Grace was born in 1651, the eldest daughter of Henry Stapylton, who in 1660 was created 1st Baronet Stayplton of Myton in the county of York, and Elizabeth, daughter of Conyers Darcy, who in 1682 was created 1st Earl of Holderness. She died in 1676. [1]
Four generations of the Robinson family of Rokeby, Yorkshire were buried at St Mary's Merton, Southwark between 1675-1777. The first two monuments are in the chancel. The earlier is to Grace, wife of Thomas Robinson. Beside her lie the remains of her father, Sir Henry Stapylton of Myton, Yorkshire.
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1. Debrett’s Peerage of Ireland 1791 - Robinson, Lord Rokeby; 2. The Peerage; 3. Wikipedia - Henry Stayplton
4. Burke's Landed Gentry ed. 1937 5. Descendants of William Conqueror by Alan G. Freer A.C.I.B. Page: Conqueror 142 -B2
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