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Grey 7: Grey of Dorset, Grey of Envile, Grey of Groby, Grey of L'Isle, Grey of Pirgo, Grey of Stamford, Grey of Suffolk, Grey of Warrington
Gr17. Sir Edward Grey, 1st Lord of Groby d 18.12.1457
m Elizabeth Ferrers b 1419, d 01.1482/3, dau of Henry Ferrers, younger of Groby
Gr16 Sir John Grey, 2nd Lord of Groby 7th Lord Ferrers of Groby b 1435, d St. Albans 17.02.1461
m before 1460 Elizabeth Wydeville b c1437, d 08.06.1492, dau of Sir Richard de Wydeville of Grafton, 1st Earl Rivers
Gr15 Sir Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset d 30.08.1501
m1 10.1466 Anne Holand dau of Henry Holand, 2nd Duke of Exeter
m2 mcrt 18.07.1474 Cecilia dau of William Bonville, Lord Bonville and Harrington
Not sure which wife was the mother of Thomas's eldest sons. His successor Thomas and younger sons is reported by BP1934 to have been by Cecilia and his daughter Cicely shown by BE1883 as his eldest daughter is reported by TCP Dudley also to have been by Cecilia.
Gr14 Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset b 22.06.1477, d 10.10.1530, 3rd son
m1 Eleanor St. John dau of Oliver St. John of Lyliard Tregoze
m2 Margaret Wotton dau of Sir Robert Wotton of Bocton
Gr13-1 Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, Duke of Suffolk d 23.02.1554
m1 Katherine FitzAlan dsp, dau of William, Earl of Arundel
m2 Frances Brandon dau of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Frances's mother was Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII of England. This meant that her daughter, Jane Grey, was in line for the throne of England, albeit certainly not at the top of that line. Nevertheless, apparently at the instigation of the dying King Edward VI who was keen that his Protestant reforms would not be undone by his Catholic half-sister Mary and who suspected that his other half-sister Elizabeth would not support a coup against Mary, Henry Grey conspired with the Duke of Northumberland father of Jane's husband Lord Dudley to put Jane on the throne of England after Edward's death. The 'reign' lasted only 9 days before Jane was replaced by Edward's half-sister Mary. The various parties involved in the conspiracy were beheaded and the Dukedom of Suffolk was forfeited.
1 Jane Grey, 'Lady Jane', 'Queen of England' b 10.1537, d 12.02.1554
m Lord Guildford Dudley d 12.02.1554-5
2 Katherine Grey d 26.01.1567
m1 div Henry, Lord Herbert
m2 25.12.1560 Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford b 12.10.1537, d 06.04.1621
3 Mary Grey dsp 20.04.1578
m Martin Keyes
Gr13-2 John Grey of Pirgo 4th son
m Mary Browne dau of Sir Anthony Browne
1 Sir Henry Grey of Pirgo, 1st Lord of Groby d 26.07.1614
m Anne Windsor d 1605, dau of William Windsor of Bradenham, 2nd Lord
A Sir John Grey dvp 10.1611
m Elizabeth Nevill dau of Edward Nevill, Lord Abergavenny
i Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford d 21.07.1673
m 19.07.1620 Anne Cecil dau of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter
a Thomas Grey b 1623, dvp before 08.05.1657
m c04.06.1646 Dorothy Bourchier dau of Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath
1 Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford b 1654, dsps 31.01.1719-20
m1 Elizabeth Harvey bur 07.09.1687, dau of Sir Daniel Harvey of Combe
m2 Mary Maynard d 09.11.1722, dau of Joseph Maynard of Gunnersbury
2 Elizabeth Grey
m Henry Benson of Charwelton
A Jane Grey Benson
m after 1680 Lucy Knightley of Fawsley b c1651, d 08.1738
3 Anne Grey
m James Grove
b Anchitel Grey of Risley dsps 09.07.1602
m Mary Willoughby dau of Sir Henry Willoughby, Bart of Risley
c John Grey of Enville Hall
m1 Mary Wollryche dau of Sir Francis Wollryche of Dudmaston
1 Mary Grey
m William Ward of Willingsworth and Sedgeley Park d 25.10.1720
m2 21.11.1683 Catherine Ward dau of Edward Ward, 7th Lord Dudley
2 Henry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford b 10.06.1685, d 16.11.1739
m 06.07.1704 Dorothy Wrighte d 12.08.1738, dau of Sir Nathan Wrighte
A Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford b 18.06.1715, d 24.06.1768
m 05.1738 Mary Booth d 10.12.1772, dau of George Booth, Earl of Warrington
i George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford, 1st Earl of Warrington b 01.10.1737, d 28.05.1819
m 28.05.1763 Henrietta Cavendish Bentinck d 04.06.1827, dau of William, 2nd Duke of Portland
a George Harry Grey, 6th Earl of Stamford, 2nd Earl of Warrington b 31.10.1765, d 26.04.1845 had issue
m 23.12.1797 Henrietta Charlotte Elizabeth Charteris d 30.01.1839, dau of Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho
b William Booth Grey b 10.09.1773, dsp 11.03.1852
m1 07.04.1802 Frances Anne Price d 1837, dau of Thomas Price of Duffryn
m2 28.08.1838 Frances Somerville d 23.10.1849, sister of 16th Lord Somerville
c Henrietta Grey d 12.07.1826
m 26.10.1785 Sir John Chetwode, 4th Bart of Chetwode
d Maria Grey d 1848
m John Cotes of Woodcote
e Sophia Grey d 07.01.1849
m 21.10.1809 Booth Grey of Aston Hayes b 1783, dsp 13.04.1850 @@ below
f Amelia Grey d 29.10.1849
m 18.10.1800 Sir John Lister Kaye, 1st Bart of Grange
g+ other issue - Anchitel b 16.12.1774, d unm 20.12.1833,prebendary of Durham, Henry b 23.08.1776, d 10.02.1799, Comm. RN, Louisa d unm 02.1830
ii Booth Grey b 15.08.1740, d 04.03.1802
m 10.05.1782 Elizabeth Manwaring d 04.07.1823, dau of Charles Manwaring
a Booth Grey of Aston Hayes b 1783, dsp 13.04.1850
m 21.10.1809 Sophia Grey d 07.01.1849, dau of George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford @@ above
b Elizabeth Kynaston Grey d 02.03.1853
m 28.12.1826 Rev. Charles Mytton, later Thornycroft d 04.05.1840
iii John Grey b 22.05.1743, d 12.07.1802
m 22.07.1773 Susannah Leycester dau of Ralph Leycester of Toft
a Harry Grey b 08.07.1783, d 26.03.1860, Rev. had issue
m1 14.05.1811 Frances Elizabeth Ellis dau of Hugh Ellis
Parents of the 8th Earl of Stamford.
m2 11.05.1847, sp Mary Harvey
b Henrietta Grey
m 1802 Rev. Charles Mytton, later Thornycroft d 04.05.1840
c Mary Grey d 27.03.1842
d Emma Grey d 27.04.1851
m 1807 Thomas W. Tatton of Wythenshawe
e Anna Maria Grey d 1827
m Rev. T. Clarke
iv Mary Grey b 17.04.1739, dsp 01.03.1783
m 24.02.1764 George West d 1776, son of 1st Earl De la Warr
v Anne Grey b 23.01.1742, d 06.1743
B John Grey dsp
m 05.1748 Lucy Danvers dau of Sir Joseph Danvers, 1st Bart
C Anne Grey
m 1744 Sir Richard Acton, 5th Bart b 1711-2, d 20.11.1791
3 Mary or Frances Grey d 1769
m 1703 Sir John Wrottesley, 4th Bart b 1683, d 10.1726
m3. Susanna Scrimshaw
d Elizabeth Grey d 04.01.1690/1
m 12.1644 George Booth, 1st Lord Delamere b 18.12.1622, d 08.08.1684
e Diana Grey d 08.04.1689
m Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin, 1st Earl of Ailesbury d 20.10.1685
f Jane Grey
m _ Ogle
g+ other issue - Leonard, Anna d unm, Mary d unm
B Ambrose Grey of Enville
1 Enville appears to have been bought from another Grey family.
2 The following comes from Visitation Grazebrook 1885, Staffordshire, 1614+1663-4, Grey of Enville.
m1 Margaret Prince dau of Richard Prince of Shrewsbury
i Henry Grey of Enville b c1611, d 02.01.1686
m Mary Wolich dau of Francis Wolich of Dudmaston
a+ issue d young - Thomas, Susan
ii John Grey
m Clare Davenport dau of William Davenport of Hallon
a+ issue - Mary, Anne
iii Mary Grey
m Sir Walter Wrottesley, 1st Bart of Wrottesley bpt 06.05.1606, d 11.1659
iv Frances Grey
m Ambrose Salisbury of Leicestershire
v+ other issue d young - Daniel, Jane
m2 Susan Tracy dau of Samuel Tracy of Gloucestershire
vii Ambrose Grey
m Dorothy Wrottesley dau of Sir Walter Wrottesley, half-niece
viii+ other issue -
C Elizabeth Grey probably of this generation
m Sir Anthony Felton of Playford d by 1614
D Mary Grey probably of this generation
m Thomas Steward of Swardeston
2 Margaret Grey described in BP1934 Essex as dau of "Lord John Grey of Pirgo", assumed to fit here
m Sir Arthur Capel of Hadham and Rayne Hall, Sheriff of Hertfordshire a 1592
3 Frances Grey probably of this generation
Frances is described in Visitation Essex, 1558, Cooke as dau of "Lord John Gray sister of Henry Grey of Pirgo".
m Sir William Cooke of Highnam
Gr13-3 Thomas Grey d 23.04.1554
According to BP1934 Brabourne, Thomas's daughter and heir was ...
1 Margaret Grey
m John Astley of Maidstone
A Sir John Astley of Allington
B Bridget Astley d 04.11.1625
m Sir Norton Knatchbull of Mersham Hatch, Sheriff of Kent dsp 1636
C Eleanor Astley
m Thomas Knatchbull d 1623
Gr13-4 Catherine Grey
m Henry FitzAlan, 18th Earl of Arundel d 1580
Gr13-5 Elizabeth Grey
m1 22.04.1538 Thomas Audley, Lord of Walden b 1488, d 30.04.1544, son of Geoffrey of Earls Colne
m2 George Norton
Gr13 Anne Grey
m Sir Henry Willoughby of Wollaton
Gr13-7+ other issue dsp - Edward dsp, Mary
Gr14-2 Richard Grey of Groby, Leicestershire
m Florence Pudsey
a. Henry Grey dsp
iii. John Grey dsp
m Anne Barlow dau of William Barlow
iv. Leonard Grey, Viscount Grane or Graney b c1490, d unm c1540
v. Cecily Grey
m John Sutton, 3rd Lord Dudley b c1495, bur 18.09.1553
vi. Dorothy Grey d 1552/3
m1 Robert Willoughby, 2nd Lord de Broke d 1522
m2 before 29.07.1523 William Blount, 4th Lord Mountjoy b c1478, d 08.11.1534
vii. Elizabeth Grey
m Gerald 'Oge' FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare, Lord Deputy of Ireland
viii. Margaret Grey
m Richard Wake of Blisworth d 1503
ix. Eleanor Grey
m Sir John Arundel of Lanhern
x. Mary Grey d 22.02.1534
m Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford d 27.09.1588
xi.+ other issue - Edward dsp, Anthony, George, Bridget, Anne
B. Sir Richard Grey d 1483
Gr16-2. Edward Grey, 1st Viscount L'Isle d 14.10.1492
m1 Elizabeth Talbot d 08.09.1487, dau of John Talbot, Viscount L'Isle
A. John Grey, 2nd Viscount L'Isle b 04.1480, d 09.09.1504
m Marcella or Muriel Howard d 14.12.1512, dau of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
i. Elizabeth Grey b c25.03.1505, dsp before 1526
m Henry Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon, Marquess of Devon d 09.01.1539
B. Anne Grey dsp before 1523
m mcrt 02.10.1486 Sir John Willoughby of Wollaton
C. Elizabeth Grey d c1530
m1 Edmund Dudley d 18.08.1510, Councillor to King Henry VII, etc
Their son John became Viscount L'Isle then Earl of Warwick, then Duke of Northumberland
m2 12.11.1511 Arthur Plantagenet, Viscount Lisle d 03.03.1541/2, natural son of King Edward IV
D. Anne Grey dsp
m Henry Stafford, Earl of Wiltshire
m2 1474 Joan widow of Robert Drope, Lord Mayor of London
Gr16-3. Reginald Grey d Wakefield 31.12.1460
Gr16-4. Anne Grey
m Sir Edward Hungerford
Gr16-5. Margaret Grey dsp
m Sir Robert de Greystock dvp 17.06.1483

Sources: BE1883 Grey of Groby, Dorset, Suffolk, BP1934 Stamford, BE1883 Grey of L'Isle.
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