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John Leonard Grey 1527–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Pirgo, Essex, England

Death Date: 19 November 1564

Death Location: Pirgo, Essex, England

Father: Sir Grey

Mother: Margaret Wotton

Spouse(s): Maria Browne

Children(s): Henry Groby, Margaretha Grey

The story of John Leonard Grey began in 1527 in Pirgo, Essex, England. John Leonard Grey married Maria Browne, and had children including Henry Lord Grey Van Groby, Margaretha Grey. John Leonard Grey passed away in 1564 in Pirgo, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Leonard Grey began in 1527 in Pirgo, Essex, England.
  • John Leonard Grey married Maria Browne, and had children including Henry Lord Grey Van Groby, Margaretha Grey.
  • John Leonard Grey passed away in 1564 in Pirgo, Essex, England.

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Children(s)

John Grey's Ancestors

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John Grey
1527–1564
Birth Place: Pirgo, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas 2nd Marquess of Dorset Knight of the Garter Grey
1477–1530
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Margaret (Plantagenet) Wotton
1486–1535
Dorset, England
Grandparents
Richard Wotton
1463–1524
Boughton Malherbe, Kent, Gb
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Grey's Descendants

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John (Leonard) Grey (1527–19 November 1564) m. Maria Browne (1525–)
  1. 1. Henry (Lord Grey van) Groby 1545–1614
  2. 2. Margaretha Grey 1560–1604 m. Arthur (Capell Sherriff van) Hertfordshire 1557–1632
    1. 1. S. (Henry) Capell 1579–1622 m. Theodosia Montagu 1577–1614
      1. 1. Lord (Arthur) Capell 1603–1649 m. Elizabeth Morrison 1611–1661
        1. 1. Mary Capell 1630–1715
        2. 2. Arthur (Algernon) Capel 1632–1683
        3. 3. Henry Capell 1638–1696
        4. 4. Elizabeth Capell 1629–1630
        5. 5. Theodosia Capell 1640–1662
        6. 6. Theodosia Capell 1639–1661
        7. 7. Charles Capell –1666
    2. 2. Henry Capell 1578–1578
    3. 3. Grace Capell –1586
    4. 4. Winifred Capell 1580–

John Grey's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of John Leonard Grey in Pirgo, Essex, England
Pirgo, Essex, England
1564
19 November 1564
Age 37
Death of John Leonard Grey in Pirgo, Essex, England
Pirgo, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Pirgo, Essex, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 November 1564
    Event Place: Pirgo, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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