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GRENVILLE, John (by 1506-62 or later), of Exeter, Devon.
Family and Education
b. by 1506, 2nd s. of Roger Grenville of Stowe in Kilkhampton, Cornw. by Margaret, da. and coh. of Richard Whitley of Efford, Devon; bro. of Richard Grenville I. educ. I. Temple, adm. 6 Feb. 1520. m. by July 1531, Lettice, da. of Thomas Lucas of Little Saxham Hall, Suff., at least 1s. 4da.Date of birth estimated from education. Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 84-85; Vis. Cornw. ed. Vivian, 191; Vis. Devon, ed. Colby, 119; Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 214, 526; PCC 14 Thower; LP Hen. VIII, xii.
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Servant of (Sir) Thomas Audley I by 1533; serjeant-at-arms by Apr. 1537 – 18 Apr. 1543; comptroller, ports of Dartmouth and Exeter 7 Dec. 1537–?d.; serjeant-at-arms, household of Queen Anne of Cleves 1540; particular-receiver, lands late of Queen Catherine Howard, Cornw. and Devon 2 Mar. 1542, lands of Queen Catherine Parr, Cornw. and Devon 1543 – 48, (with Thomas Spurway) Devon and Dorset by 1548; surveyor, ct. augmentations, Cornw. and Devon 18 Apr. 1543, Cornw. solely by 1550; woodward, Cornw. and Devon 30 Feb. 1546–54; j.p. Cornw. and Devon 1545, 1547; commr. chantries 1546, 1548, relief 1550; v.-adm. (with Sir Peter Carew), Cornw. and Devon in 1548.
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Main residence: Exeter, Devon.
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Commons 1509-1558
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GRENVILLE, John (by 1506-at least 62)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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GREGORY, Thomas (by 1502-36/40), of Plympton St. Mary, Devon.
Family and Education
b. by 1502. m. Joan.Date of birth estimated from first reference. NRA 4154, p. 166.
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Main residence: Plympton St. Mary, Devon.
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Commons 1509-1558
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GREGORY, Thomas (by 1502-36/40)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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GREEN, William (by 1512-54/55), of Woodford and Downton, Wilts.
Family and Education
b. by 1512. ?s. of William or Robert Green of Downton. m. Elizabeth, da. of one Kirton of Somerset, 4s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from first certain reference. Wilts. RO, abstract Downton ct. rolls; Hoare, Wilts. Downton, 50; PCC 28 More; Wilts. Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv, cvi), 54.
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Escheator, Hants and Wilts. 1533 – 34, 1537 – 38; receiver, ct. augmentations, Cumb., Northumb. and Westmld. 1536 – 47, surveyor, Worcs. by 1552 – 53; under steward, Ivychurch priory, Wilts. 1536; j.p. Wilts. 1539 – d.; commr. musters, Wilts. 1539, subsidy 1540, chantries, Salisbury and Wilts. 1546, relief, Wilts. 1550; other commissions 1536–43.
Main residences: Woodford; Downton, Wilts.
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GREEN, William (by 1512-54/55)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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GREEN, Andrew (by 1523-66), of Dunwich, Suff.
Family and Education
b. by 1523. m. Alice, 1da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. PCC 26 Crymes.
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Alderman, Dunwich 1555, bailiff ?1558, 1559, 1561.
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Main residence: Dunwich, Suff.
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Commons 1509-1558
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GREEN, Andrew (by 1523-66)
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Oxford 1644
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GRAVESEND, Thomas (by 1513-58 or later), of Shoreham, Suss. and London.
Family and Education
b. by 1513, prob. s. of John Gravesend of Shoreham. m. by 1551, Joan, da. of John Playstead of Arlington.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 139; CPR, 1550-3, p. 86.
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Assay master, Tower I mint 25 Dec. 1556–8.
Main residences: Shoreham, Suss.; London.
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Commons 1509-1558
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GRAVESEND, Thomas (by 1513-at least 58)
Will
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Oxford 1644
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