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John Gresley 1418–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1418

Birth Location: Colton, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 31 Jan 1486

Death Location: Colton, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Gresley

Mother: Elizabeth Clarell

Spouse(s): Lady Gresley, Agnes Perrell, Anna Stanley

Children(s): Sir VII

In 1418, John Gresley entered the world in Colton, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir John Gresley And Elizabeth Clarell. John Gresley married Agnes Perrell, Anna Stanley, Lady Anne De Stanley Baroness Gresley, and had children including Sir Thomas Hoorde 1426 Lord Bridgeport Hoorde Attorney General To King Henry Vii. John Gresley passed away in 1486 in Colton, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1418, John Gresley entered the world in Colton, Staffordshire, England, born to Sir John Gresley And Elizabeth Clarell.
  • John Gresley married Agnes Perrell, Anna Stanley, Lady Anne De Stanley Baroness Gresley, and had children including Sir Thomas Hoorde 1426 Lord Bridgeport Hoorde Attorney General To King Henry Vii.
  • John Gresley passed away in 1486 in Colton, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Gresley
1386–1449
Birth Location: Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
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Elizabeth Clarell
1391–1435
Birth Location: Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Gresley
1421–1487
Birth Location: Elford,,Staffordshire,England
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Agnes Perrell
1400–1490
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Anna Stanley
1420–1487
Birth Location: Elford Castle, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir VII
1426–1488
Birth Location: Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
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John Gresley's Ancestors

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John Gresley
1418–1486
Birth Place: Colton, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir John Gresley
1386–1449
Drakelow, Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Clarell
1391–1435
Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gresley's Descendants

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John Gresley (1418–31 Jan 1486) m. Lady (Anne De Stanley Baroness) Gresley (1421–1487-01-31) m. Agnes Perrell (1400–1490) m. Anna Stanley (1420–31 Jan 1487)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Hoorde 1426, Lord Bridgeport Hoorde, Attorney-General to King Henry) VII 1426–1488 m. Joyce (Stapleton) Lady 1425–1497 m. Ellen Bulkeley 1460–1497 m. Lady (Joyce of North Riding, Yorkshire) Stapleton 1448–1525 m. Lady (Joyce) Stapleton 1426–1497 m. Lady (Maria) Bulkeley 1447–1529 m. Alice ("Lady of Beaumarie") Bulkeley* 1460–1526
    1. 1. John (Hord Sr of) Whorwood 1445–1494
    2. 2. Anne Hoorde 1451–1524
    3. 3. Lady (Maria Margaret Maria) Hoorde 1452–1498 m. Edmund (VII Baron Of Plantagenet De) Cornwall 1448–1498
      1. 1. Anne (Juliana (Plantagenet)) Cornwall 1470–1553
      2. 2. Elizabeth Cornwall 1475–1518
      3. 3. Thomas Cornwall 1467–1537
    4. 4. Brian (Stapleton of Wighill) de 1450–1516
    5. 5. Lady (Alice of Bridgenorth) Hoord 1443–1462
    6. 6. John Horde 1445–1494
    7. 7. John ((Whorwood)) Hoord 1465–1502 m. John Gifford 1449–1519
    8. 8. Margaret (Maria, Lady) Hoorde 1453–1475

John Gresley's Timeline

2 Records

1418
1418
Birth of John Gresley in Colton, Staffordshire, England
Colton, Staffordshire, England
1486
31 Jan 1486
Age 68
Death of John Gresley in Colton, Staffordshire, England
Colton, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: Colton, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1486
    Event Place: Colton, Staffordshire, England
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