William Stafford I (abt. 1604 - abt. 1644)

Born about 1604 in Warwickshire, England

Descendants

Died about 1644 at about age 40 in Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virginia

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Biography

William Stafford b. abt. 1604, married Anne Mason b. 1623 Elizabeth City, Virginia, She d. 1642 Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia.

• Note: There are no sources that place William as a son of Robert. There is a citation for William, son of William in which entry the father William Stafford is called "Knight."

Child given in source citied:

1, William Stafford ^[1][2]

Find a Grave has similar entry and states was born 9 Sep 1604 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England and died in Elizabeth City, York County, Virginia. The inventory of his estate was held on 3 Mar 1644 ^[3]

Name

Name: William /Stafford/^[4][5][6][7]

Birth

Birth Date: ABT 1604

Place: England^[8][9][10]

Emigration

• William Stafford emigrated in 1622 to Virginia on the ship "Furtherance" under the muster of Lt Frances Mason II.^[11]*Note: Records says he arrived in 1624,

• He arrived in Jamestown, VA in 1622 at the age of 16 as an indentured servant to Lt. Mason. This branch of Virginia/North Carolina Staffords have maintained through generations to belong to the Royal House of Stafford. There has not been proof. On board this ship was also a young woman named Alice Gayney who became the wife of Lt. Mason. *Note: The record reads that he arrived in 1624 not 1622?

• Married the following year.
• William Stafford married Ann Mason, born 1623 the daughter of Lt. Mason and Alice Gayney. Ann Mason died shortly after the birth of their only son William Stafford II.

Death

• Death Date: ABT 1655
• Place: Elizabethtown, Virginia^[12][13][14]

Marriage

Husband: William Stafford

Wife: Anne Mason

Child: William Stafford

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage Date: 1640

Place: Virginia ^[15][16]

Husband: William Stafford

Wife: Frances Mason

Child: William Stafford

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Unknown

Marriage Place: Virginia. ^[17]

It has been said through genealogy.com that William Stafford is related to Sir William Stafford (courtier) of Grafton.

There is a possibility that he could have been the son of Sir William Stafford of Grafton, England, being 5 or 6 when his father died in 1612, making his date of birth about 1606. Christenings.September.County: Warwick, Country: England 09 Sep 1604 , Mr William Stafforde, sonne of Mr William Stafford, Knighte as sourced above.

In his profile, it was mentioned that Humphrey Stafford owned properties in Warwickshire and Grafton

Sources

1. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Ancestry Record Citation Details Associated Facts Media England, Baptism Date 9 Sep 1604 Baptism Place Solihull,Warwick,England Father William Stafford FHL Film Number 599893 Household Members
2. ↑ Solihull Parish register Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl/2/1308; Document Reference: DR(B) 64 Image 60 by subscription at: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2416/images/4291979_00122?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=f3637bcf43f395c3c93d14bbe78bca91&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IzZ7705&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.232810654.1207632286.1610577050-1670828725.1591635556&pId=3365772 accessed 27 June 2021.
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137656458/william-stafford.Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/137656458/william-stafford : accessed 27 June 2021), memorial page for William Stafford (9 Sep 1604–3 Mar 1644), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137656458, ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 47074340) Unknown.
4. ↑ Source: #S163
5. ↑ Source: #S163
6. ↑ Source: #S59
7. ↑ Source: #S23
8. ↑ Source: #S163
9. ↑ Source: #S163
10. ↑ Source: #S23
11. ↑ Original Ship Passenger Lists https://ia800301.us.archive.org/19/items/originallistsofp00hottuoft/originallistsofp00hottuoft.pdf
12. ↑ Source: #S163
13. ↑ Source: #S163
14. ↑ Source: #S23
15. ↑ Source: #S163
16. ↑ Source: #S163
17. ↑ Source: #S23

• Pike County Arkansas Historical Society (subscription access only)
• Our family circle / compiled by Annie Elizabeth Miller., Hathi Trust Digital Library; Author Miller, Annie Elizabeth.Miller, Annie Elizabeth.Published; Macon, Ga. :J.W. Burke,1931. Description 550 p. :ill. ;24 cm. Rights:Public Domain, Google-digitized. Permanent URL: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89069274959; Section 51; page 503-which also quotes "List of Emigrants t& America, 1600-1700", by J. C Hotten."
• https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServletdps_pid=IE3652489; "Laban Stafford, His Ancestors and Descendants"; A Genealogy by Earnest Nean Stafford; published in 1962, all rights reserved; Genealogy Society of the Church of Jesus Christ Modern-Day Saints, No. 65277; on file at the Library of Congress Card Catalog No. 62-14614. Chapter 1; Page 21 (geneology of William I, II, and III); and also Chapter 2, Pages 34-38. In this book the author also quotes "List of Emigrants t& America, 1600-1700", by J. C Hotten."
• Source: S163 Title: Miller3.FTW NOTEMiller3.FTW
• Source: S23 Title: hamath-1.ged
• Source: S59 Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. www.familysearch.org Title: Ancestral File (R) Publication: Name: Name: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Vonda Stafford, at Aug 23, 2011.
• WikiTree profile Stafford-384 created through the import of Paula's family 5-28-2011.GED on May 29, 2011 by Paula Marksman.