Person Page - 1836

      ; Leo van de Pas cites: Burke's Landed Gentry, Reference: (1965) I 581.¹

     Sir Thomas Blount married Margaret Gresley, daughter of Sir Thomas Gresley Knt., of Drakelow, Derbyshire and Margaret Walsh.^1,4

Sir Thomas Blount died in 1456.¹
      ; "Sir Thomas Blount, treasurer of Normandy, who was then seated at Elwaston, in Derbyshire, and to whom the Duke of Exeter gave 1,000 marks (£666 6s. 8d.) to found a charity at Leicester. Sir Thomas m. 1st, Margaret, dau. of Sir Thomas Greseley, Knt., of Greseley, and dying in 1456, left issue,
I. Walter (Sir), Lord High Treasurer of England...
II. Thomas (Sir), of Milton Ross, co. Leicester, ancestor of the Blounts of Maple Durham, co. Oxford, still resident at that ancient seat. (See Burke's "Landed Gentry")
I. Elizabeth, m. to Ralph Shirley, of West Heston, in Sussex.
II. Sanchia, m. to Edward Langford.
III. Agnes, m. to --Wolseley."¹ He was Treasurer of Normandy.¹

     Margaret Gresley married Sir Thomas Blount, son of Sir Walter Blount of Barton Blount, co. Derby and Dona Sancha de Ayala.^3,5

      ; van de Pas cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: IX 334.⁵ Margaret Gresley was also known as Margaret Greseley of Gresely.³

     Katharine (?) married Sir Thomas le Walsh Knt., MP, of Wanlip, son of Sir John le Walsh Knt.^1,2

Katharine (?) died after 1421; date of will.³
     GAV-19.

Reference: Genealogics cites: The Gresleys of Drakelowe Oxford, 1899. Madan, Falconer.¹

     Sir Thomas Blount of Milton Ross, co. Leicester married Agnes Hawley, daughter of John Hawley Esq., of Grisby and Burgh, Lincs. and Agnes (?),
;
Her 2nd husband; his 1st wife.^3,4,5 Sir Thomas Blount of Milton Ross, co. Leicester married Catherine Clifton, daughter of Sir Gervase Clifton Knt., of Clifton & Hodsock, Notts and Isabel Franceys,
;
His 2nd wife.^6,5 Sir Thomas Blount of Milton Ross, co. Leicester was born in 1414.⁵
Sir Thomas Blount of Milton Ross, co. Leicester died in 1468.⁵
     Reference: Genealogics cites:
1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald. P 57513.
2. Ancestors of Cassandra Elizabeth Taylor 2003. , Taylor, Nathaniel. year of birth and Agnes Hawley.
3. The Genealogical History of the Croke Family 1823, Croke, Sir Alexander. tab. 14.
4. The Early History of Mapledurham. Oxfordshire Record Society, v.7, 1925 , Cooke, Rev. A.H. 208. at Citation.⁵

Sir Thomas Blount of Milton Ross, co. Leicester lived at Milton Ross, Leicestershire, England.¹

; ancestor of the Blounts of Maple Durham, co. Oxford, still resident at that ancient seat (See Burke's "Landed Gentry.")¹

     Elizabeth Blount married Ralph Shirley Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle, son of Sir Ralph Shirley Knt., of Lower Ettington, Warwichskire and Joan Basset, after 1423
; his 2nd wife.^1,3,2

     Ralph Shirley Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle was born circa 1410; age 8 on 8 July 1431.² He married Elizabeth Blount, daughter of Sir John Blount Knt., after 1423
; his 2nd wife.^5,1,2 Ralph Shirley Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle married Margaret Staunton, daughter of John Staunton Esq., of Staunton-Harrold, Leicestershire and Joan de Meynell, on 1 September 1423
; papal dispensation date 2/4/1423 - 4th degree of consanguinity.^6,2 Ralph Shirley Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle married Lucia Aston after 1455
; his 3rd wife; her 3rd husband; no issue.^7,2
Ralph Shirley Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle died on 26 December 1466.^1,2
      ; van de Pas cites: 1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: P 49877
2. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, Reference: 998.¹ Ralph Shirley Esq., Constable of Melbourne Castle was also known as Ralph Shirley of West Heston, Sussex.⁵

     Sanchia Blount married Edward Langford.¹

     Agnes Blount married (?) Wolseley.¹

      ; "Sir John Blount, K.G., who was governot of Calais, and defeated in Aquitaine, in 1412, a Frensh army commanded by a marshal of France, for which achievement he was created a knight of the Garter the next year. In 1418, when Rouen was besieged by King Henry V., Sir John Blount assisted at the siege. He d. without issue, and was s. by his brother, Sir Thomas Blount...one of the great warriors who have immortalized the reign and times of Henry V."¹

; Governor of Calais.¹

      ; "James (Sir), who m. Anne, dau. of Roger Parker, Esq., of Lillinghall, and was father of Roger Blount, of Grendon, ancestor of the Blounts of Grendon, Eldersfield, Orleton, &c; the present male representative of the Blounts of Orleton, co. Hereford, is William Blount, Esq., of that place..."¹

     Peter Blount died; dsp.¹

     Anne Blount married Thomas Griffith of Wichnor, co. Salop, son of Sir Sir Rhys Ieuanc 'the younger' ap Rhys Gruffudd ap Hywel and Margaret La Zouche.¹

      ; per Richardson: "THOMAS [AP] GRIFFITH, Esq., of Wichnor (in Tatenhill), Alrewas, etc., Staffordshire, son and heir, born 19 May 1377, died 1433. He married ANNE BLOUNT, daughter of Walter Blount, Knt., of Barton Blount, Derbyshire, by Sanche de Ayala, daughter of Diego Gomez de Toledo, Alcalde maior de Toledo. Thomas was heir in 1387 to his 1st cousin, Margaret, wife of William de Carnaby (daughter of his uncle, Henry ap Griffith, Knt.)"⁴

; "Anne, m. to Thomas Griffith of Wichnor, co. Salop, living in 1415."¹ Anne Blount was living in 1415.¹

     Thomas Griffith of Wichnor, co. Salop married Anne Blount, daughter of Sir Walter Blount of Barton Blount, co. Derby and Dona Sancha de Ayala.¹
Thomas Griffith of Wichnor, co. Salop was born on 19 May 1377.²
Thomas Griffith of Wichnor, co. Salop died on 22 February 1431 at age 53; Richardson says d. 1433; per Wood: "Date of death is 22 Feb 1431, per _Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica_ orig. series, I:64.

The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter is 22 Feb.

"A° 22 R. 2. Obitus Thoma; Griffith armigeri filij et heredis predicti Resi et Margaretæ qui habuit exitum cum Anna vxore sua filia Thomas Blount militis Johannem Griffith in festo Cathedræ Sancti Petri A° 1431...."^2,4"
      ; per Richardson: "THOMAS [AP] GRIFFITH, Esq., of Wichnor (in Tatenhill), Alrewas, etc., Staffordshire, son and heir, born 19 May 1377, died 1433. He married ANNE BLOUNT, daughter of Walter Blount, Knt., of Barton Blount, Derbyshire, by Sanche de Ayala, daughter of Diego Gomez de Toledo, Alcalde maior de Toledo. Thomas was heir in 1387 to his 1st cousin, Margaret, wife of William de Carnaby (daughter of his uncle, Henry ap Griffith, Knt.)"²

Thomas Griffith of Wichnor, co. Salop lived at Wichnor, Shropshire, England.¹

     Doña Inés Alfon de Ayala señora de Casarrubios del Monte married Don Diego Gomez de Toledo (de Guzmán) de Toledo, Alcalde maior de Toledo, Señor de Casarrubios del Monte, son of Gómez Pérez de Toledo (de Guzmán) and Teresa/Inés de Toledo.^1,4,2

Doña Inés Alfon de Ayala señora de Casarrubios del Monte died circa 1403 at Spain (now); Date of will.³
      ; "Donna Sancha de Ayala; she was the dau. of Don Diego Gomez de Toledo, alcalde mayor and chief justice of Toledo, and notario mayor or principal secretary of the kingdom of Castile, by his wife, Inez Alfon de Ayala, one of the most ancient and illustrious houses of Spain."¹

Reference: Genealogics cites:
1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. 9:333.
2. Ancestors of Paul Bailey McBride 1997 , McBride, P. B.
3. Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans, 1989 , Brook, Lindsay L., ed. 267. at Citation.³

; "one of the most ancient and illustrious house in Spain."¹

     Johanna/Joanna/Joan de Sodington married Sir Walter le Blount of The Rock, Worcestershire, son of William le Blount and Lady Isabel de Beauchamp.^1,2

Johanna/Joanna/Joan de Sodington died in 1301; Genealogics says living 1331.^1,2
     Reference: Genealogics cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden. 9:331. at Citation.²

; "Johanna, 3rd sister and co-heir of Sir William de Sodinton who d. 30th Edward I (anno 1301.)¹ She was living in 1331.²

     Margery de Verdun was born on 10 August 1310 at Alton, Staffordshire, England.^1,2 She married Sir William le Blount Knt., Lord Blount, of Sodington, co. Worcester, son of Sir Walter le Blount of The Rock, Worcestershire and Johanna/Joanna/Joan de Sodington, before 20 February 1327
; her 1st husband.¹ Margery de Verdun married Sir John de Crophull Knt., of Sutton Bonnington, son of Thomas de Crophull.^2,3,8

Margery de Verdun died before 12 October 1363.²
      ; van de Pas cites: The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the USA, Baltimore, 1993, Roberts, Gary Boyd, Reference: 303.³

; "Margaret, 3rd dau. and co-heir of Theobald de Verdon, Lord of Alton Castle, co. Stafford, lord justice of Ireland."¹

     Sir William le Blount Knt., Lord Blount, of Sodington, co. Worcester married Margery de Verdun, daughter of Sir Theobald II de Verdun Knt., Lord of Weoberley, 2nd Lord Verdun, Justiciar of Ireland and Maud/Matilda de Mortimer, before 20 February 1327
; her 1st husband.¹
Sir William le Blount Knt., Lord Blount, of Sodington, co. Worcester died before 3 October 1337 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England; murdered.^1,2
      ; "Sir William le Blount, of Sodington, who had a command in Scotland in 1335. He m. Margaret, 3rd dau. and co-heir of Theobald de Verdon, Lord of Alton Castle, co. Stafford, lord justice of Ireland. The lady was b. in 1310; there was no issue of the marriage, and Sir William dying, 11th Edward II. (anno 1337), seized of the castle of Weobly, in Herefordshire, Batterby, and lands in Fenton, Romesore, and Biddulp, in Staffordshire, Sodington and Timberlake, in Worcestershire, was s. by his brother, Sir John le Blount."¹

     Walter le Blount died; dsp.¹

     Peter le Blount died; dsp.¹
      ; "one of the chamberlains in 1313 to King Edward II., d. s. p."¹

     Sir Ralph le Blount Lord of Belton married Cecilia/Alicia Lovet, daughter of Sir John Lovet of Hampton Lovet, co. Worcester.¹

      ; "Ralph (Sir), Lord of Belton, who recovered lands 14th Edward I. (anno 1285), in Saxlingham, which had been his grandfather's. He m. Cecilia or Alicia, dau. and co-heir of Sir John Lovet of Hampton Lovet, co. Worcester, and was grandfather of Sir Thomas Blount, summoned to parliament as Baron Blount of Belton, in the 1st Edward III. (anno 1327), and of Nicholas le Blount, who adopted the surname of Croke, and was ancestor of the Crokes of Studley Prioty."¹

     Cecilia/Alicia Lovet married Sir Ralph le Blount Lord of Belton, son of Robert le Blount Baron le Blount and Isabel de Odensels.¹

     Sir John Lovet of Hampton Lovet, co. Worcester lived at Hampton Lovet, Worcestershire, England.¹

     Sir John le Blount married Constance de Wrotham, daughter of Richard de Wrotham Lord of Newton, co. Somerset.¹

      ; Sir John Blount (the younger), who m. Constance, one of the sisters and co-heirs of Sir Richard de Wrotham, justice of the Common Pleas..."¹