Elizabeth (Stafford) Scott (abt. 1550 - 1599)

Born about 1550 in Northamptonshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John Scott — married after 1589 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1599 at about age 49 in Nettlestead, Kent, England

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Biography

Elizabeth Stafford (b. c. 1550/6 - d. 06 Feb 1599), was Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I. She was the daughter of:

• Sir William Stafford, K.B.,^[1] son of Humphrey Stafford & Margaret Fogge;
• and his second wife, Dorothy, dau. of Henry Stafford,^[1] & Ursula de la Pole.

Her parents were married in c. 1545. She had three brothers and one sister.

Marriage

Elizabeth married twice.

Drury

Her first husband was Sir William Drury of Hawstead, Suffolk (b. 08 Mar 1550 - d. 1589/90).^[1][2][3] He was the eldest son of:

• Robert Drury,^[2]
• and Audrey, dau. of Richard Rich, Lord Rich.^[2]

They entertained Elizabeth I, at Hawstead in May 1578, but Sir William fled to the Netherlands in July 1578. While away, he lost his arm after a duel w/ in January 1590, and died shortly after. William was buried at Hawstead, and his will was proved on 04 June 1595.^[2]

children

Elizabeth and William had three sons and three daughters,^[2] including:

• Robert (dsp).^[1]
• Elizabeth, coh. of bros. Rbt.^[1]

m. Sir William Cecil.^[1]

Scott

Elizabeth remarried to John Scott of Nettlested, co. Kent,^[1] and Scot's Hall.^[4].

Death

She died 06 Feb 1598/1599 and was buried at Nettlestead, Kent^[4].

There is a memorial to Lady Elizabeth (Stafford) Scott at St Mary's, Nettlestead, Kent. The inscription is faded and difficult to read but a transcript is available in the church^[5]:

"Here lieth ye body of Elizabeth Stafford daughter to Sr William Stafford of Blatherwicke in the Countie of Northampton Knight and to Dame Dorothy Stafford ye daughter of Henry Lord Stafford eldest sonne to Edward ye last Duke of Buckingham she was first married to Sr William Drury of Halstead in ye County of Suffolk Knight by whom she had two sonnes and foure daughters and afterwards to Sr John Scott of Nettlestead ye County of Kent Knight in ye tyme of Queen Mary she lived in exile with her mother at Geneva where her father dyed and after in Basil for ye Gospells sake at her returne she was made a Lady of the bedchamber and privy chambers to Queene Elizabeth she dyed ye 6 of February in the yeare of her Redeemer 1598 in ye 49 year of her adge.”

On 01 Mar 1598/9 John Chamberlain noted that "Lady Drury, Sir Robert's mother is dead, leaving Sir John Scott a fresh widower"^[6].

Notes

Drury pedigree said to be 'confused' and varies w/ different authors.^[1] The children of Elizabeth & first husband Wm. Drury, in the construction below, is mostly based on Muskett (1900).^[7]

• Sir Robert of Hawstead,^[1] (dspm. abt. 1615),knighted in 1591.^[7]

m. Anne (will proved 10 Jun 1624), dau. of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Bart. of Redgrave.^[7]

• 2. Drew, gent. usher to Eliz I.^[1]
• 3. William (killed in battle).^[1]
• Charles (slain at Nieuport, Flanders; adm. 1600).^[7]

• 1. Frances (will 27 May 1637, proved 1642), monument in Ashby church, Lincolnshire.^[7]

m.1 Sir Nicholas Clifford.^[7]

m.2 Sir William Wray, Bart. of Glentworth, Lincolnshire.^[7]

• Elizabeth (will proved 20 Apr 1654),^[7] coh. of bros. Rbt.^[1]

m. Sir William Cecil,^[1] Lord Burghley, Earl of Exeter, KG.^[7]

• Diana^[7]

m. (as second wife) Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon.^[7]

• Susannah (will 1607), monument in Ashby church, Lincolnshire.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society, 1882, 5, p. 120. Google Books.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Hasler, P.W. (1981). "Drury, Sir William (1550-90), of Hawstead, Suff.," in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981. HOP. Web.
3. ↑ Wikipedia: William Drury (MP for Suffolk)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Memorials of the family of Scott, of Scot's Hall in the County of Kent. James Renat Scott. 1876. London.
5. ↑ Notes made during visit to St Mary's Nettlestead on 16 Aug 2016 by Steve Hunt.
6. ↑ Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, Elizabeth, 1598-1601. HMSO, 1869, p165. [1].
7. ↑ ^{7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11} Muskett, J.J. (1900). "Drury of Hawstead," in Suffolk Manorial Families, p. 354. Google Books. Pedigree.

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