Sir John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield

Male 1271 - 1311  (~ 40 years)


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  • Name John de Grey 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield 
    Birth ~1271  Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 31 Oct 1311  Wilton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I47623  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2019 

    Father Sir Robert Grey,   b. 5 Jan 1246, Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1295, Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Joan Valoignes,   b. ~1257   d. Bef 6 Sep 1312 (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Marriage 1269  Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F19826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret de Odingsells,   b. ~1276, Solihull, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1311, Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Marriage ~1295  Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Sir John de Grey, KG, 2nd Baron Grey of Rotherfield,   b. 9 Oct 1300, Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1359, Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F17492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - ~1271 - Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - ~1295 - Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Oct 1311 - Wilton, Wiltshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • John de Grey, 1st Baron of Rotherfield
      Also Known As: "1st Baron of Rotherfield"
      Birthdate: circa 1271
      Birthplace: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
      Death: Died October 17, 1311 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
      Place of Burial: Rotherfield,Oxford,England
      Immediate Family:
      Son of Sir Robert de Grey, of Rotherfield and Joan de Valoines
      Husband of Margaret de Oddingseles
      Father of John de Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Rotherfield; Maud de Botetourt and Joan De Grey
      Brother of Maud Matilda de Grey; Margaret De Grey FitzBernard and Thomas de Grey
      Occupation: Baron
      Managed by: Shirley Marie Caulk
      Last Updated: December 20, 2016

      About Baron John de Grey
      According to the National Trust (about Greys Court)...

      In the early 13th century the estate belonged to Walter de Grey, Archbishop of York. But it was his nephew, the 1st Baron de Grey, John, who was responsible for fortifying the mansion and surrounding buildings.

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      John was summoned to Parliament as first Baron Grey of Rotherfield on 26 Jan 1297. He took part in the Scottish wars under Edward I "Longshanks" and fought in the glorious victory at Falkirk in 1298 against William Wallace, when a large part of Edward's troops refused to fight. He was back in Scotland again in 1306 after the rebellion and enthronement of Robert Bruce

      src: tudorplace.com.ar/Grey1.htm

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    • Biography
      John was summoned to Parliament as first Baron Grey of Rotherfield on 26 Jan 1297. He took part in the Scottish wars under Edward I "Longshanks" and fought in the glorious victory at Falkirk in 1298 against William Wallace, when a large part of Edward's troops refused to fight. He was back in Scotland again in 1306 after the rebellion and enthronement of Robert Bruce.

      Source of Coningsby gedcom data was: Wallop Family and their ancestors

      Name
      John de Grey
      Title
      1st Baron of Rotherfield
      Birth
      ABT 1274 Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
      1274 Greys Court Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
      Occupation
      1st Baron Grey of Rotherfield
      Death
      17 Oct 1311 Wilton, Wiltshire, England
      Inquisitions Post Mortem
      John de Grey of Rotherfeld, alias John de Retherfeld
      Writ, 20 Oct. 5 Edw. II. [1311] [1]
      [YORK.] Inq. taken at Kyngeston upon Hull on Sunday after St. Martin, 5 Edw. II.
      Scolcotes. A capital messuage, 12 bovates land, and the advowson of the church, jointly held by the said John with Margaret his wife, to them and to the heirs of the said John, of the archbishop of York by homage only; and 4 bovates land jointly held, as above, of the heir of Godfrey de Melsa, who is in the king’s wardship, by homage, and service of 4d. yearly for wapentake fines.
      John his son, aged 10 and more, is his next heir.
      [YORK.] Inq. taken at Skypton in Craven on Monday the eve of St. Andrew, 5 Edw. II.
      He died on the eve of St. Luke in the year abovesaid.
      Heir as above, aged 10 at the feast of SS. Simon and Jude in the same year.
      Writ, 20 Oct. 5 Edw. II.
      LINCOLN. Inq. 15 Dec. 5 Edw. II.
      Heir as above, aged 10 at the feast of St. Michael in the year abovesaid.
      OXFORD. Extent, ——— 5 Edw. II.
      Memorandum as to the value of the manor of Retherefeld and three parts of the manor of Duston, which are in the king’s hand through the minority of the heir, who is aged 10 on 1 March, 5 (Edw. II), and married.
      Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. and chiefly whether the advowson of the church of Arleye, co. Warwick, is of the said John’s inheritance or of that of Margaret his wife, 1 Dec. 5 Edw. II.
      WARWICK. Inq. taken at Coleshull, 13 Dec. 5 Edw. II.
      Solihull. 22 marks yearly rent, held of the inheritance of Margaret his wife, of Sir John de Oddyngesel for a fourth part of a pair of gilt spurs.
      Indenture of assignment of dower to the said Margaret, Tuesday the feast of St. Peter in Cathedra, 5 Edw. II.
      NORTHAMPTON. Duston manor. A fourth part of the capital messuage, lands, &c. (full extent given with names of tenants), including a plot called ‘Le Sydholm,’ was delivered to Margaret, late the wife of the said John, for her dower. Of this indenture one part remains with the said Margaret, and another part with the escheator in co. Northampton.
      Sources
      Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. IV page 273
      Beltz, George. Memorials of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (William Pickering, London, 1841) Page 57-61
      Footnotes
      ? J E E S Sharp and A E Stamp. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward II, File 26," in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 5, Edward II, (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1908), 189-198. British History Online, accessed June 3, 2017, [[1]].

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  • Sources 
    1. [S10088] "John de Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Rotherfield" biography, accessed & downloaded Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 by David A.

    2. [S9220] "Baron John de Grey" profile, abstracted, downloaded and published Monday, February 20th, 2017 by David A. Hennessee, in.

    3. [S14028] "John Grey (1277 - 1311)", Biography, Ancestors & Descendants, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Grey-75, abstracted or parc.