31 Oct Lordship Title of Thurleigh (Grey) ID13867
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It may be surmised that by intermarriage with the La Leyes the Greys acquired their footing in Thurleigh. First mention of the family in this parish (and, indeed, in the county) has been found in 1234, when Andrew de la Leigh held a free tenement of John de Grey and Agnes his wife. Late in the 13th century John de Grey held the vill, which followed the same descent as Harrold and Podington Manors (q.v.), passing ultimately to the Earls of Kent. In 1621 Henry Earl of Kent sold this manor to Sir Oliver Butler. He died in 1632, and his widow, Lady Anne Butler, held Thurleigh Manor till her death in 1639. Sir Oliver Butler, grandson of the above, held the manor in 1673, and in 1699 Sir Philip Butler sold it to Creswell Levinz. William Levinz sold the manor for £3,900 in 1721 to Sir Jeremy Sambrook, bart. He died unmarried in 1749, and was succeeded by his uncle, the fifth and last baronet, and this manor passed to Judith Sambrook, sister of the fourth baronet and wife of John Crawley. It has since been retained by that family, the present owner being Mr. Francis Crawley of Stockwood, Luton.
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