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John Gresley 1385–1449 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1385

Birth Location: Drakelow, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: Aft 17 Jan 1449

Death Location: St. George and St. Mary Churchyard, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England

Father: Thomas Gresley

Mother: Margaret Walsh

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clarell, Margaret Norwood

Children(s): John Gresley, Johanna Gresley, Thomasine Gresley, Katherine Gresley

John Gresley was born in 1385 in Drakelow, Derbyshire, England, the child of Thomas De Gresley And Margaret Walsh. John Gresley married Elizabeth Clarell, Margaret Norwood, and had children including Johanna Gresley, John De Gresley, Katherine De Gresley, Thomasine De Gresley. John Gresley passed away in 1449 in St. George and St. Mary Churchyard, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Gresley was born in 1385 in Drakelow, Derbyshire, England, the child of Thomas De Gresley And Margaret Walsh.
  • John Gresley married Elizabeth Clarell, Margaret Norwood, and had children including Johanna Gresley, John De Gresley, Katherine De Gresley, Thomasine De Gresley.
  • John Gresley passed away in 1449 in St. George and St. Mary Churchyard, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England.

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John Gresley's Ancestors

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John Gresley
1385–1449
Birth Place: Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Thomas de Gresley
1367–1445
Gresley, Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
Margaret Walsh
1369–1456
Edingale, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas (de) Gresley
1345–1380
Colton, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Thomasine (de) Wasteneys
1345–1405
Colton, Staffordshire, England
Thomas Walsh
1331–1398
Wanlip, Leicestershire, England
Katherine
–1421
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gresley's Descendants

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John Gresley (1385–Aft 17 Jan 1449) m. Elizabeth Clarell (1390–23 Jun 1503) m. Margaret Norwood (Abt 1378–Aft 1449)
  1. 1. John (de) Gresley 1418–1487 m. Anne Stanley 1420–1486
    1. 1. Alice (de) Gresley 1447–1485 m. John Egerton 1453–1518
    2. 2. Thomasine Gresley 1440–1487 m. Thomas (Darell of) Scotney 1422–1481
      1. 1. Lady (Agnes) Darrell 1476–1565 m. Simon Harcourt 1473–1547
        1. 1. John Harcourt 1500–1566 m. Margaret Barantyne 1504–1559
        2. 2. Edmund Harcourt 1502–
        3. 3. Florence Harcourt 1504– m. John Cottesmore 1502–
      2. 2. Florence Darrel 1456– m. Nicholas Petitt 1454–1485 m. John Hopton 1453– m. John Fallowfield 1448– m. Nicholas Petitt 1454–1486 m. Nicholas Pitt 1450–
      3. 3. Margaret Darrell 1464–
      4. 4. Henry (John Darell, of) Scotney 1465–1536 m. Elizabeth Cheney 1462–1505
      5. 5. Edward Darrell 1466–1530
    3. 3. Thomas Gresley 1438–1504
    4. 4. Elizabeth Gresley 1441–
    5. 5. Richard Gresley 1449–
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Gresley of Colton,) Staffordshire 1457–1503
  2. 2. Johanna Gresley 1430– m. Michael (de) Kenyon 1415–
  3. 3. Thomasine (de) Gresley 1410–1480 m. John Darrel 1420– m. Hugh (Wrottesley) III 1400–1464
  4. 4. Katherine (de) Gresley 1411–1464 m. William (De) Peto 1400–1464 m. John (Carden or) Cawarden 1406–1476

John Gresley's Timeline

3 Records

1385
1385
Birth of John Gresley in Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
1449
17 Jan 1449
Age 64
Death of John Gresley in Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
1449
Aft 17 Jan 1449
Age 64
Burial of John Gresley in St. George and St. Mary Churchyard, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England
St. George and St. Mary Churchyard, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1385
    Event Place: Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Gresley, person ID G3TN-LZX.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1449
    Event Place: Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Gresley, person ID G3TN-LZX.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft 17 Jan 1449
    Event Place: St. George and St. Mary Churchyard, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Gresley, person ID G3TN-LZX.

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