Biography of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 1671-1740

Paternal Family Tree: Grey

On 28 May 1651 [his grandfather] Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent (age 56) died. His son [his father] Anthony Grey 1453 1490 11th Earl Kent (age 6) succeeded 11th Earl Kent.

Between 02 Mar 1662 and 1671 [his father] Anthony Grey 1453 1490 11th Earl Kent (age 26) and [his mother] Mary Lucas Countess Kent (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent and Amabel Benn Countess Kent (age 54).

On 07 May 1663 [his mother] Mary Lucas Countess Kent (age 19) was created 1st Baron Lucas of Crudwell with a special remainder to her heirs male by her husband [his father] Anthony Grey 1453 1490 11th Earl Kent (age 18), and failing which, to her heirs female without division; an unusual provision meaning it wouldn't become abeyant in the event of more than one daughter.

In 1671 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent was born to Anthony Grey 1453 1490 11th Earl Kent (age 26) and Mary Lucas Countess Kent (age 27).

In or before 1676 Rowland Alston 2nd Baronet (age 22) and [his future sister-in-law] Temperance Crew (age 19) were married.

On 02 Dec 1686 Nicholas L'Estrange 4th Baronet (age 25) and [his future sister-in-law] Ann Wodehouse Lady Strange were married. She by marriage Lady Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.

In 1694 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 23) and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 19) were married. He the son of Anthony Grey 1453 1490 11th Earl Kent (age 49) and Mary Lucas Countess Kent (age 50).

On 21 Feb 1695 [his son] Anthony Grey 1453-1490 was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 24) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 20).

In or before 1696 [his sister-in-law] Anne Crew (age 28) died.

Around 1696 [his son] Henry Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 25) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 21).

In 1698 [his daughter] Amabel Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 27) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 23).

Around 1699 [his daughter] Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 28) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 24).

On 30 Mar 1699 Thomas Cartwright of Aynho Park (age 28) and [his sister-in-law] Airmine Crew (age 19) were married. They had two sons and three daughters.

On 07 Feb 1700 John Wolstenholme 3rd Baronet (age 50) and [his sister-in-law] Temperance Crew (age 44) were married.

On 19 Aug 1702 [his father] Anthony Grey 1453 1490 11th Earl Kent (age 57) died. His son Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 31) succeeded 12th Earl Kent. [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 27) by marriage Countess Kent.

On 01 Nov 1702 [his mother] Mary Lucas Countess Kent (age 58) died. Her son Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baron Lucas of Crudwell.

In 1704 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 33) was appointed Lord Chamberlain.

In 1704 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 33) was appointed Privy Council.

Before Jun 1708 John Harpur 4th Baronet (age 29) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine Crew Lady Harpur (age 25) were married. She by marriage Lady Harpur of Calke Abbey in Derbyshire.

In 1710 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 39) was created 1st Duke Kent, 1st Marquess Kent, 1st Viscount Gooderich. [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 35) by marriage Marchioness Kent.

In 1712 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 41) was appointed 520th Knight of the Garter by Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46).

In 1717 [his son] Henry Grey (age 21) died.

On 20 Feb 1717 [his son-in-law] John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 20) and [his daughter] Amabel Grey (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 46) and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 42). He the son of John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 54) and Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland.

On 17 Feb 1718 [his son] Anthony Grey 1453-1490 (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Tufton Countess Gower were married. She the daughter of Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 73) and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet. He the son of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 47) and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 43).

On 18 Dec 1720 Bishop Henry Egerton (age 31) and [his future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck (age 17) were married. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 48). He the son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater.

On 21 Jul 1723 [his son] Anthony Grey 1453-1490 (age 28) died by choking on an ear of barley the beard of which stuck in his throat. His niece Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey succeeded 4th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.

Before 30 Oct 1724 [his son-in-law] John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 37) and [his daughter] Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham (age 25) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 53) and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 49).

On 02 Mar 1726 [his daughter] Amabel Grey (age 28) died.

In 1727 [his sister-in-law] Ann Wodehouse Lady Strange died.

On 09 Jan 1727 [his son-in-law] Charles Cavendish (age 22) and [his daughter] Anne Grey were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 56) and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 52). He the son of William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire (age 55) and Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire.

In 1728 [his sister-in-law] Airmine Crew (age 48) died.

On 02 Jul 1728 [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 53) died.

On 18 Oct 1728 [his former sister-in-law] Temperance Crew (age 72) died.

On 24 Mar 1729 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 58) and Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent (age 27) were married. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 57). He the son of Anthony Grey 1453 1490 11th Earl Kent and Mary Lucas Countess Kent.

Around 1732 [his son] George Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 61) and [his wife] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent (age 30).

In 1733 [his son] George Grey (age 1) died.

On 20 Sep 1733 [his daughter] Anne Grey died.

On 18 Feb 1734 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 27) and [his sister-in-law] Barbara Bentinck (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 62).

On 01 Apr 1736 [his sister-in-law] Barbara Bentinck (age 26) died.

On 11 Jan 1738 [his brother-in-law] Charles John Bentinck (age 29) and Margaret Cadogan (age 30) were married. She the daughter of William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan. He the son of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 66).

In 1740 Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 19) and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 16) were married. She being the heiress of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69). She the daughter of John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 43) and Amabel Grey. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 49) and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.

In 1740 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69) was created 1st Marquess Grey. [his wife] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent (age 38) by marriage Marchioness Grey.

On 05 Jun 1740 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69) died without surviving male issue. Duke Kent, Marquess Kent, Earl Kent and Viscount Gooderich extinct. His granddaughter Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 16) succeeded 2nd Marchioness Grey.

On 05 Jun 1741 [his former wife] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent (age 40) died.

[his daughter] Anne Sophia Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent.

[his daughter] Anne Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent.

[his daughter] Mary Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent.

John Jolliff of Coston and Anne Crew were married.

Royal Ancestors of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 1671-1740

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Ancestors of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 1671-1740

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Grey 2nd Earl Kent 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Herbert Countess Kent 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 1453-1490 9th Earl Kent 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Purefoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Purefoy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzherbert 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Purefoy 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Anthony Grey 1453 1490 11th Earl Kent 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Benn

GrandMother: Amabel Benn Countess Kent

Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lucas

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fermor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fermor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Vaux

GrandFather: John Lucas 1st Baron Lucas Shenfield

Mother: Mary Lucas Countess Kent 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Neville 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Neville 7th and 5th Baron Bergavenny 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Windsor Baroness Scrope Masham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Neville 8th and 6th Baron Bergavenny 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Brome Baroness Bergavenny

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Neville 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lennard

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lennard

Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Lennard Baroness Bergavenny

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hamon

GrandMother: Mary Neville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Mundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Darcy 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jacopo Guicciardini

Great x 3 Grandfather: Vincenzo Guicciardini

Great x 2 Grandmother: Camilla Guicciardini