Roger de Gresley

Roger de Greslet

• AKA de Gresley
• Death: 1230
• Father: Albert de Greslet (-~1182)
• Mother: Isabel Basset

Spouses: 1Margaret de Longchamps, daughter of Henry de Longchamps

Children

1. Ralph de Gresley to Isabella de Muskham in 1212 in Greasley, Notthinghamshire, England

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"The first person to carry the de Greasley title was William who is mentioned in 1139. Ralph de Greasley married Isabella de Muskham in 1212 and their daughter Agnes married Hugh fitz Ralph, son of the Lord of Selston, who became the first Patron of Greasley church. Eustache, daughter of Agnes and Hugh married Nicholas de Cantelupe and later Sir William de Roos and it is these two who are recorded in Archbishop Greenfield's register for February 26, 1294 as presenting Hugh de Cressy as Rector of Greasley church."

Source: Web Reference: Greasley St. Mary History (dead link) https://cybergata.com/roots/3347.htm

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References

1. https://homepages.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy2/ps30/ps30_500.htm
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresley_baronets The Gresleys were an ancient Norman family, descended from Nigel de Stafford, the son of Robert de Stafford, scion of one of the most powerful families in England.[4] Nigel's son, also named Nigel, took the name Gresley after he acquired Castle Gresley in Derbyshire.[5][6] The Domesday Book recorded Nigel de Stafford holding the Manor of Drakelowe near the conclusion of the 11th century, and his descendants, the Gresleys, continued to hold it for nine hundred years – as long as any family in England is said to have owned the same manor.[7][8] The family established the Priory of Gresley near their castle in Gresley before the year 1200.[9] Drakelowe Hall, latterly the family seat, was a large Elizabethan mansion. A subsidiary branch of the family had a seat at Netherseal Hall, Netherseal.