Roger Seys (died 1599) was a Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn,

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of all

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, and Under-Sheriff of Glamorganshire in 1570. He was grandfather of Ievan Sais of

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. His seat became

Boverton Boverton () is a village located to the east of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. History Boverton was founded during the reign of William the Conqueror in England. It is thought that he himself founded Boverton as a farmi ...

through his marriage to Elizabeth, heiress of Griffith Voss, and Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth. They had two sons, Richard Seys, of Boverton and

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, and Alexander Seys of The Gaer House and Caerleon (or Caerlleon); as well as a daughter, Elizabeth. He died in 1599, and was buried at

Llantwit Major Llantwit Major () is a town and community (Wales), community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population (13,366 in 2001) after Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry and ...

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