Henry Grey (1419 - 1450)

Born 1419 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Antigone (Gloucester) d'Amancy — married 3 Jan 1435 in England

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1450 at about age 31 in Calais, France [uncertain]

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Biography

Henry Gray (or Grey), Knt., 2nd Count of Tancarville, Lord of Powis, Chamberlain of Normandy, was born about 1418/9 (aged 1 1/2 years in 1421, aged 7 in 1425). He was the son and heir of John Gray (or Grey), K.G., of Heaton, Northumberland and Joan de Cherleton, elder daughter and co-heiress of Edward Cherleton and Eleanor Holand.^[1][2]

Henry was knighted by John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford,^[1] on 19 May 1426.^[3] He was later in the retinue of the Duke of Bedford in the French Wars of 1435.^[1] On 5 December 1441, he proved his age in Shropshire and had livery of his inherited lands.^[2]

Henry married Antigone of Gloucester, illegitimate daughter of Humphrey of Lancaster, K.G., Duke of Gloucester^[2] (son of King Henry IV) and an unknown mistress, after 3 January 1434/5 (grant of his marriage).^[1] They had two sons and one daughter:

• Richard, Knt., Lord Grey of Powis,^[1] born 5 November 1436 at Pontesbury, died 17 December 1466, married Margaret Touchet (or Audley), widow of Sir Roger Vaughan^[2]
• Humphrey^[1] (see Research Note below)
• Elizabeth, born about 1440, died after 1501, married Sir Roger Kynaston^[1]

Henry lost his earldom in October 1449, when the Duke of Somerset surrendered the castle of Tancarville to the French.^[1]

Sir Henry Grey died 13 January 1449/50^[1] at Guines Castle, Calais, France and he was buried in the Chapel of Our Lady in the Cathedral church of Canterbury, Kent.^[4] His widow remarried to Jean d'Amancy (or d'Amancier), Esq.,^[1][5]

Research Notes

Humphrey Grey

Richardson in MCA and RA gives no further information, but the Cracroft website says Humphrey married Eleanor Touchet, a daughter who does not appear in RA in the TUCHET 15 family: "Eleanor Touchet (b. c. 1438; d. 14...), mar. her second cousin once removed Humphrey Grey, 2nd son of Henry Grey, 2nd Count of Tancarville, by his wife Antigone Plantagent, legitimised only dau. of Humphrey, 1st Duke of Gloucester, by his mistress and later second wife Alianore de Cobham, 3rd dau. of Sir Reynold de Cobham, de jure 3rd Baron Cobham of Sterborough (by his wife Eleanor Colepeper, dau. of Sir Thomas Colepeper, of Rayal, co. Kent), 2nd but 1st surv. son and heir by his second wife of Reynold [de Cobham], 2nd Baron Cobham of Sterborough, and had issue".

Genealogics says Humphrey did not have issue, but Welsh sources say that he had a son John, ancestor of the Vaughns of Llwydiarth.^[6][7] Description of the Armorial Insignia of the Vaughans states the problem, showing a quartered shield for "umffre grae" and his wife, it seems, "merch arglwyd awdle" (girl of the Lord Audley), noting his brother certainly married such an Audley girl.^[8]

Possible Daughter

Welsh Genealogies mentions another daughter of Henry: Jane or Jonet.^{[citation needed]} "Jonet Grey daughter of Harri Grey, Lord Powys"^[9] Richardson, however, does not recognize Jonet as one of his daughters.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, vol. I, page 429, CHERLETON 11, Elizabeth Gray.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} George Edward Cokayne and H.A. Doubleday et. al eds. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. VI: Gordon to Hurstpierpoint, 2nd edition. (London, 1926). Online at FamilySearch.org, pages 138-140.
3. ↑ Shaw, William. The Knights of England. (London, 1906) Vol. 1. Online at Archive.org, page 131.
4. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013, vol. III, pages 589-590 LLOYD, Henry Gray.
5. ↑ Some corrections and additions to the Complete Peerage: Volume 6: Grey of Powis (proposed corrections).
6. ↑ Collections Historical & Archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire. Volume 7. (London: Thomas Richards, 1874). Online at Google Books, page 176
7. ↑ Door Lewys Dwnn. Heraldic Visitations of Wales and Part of the Marches. Volume 1. Online at Google Books, page 294: Pedigree.
8. ↑ William Valentine Lloyd. Description of the Armorial Insignia of the Vaughans of Llwydiarth. London: T. Richards, 1881. Online at Archive.org, page 15.
9. ↑ Collections Historical & Archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire. Volume 8. (London: Thomas Richards, 1875). Online at Google Books, page 412.

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011). See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013). See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Henry Grey, 2nd Earl of Tankerville.
• Dictionary of Welsh Biography: POWIS, lords of GREY or GRAY.

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Henry Grey is a descendant of Magna Carta Surety Baron William de Mowbray and is named in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Mowbray to Gateway Ancestor Rowland Ellis (vol. II, pages 110-111 ELLIS). This trail was developed by David Douglass in 2018 and was reviewed, approved and badged by the Magna Carta Project in March/April 2020. See the Magna Carta Trails on Rowland Ellis' profile to view the profiles in that trail.

This profile is also in Richardson-documented trails from Gateway Ancestor Thomas Lloyd to the following surety barons:

• Hugh le Bigod and Roger Bigod (Magna Carta Ancestry, vol. I, pages 425-432, CHERLETON), badged by the Project on 18 December 2021
• William de Mowbray, badged by the Project on 18 December 2021
• Robert de Vere, badged by the project on 24 December 2021

See these trails in the Magna Carta Trails section of Thomas Lloyd's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".