262156. Sir Thomas Grenville & 262157.
Isabell Gilbert
1453, Thomas Graynfyld born in Devon,
England, s/o 524312. Sir Thomas
Grenville & 524313. Elizabeth Gorges.
~1455, Isabella born in Compton, Devon,
England, d/o 524314. Otes Gilbert & 524315. Elizabeth Hill.
6/28/1461, Edward IV succeeded Henry VI
as King of England. [1st Yorkist King, after King Henry VI captured
at the Battle of Northampton.]
7/6/1483, Richard III succeeded Edward IV
as King of England. [Usurping never-crowned 12-year-old Edward V.]
1483, Thomas’ father died.
10/1483, The Duke of Buckingham led an
insurrection against Richard III. Thomas, with his cousins Sir Edward Courtenay
and the Bishop of Exeter, raised a force of Cornish men in support of the Duke.
11/2/1483, The Duke of Buckingham was
executed for treason. Thomas Greynvile in the company of Richard Edgcomb took
to hiding; and eventually pardoned.
1483-4, John Bonvyle, esquire, and
Catherine, his wife. v. William Hody and Thomas Graynfeld, feoffees to the
uses of the will of the said John Bonvyle.: Manors of Shete and
Wyssecombe, and land in …; the manor of Northlegh and advowson of the
church; …; and a tenement called `the Bell' within the Southgate of Exeter.
11/22/1484, Thomas Greynfeld listed with
others in the papers of parliament. (S) House of Commons and Command, V38,
1848, P104.
8/22/1485, Richard III defeated by King
Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth.
10/30/1485, Henry VII succeeded Richard
III as King of England, becoming the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
1486, Thomas Greynfyld, Sheriff of
Cornwall, and Esquire to the Body of King Henry VII.
6/24/1486, Debtor: Richard Kendale,
formerly of Lostwithiel in Cornwall, gentleman, [deceased] … Creditor: John
Trevelyan, esquire. Amount: 10m. … Endorsement: Thomas Graynfeld, Sheriff,
replies that Richard and Edmund Kendale are dead. (S) UKNA.
1488, Thomas Grenville and John Yoe
executors of Thomas Beaumont.
12/23/1489, King Henry, intending to
invade Brittany, commissioned Sir Robert Willoughby de Broke, Sir Richard
Edgecomb, and Thomas Greynvile, Esquire, to array archers in Cornwall.
3/9/1490, Bond by Thomas Lucomb …
standing to the award of Thomas Graynfyld, Edmund Courtenay, John Carminowe … lands in Cabyle, co. Cornwall.
(S) Desc. Cat. of Ancient Deeds, V4, P518.
5/11/1491, IPM of John Denys of Orleygh:
… Two messuages … in Abbottysham … of Thomas Greynfeld, esq. by knight-service,
… (S) Henry VII, 1898, P288.
6/4/1492, Thomas Greynfeld, esquier, named
in an indenture between “Kyng Henry the viith, and Thomas, marquis
of Dorset. (S) The Tudor Nobility, Bernard, 1992, P102.
1/11/1493, Thomas Greynfyld arranged for
the marriage of his son and heir Roger Graynfeld with Margaret, d/o Richard
Whitleigh.
2/20/1493, Thomas granted his son and
heir Roger, and his wife Margaret; all the messuages within the manor of
Kilkhampton.
4/7/1495, (1) John Lavedwen the Elder of
Lavedwyn, gent. (aged 92 yrs); John Bray of Trennire, gent. (aged 90 yrs.); John
Kestall the Elder, gent. (aged 73 yrs.). (2) Margery Martyn, Thomesyn Opy,
William Thomas (heirs of John Hoskyn). Borlawn the Moor, Bosyeren, Trevelowe. Witn:
Thomas Greynfeld, Esq.,; John Ber the Elder … (S) UKNA.
1495-96, Account roll. Cornish estate. General
receiver of manors, etc, lately of Thomas Arundell, knight, in Cornwall. Thomas
Greynefeld, esquire, general receiver. (S) UKNA, AR/2/938.
1496-97, Account roll. Cornish estate.
General receiver of manors, etc, of John Arundell, knight, in Cornwall. Thomas
Greynefeld, esquire, general receiver. (S) UKNA, AR/2/939.
1497-98, Account roll. Cornish estate.
General receiver of manors, etc, of John Arundell, knight, in Cornwall. Thomas
Greynfeld, general receiver. (S) UKNA, AR/2/942.
1/7/1499, at Lanhern, Parties: 1) John
Arundell, knight 2) John Fevyan. Property: from party (1) to (2), all
messuages, etc., in Trenowith; … Witnesses: Thomas Greynfeld esquire, … (S)
Cornwall Council, AR/4, 1742.
8/1499, 1) John Baret and Johan, his
wife; William Thomas: Margery Martin, widow; Thomasin Avery, widow. (2) John
Wottam (Wolgarn) and William Baret. Lands in Borsyern, Borlawern, Trevelowe. Witn:
John Arundell, knt.; Thomas Greynfeld, Esq.; … (S) UKNA.
1500-01, Plaintiffs: John Bonyfaunt. Defendants:
Vincent Langdon, Thomas Graynfeld, John Gilbert and Roger Greynfeld. Subject:
Land in Harwoldsore bought of Langdon. Devon. (S) UKNA.
10/12/1501, Thomas Graynfyld with Sir
Robert Willoughby and others granted reversion of tenements in Rychardson to
his 2nd son Richard Greynfield.
11/14/1501, Thomas created a Knight of
the Bath on the marriage of Prince Arthur to Katherine of Aragon.
7/16/1502, Account of money received by
Sir Thomas Graynfyld for the Earl of Ormond from the earl's bailiffs and
reeves in Devon for the midsummer quarter and of disbursements for the
same period. (S) UKNA.
1/18/1503, Account of money received by
Sir Thomas Graynfyld for the Earl of Ormond, from his `lyfelood yn
'Devynshere', for the Christmas quarter and of disbursements. (S) UKNA.
1505, Sir Thomas and his son Roger
granted to John Grigge and Joane his wife messuages in Merlona St. Peter,
Devon.
10/29/1508, IPM of Alice Wadham, late the
wife of William Wadham. She was seised … messuages &c. [Somerset], and
granted them by charter to John Speke, knight, Thomas Greynfeld, knight, and
Nicholas Bluet, esquire, to hold to them, their heirs and assigns, for the
performance of her last will. (S) CIsPM.
3/30/1509, Release by Thomas Brewer … to
Gilbert Talbot, Henry Vernon and Thomas Greynfeld, knights, … his right in a
croft of land in Boreham, co. Essex … (S) Desc. Cat. of Ancient Deeds, V4,
P211.
6/24/1509, Henry VIII succeeded Henry VII
as King of England.
11/4/1509, Commission of the Peace,
Devon, … Thomas Greynfeld, … (S) Letters and Papers, V1, Pt1, 1862, P98.
11/6/1509, A demise by William Soason
[Cornwall] … Witnesses:—Thomas Graynfeld, knight, … (S) Ancient Deeds, V6,
1915, C7366.
Isabell died.
[––Thomas––]
Bef. 1510, Thomas married 2nd
Jane ?, widow of John Tose of Taunton.
1510, Thomas on the Commission of Peace
for Devon.
3/9/1512, Thomas wrote his will.
3/18/1513, Thomas, lord of Bideford in
Devon and Stowe in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, died; buried at St. Mary, Bideford.
[––Jane––]
1513-15, Plaintiffs: Johanne Greynfylde,
late the wife of Thomas Greynfylde, knight, and executrix and previously the
wife of John Tose, of Taunton, merchant. (S) UKNA.
(S) A Complete Parochial Hist. of the
County of Cornwall, V2, Polsue, 1868, P373. (S) Hist. of the Granville Family,
Granville, 1895, P58ff.
Children
of Thomas and Isabell:
i.
Sir Roger Grenville (131078), born ~1475 in Cornwall, England.
ii.
Richard Greynfield, born ? in Cornwall, England.
1509, 1519, 1523, Richard, High Sheriff
of Cornwall.
iii.
Mary Greynfield, born ? in Cornwall, England.
Mary married Richard Blewett of Holcombe
Regis near Tiverton.
Mary married 2nd Sir Thomas
St. Aubyn of Clowance.
iv.
Agnes Greynfield, born ? in Cornwall, England.
Agnes married John Rosearrock. (S) Parochia
and Family Hist. Trigg Minor, Maclean, V1, 1842, P558.
v.
Philipa Greynfield, born ? in Cornwall, England.
Philipa married 1st Francis Harris.
Philipa married 3rd Humphry
Arundell of Newton.
vi.
Katherine Greynfield, born ? in Cornwall, England.
Katheine married Sir John Arundell.
vii.
Honor Greynfield, born ? in Cornwall, England.
3/9/1512, Honor unmarried when named in
her father’s will.
Bef. 1517, Honor married Sir John Basset
of Umberleigh [His 3rd]
1/31/1528, John died.
1528-32, Honor married Arthur
Plantagenet, Viscount Lisle, natural s/o King Edward IV.
Children of Thomas
and Jane:
i. Jane Greynfield, born ? in Cornwall, England.
Jane married 1st Sir John Arundell of Trerice, s/o Sir
Thomas Arundell & Katherine Dynham, d/o 950698. Baron John Dynham.
Jane married 2nd Sir John Chamond of Launcells.
1551-2, Jane died.
ii. John Greynfield, born ? in Cornwall, England.
