William Stourton (abt. 1430 - 1478)

Born about 1430 in Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Chidiocke) Cheyne — married before 18 May 1450 (to 18 Feb 1478) in Chideock, Dorset, England

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1478 at about age 48 in Stourton, Wiltshire, England

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William Stourton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

William Stourton is Notable.

"WILLIAM (STOURTON), 2nd BARON STOURTON, 1st son and heir, born about 1430; M.P. for Dorset, 30 January 1446/7, and 22 September 1460; Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer touching treasons &c., Wilts, 10 October 1450, when he was already a knight; on the Commission of the Peace, Dorset, 26 November 1451-14 July 1461, and Somerset and Wilts 20 February 1465/6; Commissioner to raise money for the defence of Calais, Dorset, 14 May 1455; ordered by the P.C. to assist the Duke of York in quelling disturbances in Devon, 5 December 1455; Commissioner to raise archers, Dorset, 17 December 1457, of Array, Dorset, 5 September 1458, Southampton and Dorset, 18 February 1458/9, and Wilts and Somerset, 26 April 1471, to urge the King's subjects to array a force against the rebels, Dorset, 12 August 1461, and of Oyer and Terminer, Wilts, Somerset and Dorset, 11 May 1462, and in cos. Southampton, &c., 18 July 1466. He was summoned to Parliament from 10 August 1469 to 19 August 1472. Arbitrator between the Bishop and the City of Salisbury, December 1471.

"He married, before 18 May 1450, Margaret, 1st daughter and coheir of Sir John CHIDIOCK, 6th LORD FITZPAYN, of Chidiock and Caundle, Dorset, by Katherine, daughter of Sir Ralph LUMLEY, 1st LORD LUMLEY. He died 18 February 1477/8, and was buried at Mere, Wilts. His widow married John (CHEYNE), LORD CHEYNE, (died s.p. 30 May 1499) and died 12 March 1502/3". [Complete Peerage XII/1:302-3, XIV:593, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Marriage

Husband: William Stourton

Wife: Margaret Chidiocke

Child: Margaret Stourton

Child: Amy (Ann) Stourton

Child: John Stourton

Child: Katherine Stourton

Child: William Stourton

Child: Edward Stourton

Marriage:

Date: BEF 18 MAY 1450

Place: Chidlock, Dorsetshire, England

Sources

• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Stourton family
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I32684
• http://thepeerage.com/p10758.htm#i107576
• Beltz, George. Memorials of the Order of the Garter (William Pickering, London, 1841) Page 98
• Wikipedia: William Stourton, 2nd Baron Stourton
• Collectanea topographica et genealogica Page 312: Stourton