Thomas Grey (abt. 1526 - 1555)

Born about 1526 in England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1555 at about age 29 in Tower Hill, London, England

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Disambiguation

• Thomas Gray of Church Lane, Dovercourt, Essex and Ramsey - father of Richard Gray (d. 1602), of Harwich, Essex, mariner
• Thomas Graye (d. 1607) of Harwich, Essex (brother of John Gray of Harwich, Essex and son of Richard Gray of Harwich, Essex)

Biography

Sir Thomas Grey or Lord Thomas Grey,^[1] (b. 1526 - d. 27 Apr 1555), was beheaded for being part of Wyatt's Rebellion.^[2][3] He was the son of:

• Sir Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers, Harington, & Bonville, Joint Constable of Warwick Castle
• and Margaret, dau. of Sir Robert Wotton, Sheriff of Kent, Lt. of Guisnes, Comptroller of Calais & Anne Belknap.

His parents were married between 6 Jan 1509 and 31 Dec 1509.

Siblings

• Sir Henry, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, Duke of Suffolk;
• Edward;
• Sir John
• Mary
• Katherine m. Sir Henry FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel
• Elizabeth m. Sir Thomas, Lord Audley of Walden; and m. George Norton
• Anne m. Sir Henry Willoughby).

Children

Thomas had an illegitimate daughter and heir, named Margaret Lenton alias Grey.^[1][2] On 13 October 1565 she became the second wife of John Astley of Allington & Maidstone, Kent (b. 1507 - d. 1596).^[4][1]

Wyatt's Rebellion

In 1554 Lord John Grey and Lord Thomas Grey, & Suffolk took part in Wyatt's Rebellion against Mary I's marriage to Philip of Spain and in support of Lady Jane Grey. When this rebellion failed, all three were arrested, and Suffolk and his brother Thomas were executed, as were Lady Jane herself and her husband Lord Guilford Dudley.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Hasler, P.W. (1981). "Astley, John (c.1507-96), of Allington and Maidstone, Kent.," in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603. HOP. Web.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Fletcher, (1887). "Sir Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, KG," in Leicestershire Pedigrees and Royal Descents, p. 70. Google Books.
3. ↑ Lord Thomas Grey, executed.

   The Student's Handbook of Modern History, from the Commencement of the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day. With a Sketch of the French Revolution by Henry, Lord Brougham, 1859, p. 352. Google Books.

4. ↑ Lundy, D. (2008). John Astley #148233. ThePeerage.com. Web.

See also:

• Encyclopedia of Tudor England, Vol 1, Page 551.
• Lundy, D. The Peerage. Web.[1]
• Lewis, M. Web.[2]
• Maskell, Joseph. Berkyngechirche Juxta Turrim (Bryan Corcoran & Co., London, 1864) Page 60.