Humphrey Stafford Esquire (abt. 1515 - bef. 1556)

Born about 1515 in Eyam, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died before 1556 before about age 41 in Eyam, Derbyshire, England

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D i s a m b i g u a t i o n

• Humphrey Stafford (d. 1607), s/o John Stafford of Blatherwycke, Northants., (b. bef. 1544 - d. 28 Nov 1595) & Bridget Clopton.
• Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwycke, Northants. (b. c. 1526/7 - dsp. 1574), s/o Sir Humphrey Stafford (d. 1548) & Margaret Tame; married Elizabeth Cave.

Biography

Humphrey Stafford, Esq. of Eyam, Derbyshire (d. bef. 1556), was the son of Humphrey Stafford (living 11 [c. 1520] & 33 [c. 1542] Hen VIII) and Anne (d. aft. Jun 1560).^[1]

He and his wife are both mentioned as deceased persons in the wills of his brother Rowland and his mother Anne, dated 18 Oct 1556 and 05 Jun 1560, respectively.

Siblings

• Anthony
• Rowland
• Nicholas
• Dorothy (Stafford) Blackwell^[2]

Marriage

He married Lucy (d. bef. 1556), dau. of Edward Eyre of Holme Hall and Elizabeth Reresby. They both died prematurely, leaving 5 orphaned daughters behind. Their children were first cared for by their grandmother, Anne (d. after Jun 1560).

children

Alice^[3]

• inherited lands in Eyam,^[4] later sold by her & her husband.^[5]
• married John Savage of Castleton [& of New Hall] (d. 1605),^[4] s/o Thomas Savage (living 1546).^[5]

Gertrude (d. 1624; bur. Longstone church).^[4]

• married Rowland Eyre of Hassop (bur. Longstone church).

Anne (b. est. 1555/60 - d. by 1606),^[6][4]

• ward of Robert Eyre of Edale at time of marriage.^[7][4]
• m. (04 May 1565) Francis Bradshaw (b. 17 Feb 1555/6; living 1611), eldest s. & h. of Godfrey Bradshaw of Bradshaw, Derby. & Emma, dau. of Anthony Shalcross of Shalcross.^[8]
• Issue: Francis, Humphrey, Rowland, George, Peter, and several daughters.^[8]

Katherine (bur. 16 Jul 1595 chancel of Bradfield church, Yorkshire),^[4]

• married Rowland Morewood of the Oakes in Bradfield, Yorkshire (bur. 01 Jul 1619 Bradfield church, Bradfield, York; will 19 Feb 1618, proved 30 Sep 1619), son of John Morewood of the Oakes.^[9]

Dorothy (d.y. 1556/60).^[4]

Constructions

There are some differences between the constructions by Furness (1861/2) and Bowles (1908). An equal sign (=), highlights these areas.

Furness

construction by Furness (1861/2) ...^[10]

Richard Stafford of Eyam

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Richard (temp. John, 1199 -1216)

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Roger

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Roger of Eyam, 12 Ed III, 1339

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John of Eyam, 25 & 43 Ed III, 1352-70

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John of Eyam 19 Rich. & 1 Hen IV, 1396-99

• m. Alice.
• Issue 3 sons: (s. & h.) John, Rbt. (fl. 1 Hen IV, 1399) & Roger (fl. 1 Hen IV, 1399)

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John of Eyam (living 1 & 4 Hen IV, 1399-1403 and 23 Hen VI, 1445)

• m. Margaret (living 04 Nov 5 Ed IV, 1466), d. & h. of Roger de Roland.
• Issue 3 sons: John, (heir) Rich. & Nicholas (living 6 Hen VII, 1491).

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Richard of Eyam (living 6 Hen VII, 1491).

• wife: Agnes, dau. of Robert Eyre, Esq. of Holme Hall in Derbyshire. Issue: John Stafford (living 6 Hen VII, 1491)
• also had 2 illegit. children: Thomas (living 6 Hen VII, 1491) & Margaret (living 6 Hen VII, 1491)

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John (living 6 Hen VII, 1491), s/o Rich. Stafford & Agnes Eyre

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Humphrey of Eyam (fl. 11 & 33 Hen VIII, c. 1520-42)

• m. Ann (living as a wid. in 1560)
• issue: Roland, Humphrey (dsp), Alice m. John Savage (d. 1605) (Alice was grandau).^[10]

Bowles

construction by Bowles (1908)...

Richard

• m. Matilda
• issue 2: Rich. & Ingram

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Richard

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Roger

• issue 2: Rich. & Roger

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Richard (temp. Ed I & II)

• issue: John (dsp. 1317), Roger (1317-51), Rich. [divorced Isabel of Eyam], Cecilia (1304)

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Roger

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John

• m. Dyonisia

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John

• m. Alice

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John (1432-65)

• m. Margaret, d. & h. of Roger de Roland

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Richard

• m. Agnes, dau. of Roger Eyre of Holme Hall near Chesterfield, Derbyshire
• issue 2: Humphrey & John

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Humphrey (1520-48)

• m. Anne (d. 1560)
• issue 3: Humphrey, Roland (d. 1556), Dorothy m. Ralph Blackwell.

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Humphrey (d. bef. 1556)

• m. Lucy, d/o Edward Eyre of Holme Hall.

Research Notes

per Steve Fell on 17 Dec 2018:

• Lucy, some time after the birth of her youngest child, was hurried to her grave, after a brief but severe illness
• Humphrey had a daughter Margaret, who is now known as the much celebrated Madame Stafford
• Humphrey also had two sons, Humphrey and Roland, both of whom died in their youth (prob. father)

from merge (to be edited)...

CONFLATION PROBLEM RESOLVED ....

• What the profile was initially trying to do ... was allege that the mother of Capt. Anthony Savage of Virginia was Alice Stafford, one of the orphaned heiresses of Eyam. It's an old conflation error that was repeated in 1915. Someone must have realized it then tried to reroute Lucy and her husband into another couple of the same surnames, who belong to the Eyres of Great Chalfield, Wilts. & Staffords of Marlwood.

conflated notes...

The following 'John Stafford', was conflated w/ at least 2 men named John Stafford, who were first cousins: John Stafford (d. 1595) & Sir John Stafford of Marlwood (dsp. 1624):

( Fines/Fynes/Fiennes-Clinton rootsweb Tree - John Stafford]) ... John married:^{[citation needed]}

1. Susan Wynnard
2. Anne Moody

Editor CLUES

• (14 Apr 21) John (d. 28 Nov 1595), s/o Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwycke, Northants., & Margaret Tame, sis. & coh. of Sir Edmund Tame, knt.; married Bridget Clopton. ... John Stafford & Bridget Clopton are the parents of: (s. & h.) Humphrey Stafford.^[11]
• (10 Apr 21): one John Stafford, said to be the husband of Elizabeth Shropshire, is commonly conflated w/ John (dsp. vp), s/o John Stafford, Esq. of Marlwood & Hester Norris.
• Sir John Stafford of Marlwood, Glouc. (bp. 4 Jan 1556 Geneva, Switzerland - d. 28 Sep 1624; bur. 30 Dec Thornbury), son of Sir William Stafford of Chesby and Dorothy Stafford of Penshurst, Kent, Mistress of the Robes to Eliz. I ... had no known children. His heir was a nephew.
• maybe conflated data was based somewhat on Furness' (1861/2) construction, which makes one Humphrey (dsp), s/o [his grandfather] John Stafford ... Furness' (1861/2), placement of Alice Savage (nee Stafford), makes her sis. of her father, then he routes the next gen through John. ... Bowles (1908), fixes the position of Alice & her sisters, and has Humphrey, as the son of Humphrey & grandson of John. In any case, the pedigree for the Staffords of Eyam, was spotty for antiquarians, so there's a question mark about if or how the Eyam line ties into the branch at Blatherwycke, Northants. The latter did marry a dau. of the baronial line, and later had ties to the Eyres of Great Chalfield, Wiltshire, whose relation to the Eyres of Derbyshire tends to be speculative. However, some antiquarian pedigrees attempt to link the Wiltshire & Derbyshire branches during the Medieval period.

Sources

1. ↑ Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist. Vol II. p. 222.
2. ↑ Refer to Bowles (1908), whose pedigree on the Staffords provided the basis for a reproduction, here: The Staffords of Eyam.
3. ↑ Alice is NOT the mother of Capt. Anthony Savage of colonial Virginia.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Bowles, C E B., (1908). The Staffords of Eyam. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal, 30, p. 291. Google Books.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Clarke, L. (2014). "John Savage, New Hall," in Castleton: A History, p. Amberley Publishing, Ltd. Google Books.
6. ↑ Anne Eyre dead in 1606, (Bowles, 1908, p. 292, 294).
7. ↑ Bowles, 1908, p. 292, 294).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} The Reliquary, II. p. 224. Google Books.
9. ↑ Glover, S. Thomas Noble, Ed. The History and Gazetteer of the County of Derby. Vol 2(1): "Pedigree of Morewood of the Oakes in Bradfield and Alfreton. 1833, p. 14.Derby: Henry Mozley & Sons.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Furness, P. (1861/2). On the Bradshaws and Staffords of Eyam, with a notice of the old hall. The Reliquary II, p. 22. London & Derby. Google Books.

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    note the incorrect placement of John Savage & wife Alice Stafford. Alice was d/o of Lucy Eyre & Humphrey, s/o Humphrey Stafford).
11. ↑ Grosart, A.B. (1875). "Notes & illustrations: Epistle dedicatory to John Stafford, & c., p. 73," in Occasional Issues of Unique or Very Rare Books, 1, p. 167. Google Books.

• Hunter, J. Clay, J W, ed. Publications of the Harleian Society. Family Minorum Gentium II. No 38. Pedigree: "Eyre compare Harl. 1537." 1895, p. 557.