Staffordshire Enville
1559 Thomas Grey and wife Anne widow of Sir William Cave, daughter of Sir Ralph Verney of Pendley Manor, Tring by 1st wife Margery Iwardby flic.kr/p/fFxqbw
Thomas was 1st son of Edward Grey 1529 and 1st wife Joyce daughter of John Horde / Hoorde of Bridgnorth (grand daughter of Thomas Hoorde and Joyce Stapleton)
His sister Elizabeth Clopton was the mother of William Clopton at Stratford www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/278wNZ
Children:
1. Catherine m Walter son of Sir Thomas Blount of Sodington and Catherine Stanford
2. Eleanor m William son of Richard Cave of Pickwell by Barbara Fielding / Feilding
3. John m Jane daughter of Simon Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt by Mary daughter of Sir Edward Aston of Tixhall
4. Edward
5. George m Joyce daughter of Thomas Levenson of Wolverhampton d1595 and Mary daughter of Judge Robert Brooke / Broke www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/2146208326/
6. Elizabeth m William son of Francis Cockayne and Dorothy Marrow
7. Robert
8. Son
9. Margaret
10. Daughter.
11. Jane
Although Thomas was not a minor when his father died, an enfeoffment compelled him to wait until he was 29 before he could inherit lands in Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and elsewhere: Sadly also his father died heavily in debt and only bequeathed him £50 towards the redemption of a chain !.
Although he was nominated for the position of sheriff of Staffordshire in 1535, he never achieved any local office Although probably a Catholic himself , this did not stop him, as with others, acquiring former chantry property in Enville and Kinver and his becoming MP in Mary Tudor's parliament of 1554 was possibly due to his link with the catholic Giffards:
His Will of December 1559, 9 days before his death, divided his property into 3 parts; one was to pass immediately to his heir John who was 19 years old, another to remain with his wife for her life, and the third to be held by his executors, his kinsmen Francis Kynaston and Bassett Fielding, until the conditions of the will had been performed. The executors were empowered to sell whatever was necessary, the chantry in Enville being specified for disposal. Much of his lands here were leased to Rowland Shakerley, a London mercer,
Thomas' nephew Thomas Mytton (son of his sister Anne) is at Acton Scott www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/2187413424/
Staffordshire Enville
1559 Thomas Grey and wife Anne widow of Sir William Cave, daughter of Sir Ralph Verney of Pendley Manor, Tring by 1st wife Margery Iwardby flic.kr/p/fFxqbw
Thomas was 1st son of Edward Grey 1529 and 1st wife Joyce daughter of John Horde / Hoorde of Bridgnorth (grand daughter of Thomas Hoorde and Joyce Stapleton)
His sister Elizabeth Clopton was the mother of William Clopton at Stratford www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/278wNZ
Children:
1. Catherine m Walter son of Sir Thomas Blount of Sodington and Catherine Stanford
2. Eleanor m William son of Richard Cave of Pickwell by Barbara Fielding / Feilding
3. John m Jane daughter of Simon Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt by Mary daughter of Sir Edward Aston of Tixhall
4. Edward
5. George m Joyce daughter of Thomas Levenson of Wolverhampton d1595 and Mary daughter of Judge Robert Brooke / Broke www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/2146208326/
6. Elizabeth m William son of Francis Cockayne and Dorothy Marrow
7. Robert
8. Son
9. Margaret
10. Daughter.
11. Jane
Although Thomas was not a minor when his father died, an enfeoffment compelled him to wait until he was 29 before he could inherit lands in Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and elsewhere: Sadly also his father died heavily in debt and only bequeathed him £50 towards the redemption of a chain !.
Although he was nominated for the position of sheriff of Staffordshire in 1535, he never achieved any local office Although probably a Catholic himself , this did not stop him, as with others, acquiring former chantry property in Enville and Kinver and his becoming MP in Mary Tudor's parliament of 1554 was possibly due to his link with the catholic Giffards:
His Will of December 1559, 9 days before his death, divided his property into 3 parts; one was to pass immediately to his heir John who was 19 years old, another to remain with his wife for her life, and the third to be held by his executors, his kinsmen Francis Kynaston and Bassett Fielding, until the conditions of the will had been performed. The executors were empowered to sell whatever was necessary, the chantry in Enville being specified for disposal. Much of his lands here were leased to Rowland Shakerley, a London mercer,
Thomas' nephew Thomas Mytton (son of his sister Anne) is at Acton Scott www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/2187413424/