Sir John de Gresley (d. 1396)

✓ Sir John de Gresley, Kt. (Madan gen. ix), son of Sir Geoffrey and Margaret; a ward claimed by Sir Roger de Swinnerton against the Earl of Lancaster 1334; lost his seal in Oct 1393 and formally repudiated anything sealed with it since, using the seal of the Deanery of Repton instead; d. before Easter 1396, having outlived his only son Sir Nicholas. m. 1st c.1345 Alice de Swinnerton (mother of Nicholas); m. 2nd before 1352 Joan (Toly), widow of Sir Thomas de Wasteneys, who had taken a vow of chastity - whose daughter Thomasine married Nicholas, securing Colton. Source: Falconer Madan, The Gresleys of Drakelowe (Oxford, 1899; archive.org The_Gresleys_of_Drakelowe), chs. II-III and pedigrees, from the Gresley Chartulary, Gresley Charters, Liber Niger and Salt Society records; read 2 Nov 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]