I can't find any evidence for the parents of Tristram Thomas, except for unsourced family web trees. The ones that are attached at the moment I can't find AT ALL, as in I can't see that they actually existed.
The story is that the family was originally from Wales, and descended from Rhys ap Thomas -- that would be Sir Rhys ap Thomas, K.G., of Dynevor -- and the line keeps getting put in, but there is no evidence, as far as I can tell, and children Rhys didn't have (though admittedly he had LOTS) keep getting added.
My own belief here is that we need to disconnect parents, and add in notes as to the issues and lock it down.
But!
Maybe actual evidence exists! That would be great. Has anybody seen it?
Is this the same Tristram Thomas?
https://books.google.com/books?id=mTZPDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA209&lpg...
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thomas-7876
Son of Nicholas Thomas Ap and Madela Carfinkle
Husband of Carfinkle Madison
I am no longer on ancestry, but I found a link through them on the parish records. I just cannot open it without reinstating my membership.
url
https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61516/records/10556080
Citation
Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
url
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1624&h=2881139&...
Citation
London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Composite register: baptisms Mar 1603 - Dec 1642, marriages Apr 1603 - Dec 1642, burials Mar 1603 - Dec 1642, P71/MMG, Item 003
By no means are these reliable sources, It's just enough to throw into the mix to add more confusion.
Rev Tristram "James Thomas of Sussex" Thomas / Tristram Thomas (1522 - 1560)
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thomas-7876
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Scroll two names down: Tristram (James Thomas of Sussex) Thomas, 1522 - 1624. If you click on the link on this page, it goes away...
https://www.myheritage.com/names/tristram_thomas
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http://chazzcreations.com/thomasshawlangstonscott_the_family_connec...
Information located under the 2nd headstone on page:
Rev. Tristram Thomas 'James Thomas of Sussex' B: 1522 Sundridge, Kent, England D: 01/26/1560 Alford, Surrey, England M: Elizabeth Madison B: 1522 D: 03/28/1624 Chevening, Kent, England. Daughter of Sydney Jerome Madison and Mary Ann McMinn. Rector of Alford Parish in Surry England was the father of three sons John 1522, married: Ann Tottishurt 2) Edmond, below & Richard 1552 M: Mary Filbert.
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Tristram Thomas (1522 - 1560) - Genealogy - Geni
Rev. Tristram Thomas
3 days ago - Genealogy for Tristram Thomas (1522 - 1560) family tree on Geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living ... Rev. Tristram Thomas. ‹ Back to Thomas surname ... Also Known As: "James Thomas of Sussex".
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