Song:Made in England
Staffords Across the Ocean
(Some Royal Staffords)
England
Ralph de Stafford born 1299
Sir Richard Stafford born 1337
Edward , son of Richard was Bishop of Exeter and Summoned to Parlament as Baron Stafford in 1371.
Ralph de Stafford, born Sept. 24, 1301, married abt. 1326 to Katherine Hastang, married 2nd bef. July 6, 1336 to Baroness Margaret de Audley, Ralph died Aug. 31, 1372, Children: (1) Lord Ralph Stafford, who married Nov. 1, 1344 to Maud Plantagenet, Countess of Leicester, (2) Joan de Stafford, (3) Elizabeth de Stafford,
(4) Hugh de Stafford born bef. 1342, married Mar. 1, 1350 to Philippe Beauchamp, died Oct. 16, 1386 in Rhodes, Children: (1) Lord Ralph de Stafford, (2) Joan Stafford, (3) Thomas Stafford, Earl of Stafford, born abt. 1368, married 1392 Anne Plantagenet of Gloucester, Thomas died July 4, 1392 Westminster, London, England, (4) William Stafford, Earl of Stafford, born Sept. 21, 1375, died Apr. 6, 1395 in Pleshey, Essex, (5) Margaret Stafford,
(6) Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford, born Mar. 2, 1377, married bef. June 28, 1398 to Anne Plantagenet, died July 21, 1403 in Battle of Shrewsbury, Children: (1)Anne Stafford, born Abt. 1400, (2) Philippa Stafford, died young,
(3) Humphrey Stafford born Aug. 15, 1402, appeared in the Council of Henry VI and was first Duke of Buckingham 1444, died July 10, 1460 in Battle of Northampton, married Anne Neville, Children: (1)Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford, died aft. Dec. 17, 1457, (2) Sir Henry Stafford, married abt. 1462 to Margaret Beauford, Henry died Oct. 4, 1471, (3) Edward Stafford, (4) George Stafford Twin, (5) William Stafford Twin, (6) John Stafford, 9th Earl of Wiltshire, John died May 8, 1473, (7) Anne Stafford married Audrey de Vere,married 2nd Lord Thomas Cobham (8) Joan Stafford married 1st William Beaumont,2nd Viscount Beaumont, 3rd Sir William Knynet, (9) Catherine Stafford married abt. 1467 John Talbot , 6th Earl of Shrewberry.
John Stafford, Archbishop of Canterbury, keeper of the privy seal, 1428 was first Lord Chancellor.
Wm. Stafford born 1593
Viscount John Stafford, claimed the throne of England and was beheaded by order of James II.
Hervey Stafford, Baron of Stafford, married Mabel de Muscegros, Hervey died Oct. 7, 1241.
Grandville Stafford, 1st Marquess of Stafford, Children:(1) Charlotte Sophia Stafford, married May 16, 1791 to Henry Charles Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Beauford, died Aug. 12, 1854, (2) Susan Stafford, died May 26, 1838, Married July 30,1795 to Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, daughter Charlotte Sophia Harriet.
Edward Stafford, 10th Earl of Wiltshire, born Apr. 7, 1470, died 1499, son of John Stafford, 9th Earl of Wiltshire and Constance Green, married July 3, 1494 Margaret Gray.
Henry Stafford, 4th Baron of Stafford, born Sept. 24, 1621, died Aug. 4, 1637 at Ankerwyke, Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire, Parents Edward Stafford and Anne Wilford.
Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Devon, married Isabel Barre, died 1469, executed, son of William Stafford and Katherin Chidlock, Katherin born bef.1427.
Henry Valentine Stafford-Jerningham, 9th Baron of Stafford, born Jan. 2, 1802, died Nov. 30, 1884, married Feb. 12, 1829 Julia Howard, M. 2nd Sept. 13, 1859 Emma Eliza Gerard.
Hon John Stafford-Howard married Mary Southcott, died Nov. 11, 1714 in Paris, France, children: (1) William Matthias Stafford-Howard, 2nd Earl of Stafford Feb. 24, 1718, died Feb. 28. 1750 London (2) John Paul Stafford-Howard, Earl of Stafford, born June 26, 1700, married 1738 Elizabeth Ewens, died Apr. 1, 1762 Westminster Abbey, London, England, brother to Henry Stafford-Howard , born abt. 1648, died Apr. 27, 1719 in England, married Apr. 3, 1694, Paris, France Claude-Charlotte de Gramont, seperated 1695.
Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron of Stafford, born 1572, died Sept. 25, 1625, son of Edward Stafford, 2nd Baron of Stafford and Maria Stanley, married Nov. 22, 1595 to Isabel Forster, children:(1) Edward Stafford, (2) Mary Stafford, born 1619, died Jan. 13, 1693, married Oct. 12, 1637 to William Howard 1st Viscount of Stafford, Children: (1) Henry Stafford-Howard, 1st Earl of Stafford, Henry born abt 1648, (2) Hon John Stafford-Howard, (3) Anastasia Howard. Edwards, 3rd Barons sister, Dorothy baptized Sept. 20, 1572 St. Mary's Church, England.
Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford, died aft. Dec. 17, 1457, killed in Battle of St. Alban's, married 1455 to Margaret Beauford, children: (1) Humphrey Stafford,
(2) Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, born Sept. 4, 1455, son of Humphrey Stafford and Margaret Beauford. married Feb. 1466 to Catherine Wydeville, Henry died Nov. 2, 1483,executed, children: (1) Elizabeth Stafford, married Robert Radcliffe, 2nd Robert Fitzwalter, Earl of Essex, (2) Henry Stafford, Earl of Wiltshire, born abt. 1479, married abt. 1504 Cicely Bonville, Henry died Mar. 1522, (3) Anne Stafford, married Sir Walter Herbert, 2nd George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntington, (4) Humphrey Stafford, died young,
(5) Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, born Feb. 3, 1478, married Alianore Percy, died May 17, 1521, executed, children: (1) Elizabeth Stafford, married Jan. 8, 1512 Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfork, (2) Lady Mary Stafford, married George Nevill 5th Lord Abergavenny, (3) Catherine Stafford, married Ralph Neville Earl of Westmoreland,
(4) Lord Henry Stafford, born Sept. 18, 1501, married Feb. 16, 1518 to Ursula Pole, died Apr. 30, 1563Caus Castle, Shropshire, England, children: (1) Henry Stafford, (2) Lord Henry Stafford, born bef. 1534, died Jan. 1, 1565 Stafford Castle, (3) 2nd Baron Edward Stafford, born Jan. 17, 1535, married bef. Nov. 23, 1566 Maria Stanley, Edward died Oct. 21, 1603, (4) Walter Stafford, (5) Elizabeth Stafford, married Sir William Nevil
(6) Richard Stafford, married Mary Corbet, Children: (1)Roger Stafford, born abt. 1572, died 1640, denied the dignity of the Barony because he was too poor, (2) Jane Stafford