Thomas (Greystoke) de Greystoke (abt. 1202 - abt. 1247)

Born about 1202 in England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Christian (Veteripont) Greystoke — married 1221 in Northumberland, England

Descendants

Died about 1247 at about age 45 in England [uncertain]

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Biography

Wilson, p.126, believes Thomas may be the first member of the family to use Greystoke as a second name.

Farrer, EYC II:

Thomas de Greystoke, son and heir of William, as a mere lad, was in the last expedition of Poitou in the reign of John with Robert de Vieuxpont, his guardian. This must have been in 1216. He can hardly have been of age in November, 1222, when he had acquittance of li6, 13s. 4d., demanded at the Exchequer for the scutage of Poitou, then excused for the reason stated above. [R. Litt. Claus., i, 519b.] In 1219 Thomas had land in Cumberland worth li50 a year. He was then still in ward of Robert de Vieuxpont, who had married him to his daughter. [V.C.H. Cumb., i, 420.]

In the attached pedigree Farrer says that Thomas married a daughter of Robert de Vieuxpont, named either Mary or Christiana.

Wilson says Thomas was in possession of Greystoke himself by 1229, citing the Pipe Roll of 13 Henry III. Also:

In 1244 Thomas son of William obtained a grant of a weekly market and a yearly fair at his manor Greystoke ; in the charter for the market he is called Thomas son of William de Craystok

Sanders says he died 1247. His son Robert de Greystoke died without issue 1254, and then his younger son William was heir

Sources

• Farrer, Early Yorkshire Charters, Vol.II, pp.507-9
• Sanders, English Baronies, p.50
• Wilson (1903) "Some Extinct Cumberland Families IV. The Greystokes" The Ancestor, VI internet archive

Also see

• William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay, Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 9, The Stuteville Fee, Cambridge University Press, Mar 21, 2013 - History - 346 pages. amb
• RGK. Rigbye, 'Time-honoured Lancaster' ...: Historic Notes on the Ancient Borough of Lancaster (Google eBook). Eaton & Bulfield, printers, 1891 - Lancaster (England) - 612 pages. amb

Acknowledgments

• Greystoke-73 created on 21 February 2011 through the import of Acrossthepond.ged.
• De Greystoke-31 created on Aug 7, 2011 by Masm x through the import of MaryStamperMcKague2011-08-06_01.ged.

Sherri Harder, firsthand knowledge.