John De Grey

  General Notes:

John Grey was also known as "2nd Baron Grey de Wilton". His first office was as vice-justice of Chester from 1296 to 1297. He was summoned to Parliament from 1309 to 1322. His first parliamentary appointment was that of Lord Ordainer in 1310, and was followed by an appointment as Justice of North Wales in c.1316 and Governor of Caernarfon Castle. He was relieved of his constabulatory responsibilities the following year and called to raise troops in response to the insurrection led by Llywelyn Bren.
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. He died the following year.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Marriage: to Anne De Ferrers, Abt 1285, Groby, Leicestershire.

• Marriage: to Maud Bassett, Abt 1289, Drayton, Staffordshire.

John married Maud Bassett about 1289 in Drayton, Staffordshire.