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Biography of William Gresley 3rd Baronet 1661-1710

Paternal Family Tree: Gresley

Around 1648 [his father] Thomas Gresley 2nd Baronet (age 20) and [his mother] Frances Morewood Lady Gresley (age 17) were married.

On 8th November 1661 William Gresley 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Gresley 2nd Baronet (age 33) and Frances Morewood Lady Gresley (age 31).

On 10th June 1681 William Gresley 3rd Baronet (age 19) matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford University.

Before 2nd September 1696 Richard Oakeley of Oakeley, Shropshire and [his future wife] Barbara Walcot were married.

On 2nd September 1696 William Gresley 3rd Baronet (age 34) and Barbara Walcot were married.

Around 1699 [his son] Thomas Gresley 4th Baronet was born to William Gresley 3rd Baronet (age 37) and [his wife] Barbara Walcot.

On 5th June 1699 [his father] Thomas Gresley 2nd Baronet (age 71) died. He was buried at St George and St Mary's Church, Church Gresley. His son William (age 37) succeeded 3rd Baronet Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1703 William Gresley 3rd Baronet (age 41) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.

On 7th November 1710 William Gresley 3rd Baronet (age 48) died. His son [his son] Thomas (age 11) succeeded 4th Baronet Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire.

Royal Ancestors of William Gresley 3rd Baronet 1661-1710

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 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 England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Gresley 3rd Baronet 1661-1710

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gresley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gresley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Dudley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Gresley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Aston

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Aston

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Gresley 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Walsingham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Walsingham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Gouter

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katharine Walsingham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Guildford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Guildford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara West 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Thomas Gresley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Ferrers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ferrers 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret or Margot Pigot

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Ferrers 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Cockayne 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Cockayne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Marrow

Great x 1 Grandmother: Susan Ferrers Lady Gresley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bradbourne 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Bradbourne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Cotton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Bradbourne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: Thomas Gresley 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Burdett

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Wilson

GrandMother: Bridgett Burdett

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Francis

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Francis

William Gresley 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Gilbert Morewood of London and Netherseale, Leicestershire

Mother: Frances Morewood Lady Gresley

GrandMother: Frances Salmon