husband Dafyd/ David were assigned to the Household of Princess Mary Tudor.Where she continiued doing the Kings lenins and stayed with   Princess Mary until her death 1558/  Princess Mary, paid for little Henry's Education up until 1538 and a wedding gown for his sister named for the Princess....also Mary.

These two children were likely fostered because their parents Beatrice and Dafid/David Rice had senior staff positions to Princess Mary. They likely went  to 2nd cousin Sir Griffeth, ap Rhys ap Thomas Fitzurien /Katherine Howard,by 1525 and caused much confustion over the years as to who was William Henry's Father.... The unhappy ending of Fitzurien on Tower hill 1531 meant that the relationship was now permenant since Griffith was convicted of Treason and the Children were assumed to be Katherine's since she was in charge of them while she attempted to regain forfitted lands. William Henry eventually gained a coat of Arms which includes his Spanish Grandmother's symbol, the sliced Pomegranet in 1555 once Princess Mary ascended the Throne.

William Henry ap Rice 1522-1588 Married Thomasine Minn/Myall and had Sons Thomas H. Rice 1555,  & Henry T. Rice1558. Their Subsequent Marriages to Elizabeth Lattimer/ Elizabeth Frost and Margaret BAker brought John Rice II who married Catherine Perrott of Captain John Perrott of Goggerdan, unacknowledged son of Henry VIII and Mary Berkley. John II and Catherin had children and the Line which survived was from Perrott ap Rhys/Rice who's sons John 1624 and Thomas received their inheritance early and Emigrated to America 1650.

My line Picks up with John Rice/Anne Hackley or John Rice/ Rebecca Howell and continues to this day there are 40 some living descendants of Beatrice  and Henry VIII. We are not supposed to be here, but we are, and there are 6 Rice Sons with Henry's blood in their veins. The Blood haplotypes match 23/25 for Stewars of Scotland and John Rice/Edmund Rice which pretty much clears up the notion that Edmund was indeed of Royal Birth as asserted all along.

Five current living members of the family have very striking bone structure of The Valois/Tudors/ Stewars of Scotland as do My Father and Grandfather.....Genetic Test is in Hand, and awaiting the Confirmation of all the Above investigaion. And yes, I was a police investigator for 11 years. Before retireing to S. California. Little Mary born about 1530 married Walter Vaughn of Walter Vaughn of GOLDEN Grove, and her daughter married into a family line that became the Woods Family in America....Which found their way into the Edmund Rice line of Samuel Rice. Cousin to John ap Rhys/Rice Via Perrott ap Rice.

40 Living Descendants of Henry Tudor/ Beatrice ap Rhys/Rice of Carew and Dafid/David Rice of Carew