Edward (Grey) of Howick (aft. 1552 - abt. 1631)

Born after 1552 in Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1631 before about age 79 in Northumberland, England

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Biography

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Sir Edward Grey of Howick and Morpeth Castle in co. Northumb. (b. aft. 1552 - d. 1629/32)^[1][2][3][4] was the third or fourth son of:^[5]

• Ralph Grey of Chillingham, co. Northumb.
• and Dame Isabell Grey,^[6] dau. of Thomas Grey of Horton and Dorothy Ogle.

His mother remarried to Thomas Ogle.

Marriage

He married Catherine, daughter of Roger le Strange.^[7] He was succeeded by his grandson, Edward Grey, esq. of Howick (d. 1653).

children

Collins & Brydges (1812), assert that Edward and Catherine had seven children, including five sons and two daughters:^[2]

• Philip Grey, Esq. of Howick (dvp; adm. 10 Feb 1615/6),[6]^[2] admitted to Gray's Inn on 26 May 1598.

m. Margaret Weetwood or Westwood, d. & h. of [...] Westwood.^[3][2][1]

• Edward Grey of Bitchfield & of Morpeth (d. Jul 1658).[7][8]^[8]

m. Margaret Widdrington^[2]

• Ralph, unmarried.

• John Grey (living 1640; d. bef. 1657)

m. Mary Hume

• Thomas Grey of Angerton (b. 05 Aug 1593 - d. aft. 10 Dec 1618).^[9]

• Catherine of Little Harle (bp. 22 Aug 1585), living 20 Aug 1642 & 1656. ^[10]

m. Randall Fenwick of Deanham and Hawick (living 1606; d. c.1630).[9]^[11]

• Elizabeth or Elsapeth,^{[citation needed][12]} of Deanham (will dated 11 Oct 1656), unmarried.[10][11]

• Agnes (bp. 16 Aug 1597 - bur. 04 Nov 1602)

Occupation

• 1584 and 1589: Constable of Morpeth Castle.[12][13]
• 1597-98: High Sheriff of Northumberland.[14][15]
• 09 May 1617: Knighted by James I^[3]
• 1628-9: juror.[16]

Will

• Date: 10 Jan 1627 Morpeth Castle.[17]^[3]
• Proved: 1631 Durham and York.[18]^[3]

Sources

• Douglas, S. (2015, November 29). The Aynsley family and a rather "Grey" area. Borders Ancestry. Weblog.[19]^[13]
• Ornsby, G. (1878). "Reditus in Northumb." Publications of the Surtees Society, 68, pp. 119. Surtees Society. Google Books.[20]
• Raine, J., Greenwell, W., Hodgson, J.C. & Wood, H.M. (1860). "Testamentum Isabelle Gray," in Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, &c., of the Northern Counties of England: From the Eleventh Century Downwards, 38, p. 51. Google Books.[21]
• Vis.. of Northumb., 1615.[22]
• Welford, R. The Publications of the Surtees Society, 111, p. 220. Google Books.[23]
• Welford, R. (1905). Records of the Committees for Compounding, Etc: With Delinquent Royalists in Durham and Northumberland During the Civil War, Etc., 1643-1660. The Society. Google Books.[24]

Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Colburn, H. (1880). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, 42(1), p.561. Google eBook.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Collins, A. & Brydges, E. (1812). Collin's Peerage of England, p. 688-690. London: T. Bensley. Google Books.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Bateson, E. (1895). "Pedigree: Grey of Howick." A History of Northumberland Vol II: The Parishes of Embleton, Ellingham, Howick, Long Houghton and Lesbury. Northumberland County History Committee. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid & Co., Ltd. archive.org
4. ↑ juror in 1629.[1]
5. ↑ According to Collins (1812), Edward is the 4th son but Ornsby (1872), asserts that he's the third, (p. 119).[2]
6. ↑ Space: Will of Isabelle Gray (06 Oct 1581)
7. ↑ A number of sources allege that Roger le Strange was from Hunanston, Norfolk, (Colburn, 1880; Collins & Brydges, 1812) but family pedigrees show no such placement. However, the onamastics suggest possible linkage ... but beyond speculation there's no proof!
8. ↑ Edward and his wife Margaret are named in the will of Catherine Horseley of Long Horseley, Northumb, dated 20 Aug 1642.[3]
9. ↑ Not to be confused with Thomas Gray, ancient planter of Virgina (b. 1593 - d. bef. 02 Nov 1658 Virginia).
   Thomas of Angergton is the father of: Thomas, Elizabeth, Catherine, Anne, (Collins & Brydges, 1812);
   also see disputed marriage and emigration to Virginia: Ancestry.com
10. ↑ Catherine is named in the will (20 Aug 1642) of Catherine Horseley of Long Horseley, Northumb, as Catherine Fenwick of Little Harle, widow.[4]
11. ↑ Hodgson, J. & Hodgson-Hinde, J. (1827). "Pedigree of Fenwick of Little Harle," in A Hist. of Northumb II, 1, p. 20. Walker. Google eBook
12. ↑ Citation needed here.
13. ↑ "Thomas Grey of Angerton, youngest son of Sir Edward Grey, Constable of Morpeth Castle (died in 1627) who displeased his father by marrying a miller's daughter at Angerton and was left little under his will. [. . .] Thomas Grey of Angerton left two sons, Edward and Thomas. Edward died in 1702 and was buried at Bolam, leaving two sons, whose deaths are recorded in the Burial register, neither of whom left male issue. Thomas lived at Blackheddon and he mar­ried the widow of Henry Paston, but died without leaving issue," (Douglas, 2015).[5]

See Also...

• Lundy, D. The Peerage. Web.[25]
• Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 23 Jul 2021, memorial page for Sir Edward Grey (unknown–1631), Find A Grave: Memorial #124317956, citing St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Morpeth, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735). Note that the image attached to the memorial appears to have nothing to do with the subject of the memorial.