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Collapse D77 - Gresley family of Drakelow - [12th-20th cent]D77 - Gresley family of Drakelow - [12th-20th cent]
Collapse 1 - Title Deeds1 - Title Deeds
Expand 1 - Breadsall Park1 - Breadsall Park
Expand 2 - Burton2 - Burton
Expand 3 - Caldwell3 - Caldwell
Expand 4 - Castle Gresley4 - Castle Gresley
Expand 5 - Catton5 - Catton
Expand 6 - Church Seal6 - Church Seal
Expand 6 - Church Seal6 - Church Seal
Expand 7 - Great Seal7 - Great Seal
Expand 8 - Cotes8 - Cotes
Expand 9 - Coton9 - Coton
Expand 10 - Doveridge10 - Doveridge
Expand 11 - Drakelow - 1525-182111 - Drakelow - 1525-1821
Expand 12 - Gresley12 - Gresley
Expand 13 - Kirk Langley13 - Kirk Langley
Expand 14 - Linton14 - Linton
Expand 15 - Lullington15 - Lullington
Expand 16 - Netherseal16 - Netherseal
Expand 17 - Normanton17 - Normanton
Expand 18 - Osmaston[-by-Ashbourne?]18 - Osmaston[-by-Ashbourne?]
Expand 19 - Overseal19 - Overseal
Expand 20 - Wapentake of Repton and Gresley20 - Wapentake of Repton and Gresley
Expand 21 - Rosliston21 - Rosliston
Expand 22 - Scropton22 - Scropton
Expand 23 - Seal23 - Seal
Expand 24 - Stapenhill24 - Stapenhill
Expand 25 - Thorpe25 - Thorpe
Expand 26 - Thursvaston26 - Thursvaston
Expand 27 - Walton on Trent27 - Walton on Trent
Expand 28 - Winshill28 - Winshill
Expand 29 - Yeldersley29 - Yeldersley
Expand 30 - Yeaveley30 - Yeaveley
Expand 31 - Apedale31 - Apedale
Expand 31 - Apedale31 - Apedale
Expand 32 - Audley32 - Audley
Expand 33 - Burton-on-Trent33 - Burton-on-Trent
Expand 34 - Clifton Campville 34 - Clifton Campville
Expand 35 - Colton35 - Colton
Expand 36 - Draycott36 - Draycott
Expand 37 - Elford37 - Elford
Expand 38 - Freyford38 - Freyford
Expand 39 - Hixon39 - Hixon
Expand 40 - Knypersley40 - Knypersley
Collapse 41 - Morton41 - Morton
1 - Lease for 13 years by Geoffrey Gresley to Inglis, his servant of 2 bovates of land in Morton, which John's son Stein held - [1189-1199]
2 - Gift by Geoffrey of Gresley son and heir of Lord William Gresley to Richard of Gratwich for homage and service of one bovate of land in Morton and one acre in Wodecroft and five strips of land lying between the lands of William son of Millicent and which Robert Godwin formerly held. With a whole messuage except a corner which William son of Millicent once held - [1216-1272]
3 - Gift by Lord Geoffrey Gresley, knight, to John Ridel of Morton, of a half virgate of land in part in township of Morton, with an adjacent meadow which land John above said formerly held in the same. And a messuage with an adjacent toft and croft, which Inglis of Morton once held. And a messuage with a toft and croft which Roger over le Grene once held in Morton. Moreover the grantor gives to the same John and his heirs one messuage with 12 acres of arable land and 3 acres of adjacent meadow which William Ridel, father of the said John once held in Morton. And one acre of meadow in Colmor; and one piece of arable land in a meadow belonging which is called le Hasuli, which said John once held; and headland of arable land at French Hills extending from the King's way as far as the head of the croft of John Wymer, lying between the lands of Lord Geoffrey Gresley and of the said John Ridel. And one piece of meadow called le Reffes lying between Hernanbregge and the meadow of Richard Wymer - [1272-1307]
4 - Agreement between Richard , lord of Blithfield, plaintiff, and Sir Geoffrey Gresley, defendant over 2 virgates of land in Morton, which Richard claims against Geoffrey by [writ] of entry in the court of the lord king in the presence of Lord John of Berwick and his associates, Itinerant Justices in the county of Stafford. The agreement between them, both swear on holy words [the Bible] for the arbitration and consideration of the lord John Kave, Richard Spigurnel, Henry of Colton, Walter of Stretton, the arbiters chosen, that they will concede faithfully without fraud, trick or quibbling to stand by [the judgment] in all points of dispute between them. If any is absent from any article in any way either Richard or Geoffrey, he shall pay to the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer of the Lord King £20 - [1292-1293]
5 - Quitclaim by Margaret, wife of Geoffrey Gresley to Matilda, wife of Richard Wymer, of a messuage and bovate of land in Morton - 24 Dec 1334
6 - Lease, for life, by Margaret, wife of Geoffrey of Gresley to Adam in the Moor of Wolseley, of a moiety of the messuage and tenement which William of Morhay holds from the said Margaret in Morton; with remainder on the said Adam's death, to John, son of William of Billington, and Lettice his wife for their lives - 13 Jan [1335]
7 - Lease, for lives, by Margaret wife of Geoffrey of Gresley to Adam, son of Ralph of Hampton and Joan his wife, of a messuage in Morton - 13 Jan [1337]
8 - Grant by John Colwich to John Parker and Thomas Sapperton, of all the lands which he holds in the fee of Morton, which were sometime John Weston's - 24 Jun 1416
9 - Grant by John Parker of Chartley and Thomas Sapperton of Leigh, to Thomas Gresley, knight, Lord of Morton,of all the lands, etc, which they lately acquired by grant from John Colwich in the fee of Morton - 13 Jan [1419]
10 - Letter of attorney by John Parker and Thomas Sapperton to John Rushbury, rector of Colton, regarding the grant by John Parker of Chartley and Thomas Sapperton of Leigh to Thomas Gresley knight,lord of Morton, of all lands which they hold by feoffment of John Colwich - 18 Jan [1419]
11 - Quitclaim by John Colwych to Thomas Gresley, Knight, Lord of Morton, of all lands which he holds in the fee of Morton - [21 Feb 1418/1419]
Expand 42 - Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire42 - Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Expand 43 - Podmore43 - Podmore
Expand 44 - Drayton Bassett44 - Drayton Bassett
45 - Number not used
Expand 46 - Uttoxeter46 - Uttoxeter
Expand 47 - Wigginton47 - Wigginton
Expand 48 - Tamworth48 - Tamworth
Expand 49 - Ruscomb and Sunning, Berkshire49 - Ruscomb and Sunning, Berkshire
Expand 50 - Butterworth, Lancashire50 - Butterworth, Lancashire
Expand 51 - Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire51 - Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire
Expand 52 - Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire52 - Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
Expand 53 - Brestopp Park, Leicestershire53 - Brestopp Park, Leicestershire
Expand 54 - Donisthorpe, Leicestershire54 - Donisthorpe, Leicestershire
55 - Number not used
Expand 56 - Loughborough, Leicestershire56 - Loughborough, Leicestershire
Expand 57 - Measham, Leicestershire57 - Measham, Leicestershire
Expand 58 - Oakthorpe, Leicestershire58 - Oakthorpe, Leicestershire
Expand 59 - Osgathorpe, Leicestershire59 - Osgathorpe, Leicestershire
Expand 60 - Skeffington, Leicestershire60 - Skeffington, Leicestershire
Expand 61 - Snarestone, Leicestershire61 - Snarestone, Leicestershire
Expand 62 - Braceborough, Lincolnshire62 - Braceborough, Lincolnshire
Expand 63 - St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex63 - St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex
Expand 64 - Northampton64 - Northampton
Expand 65 - Surrey65 - Surrey
Expand 66 - Warwick and Warwickshire66 - Warwick and Warwickshire
Expand 67 - Arden Forest, Warwickshire67 - Arden Forest, Warwickshire
Expand 68 - Austry, Warwickshire68 - Austry, Warwickshire
Expand 69 - Baxterley, Warwickshire69 - Baxterley, Warwickshire
Expand 70 - Bolehill, Warwickshire70 - Bolehill, Warwickshire
Expand 71 - Coventry, Warwickshire71 - Coventry, Warwickshire
Expand 72 - Kingsbury, Warwickshire72 - Kingsbury, Warwickshire
Expand 73 - Newton, Warwickshire73 - Newton, Warwickshire
Expand 74 - Norton Heath, [Leicestershire] - [1272-1367]74 - Norton Heath, [Leicestershire] - [1272-1367]
Expand 75 - Norton-juxta-Twycross or Norton by Twycross, Leicestershire75 - Norton-juxta-Twycross or Norton by Twycross, Leicestershire
Expand 76 - Polesworth, Warwickshire76 - Polesworth, Warwickshire
Expand 77 - Stoneydelph, Warwickshire77 - Stoneydelph, Warwickshire
Expand 78 - West Cottingworth, Yorkshire78 - West Cottingworth, Yorkshire
Expand 79 - Deeds and other papers of Elizabeth Beardsley79 - Deeds and other papers of Elizabeth Beardsley
Expand 80 - Unknown and Unidentified items80 - Unknown and Unidentified items
Expand 81 - Wills and Probate, Gresley81 - Wills and Probate, Gresley
Expand 82 - Wills and Probate, Lee82 - Wills and Probate, Lee
Expand 83 - Wills and Probate, Bott83 - Wills and Probate, Bott
Expand 84 - Wills and Probate, Webb84 - Wills and Probate, Webb
Expand 85 - Wills and Probate, Wright85 - Wills and Probate, Wright
Expand 86 - Other86 - Other
Expand 2 - Manorial Records - [14th-19th cent]2 - Manorial Records - [14th-19th cent]
Expand 3 - Estate Papers3 - Estate Papers
Expand 4 - Family and Personal Papers4 - Family and Personal Papers
Expand 5 - Official Papers5 - Official Papers
Expand 6 - Parish and Ecclesiastical Papers - [16th cent]-19146 - Parish and Ecclesiastical Papers - [16th cent]-1914
Expand 7 - Legal/Case Papers 7 - Legal/Case Papers
Expand 8 - Maps and Plans - [18th-19th cent]8 - Maps and Plans - [18th-19th cent]
Expand 9 - Photographs9 - Photographs
UL - Gresley Family of Drakelow: unlisted records
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