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Families covered: Gresley of Drakelow, Gresley of Netherseale

Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelow, Sheriff of Staffordshire (b 1455, d 1503)

m. Anne Ferrers (dau of Sir Thomas Ferrers of Tamworth Castle)

Sir William Gresley of Drakelow

m. (sp) Benedica Vernon (dau of Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon Hall)

p. Alice Tawke

A.+

issue - Thomas, Edward, Humphrey (d 1549/50), Anthony (a 1540, had issue), Ursula

John Gresley (b 1481/2)

Sir George Gresley of Drakelow (b 1494, d 21.04.1548)

m1. Margaret Malsho (dau of John Malsho of Finden or Thingeon)

Sir William Gresley of Drakelow (b 1524/5, d 23.05.1573)

m. (c1548) Catherine Aston (d before 09.1585, dau of Sir Edward Aston of Tixall)

Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelow (b 03.11.1552, d 09.1610)

m1. (c1573) Elizabeth Harvey (dau of James Harvey of London)

m2. Katharine Walsingham (b 1559, bur 18.12.1585, dau of Sir Thomas Walsingham of Beadhay and Scadbury)

Sir George Gresley, 1st Bart of Drakelow, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b 1579/80, d 02.1650/1)

m. (17.12.1600) Susan Ferrers (d after 1621, dau of Sir Humphrey Ferrers of Tamworth)

(1)

Thomas Gresley (dvp)

m. Bridget Burdett (dau of Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Bart)

(A)

Sir Thomas Gresley, 2nd Bart of Drakelow (d 05.06.1699)

m. Frances Morewood (dau of Gilbert Morewood of Netherscale)

(i)

Sir William Gresley, 3rd Bart of Drakelow (d 17.10.1711)

m. (02.09.1696) Barbara Walcot (dau of John Walcot of Walcot)

(a)

Sir Thomas Gresley, 4th Bart of Drakelow (d 1746)

m1. (1719) Dorothy Bowyer (dau of Sir William Bowyer, Bart)

((1))

Sir Thomas Gresley, 5th Bart of Drakelow (d 23.12.1753)

m. (1749) Wilmot Hood (d by 1797, dau of Aldernon Hood of Leicester)

((A))

Wilmot Gresley (d 04.12.1790)

m. (26.01.1776) Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley, 7th Bart (d 26.03.1808) @1@ just below

((2))

Sir Nigel Gresley of Knypersley, 6th Bart (d 17.04.1787)

m. (18.05.1752) Elizabeth Wynn (bur 22.05.1793, dau of Rev. Ellis Wynn)

((A))

Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley, 7th Bart (d 26.03.1808)

m1. (26.01.1776) Wilmot Gresley (d 04.12.1790, dau of Sir Thomas Gresley, 5th Bart of Drakelow) @1@ just above

((i))

Wilmot Maria Gresley (d 17.12.1845)

m. Rev. T. Levett of Packington

((ii))

Emma Sophia Gresley (d 13.09.1813)

m. (15.09.1808) Richard Edensor Heathcote of Longton Hall (d 03.05.1850)

m2. (26.06.1796) Maria Eliza Garway (dau of Caleb Garway of Worcester)

((iii))

Sir Roger Gresley, 8th Bart (b 27.12.1799, dsp 12.10.1837)

m. (02.06.1821) Sophia Catherine Coventry (dsp 29.03.1875, dau of George William Coventry, 7th Earl of Coventry)

((iv))

Nigel Gresley (d unm 1816)

((v))

Louisa Georgina Maria Gresley

m. Rev. Edward Woodyat

((B))

Anne Gresley (d 28.09.1797)

m. (03.01.1780) Sir John Edensor Heathcote of Longton Hall (d 25.10.1822)

((C))

Louisa Jane Gresley (d 26.04.1806)

m. (05.05.1798) William Gresley of Netherseale (b 1760, d 03.10.1829, Rev.) @2@ below

((D))

Harriet Gresley

m. John Jelly of Bath

((E))

Mary Susannah Gresley

m. Baptist Proby (b 1761, d 1829, vicar in Lichfield)

((F))+

other issue (d unm) - Elizabeth, Frances

m2. Gertrude Grammar (dau of John Grammar)

((3))

Geoffrey Gresley

((A))

Thomas Gresley (dsp)

((B))

Jane Gresley

m. (1795) _ Willoughby of Kingsbury Cliffe (Lt. Colonel)

(b)

Bridget Gresley

m. Adam Ottley of Pichford

(ii)

Thomas Gresley of Netherseale

m. Elizabeth Lee (dau of John Lee of Ladyhole)

(a)

Lee Gresley (d unm)

(b)

John Gresley of Netherseale

m. Dorothy Wilcockson (dau of John Wilcockson of Wirksworth)

((1))

Thomas Gresley of Netherseale (d 18.04.1785)

m1. Elizabeth Vincent (d 19.05.1769, dau of Rev. William Vincent)

((A))

William Gresley of Netherseale (b 1760, d 03.10.1829, Rev.)

m1. (05.05.1798) Louisa Jane Gresley (d 26.04.1806, dau of Sir Nigel Gresley of Knypersley, 6th Bart) @2@ above

((i))

Sir William Nigel Gresley, 9th Bart (b 25.03.1806, d 03.9.1847) had issue

m. (25.03.1831) Georgina Anne Reid (d 11.02.1904, dau of George Reid)

((ii))

Louisa Elizabeth Gresley (d 22.12.1861)

m. (26.07.1825) Spencer Madan (d 28.08.1851, canon of Gloucester)

m2. (29.08.1811) Mary Thorp (d 19.07.1869, dau of Thomas Thorp of Overseale)

((iii))+

other issue - John Morewood, Charles, Frances Mary, Harriet, Maria

((B))

Richard Gresley of Stowe House (b 09.08.1766, d 27.03.1850) had issue

m1. (20.05.1800) Caroline Grote (d 01.10.1817, dau of Andrew Grote)

m2. (1820, sp) Mary Phillimore (dau of Rev. J. Phillimore)

((C))+

other issue (d unm) - Thomas (rector of Hinton), Elizabeth, Mary

m2. Elizabeth Wilkes (widow of William Pycroft)

(c)

James Gresley (Rev.)

m. Ann Farmer (dau of Richard Farmer of Witherley)

(d)

Elizabeth Gresley

m. _ Gresley of Bristol

(iii)

Charles Gresley of Dunstall

m. Anne Bott (dau of J. Bott of Dunstall Hall)

(a)

Elizabeth Gresley

m1. Thomas Bott of Coventry (b 1681, d 1738)

m2. S. Beardsley

(b)

Frances Gresley (d unm)

(c)

Anne Gresley

m. Edward Mathew

(iv)

Frances Gresley

m. William Inge of Thorp Constantin

(v)

Dorothy Gresley

m. Thomas Ward

(vi)

Mary Gresley

m. D. Watson of Burton

(vii)

Grace Gresley

m. Robert Roby of Castle Donnington

(viii)

Sarah Gresley

m. Paul Balladon of Stapenhill

(ix)+

other issue - Letitia, Isabel

(B)

George Gresley (dsp)

m. Jane Nelson (dau of Thomas Nelson)

(C)

Frances Gresley

m. John Whitehall of Pipe Ridware

(D)

Bridget Gresley

m. Thomas Brome of Fisherwick

(E)

Catherine Gresley

m. (1664) Richard Dyott

(F)

Elizabeth Gresley

m. Philip Trafford of Swithomley

(G)

Mary Gresley

m. John Harpur (rector of Morley, grandson of Sir John of Littleover)

(2)

Elizabeth Gresley (d unm)

(3)

Dorothy Gresley

m1. Robert Milward

m2. Edward Wilmot

Katharine Gresley (d 1635)

m1. Francis Dethik of Newhill (Dethick of Newhall?)

m2. Sir Bartholomew Hales of Snitterfield (d 1619)

m3. Edward Gibbs (d c1633/4)

Katharine Gresley

m. Sir Richard Harpur of Swarkston

John Gresley (b 1581, d 1623) had issue

m. Joan More (dau of Jasper More of London)

Dorothy Gresley (b 28.08.1584)

m. Sir Alan Barlow of Barlow Moor

f.+

other issue - Henry (b c1579, bur 16.09.1598), William (b 1583/4), Walsingham (b 1585, d 1633)

m3. Mary Southwell (d 1622, natural dau of Sir Richard Southwell of Woodrising)

ii.

Simon Gresley (b 1560/1, d 1637)

m1. (sp) Anne Wood (d 1591)

m2. Anne Dixwell

Elizabeth Gresley

m. Sir Richard Harpur

Mary Anne Gresley

m. _ Leventhorp

Lettice Gresley

m1. _ Crawley

m2. _ Atkins

d.+

other issue - George (a 1637), William (d 1637), Katharine (d 1689), Maria

iii.

Hastings Gresley (b 1565/6)

m. Elizabeth Francis

iv.

Grace Gresley (dsp before 1598)

m. Sir Thomas Wolseley of Wolseley

v.+

other issue - Jane, Mary, Elizabeth (dsp)

Katharine Gresley

m. Edward Winter of Worthington

m2. (c1530) Katharine Sutton (dau of John Sutton, Lord Dudley)

Edward Gresley (bur 04.04.1594) had issue

m. Anne Corbet

Elizabeth Gresley

m. (1557) Charles Somerset

E.+

other issue - Thomas (d before 1572, had issue), Anne, Elinor

Robert Gresley (d c1572)

George Gresley

James Gresley (d 1536) had issue

m. Katharine

Elizabeth Gresley

m1. Sir John de Montgomery (d 1513)

m2. Sir John Giffard of Chillington (d 1566)

Ellen Gresley (dsp)

m. Sir Nicholas Strelley

Mary Gresley

m. Thomas Forster (of family of Evelik)

Main sources:
(1) To 1st baronet : 'Historical Collections of Staffordshire', or 'Collections for a History of Staffordshire', edited by The William Salt Archaeological Society, New Series volume 1, printed in 1898.
(2) From 1st baronet : BP1934 (Gresley).
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