Gr19 Nicholas Gresley

Nicholas Gresley Born: 1345 Colton, Staffordshire Died: 1380 Married: 1364 Thomasine de Wasterneys Wa19 b 1342	Author's DNA match comparisons gedmatch.com kit No. T848545
Nicholas Gresley and Thomasine Wasteneys had issue: G18 Sir Thomas Gresley Gr18-2 Roger Gresley

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Nigel of Stafford Holdings in Derbyshire in 1086
Nigel of Stafford, was of the notable Norman Tosny (Toeni) family. Nigel de Toeny or Tosny, who adopted the name Stafford, was younger brother of Robert de Stafford, hereditary Standard Bearer of Normandy. Robert became castellan of the newly built Stafford Castle. Nigel's chief domain became Gresley Castle and from him was descended the Gresley family sometimes spelled Greeley or Greely, a name with whom some might be familiar, the famous 19th century editor, Horace Greeley, who propagated: "Go West, young man!", and sped the settlement of the West more than any other.

CHURCH-GRESLEY - as reported in the National Gazetteer, 1868, - is a parish in the hundred of Repton and Gresley, in Derbyshire, 4 miles Southeast of Burton-on-Trent, 4 from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and 6 from Derby. It includes the townships of Drakelowe, Church-Gresley, Castle-Gresley, and Linton. There is also a district church at Swadlincote, which was in the patronage of the Incumbent of Gresley. The church at Gresley, dedicated to Saints Mary and George, contains monuments of the Gresley and Alien families. It was erected by Nigel de Gresley in the reign of Henry I., who also founded a priory of Austin monks, which has long disappeared. Sir Thomas Gresley, Bart., was lord of the manor."
" CASTLE GRESLEY, a hamlet parish in the parish of Church Gresley, hundred of Repton and Gresley.for further details and possible updates consult: https://www.genuki.org.uk