John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Wilton

John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton (died 28 October 1323) was an English nobleman and administrator.

John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Wilton
Arms of the 2nd Baron Grey de Wilton
Member of Parliament
In office 1309-1322
Personal details
Died	(1323-10-28)28 October 1323
Spouse	Maud Basset
Children	2, including Roger
Parent	Reginald de Grey (father)
Relatives	Sir John de Grey (grandfather)

Biography

He was the son of Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton and his wife Maud de Verdun (or Maud daughter of Sir John 'le Boteler' de Verdun, Lord of Alton and Weobley). His first office was as vice-justice of Chester from 1296 to 1297.^[1]

He participated in the siege and capture of Caerlaverock Castle in July 1300, and his arms were recorded in the Roll of Caerlaverock, a roll of arms compiled during the diese.^[2]

He was summoned to Parliament from 1309 to 1322. His first parliamentary appointment was that of Lord Ordainer in 1310, and was followed by the grant in 1311 of Ruthin Castle, which passed to his younger son Roger de Grey. He was at the Battle of Bannockburn, where the English army took a heavy defeat. Nonetheless, he was trusted by Edward II who was confident in the appointment as Justiciar of North Wales in February 1314/15 and governor of Caernarfon Castle.^[3]

He was relieved of his constabulatory responsibilities the following year and called to raise troops in response to the insurrection led by Llywelyn Bren.^{[citation needed]} He served as conservator of the peace for Bedfordshire in 1320. In 1322, he was commanded to raise troops in Wales and join the royal muster at Coventry.^{[citation needed]}

Family

John de Grey married Maud de Verdun, daughter of John de Verdun, Lord of Westmeath. They had:

• Henry de Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Wilton (28 October 1282 – 10 December 1342), married Anne de Rockley, 1290 - 1318.
• Joan de Grey (1283 - 1353) married Ralph Basset, 1st Lord Basset of Drayton
• Roger de Grey, Baron Grey of Ruthyn (1290 - 1352), married Elizabeth Hastings
• Maud 'Matilda' de Grey (1280 - 1337), married John de Moels, 1st Baron Moels.

References

1. The Thirty-First Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, p. 202, (London, 1870). Printed by George E. Etek and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty.
2. Wright, Thomas (1864). The Roll of arms of the princes, barons, and knights who attended King Edward I. to the Siege of Caerlaverock in 1300. London: J.C. Hotten. pp. 2–3 – via archive.org.
3. Breese's Calendars of Gwynedd p. 125, (London, 1873).

Bibliography

• George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, Vol. II, p. 3; Vol. VI, pp. 151, 173–174.
• Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 1162.
• OFHS Newsletter, December 1995, p. 92.
• Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, pp. 501, 620, 764–765.
• Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. III, pp. 100, 147.
• Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 241.
• Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 271.
• Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, pp. 22, 341–342.
• Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 421.
• Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 123.
• Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 94.
• Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, pp. 6–7, 367–368.
• "Grey, John de (1268-1323)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Peerage of England
Preceded by Reginald de Grey	Baron Grey de Wilton 1308–1323	Succeeded by Henry Grey