Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.

Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.

Individual Page

Person Info

Name: Sir Nicholas De GRESLEY
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1345 ^b
Death: Abt 1374 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Sir John De GRESLEY Death: Abt 1395

Mother:

Alice De SWYNNERTON Death: Abt 1350

Family:
Marriage:

Thomasine De WASTENEYS on 1 .^m1
Thomasine De WASTENEYS

Children:

Roger De GRESLEY
Sir Thomas GREASLY Birth: Abt 1365 Death: Abt 1445

Bibliography

Madan, Falconer, The Gresleys of Drakelowe: An Account of the Family, and Notes of its connexions by Marriage and Descent from the Norman Conquest, Oxford: author, 1899. Available at https://archive.org/details/The_Gresleys_of_Drakelowe. Partially (mainly illustrations) at https://archive.org/details/gri_33125007789320. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Madan Gresleys p[0-9]*].
Stratton, Eugene, Cutting of a Royal Line - William Wentworth of NH, The Genealogist 7-8, 1 (1986) pp127-131. NYPL APA 82-1000. Available at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/genealogist-the/image/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Stratton Wentworth p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: abt 1345 [Ref: Madan Gresleys p225],
parents:: [Ref: Madan Gresleys p225],
father:: [Ref: Stratton Wentworth p128]

Sources for death Information

date:: abt 1374-89 [Ref: Madan Gresleys p225]

Sources with Information about marriage to Thomasine De WASTENEYS

date:: first marriage of Thomasine [Ref: Madan Gresleys p225],
child:: [Ref: Madan Gresleys p225]

Research Notes:

Pedigree of Sir Nicholas De GRESLEY
                                                                /-----Robert De GRESLEY
                                                       /-----William De GRESLEY
                                                      |         \-----Basillia
                                              /-----Geoffrey De GRESLEY
                                             |         \-----Basillia
                                     /-----William De GRESLEY
                                    |         \-----Margaret De SOMERVILLE
                            /-----Sir Geoffrey De GRESLEY
                           |         \-----Elizabeth De BAKEPUIZ
                   /-----Sir Peter De GRESLEY
                  |         \-----Agnes
          /-----Sir Geoffrey De GRESLEY
         |        |                                             /-----Hervey BAGOT
         |        |                                    /-----Hervey BAGOT
         |        |                           /-----Hervey De STAFFORD
         |        |                          |        |         /-----Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford
         |        |                          |         \-----Millicent De STAFFORD
         |        |                          |                  \-----Avice
         |        |                  /-----Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----Robert De FERRERS, Earl Of Derby
         |        |                 |        |         /-----William FERRERS, Earl Of Derby
         |        |                 |        |        |         \-----Margaret PEVERIL
         |        |                 |         \-----Pernell De FERRIERS
         |        |                 |                 |         /-----William De BRAOS, Baron Of Bramber
         |        |                 |                  \-----Sibyl De BRAOISE
         |        |                 |                           \-----Bertha Of Hereford
         |        |         /-----Sir Robert De STAFFORD
         |        |        |        |                           /-----Roger CORBET, Baron Of Cause
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Robert CORBET, Baron Of Cause
         |        |        |        |         /-----Thomas CORBET, Baron Of Cause
         |        |        |         \-----Alice CORBET
         |        |        |                 |                  /-----Reginald De VAUTORT, Baron Of Trematon
         |        |        |                 |         /-----Roger De VAUTORT, Baron Of Trematon
         |        |        |                  \-----Isabel De VAUTORT
         |        |        |                           \-----Alice
         |         \-----Johanna De STAFFORD
         |                 |                                    /-----Hervey BAGOT
         |                 |                           /-----Hervey BAGOT
         |                 |                  /-----William De STAFFORD
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford
         |                 |                 |         \-----Millicent De STAFFORD
         |                 |                 |                  \-----Avice
         |                 |         /-----William De STAFFORD
         |                  \-----Gundrada De STAFFORD
         |                          |                           /-----Walchelin of Radbourne
         |                          |                  /-----Robert Fitz WALKELIN
         |                          |         /-----Robert Fitz WALKELIN
         |                           \-----Ermentrude Fitz WALKELIN
         |                                   |         /-----William De GRENDON
         |                                    \-----Margaret De GRENDON
         |                                             \-----Ermentrude
/-----Sir John De GRESLEY
|        |                                                      /-----Ralph De GERNON
|        |                                             /-----Ralph De GERNON
|        |                                            |         \-----(Unk) De BRIWERE
|        |                                    /-----William De GERNON, Marshall Of Kings Household
|        |                           /-----Ralph De GERNON, Lord Of East Thorpe
|        |                  /-----Sir William GERNON
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Alberic II De VERE, Baron Of Hedingham
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Aubrey III De VERE, Earl Of Oxford
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----Adeliza De CLARE
|        |                 |        |         /-----Robert De VERE, Earl Of Oxford, MC Surety
|        |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Henry Of Essex, Baron Of Rayleigh
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Agnes Lucia Of Essex
|        |                 |        |        |                  \-----Cicely De VALOGNES
|        |                 |         \-----Eleanor De VERE
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Walter I De BOLBEC, Baron Of Styford
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Hugh De BOLEBEC, Baron Of Whitchurch
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Helewise
|        |                 |                  \-----Isabel De BOLEBEC
|        |         /-----Sir John GERNON
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh De HERDEBURGH
|        |        |         \-----Isabel De HERDEBURGH
|        |        |                 |         /-----William TURVILLE
|        |        |                  \-----Isabel TURVILLE
|         \-----Margaret GERNON
|                 |                                    /-----William De COLEVILLE
|                 |                           /-----Roger De COLEVILLE
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Roger De STUTEVILLE
|                 |                          |         \-----Beatrice De STUTEVILLE
|                 |                  /-----Walter De COLEVILLE
|                 |                 |         \-----Beatrice
|                 |         /-----Roger De COLEVILLE
|                 |        |         \-----Elizabeth
|                  \-----Alice COLVILLE
|                          |                                    /-----William De BRAOS, Baron Of Bramber
|                          |                           /-----William De BRAOSE, Lord Of Gower
|                          |                          |         \-----Matilda De ST VALERIE De HAIA
|                          |                  /-----John De BRAOSE, Baron Of Bramber
|                          |                 |        |         /-----Richard De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford, MC Surety
|                          |                 |         \-----Matilda DE CLARE
|                          |                 |                  \-----Amice MEULANT, Countess Of Gloucester
|                          |         /-----Sir Richard De BREUSE, Lord Of Stinton
|                          |        |        |                  /-----Iorworth Drwyndwn Prince Of Gwynedd
|                          |        |        |         /-----Llewellyn Fawr The Great AP IORWORTH, Prince Of North Wales
|                          |        |        |        |         \-----Margred Ferch Madog
|                          |        |         \-----Margaret Of Wales
|                          |        |                 |         /-----John Lackland PLANTAGENET, King Of England
|                          |        |                  \-----Joan
|                          |        |                           \-----Agatha De FERRERS
|                           \-----Margaret De BREUSE
|                                   |                           /-----Ernald Le RUS
|                                   |                  /-----Hugh Le RUS
|                                   |                 |         \-----Isabel
|                                   |         /-----William Le RUS
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Sir William De HUNTINGFIELD, MC Surety
|                                   |        |         \-----Alice De HUNTINGFIELD
|                                   |        |                  \-----Isabel De GRESSINGHALE
|                                    \-----Alice Le RUS
|                                            |                  /-----Ralph II De CLERE
|                                            |         /-----Roger De CLERE
|                                            |        |         \-----Margaret
|                                             \-----Agatha De CLERE
|                                                     |         /-----Ralph De FAY
|                                                      \-----Maud De FAY
|                                                               \-----Beatrice De TURNHAM
Sir Nicholas De GRESLEY
|                                                               /-----Robert FITZ EELEN
|                                                      /-----John SWINNERTON
|                                             /-----John SWINNERTON
|                                            |         \-----Pernel DORESLOWE
|                                    /-----Stephen De SWYNNERTON
|                                   |        |         /-----Stephen PESHALL
|                                   |         \-----Eleanor PESHALL
|                           /-----Sir Roger De SWYNNERTON
|                          |        |         /-----Roger De WAURE
|                          |         \-----Joan De WAURE
|                  /-----Sir Roger De SWYNNERTON, Lord Swynnerton
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Robert De HASTANG
|                 |         \-----Joan De HASTANG
|         /-----Sir Thomas De SWYNNERTON, Lord Swynnerton
|        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas HAUGHTON
|        |         \-----Maud HAUGHTON
\-----Alice De SWYNNERTON
         |                                    /-----Robert De HOLAND
         |                           /-----Thurston De HOLAND
         |                  /-----Sir Robert De HOLAND
         |         /-----Sir Robert De HOLAND, Lord Holand
         |        |        |                                    /-----Swain
         |        |        |                           /-----Gospatric
         |        |        |                  /-----Roger De SAMLESBURY
         |        |        |         /-----William De SAMLESBURY
         |        |         \-----Elizabeth De SAMLESBURY
         |        |                 |         /-----William De NOTTON
         |        |                  \-----Avena
         |        |                          |         /-----Augustine De BARTON
         |        |                           \-----Cicely
         |        |                                   |         /-----Matthew
         |        |                                    \-----Edith
          \-----Maud De HOLAND
                  |                                             /-----Alan CEOCHE
                  |                                    /-----Roger La ZOUCHE
                  |                                   |         \-----Alice De Belmeis
                  |                           /-----Sir Alan La ZOUCHE, Constable Of The Tower Of Lon
                  |                          |        |         /-----Henry BISET
                  |                          |         \-----Margaret BISET
                  |                          |                  \-----Aubrey FITZ EUSTACE
                  |                  /-----Sir Roger La ZOUCHE, Lord Zouche Of Ashby And Broc
                  |                 |        |                  /-----Saire De QUINCEY, Earl Of Winchester, MC Suret
                  |                 |        |         /-----Roger De QUINCY, Earl Of Winchester
                  |                 |        |        |         \-----Margaret BEAUMONT
                  |                 |         \-----Elena De QUINCY
                  |                 |                 |         /-----Alan Lord Of Galloway, Constable Of Scotland
                  |                 |                  \-----Helen Of Galloway
                  |                 |                           \-----(Unk Dau) De LACY
                  |         /-----Alan La Zouche, Lord Zouche
                  |        |        |                           /-----Henry II Curt Mantel PLANTAGENET, King Of England
                  |        |        |                  /-----William LONGESPEE, Earl of Salisbury
                  |        |        |                 |         \-----Ida Countess Of Norfolk
                  |        |        |         /-----Stephen LONGESPEE, Justiciar Of Ireland
                  |        |        |        |        |         /-----William FITZ PATRICK, Earl Of Salisbury
                  |        |        |        |         \-----Ela Of Salisbury
                  |        |        |        |                  \-----Eleanor De VITRE
                  |        |         \-----Ela LONGSPEE
                  |        |                 |                  /-----Walter De RIDELISFORD
                  |        |                 |         /-----Walter De RIDELISFORD
                  |        |                 |        |         \-----Amabilis FITZ HENRY
                  |        |                  \-----Emmeline De RIDELISFORD
                  |        |                           \-----Annora
                   \-----Maud La Zouche
                           |                                    /-----Gilbert De SEGRAVE
                           |                           /-----Stephen De SEGRAVE
                           |                  /-----Gilbert De SEGRAVE
                           |                 |        |         /-----Thomas Le DESPENSER
                           |                 |         \-----Rohese Le DESPENCER
                           |                 |                  \-----Recuara
                           |         /-----Sir Nicholas SEGRAVE, Lord Segrave
                           |        |        |                  /-----Hugh De CHAUCOMBE
                           |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De CHAUCOMBE
                           |        |        |        |         \-----Amabil
                           |        |         \-----Amabil De CHAUCOMBE
                           |        |                 |         /-----William De CORNHILL
                           |        |                  \-----Julian De CORNHILL
                            \-----Eleanor SEGRAVE
                                    |                           /-----Geoffrey De LUCY
                                    |                  /-----Geoffrey De LUCY
                                    |         /-----Geoffrey De LUCY
                                    |        |        |         /-----Aymer Le DESPENSER
                                    |        |         \-----Juliane Le DESPENSER
                                    |        |                  \-----Amabel De CHESNEY
                                     \-----Maud LUCY
                                             |                  /-----Sir William De CANTELOU, Baron Of Eaton Bray
                                             |         /-----Sir William De CANTELOU, Baron Of Eaton Bray
                                             |        |         \-----Mesceline De BRACI
                                              \-----Nichole De CANTELOU
                                                      |         /-----Hugh De GOURNAY
                                                       \-----Millicent De GOURNAY
                                                                \-----Julia De DAMMARTIN

Descendants of Sir Nicholas De GRESLEY

1. Sir Nicholas De GRESLEY m. Thomasine De WASTENEYS

m. Thomasine De WASTENEYS father: Sir Thomas De WASTENEYS mother: Joan TOLY

2+ Roger De GRESLEY m. Isabel De TIMHORN

3+ Sir Thomas GREASLY m. Margaret WALSH

2nd generation

2. Roger De GRESLEY m. Isabel De TIMHORN

m. Isabel De TIMHORN

4+ Margaret De GRESLEY m. William BABTHORPE

3. Sir Thomas GREASLY m. Margaret WALSH

m. Margaret WALSH father: Sir Thomas WALSH mother: Katherine

5+ Sir John GRESLEY m1. Elizabeth CLARELL m2. Margaret NORWOOD

6+ Jane GREASLY m. Thomas ASTLEY

7+ Innocentia GREASLY m. John CURZON

8 Geoffrey GREASLY

9+ Margaret GRESLEY m. Sir Thomas BLOUNT

3rd generation

4. Margaret De GRESLEY m. William BABTHORPE

m. William BABTHORPE

10 William BABTHORPE

5. Sir John GRESLEY m1. Elizabeth CLARELL m2. Margaret NORWOOD

m. Elizabeth CLARELL father: Sir Thomas CLARELL, Of Aldwark, Lord Of Penistone mother: Matilda MONTGOMERY

11+ Thomasine GREASLEY m. Hugh WROTTESLEY

12+ Katherine GRESLEY m1. Thomas De STAFFORD m2. Sir William PEYTO

13 Nicholas GRESLEY

14+ Sir John GRESLEY m. Anne STANLEY

m. Margaret NORWOOD father: John NORWOOD

6. Jane GREASLY m. Thomas ASTLEY

m. Thomas ASTLEY father: Sir Thomas ASTLEY mother: Elizabeth HARCOURT

16 William ASTLEY

17+ Thomas ASTLEY m. Margaret BOTELER

18 Richard ASTLEY

19 Henry ASTLEY

7. Innocentia GREASLY m. John CURZON

m. John CURZON father: John CURZON mother: Ciceley

20+ Thomas CURZON m. Margaret HARTINGTON

21 William CURZON

23 Ralph CURZON

24 Richard CURZON

25 Elizabeth CURZON

26 Alice CURZON

27 Margaret CURZON

9. Margaret GRESLEY m. Sir Thomas BLOUNT

m. Sir Thomas BLOUNT father: Sir Walter Le BLOUNT mother: Sancha De AYALA

28+ Sir Walter BLOUNT, K.G., Lord Mountjoy m1. Ellen BYRON m2. Anne NEVILLE

29+ Sir Thomas BLOUNT m1. Catherine CLIFTON m2. Agnes HAWLEY

30+ Elizabeth BLOUNT m. Ralph SHIRLEY

31 Agnes BLOUNT m. Ralph WOLSELEY; Ralph WOLSELEY father: Thomas De WLSELEA mother: Margery BROCTON

32+ Sanchia BLOUNT m. Edward LANGFORD

4th generation

11. Thomasine GREASLEY m. Hugh WROTTESLEY

m. Hugh WROTTESLEY father: John De WROTTESLEY mother: Elizabeth STANDISSHE

33+ Sir Walter WROTTESLEY m. Jane BARON

12. Katherine GRESLEY m1. Thomas De STAFFORD m2. Sir William PEYTO

m. Thomas De STAFFORD father: Sir Thomas De STAFFORD mother: Alice SULNEY

34 Richard De STAFFORD

m. Sir William PEYTO father: William PEYTO mother: Joan THORNBURY

35+ John PEYTO m. Eleanor MANFIELD

14. Sir John GRESLEY m. Anne STANLEY

m. Anne STANLEY father: Thomas STANLEY mother: Maud ARDERNE

36+ Thomasine GRESLEY m. Thomas DARRELL

37+ Elizabeth GRESELEY m. Thomas MONTFORT

38 Alice GRESLEY m. John EGERTON

39 Richard GRESLEY

40+ Sir Thomas GRESLEY m. Anne FERRERS

17. Thomas ASTLEY m. Margaret BOTELER

m. Margaret BOTELER father: Sir William BOTELER mother: Elizabeth

41 William ASTLEY

42+ Richard ASTLEY m. Joan OTELEY

20. Thomas CURZON m. Margaret HARTINGTON

m. Margaret HARTINGTON

44 John CURZON m. Anne ASHBY

28. Sir Walter BLOUNT, K.G., Lord Mountjoy m1. Ellen BYRON m2. Anne NEVILLE

m. Ellen BYRON father: Sir John BYRON

46+ Sir William BLOUNT m. Margaret De ECHYNGHAM

47+ John BLOUNT, Lord Mountjoy m. Lora BERKELEY

m. Anne NEVILLE father: Sir Ralph De NEVILLE, K.G., Earl Of Westmoreland mother: Joan De BEAUFORT

29. Sir Thomas BLOUNT m1. Catherine CLIFTON m2. Agnes HAWLEY

m. Catherine CLIFTON father: Sir Gervase CLIFTON mother: Maud STANHOPE

48+ Richard BLOUNT m. Dorothy DE LA FORD

m. Agnes HAWLEY father: Sir John HAWLEY

49 Robert BLOUNT

50 Elizabeth BLOUNT m. Richard HANSARD

51+ Ann BLOUNT m. William MARBURY

30. Elizabeth BLOUNT m. Ralph SHIRLEY

m. Ralph SHIRLEY father: Sir Ralph SHIRLEY mother: Joan BASSET

52 Ralph SHIRLEY

53 Elizabeth SHIRLEY

54 Alice SHIRLEY

55 Sanche SHIRLEY

56 Anne SHIRLEY

57 Margaret SHIRLEY

32. Sanchia BLOUNT m. Edward LANGFORD

m. Edward LANGFORD

58+ Alice LANGFORD m1. John STRADLING m2. Sir Richard POLE, K.G.

5th generation

33. Sir Walter WROTTESLEY m. Jane BARON

m. Jane BARON father: William BARON mother: Joan KNOLLYS

59+ Richard WROTTESLEY m. Dorothy SUTTON

60 William WROTTESLEY

61 Thomasine WROTTESLEY m. William STOURTON, Lord Stourton; William STOURTON, Lord Stourton father: Sir William STOURTON, Lord Stourton mother: Margaret CHIDEOCK

62 Anne WROTTESLEY m. Sir Anthony St AMAND

63 Margaret WROTTESLEY m. Sir John SCROPE

64 Parnell WROTTESLEY

35. John PEYTO m. Eleanor MANFIELD

m. Eleanor MANFIELD father: Robert MANFIELD mother: Katherine

65+ Edward PEYTO m. Goditha THROCKMORTON

36. Thomasine GRESLEY m. Thomas DARRELL

m. Thomas DARRELL father: John DARRELL mother: Florence CHICHELEY

66+ Agnes DARRELL m. Sir Simon HARCOURT

67+ Henry DARRELL m. Elizabeth CHEYNE

37. Elizabeth GRESELEY m. Thomas MONTFORT

m. Thomas MONTFORT father: Sir Simon MONTFORT mother: Anna VERNEY

68 Simon MONTFORT m1. Anna LONGFORD m2. Jocosa RUGGELEY

69+ Eleanor MONTFORT m. William PUDSEY

40. Sir Thomas GRESLEY m. Anne FERRERS

m. Anne FERRERS father: Sir Thomas FERRERS mother: Anne HASTINGS

70 Sir William GRESLEY m. Benedicta VERNON

71 Robert GRESLEY

72 James GRESLEY m. Katherine

73 Ellen GRESLEY m. Sir Nicholas STRELLY; Sir Nicholas STRELLY father: Sir Nicholas STRELLY mother: Katherine WEST

74 Mary GRESLEY m. Thomas FORSTER

75+ Elizabeth GRESLEY m1. Sir John MONTGOMERY m2. John GIFFARD

76 John GRESLEY

77+ Sir George GRESLEY m1. Margaret MULAHO m2. Katherine SUTTON

42. Richard ASTLEY m. Joan OTELEY

m. Joan OTELEY father: Thomas OTELEY mother: Ann SCREVEN

78 Sir Thomas ASTLEY m. Mary TALBOT

80 Anthony ASTLEY

81+ Elizabeth ASTLEY m. John THORNES

46. Sir William BLOUNT m. Margaret De ECHYNGHAM

m. Margaret De ECHYNGHAM father: Sir Thomas De ECHYNGHAM mother: Margaret WEST

84 Alice BLOUNT

85 Anne BLOUNT m1. Thomas OXENBRIDGE m2. Sir David OWEN; Sir David OWEN father: Owen Ap Maredudd Ap TUDOR

87 Edward BLOUNT, Lord Mountjoy m. Anne COBHAM, Baroness Cobham; Anne COBHAM, Baroness Cobham father: Sir Thomas COBHAM, Lord Cobham mother: Anne STAFFORD

88+ Elizabeth BLOUNT m. Sir Andrew WINDSOR, Lord Windsor

47. John BLOUNT, Lord Mountjoy m. Lora BERKELEY

m. Lora BERKELEY father: Sir Edward BERKELEY mother: Christian HOLT

89 Mary BLOUNT m. Sir Robert DENNYS

90+ Constance BLOUNT m. Sir Thomas TYRELL

91+ William BLOUNT, K.G., Lord Mountjoy m1. Elizabeth SAY m2. Agnes De VANEGAS m3. Alice KEBLE m4. Dorothy GREY

48. Richard BLOUNT m. Dorothy DE LA FORD

m. Dorothy DE LA FORD

92+ Elizabeth BLOUNT m. Thomas WOODFORD

51. Ann BLOUNT m. William MARBURY

m. William MARBURY father: John MARBURY mother: Eleanor

93+ Thomas MARBURY m1. Agnes LYNNE m2. Helen (HULTON)

94 Humphrey MARBURY

95 Mary MARBURY m. (Unk) BURTON

96 John MARBURY

97 Lawrence MARBURY m. (Unk) WILLIAMSON

98 Anne MARBURY

99 Elizabeth MARBURY m. (Unk) GOLDSMITH

100+ Robert MARBURY m. Katherine WILLIAMSON

101 Jane MARBURY m. (Unk) NEVILL

102 Margaret MARBURY

58. Alice LANGFORD m1. John STRADLING m2. Sir Richard POLE, K.G.

m. John STRADLING father: Edmund STRADLING mother: Elizabeth ARUNDEL

103 Edward STRADLING

104+ Anne STRADLING m. Sir John DANVERS

m. Sir Richard POLE, K.G. father: Geoffrey POLE mother: Edith St JOHN