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GRENEFELD, John I (d.c.1447), of Winchester, Hants.

Family and Education
m. Felicity (d.c.1468), 3s. PCC 35 Luffenham (PROB11/3, ff. 279v-80); C1/52/139-44. ?2da.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Hants 1437.

Main residence: Winchester, Hants.
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GREGG, John (d.1437), of Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks.

Family and Education
m. Joan (d.1438), 1da. Hull Hist. Centre, Kingston-upon-Hull recs., bench bk. 2, BRE 1, p. 263.
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Mayor, Kingston-upon-Hull Mich. 1421–2; Ibid. 246. auditor of the chamberlains’ accts. 1426 – 27, 1429–30. Kingston-upon-Hull recs., chamberlains’ accts. 1426–7, 1429–30, BRF 2/349, 351.

Main residence: Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks.
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GREENSHILD, Henry (d.?1471), of Sandwich and Woodnesborough, Kent.

Family and Education
s. of John Greenshild of Whitstable, Kent. E. Hasted, Kent ed. Drake, x. 133.
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Treasurer, Sandwich Dec. 1453–4; common councillor 1454 – 57; jurat 1457 – 58, 1460 – 66, 1467 – 68; mayor 1458 – 60, 1466 – 67; alderman of the 3rd ward by Dec. 1467; dep. mayor Apr. 1468. E. Kent Archs., Sandwich recs., ‘Old Black Bk.’, SA/Ac 1, ff. 92, 97, 104, 106v, 108v, 110v, 117, 118, 166v, 174v, 176, 179.

Commr. to take musters, Sandwich Dec. 1459; of inquiry Dec. 1459 (treasons).

Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1463. White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 48.

Main residences: Sandwich; Woodnesborough, Kent.
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GREENHAM, Thomas (b.1399), of Ketton, Rutland and Maid’s Moreton, Bucks.

Family and Education
b. Oct. or Dec. 1399, South Luffenham, Rutland, s. and h. of William Greenham (d.1411), of Ketton and Maid’s Moreton; gds. of Sir Hugh Greenham†. m. by Mich. 1434, CP25(1)/22/120/22. Joan (fl.1456), at least 1s. Dist. 1430, 1439.
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Commr. Rutland Dec. 1433 – May 1437.

J.p. Rutland 28 May 1435 – Nov. 1437.

Main residences: Ketton, Rutland; Maid’s Moreton, Bucks.
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GREENFORD, John (d.1474), of Swanton in Lydden, Kent and Winchelsea, Suss.

Family and Education
?s. and h. of John Greenford (d.c.1441), of Lydden. m. by Apr. 1444, Margaret (fl.1474), da. and coh. of Roger atte Gate*, Cat. Rye Recs. ed. Dell, 123. 2da. Dist. Kent 1465.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Kent 1429, 1432, 1453, 1460.

Commr. of inquiry, Kent Feb. 1428 (wastes by farmers of land belonging to Newington rectory), Oct. 1428 (complaint of Portguese merchants of theft of merchandise from a wrecked ship), Cinque Ports, Kent (q.) Nov. 1434 (piracy), Kent July 1439 (evasion of customs, concealments), Oct. 1439 (breach of statutes against forestallers and regrators), Winchelsea Apr. 1451 (capture of a Portuguese vessel), Cinque Ports May 1458 (piracy), Dec. 1459 (treasons committed by prisoners in Sandwich castle gaol); to assess liability to contribute to parlty. grant, Kent Apr. 1431; treat for payment of subsidies Feb. 1441; of oyer and terminer Nov. 1457; arrest Feb. 1463; gaol delivery, Canterbury castle May 1473 (q.). C66/531, m. 14d.

Steward of Dover castle and of the admiralty ct. by Sept. 1433-aft. Sept. 1464. Add. 29615, f. 201v; Recs. Lydd ed. Finn, 122; HMC 5th Rep. 542; White and Black Bks. of Cinque Ports (Kent Rec. Ser. xix), 51.

Jurat, Winchelsea Easter 1441–3. Cott. Julius BIV, ff. 64v, 65v.

Cinque Ports’ bailiff to Yarmouth Sept.-Nov. 1441. Ibid. f. 65; White and Black Bks. 14.

J.p.q. Kent 18 July 1471 – Nov. 1473.

Main residences: Swanton in Lydden, Kent; Winchelsea, Suss.
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GREEN, Walter (d.1456), of Hayes, Mdx.

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?s. of Walter Green† of Bridgnorth, Salop; prob. uncle of Henry Green*. m. (1) by Jan. 1413, Alice, ?da. of Adam of St. Ive, 2da.; (2) by 1439, Elizabeth (c.1403-1472), da. and h. of Robert Warner*, wid. of Henry de la Poyle (d.1422) of Stanwell, Mdx., and William Somercotes of London, 3s. inc. Sir Robert† (1 d.v.p.), 3da. (1 d.v.p.). The will of Green’s father-in-law, Robert Warner, and his son’s inquisition post mortem prove that Robert was Walter’s son by his second wife: Cart. St. Bartholomew’s Hosp. ed. Kerling, no. 1143; CIPM Hen. VII, iii. 952. Dist. 1439.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Mdx. 1411, 1414 (Nov.), 1415, 1417, 1421 (May), 1421 (Dec.), 1422, 1425, 1431, 1432, 1437, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.).

Commr. Essex, Herts., Suff., Mdx. Feb. 1416 – Oct. 1455; of gaol delivery, Cambs. Feb. 1427, Norf. July 1433, Cambs. July 1434. C66/420, m. 15d; 434, m. 16d; 436, m. 30d.

J.p. Mdx. 12 Feb. 1422 – Nov. 1439, 8 July 1440 – d.

Controller of tunnage and poundage, London 11 Mar. 1426 – aft.10 Mar. 1432.

Steward of the estates of Philip Morgan, bp. of Ely, bef. Oct. 1435.

Collector of customs and subsidies, Ipswich 10 May 1437–22 Feb. 1441. E356/19, rots. 26, 26d, 27; E403/731, m. 13; 736, m. 12; 740, m. 7; 743, m. 5; 747, m. 6.

Main residence: Hayes, Mdx.
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GREEN, Sir Thomas (1400-62), of Green’s Norton, Northants.

Family and Education
b. Green’s Norton, 10 Feb. 1400, s. and h. of Sir Thomas Green (c.1369-1417) of Green’s Norton, by his 2nd w. Mary (d.1434), da. of Richard, Lord Talbot, by Ankaret, da. and h. of John, Lord Strange of Blackmere. m. (1) by Dec. 1420, Philippa (d.1434), da. of Sir Robert Ferrers (d.1413) of Chartley, Staffs., by his 2nd w. Margaret, da. of Edward, Lord Despenser, The ped. on the elaborate inscription on their son’s tomb is in error in describing her as da. rather than sis. of Thomas, Lord Despenser: J. Bridges, Northants. i. 242. 1s. 2da.; (2) by 7 Dec. 1434, Marina (d. 10 Sept. 1489), She is wrongly identified in her inq. post mortem as the mother of our MP’s heir: CIPM Hen. VII, i. 522, 557; CCR, 1454-61, p. 36; Bridges, i. 242. da. of John Bellers† of Eye Kettleby, Leics., by his w. Elizabeth Howeby alias Sutton (d.1427); sis. and coh. of John Bellers*, s.p. Kntd. by 16 Mar. 1418.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Northants. 1416 (Mar.), 1422, 1425, 1427, 1429, 1431, 1433, 1435, 1437, 1447.

Commr. to treat for loans, Northants. Mar. 1422, Mar. 1431, Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442, June 1446, Sept. 1449; of arrest May 1422 (William Beaufo* and others), July 1456; to take assize of novel disseisin, Warws. Oct. 1425; C66/418, m. 11d. assess subsidy Apr. 1431, Jan. 1436, Aug. 1450; of oyer and terminer Feb. 1438 (trespass against Ralph, Lord Cromwell), Oct. 1439; to treat for premature payment of taxation Feb. 1441; of gaol delivery, Northants. Mar. 1454; C66/478, m. 14d. array Sept. 1457; to assign archers Dec. 1457.

J.p. Northants. 7 July 1423 – May 1446, 5 May 1448 – July 1459.

Sheriff, Northants. 4 Nov. 1441 – 6 Nov. 1442, 4 Nov. 1454–5.

Main residence: Green’s Norton, Northants.
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GREEN, Thomas III (d.c.1463), of Leicester.

Family and Education
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Leicester ?1453, 1455.

Steward of the fair, Leicester Mich. 1450–1, 1453 – 54; mayor 1457–8. Leicester Bor. Recs. ed. Bateson, ii. 448, 453.

Main residence: Leicester.
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GREEN, Thomas II, of Leicester.

Family and Education
m. by Apr. 1433, Emma, at least 1s.
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Attestor, parlty. elections, Leicester ?1453, 1455.

Mayor, Leicester Mich. 1445–6; steward of the fair 1449–50. Leicester Bor. Recs. ed. Bateson, ii. 448, 453.

Main residence: Leicester.
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