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Lord Sir John Grey 1432 – 1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1432

Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 17 Feb 1461

Death Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (killed at the Second Battle of St Albans)

Father: Lord Grey

Mother: Lady Ferrers

Spouse(s): Queen Woodville

Children(s): Lord DeGrey

Lord Sir John Grey , of Groby, 7th Lord Ferrers was born in 1432 in Groby, Leicestershire, England, the child of Lord Edward Grey and Lady Elizabeth Ferrers. Lord Sir John Grey , of Groby, 7th Lord Ferrers married Queen Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Lord Sir Knight Thomas DeGrey. Lord Sir John Grey , of Groby, 7th Lord Ferrers passed away in 1461 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (killed at the Second Battle of St Albans).

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Biography

  • Lord Sir John Grey , of Groby, 7th Lord Ferrers was born in 1432 in Groby, Leicestershire, England, the child of Lord Edward Grey and Lady Elizabeth Ferrers.
  • Lord Sir John Grey , of Groby, 7th Lord Ferrers married Queen Elizabeth Woodville, and had children including Lord Sir Knight Thomas DeGrey.
  • Lord Sir John Grey , of Groby, 7th Lord Ferrers passed away in 1461 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (killed at the Second Battle of St Albans).

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Grey
Birth Location: –
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Lady Ferrers
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Queen Woodville
1437 – 1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Lord DeGrey
1451 – 1501
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
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Lord Grey's Ancestors

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Lord Grey
1432 – 1461
Birth Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Lord Edward Grey
Lady (Elizabeth) Ferrers
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Grey's Descendants

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Lord (Sir John) Grey (Abt. 1432 – 17 Feb 1461) m. Queen (Elizabeth) Woodville (Abt. 1437 – 8 Jun 1492)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight Thomas) DeGrey (1451 – 20 Sep 1501) m. Lady (Cecily) Bonville (30 Jun 1460 – 12 May 1529)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas de) Grey (22 Jun 1500 – 10 Oct 1530) m. Lady (Margaret) Wotton (Bef. 1487 – 6 Oct 1535)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Gray (1528 – 1551) m. Sir (Robert) Jasper (1527 – 25 Mar 1547)
        1. 1. Sir (Lancelot) Jasper (1545 – 20 Feb 1616) m. Lady (Rose) Shepard (9 Aug 1549 – 3 Sep 1625)
    2. 2. Lady (Cicely) Grey (Abt. 1496 – 28 Apr 1554) m. Lord (Sir John 'Lord Quondam') Sutton-Dudley (Abt. 1494 – 1553)
      1. 1. Vice-Admiral (Sir Henry) Sutton-Dudley (1524 – 10 Aug 1557) m. Lady (Elizabeth Carrie) Ashton (1519 – 1558 (Age of death about 38 years))
        1. 1. Captain (Sir Knight Roger) Sutton-Dudley (24 Jun 1535 – 1586) m. Susannah ('Susan') Thorne (5 Mar 1558 – 29 Oct 1588)

Lord Grey's Timeline

2 Records

1432
Abt. 1432
Birth of Lord Sir John Grey , of Groby, 7th Lord Ferrers in Groby, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Leicestershire, England
1461
17 Feb 1461
Age 29
Death of Lord Sir John Grey , of Groby, 7th Lord Ferrers in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (killed at the Second Battle of St Albans)
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (killed at the Second Battle of St Albans)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1432
    Event Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1461
    Event Place: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (killed at the Second Battle of St Albans)
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