Joyce (Barrett) Stanley (1520 - 1580)

Born 1520 in Orsett, Essex, England

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Died 15 Sep 1580 at about age 60 in Cranbrook, Kent, England

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Joyce Barrett was the daughter of John Barrett (or Belhus) of Aveley, Essex. By 1543, she married Sir James Wilford of Hartridge and Cranbrooke, Kent (d.1550). They had one son, Thomas, and two daughters. Wilford was wounded and taken prisoner in 1549 during military action in Scotland. When he made his will, weak, feeble, and sick in body, on November 18, 1550, they were living in the Crutched Friars, London, at a house belonging to Sir Thomas Wyatt. Joyce was one of the executors of the will. By 1552, she married Thomas Stanley of Standon, Hertfordshire, Dalegarth, Cumberland, and London (c.1512-1571), a goldsmith and assay master of the Tower Mint.On July 1, 1553, he obtained the wardship of her son, Thomas Wilford. Together they had one daughter, Mary (d.1611+).

Sources

• http://kateemersonhistoricals.com/TudorWomenB-Bl.htm

• History of Parliament online: WILFORD, Sir James (by 1517-50), of Hartridge, Kent

• Wikipedia: James Wilsford