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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Sir John de Stafford & Margaret de Stafford

2955236. Sir John de Stafford & 2955237. Margaret de Stafford

~1305, John born in England, 2nd s/o 5910472. William Stafford & 5910473. Isabela de Stafford.

1328, Margaret born in England, d/o 30422828. Earl Ralph de Stafford & 5910475. Katherine de Hastings.

6/1319 at Ecceshale, John and his brother James beat, wounded, and ill-treated Richard de Swynnerton. (S) Staffordshire Studies, 19, 2008, Sposato, P24.

Bef. 1322, John’s brother Sir James and his grandfather Sir William were rebels against the king.

3/10/1322, John and his brother James (1250054) supported the earl of Lancaster at the Battle of Burton Bridge. [They lost and retreated to Tutbury castle.]

3/16/1322, John’s grandfather was captured at the battle of Boroughbridge. [Also a loss for the earl of Lancaster.]

3/1322, John and his brother James “put fire against the gates” in an attempt to free their grandfather.

10/27/1322, Pardon … to John son of William de Stafford the younger, for the death of Alexander de Swynnerton … (S) CPRs. [John’s brother James also pardon for the same offense.]

6/24/1324, John (2955236), son of William de Stafford (5910472), junior, Walter and William his brothers, … by maintenance and advice of Sir William de Stratford, knight (11820944), … came with horse and foot and ejected William de Ipstones by force [who had besieged the manor of Mary de Brumpton at Eyton.] (S) Collections for a History of Staffordshire, V4, 1883, P29.

6/24/1324, John, son of William de Stafford, junior, Walter and William his brothers, … by maintenance and advice of Sir William de Stratford, knight, … came with horse and foot and ejected William de Ipstones by force [who had besieged the manor of Mary de Brumpton at Eyton.] (S) Collections for a History of Staffordshire, V4, 1883, P29.

8/1326, James and his brothers John, and William de Stafford, knight, took part in the rioting against William de Ipstanes over the church at Eyton. (S) Plea Rolls for Staffordshire, V10, Pt1, 1889.

6/1327, James and his brother, John de Stafford, committed to the Marshalsea prison for the murder of John de Pichford, acquitted by a jury. (S) Plea Rolls for Staffordshire, V10, Pt1, 1889.

7/18/1327, Protection with clause volumus for John de Stafford, staying with Roger de Mortuo Mari in the marches of Scotland in the king’s service. (S) CPRs. [The like for William de Stafford, Walter de Stafford, James de Stafford.]

1328, “Feoffment by William de Stafford the elder to John de Stafford his son and Margaret John’s wife, in tail, of the manor of Amelcote and lands, &c. in Bettecote and the mill of Bettecote, with remainder in default to James de Stafford and his heirs.” (S) Ancient Deeds, PRO. [His brother James had forfeited the manor in 1322 as a rebel.]

1/1334, John de Stafford attended the tournament at Dunstable.

9/30/1334, Appointment of John de Stafford and Richard de Peshale, sheriff of the county of Stafford, to arrest where found, and lodge in Stafford gaol, … James de Stafford, knight, … (S) CPRs. [James the brother of John.]

3/29/1335, “Debtor: James de Stafford, knight. Creditor: John de Stafford. Amount: 12m. 6s. 8d.” (S) UKNA, Staffordshire.

Aft. 1335, John knighted.

1336, John arrested in the continuing feud with the Swynnerton family. (S) Staffordshire Studies, 19, 2008, Sposato, P31.

10/20/1336, Letters of attorney for John de Stafford, knight, going to Scotland with Ralph de Stafford, names William de Stafford Senior and … attorneys. (S) Cal. of Doc’s Relating to Scotland.

[––John & Margaret––]

1337, John married 2nd Margaret, his 2nd cousin once removed.

1/1337, Feoffment by William de Stafford the elder to John de Stafford his son and Margaret John’s wife, in tail, of the manor of Amelcote and lands, &c. in Bettecote and the mill of Bettecote, with remainder in default to James de Stafford and his heirs. Amelcote, Friday before the Conversion of St. Paul, 11 Edward III. (S) Desc. Cat. of Ancient Deeds, V4, 1902, A.9102.

6/3/1337, To William de Shareshull and his fellows, … co. Stafford. Order to continue the assize of novel disseisin, which James de Stafford, knight, arramed before them against John, son of William de Stafford, knight, now in Scotland in the king's service. (S) CCRs.

1338, Feoffment by William de Stafford the elder to John de Stafford his son and Margaret John’s wife, … manor of Amelcote and lands, … in Bettecote … remainder to James de Stafford, … (S) Ancient Deeds, 1902, P392.

1339, John’s father died.

7/6/1347, In Staffordshire, William de Shareshull, John de Stafford, John de Lee, and William de Perton, had been appointed to hear and determine the complaint of the Baron (Ralph), whom the King had heretofore taken with his men, lands … under his special protection and defence. (S) Castle Church, Parish and Manor of its Escheate, P80.

1350, “Quit claim on 3 tenements in Bagots Bromley. … Richard Bagot/Sir John Stafford and Earl of Lancaster.” (S) UKNA.

4/10/1352, “1. John de Stafford, knights. 2. Brother Robert, prior of St. Thomas the Martyr near Stafford and convent.” (S) UKNA, Staffordshire.

By 1357, John, Knt. of Amelcote and Bromshull, Staffordshire, died.

1357, “Thomas de Erdeswick releases to Hugh and Henry de Dorley all his "jus" or claim in the manor of Bicerscote, etc., which John de Stafford " hade" of the gift of feoffment of William de Stafford, Knight, his Lord, which descended to the said Humfrey, in Crakemarsh, Strongeshul. [Transcript of a sealed copy.] (S) Castle Church, Castle Church, Parish and Manor of its Escheate, P49.

[––Margaret––]

8/22/1373, Margaret who was wife of John de Stafford knight … Joint and several recognisance for 500 marks … in Staffordshire. (S) CCRs.

1374, In Staffordshire, Margaret (625027), formerly wife of John de Hardeshull, knight [daughter and heir of John’s brother James], sued Margaret de Stafford for the manor of Amelcote which William son of William de Stafford had given to William de Stafford, knight, for his life, with remainder to James de Stafford, and to the heir of his body and which sould descend to her as daughter and heir of James. … [continues with the story of how William the grandfather had given the manor to James, but William, James’ father had ejected him from the manor and regranted it to James’ brother John and his wife Margaret.] (S) Collections for a History of Staffordshire, V13, 1892, P109.

(S) Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West, Rogers, 2003, PP139-40. (S) Plea Rolls for Staffordshire, V10, 1889.

Child of John and Margaret:

i. Humphrey Stafford (1477618), born ~1344 in England. [Heir]


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