Paternal Family Tree: Grey
On 2nd March 1648 Alexander Culpepper [aged 19] and [his mother] Catherine Anna Ford [aged 13] were married.
Around 1649 [his father] Ralph Grey 2nd Baron Grey Werke [aged 19] and [his mother] Catherine Anna Ford [aged 14] were married.
Around 1661 Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke was born to Ralph Grey 2nd Baron Grey Werke [aged 31] and Catherine Anna Ford [aged 26].
On 29th July 1674 [his grandfather] William Grey 1st Baron Grey Werke [aged 80] died. His son [his father] Ralph [aged 44] succeeded 2nd Baron Grey Werke in Northumberland.
In 1675 [his father] Ralph Grey 2nd Baron Grey Werke [aged 45] died. His son [his brother] Ford [aged 19] succeeded 3rd Baron Grey Werke in Northumberland.
Before 1678 [his brother] Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville [aged 22] and [his sister-in-law] Mary Berkeley Countess Tankerville were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey Werke in Northumberland. She the daughter of George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 49] and Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
In 1679 Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke [aged 18] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed which seat he held until 1681.
Around 1682 [his mother] Catherine Anna Ford [aged 47] died.
On 14th June 1685 the Duke of Monmouth's [aged 36] forces commanded by [his brother] Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville [aged 29] were defeated by the Dorset Militia and withdrew to Axminster.
Wadham Strangeways [aged 39] was killed.
In 1695 Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke [aged 34] was elected MP Berwick on Tweed which seat he held until 1698.
On 11th June 1695 [his brother] Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville [aged 39] was created 1st Earl Tankerville. [his sister-in-law] Mary Berkeley Countess Tankerville by marriage Countess Tankerville.
In 1698 Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke [aged 37] was appointed Governor of Barbados which office he held until 1701.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 24th June 1701 Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville [aged 45] died without male issue. Earl Tankerville extinct. His brother Ralph [aged 40] succeeded 4th Baron Grey Werke in Northumberland.
In 1706 Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke [aged 45] died. Baron Grey Werke in Northumberland extinct. His estates were inherited by his nephew Henry Neville aka Grey [aged 22]; the estates were charged with £40,000 owing to the [his brother] 3rd Lord Grey's involvement in the Monmouth Rebellion. Henry Neville aka Grey changed his surname from Neville to Grey in accordance with his uncle's will.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 15 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Grey of Chillingham
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Grey
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Grey of Chillingham
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Grey
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Grandfather: William Grey 1st Baron Grey Werke
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
father: Ralph Grey 2nd Baron Grey Werke
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth
7 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wentworth of Gosfield
8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wentworth
9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Heydon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heydon 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Drury 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wentworth 1st Baronet
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Unton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Unton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bulstrode
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cicely Unton 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset
4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Grandmother: Cecilia Wentworth Lady Grey
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Finch
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Finch
Great x 2 Grandfather: Moyle Finch 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Moyle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Moyle
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Finch Lady Wentworth
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Heneage
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Heneage
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Buckton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Poyntz
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Poyntz
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Berkeley
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Grandfather: Edward Ford
Great x 3 Grandfather: German Ireton
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ireton
Great x 1 Grandfather: German Ireton
Grandmother: Sarah Ireton