Sir Reynold de Grey Knight, Barond de Grey

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• Background Information. ¹⁴¹
Reynold de Grey of Ruthin, co. Denbigh, Wilton, co. Hereford, Shirland, co. Derby, Rushton, co. Chester, Purleigh, Essex, Toseland, Hemingford, and YeIling, Hunts, Water Eaton or Waterhall, Snellson, and Great Brickhill, Bucks, Thurleigh, Wrest, and Brogborough, Beds, and Kempley, co. Gloucester, son and heir of Sir John de Grey, of Shirland (who died shortly before 18 March 1265/6) by his 2nd wife, Emma, apparently widow of John De Segrave, who died s.p. 1230, and daughter of Roger de Caus, by Nichole, daughter and heir of Bartholomew de Leigh. In 1257 he had a grant to him and his heirs of a weekly market at his manor of Wilton. He was appointed Sheriff of cos. Notts and Derby, and Constable of Nottingham Castle, 18 Mar 1265/6, in succession to his father, then recently dead. On 28 Mar 1266 he had livery of his father's lands, by special grace, his homage being respited. On 28 Dec 1266 he was ordered to deliver Nottingham Castle to Roger de Leyburne. He was Constable of Northampton Castle from 25 Jun 1267 to 30 Jan 1267/8, and Justice of Chester, Constable of Chester Castle, and Sheriff of co. Chester, from 1270 to 16 Oct 1274.

Reynold de Grey was summoned for Military Service from 12 Dec 1274 to 8 Jul 1306, to attend the King at Shrewsbury, 28 Jun 1283, to attend the King at Salisbury, 26 Jan 1296/7, and to Parliament from 24 Jun 1295 to 26 Augt 1307, by writs directed Reginaldo de Grey, and, moreover, is recorded to have been present in pleno parliamento domini Regis on the morrow of Trinity 29 May 1290, with other magnates et proceres tunc in parliamento existentes, whereby he is held to have become Lord Grey. As Reginaldus de Grey dominus de Ruthyn he took pirt in the Barons' Letter to the Pope, 12 Feb 1300/1. In Jan 1276/7 be was about to go to Wales on the King's service, and he was with the King in Wales in 1277 and 1282. On 14 Nov 1281 he was appointed justice of Chester and Keeper of co. Chester, of all the demesne lands of the King in that county, of the castles of Chester and Flint, and the cantreds of Englefield and Ros, &c., for 8 years from Michaelmas 1281, at a rent of 1,000 marks a year: he was reappointed 30 Jun 1290, for 9 years from Michaelmas following, at a rent of 727 marks 8s. On 15 Jun 1282 the King granted him seizin of the lands of Bromfield and Yale [co. Denbigh], during pleasure, and on 23 Oct following the castle of Ruthin, the cantred of Dyffryn Clwyd, and the lands that had belonged to Gwenllian de Lascy in the cantreds of Dyffryn Clwyd and Englefield, to hold in fee, by the service of three knights' fees. On 16 Oct 1294 he was about. to go to Wales. He was at the battle of Falkirk, 22 Jul 1298. On 26 May 1301 he did homage and fealty for the castle of Ruthin to Edward, Prince of Wales, at Kenilworth.

Reynold married Maud, daughter and heir of Sir Henry de Longcamp, of Wilton, co. Hereford. She died before 21 November 1302. He died 5 April 1308.

~Cokayne's The Complete Peerage, Vol. VI, pp. 171-173

Reynold married Maud de Longchamp, daughter of Sir Henry de Longchamp Knight and Unknown.¹⁴¹ (Maud de Longchamp was born about 1240 in Wilton Castle, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England and died before 21 Nov 1302 in England ¹⁴¹.)