John Grey (died 1709)
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Hon. John Grey of Enville
Hall, Staffordshire
, was a Member of Parliament
for that county
.
He was the third son of Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford
and Lady Anne Cecil, youngest daughter and coheiress of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter
, whose second son was Anchitell Grey
, the Parliamentary diarist. He inherited the Enville estate under the will of his cousin Henry Grey (died 1687).
He married:
Enville
Enville may refer to:* Enville, Staffordshire, England, a small rural village with a population of about 489* Enville, alternate name for Endville, Mississippi, a community in Pontotoc county...
Hall, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for that county
Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Staffordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
.
He was the third son of Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford , known as the Lord Grey of Groby from 1614 to 1628, was an English nobleman and military leader. He was the eldest son of Sir John Grey and Elizabeth Nevill...
and Lady Anne Cecil, youngest daughter and coheiress of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter PC KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1605 to 1623, was an English peer.-Life:...
, whose second son was Anchitell Grey
Anchitell Grey
Anchitell Grey was a member of the Parliament of England from 1665 until 1695, representing the city of Derby. Though he spoke rarely, he kept a detailed diary of proceedings in the House of Commons, summarising the speeches he heard...
, the Parliamentary diarist. He inherited the Enville estate under the will of his cousin Henry Grey (died 1687).
He married:
- Mary daughter of Sir Francis Wolryche of DudmastonDudmaston HallDudmaston Hall is a 17th century country house in the care of the National Trust in the Severn Valley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom....
by whom he had a daughter Mary, who married William WardWilliam Ward (1677-1720)William Ward was Member of Parliament for Staffordshire from 1710–1713 and 1715 until his death.He was the eldest son of Hon. William Ward of Willingsworth in Sedgley and Anne daughter and eventual heir of William Parkes of Willingsworth. He married Mary, daughter of the Hon. John Grey of...
of Willingsworth. Their son was John WardJohn Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and WardJohn Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward , known as John Ward until 1740 and as the 6th Baron Ward from 1740 to 1763, was a British peer and politician....
who succeeded as 6th Baron Ward and to the entailEntailEntail may refer to:* Fee tail, a term of art in common law describing a limited form of succession....
ed portion of the DudleyDudleyDudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
estates in 1740, and was created Viscount Dudley and Ward in 1763. - Catherine, eldest daughter of Edward Ward, 7th Baron Dudley, 2nd Baron Ward (on 21 November 1683). They had a son Henry, who succeeded his cousin as Earl of StamfordEarl of StamfordEarl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby. This Grey family descended through Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, Essex, younger son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, and younger brother of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk Earl...
in 1720, and a daughter Mary, who married Sir John Wrottesley, 4th baronet.