John Gray (abt. 1580 - abt. 1640)

Born about 1580 in England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1640 at about age 60 in Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Disambiguation

• John Grey (b. aft. 1595/9 - d. 04 Feb 1647) of Bradforth in Bamburgh, Northumb. & Burton, son of Ralph Grey of Chillingham, co. Northumb. & Jane Ardington of Ardington, co. Berks. His brother William, 1st Baron Grey of Werke (b. Aug 1593 Chillingham, Northumb. - d. Jul 1674, bur. Epping Essex), bought Epping manor in Essex from Thomas Finch in 1636.

Birth

John was probably born around 1580, most likely in England. His date and place of birth, as well as his parentage, are currently unknown.

Marriage

John must have married before 1608 when the first recorded birth of one of his children can be found.^[1] Several entries for births and burials of his children can be found in The parish registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex however none of them contain the mother's name.^[2] The christening record from 1537 is for one of his son John's children and the mother listed as Elizabeth, no last name, seems to have been his son's first wife, not his.^[3] Therefore we do not know his wife's name and we don't even know in which town or county they got married.

Children

John had at least 8 children. The parish registers of Stapleford Tawney, do not name the mother(s) of John's children:

1. Joane, bur. 12 Feb 1621 Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England.^[4]
2. Richard bp. 1608 Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England, bur. 09 Oct 1613, Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England.^[5][6]
3. Josua, bp. 25 Nov 1610 Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England, bur. 20 Jan 1621 Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England.^[5][7]
4. John, bp. 07 Feb 1613, Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England.^[8]
5. Rebecca, bp. 24 Sep 1615, Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England.^[9][10], m. (28 May 1638 Stapleford Tawney) Thomas Perry^[11].
6. Sarah, bp. 01 Jan 1617/8, Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England.^[12], m. (30 May 1642 Stapleford Tawney) Thomas Harding 30 May 1642.^[13][14]
7. Thomas, bp. 16 Jul 1620, Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England.^[15][16]
8. Edward, bp. 15 Apr 1623, Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England.^[17]

Notes

Edits

• clean-up 29 Aug 2020 (weblog traced asserting wife, poss. origins, etc).^[18]

txt originally on profile: Davies (n.d.), asserts that:^[18]

"It is to be presumed that John Gray was not native to Stapleford Tawney, but was only a resident of that parish for some years. ... John Gray was married before going to Stapleford, and in Harrow-on-the-Hill church records there is a John Gray baptized February 2, 1589 and married on October 6, 1606 to Elizabeth Ward.^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing FHL microfilm: 962701
   FamilySearch Record: JWKS-ML9 (accessed 2 May 2024)
   Richard Graie baptism on 28 Aug 1608, son of John Graie, in Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England and died on 9 Oct 1613.
2. ↑ The parish registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex. England: Frederick Arthur Crisp, 1892.
3. ↑ Baptism of son John Gray: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing FHL microfilm: 962701
   FamilySearch Record: J7W4-7QG (accessed 2 May 2024)
   John Gray's son John Gray baptism on 10 Dec 1637 in Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England.
4. ↑ The Parish Registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex, 1892, p. 11. Google Books.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} bp. 1608

   The Parish Registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex, 1892, p. 11. Google Books.

   bur. 09 Oct 1613 Stapleford Tawney

   The Parish Registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex, 1892, p. 42. Google Books.

6. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," John Graie in entry for Richard Graie, 09 Oct 1613; FHL microfilm 0962701 IT 7.[1]
7. ↑ Joshua Graie bur. 20 Jan 1621 Stapleford Tawney, Essex, (p. 43).[2]
   "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," John Graye in entry for Josua Graye, 20 Jan 1622; FHL microfilm 0962701 IT 7. [3]
   Crisp, p. 42-3.
8. ↑ The Parish Registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex, 1892, p. 12. Google Books
   "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," John Graie in entry for John Graie, 07 Feb 1613; FHL microfilm 0962701 IT 7.[4]
9. ↑ The Parish Registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex, 1892, p. 12. Google Books. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," John Graie Or Graye in entry for Rebecca Graie, 24 Sep 1615; FHL microfilm 0962701 IT 7.[5]
10. ↑ Crisp, Pages 12, 29.
11. ↑ The Parish Registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex, 1892, p. 29. Google Books.
12. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," John Graie in entry for Sarah Graie, 01 Jan 1618; FHL microfilm 0962701 IT 7. [6]
13. ↑ Sarah Gray m. (30 May 1642) Thomas Harding, The Parish Registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex, 1892, p. 29. Google Books.
14. ↑ Crisp, Pages 13, 29.
15. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," John Graie in entry for Thomas Graie, 16 Jul 1620; FHL microfilm 0962701 IT 7.[7]
16. ↑ Crisp, Page 13.
17. ↑ bp. 15 Apr 1623, <ref>The Parish Registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex, 1892, p. 14. [https://books.google.com/books?id=TwQVAAAAQAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=John%20Grey%20of%20Stapleford&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," John Graie in entry for Edward Graie, 15 Apr 1623; FHL microfilm 0962701 IT 7.[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9SP-T9C], Crisp, Pages 15, 43.</li> <li id="_note-GRAY1995">↑ ^{[[#_ref-GRAY1995_0|18.0]]} ^{[[#_ref-GRAY1995_1|18.1]]} </li> <li id="_note-11">[[#_ref-11|↑]] John Grey m. (5 Oct 1606 Harrow on the Hill, Essex) Elizabeth Warde.

    "England Marriages, 1538–1973, " John Grey and Elizabeth Warde, 05 Oct 1606] citing Harrow On The Hill, London, England; FHL microfilm 0481081 IT 4, 0547204 IT 3.[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKDL-HXS]</li></ol></ref>

• Crisp, F.A. (1882). The Parish Registers of Stapleford Tawney, Essex (1882). Grove Park, London, UK. Google Books.