Sir John de Grey

Sir John de Grey (died 1266) was an English soldier and high sheriff.

John was the second son of Henry de Grey of Grays Thurrock in Essex. He served as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 1238–39 and of High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1252–53, undertaking military service in Flanders in 1232. He lived at Shirland in Derbyshire, married three times and his son, by his second wife, was Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton. He was accordingly an ancestor of many of the noble houses with the surname Grey. He died in March 1266.

Sir John married three times:

Married Emma de Glanville daughter of Geoffrey de Glanville and Margaret de La Haye they had issue:

• Emma de Grey married William Huntingfield (had issue)
• Reynold de Grey d.s.p

Married Emma de Cauz daughter of Roger de Cauz and Nicole Leigh they had issue:

• Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton married Maud Longchamp, this line is the propagator of all Greys from this line.

Married Lady Johanna de Lambley daughter of Thomas de Lambley and Agnes d'Oilly, she was the widow of Sir Paulin de Peyvre High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire and had issue John Peyvre, whom descendants include John la Zouche, 7th Baron Zouche, 8th Baron St Maur.

• They had no issue.

References

• Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (1939), s.v. Grey de Ruthyn
• Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Grey, John de (d.1266)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.