Stapleton Family: Gen. 1-2

First Generation

  

1.  Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton¹ died on 24 Jun 1314 in Bannockburn, Scotland.¹ Miles was the son of Nicholas de Stapleton III and Margaret Bassett. His family originated in Richmondshre and took its name from the township of Stapleton on the south bank of the River Tees. Stapleton was about two miles southwest of Darlington and the family owned a small estate there. Nicholas I was "Custos" [guardian, warden, keeper] of Middleham Castle during the reign of King John. He was the father of Nicholas II, who married Juliana de Wath. Their son, Nicholas III, served as a Judge of the King's Bench between 1272 and 1290. He held 16 carucates* of land scattered throughout Yorkshire, as well as some in Berkshire obtained from his wife. Nicholas III died in 1290.

Miles, 1st Baron of Stapleton, married Sybil de Bellew, daoghter and co-heiress to Sir John Bellew. Sybil inherited a share of the possessions of the elder Bruce line in 1271 through her mother, Laderana, daughter of Peter de Bruce of Skelton.

Stapleton served in the Gascon and Scottish Wars of Edward I. In 1291, he served under Roger de Mowbray in Scotland. Miles was in Gascony in 1295 and was serving under Henry de Lacy in the Falkirk Campaign in 1298. He was summonded to the Seige of Carlavercock and was sent with the Earl of Lincoln on a mission to the Court of Rome in 1300. Miles was entrusted with the direction of the household of Edward, Prince of Wales. He served in the Siege of Stirling. The King entrusted Stapleton with the duty of instructing his son in business and soldierly ways. He served as Seneschal of Knaresborough Castle and Steward and joint Constable of Knaresborough Forest.

Miles became Steward to the King's Household under Edward II. He lost the stewardship in 1308. Stapleton was summoned to serve against the Scots in 1311. On 24 June 1314, Miles Stapleton was killed, along with two of his sons, at the Battle of Bannockburn.

*an area equal to that which can be ploughed by one eight-oxen team in a single year (also called a plough or carve). Approximately 120 acres.

 

Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton and Isobel "Sybil" de Bellew^2–3 were married before 1286.¹ Isobel "Sybil" de Bellew² was born (date unknown).

 

Miles Stapylton/Stapleton and Isobel de Bellew had the following child:

 

2 i. Sir Gilbert Stapylton/Stapleton, born ca 1289, Bedale, Yorkshire, England; married Matilda/Agnes Fitz Alan, bef 15 Dec 1317, Norfolk, England; died 1321, Bedale, Yorkshire, England.

 

 

Second Generation

 

2.  Sir Gilbert Stapylton/Stapleton^2–3 (Miles-1) was born circa 1289 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England.^2–3 He died in 1321 at the age of 32 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England.^2–3 Sir Gilbert Stapleton was the second son of Sir Miles, the 1st Baron Stapleton, and Sybil [Isabel] de Bellew. He married Agnes [Matilda], co-heiress of Bryan FitzAlan, Lord of Bedale.

Sir Gilbert had the custody of the church at Kellington, opposite Templehurst, conferred upon him in 1309, until he was obliged to give it up four years later. In 1313, Gilbert was pardoned as one of the adherents for the 2nd Earl of Lancaster in the muder of Piers de Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall. He was summoned by Archbishop Grenefeld to Doncaster in 1315 to consider the best plans for the defense of the Realm. Stapleton was summoned for military service against the Scots twice in 1319. On 27 January 1320/1, he was appointed the King's Escheator north of Trent.

Sir Gilbert Stapleton died during December 1321. He left a widow and four children: Miles, Brian, Katherine and Avicia. Agnes remarried by 1328 to Thomas Sheffield.

Sir Gilbert Stapylton/Stapleton and Matilda/Agnes Fitz Alan^2–3 were married before 15 Dec 1317 in Norfolk, England.^2–3 Matilda/Agnes Fitz Alan³, daughter of Bryan Fitz Alan and Agnes Baloil, was born circa 1298 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.³ She died before 3 Nov 1348 at the age of 50 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.³

 

Gilbert Stapylton/Stapleton and Matilda/Agnes Fitz Alan had the following child:

 

3 i. Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton, born c1318/9, Bedale, Yorkshire North Riding, England; married Joan d'Ingham, 30 Nov 1350, Ingham, Norfolk, England; died Dec 1364, prob Ingham, Norfolk, England.

Bardolf Family

First Generation

  

1.  Sir John Bardolf¹ died on 29 Jul 1363 in Assisi, Italy.¹ He was born 13 Jan 1313/4 in Wormegay, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.¹ Sir John was 3rd Lord Bardolf. He was summoned to Parliament from 22 January 1335/6 to 1 June 1363. John served in Scotland, Germany and Brittany.

He married Elizabeth Damoray. Their marriage date was given as "before 25 December 1327." John would have been 13 and Elizabeth 9. Son William was born in 1349. No birth date has been found for daughters Isabel and Agnes, but they are listed before William in records. Assuming the girls were older and born, say three to six years before William, that would place their births during the 1340s. Was the marriage date in error, or simply arranged and performed when John and Elizabeth were children?

Sir John Bardolf and Elizabeth Damoray¹ were married on 25 Dec 1327 in England.¹ Elizabeth Damoray¹ was born circa 23 May 1318 in England.¹ She died before 1363 at the age of 45 in Wormegay, Norfolk, England.¹ Elizabeth  was the granddaughter of Joan of England and Gilbert DeClare. Her great-grandparents were King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile.

 

John Bardolf and Elizabeth Damoray had the following child:

 

2 i. Sir William Bardolf, born 21 Oct 1349, Wormegay, Norfolk, England; married Agnes Poynings, c10 Feb 1365/6, Birling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; died 29 Jan 1385/6, Wormegay, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

 

 

Second Generation

 

2.  Sir William Bardolf¹ (John-1) was born on 21 Oct 1349 in Wormegay, Norfolk, England.¹ He died 29 Jan 1385/6 in Wormegay, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.¹ He was buried aft 29 Jan 1385/6 in Friar Carmelies, Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.¹ Sir William was 4th Lord Bardolf of Wormegay, Cantley, Caistor and Strumpshaw, Norfolk. He was summoned to Parliament from 28 December 1375 to 3 September 1385.

Sir William Bardolf and Agnes Poynings¹ were married c10 Feb 1365/6 in Birling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.¹ Agnes Poynings¹, daughter of Michael Poynings and Joan Rokesley, was born circa 1350 in Slaugham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.¹ She died on 12 Jun 1403 at the age of 53 in prob. London, England.¹ She was buried after 12 Jun 1403 in Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England, United Kingdom.¹ Agnes married Sir Thomas Mortimer following the death of William Bardolf on c10 April 1386.

 

William Bardolf and Agnes Poynings had the following child:

 

3 i. Cecily Bardolf, born ca 1380, Norfolk, England; married Bryan Stapylton/Stapleton, ca 1406, Norfolk, England; died 29 Sep 1432, Ingham, Norfolk, England.

 

 

Third Generation

 

3.  Cecily Bardolf (William-2, John-1) was born circa 1380 in Norfolk, England. She died on 29 Sep 1432 at the age of 52 in Ingham, Norfolk, England. She was buried after 29 Sep 1432 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England.

Cecily Bardolf and Bryan Stapylton/Stapleton¹ were married circa 1406 in Norfolk, England.¹ Bryan Stapylton/Stapleton¹, son of Miles Stapylton/Stapleton and Ela Ufford, was born circa 1379 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.¹ He died on 7 Aug 1438 at the age of 59 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.¹ He was buried after 7 Aug 1438 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.¹ Sir Bryan Stapleton fought in the French Wars and was at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. He was held prisoner by the French for five years, finally being ransomed for 3000 marks.

Stapleton was Lord of Ingham, Bedale and Moreton and served as Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. He was Knight of the Shire for Yorkshire.

Sir Bryan married married Cecily Bardolf about 1406. They had two sons, Miles and Bryan. Cecily died 29 September 1432. Stapleton died 7 August 1438.

 

Bryan Stapylton/Stapleton and Cecily Bardolf had the following child:

 

4 i. Miles Stapylton/Stapleton, born ca 1408, Ingham, Norfolk, England; married Katherine de la Pole, 1438, Norfolk, England; died 1 Oct 1466, Ingram, Norfolk, England.

 

Sources:

1. Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 2004), 56-57 [Bardolf

Family de la Pole

First Generation

  

1.  Sir Thomas de la Pole¹ was born in 1378 in Grafton Regis, Northumberland, England.² He died on 8 Aug 1420 at the age of 42 in France.² Thomas was the son of Michael de la Pole, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and Katherine de Wingfield. Numerous sources state that he was the son of Michael, the 2nd Earl, and Katherine Stafford. He was granted Bliburgh in Lincolnshire, Gresthorp in Nottinghamshire and Grafton in Northamptonshire by 1359. Thomas was Lord Chancellor of England and was created Earl of Suffolk in 1385.

Sir Thomas de la Pole and Anne Cheyne² were married circa 1414 in England.² Anne Cheyne^1–2 was born circa 1375 in Fen Ditton, Coms, Thenford, Northamptonshire, England.² She died circa 1428 at the age of 53 in England.² Anne was the daughter of Nicholas Cheyne.

 

Thomas de la Pole and Anne Cheyne had the following child:

 

2 i. Katherine de la Pole, born 1416, Suffolk, England; married Miles Stapylton/Stapleton, 1438, Norfolk, England; died 13/14 Oct 1488, Prob Ingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

 

Second Generation

 

2.  Katherine de la Pole¹ (Thomas-1) was born in 1416 in Suffolk, England.¹ She died 13/14 Oct 1488 in Prob Ingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.¹ Katherine's will was dated 7 July . 5 September 1488 and proved 23 January 1488/9. Her second marriage was to Sir Richard Harcourt, who died in 1486. Katherine was buried in Rowley Abbey, Oxfordshire.

Katherine de la Pole and Miles Stapylton/Stapleton were married in 1438 in Norfolk, England.¹ Miles Stapylton/Stapleton, son of Bryan Stapylton/Stapleton and Cecily Bardolf, was born circa 1408 in Ingham, Norfolk, England. He died on 1 Oct 1466 at the age of 58 in Ingram, Norfolk, England. He was buried after 1 Oct 1466 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. Sir Miles Stapleton was Lord of the Manor of both Ingham in Norfolk and Bedale in Yorkshire and Baron de jour of Ingham. He was Knight of the Shire for Suffolk and Norfolk and High Sheriff for both shires in 1440.

Miles married Elizabeth Felbrigg, daughter of Sir Simon Felbrigg of Suffolk and Margaret, daughter of Przemyslaw Noszak, Duke of Teschen and Glogu. The couple had no children. In 1438, he married Katherine de la Pole, daoghter of Thomas de la Pole and Anne Cheyne. They had Elizabeth and Jane/Joan.

Stapleton was summonded as a knight and Member of Parliament for Norfolk to attend the Privy Council in 1441-42.  He received a Royal Commission for the safekeeping of the seas in 1442. The following year, he and brother Bryan received the thanks of the Privy Council in connection with a riot at Norwich.

Miles' will was dated 4 August 1442 and proved 31 December 1466. He died 1 October 1466 and was buried in Ingham Priory.

 

Miles Stapylton/Stapleton and Katherine de la Pole had the following child:

 

3 i. Elizabeth Stapylton/Stapleton, born ca 1441, Ingram, Norfolk, England; died 18 Feb 1505, Niorfolk, England.

 

Sources:

1. Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 2004), 56-58 [Bardolf: 11. Miles Stapleton & Katherine Pole].

        2. Ian Fettes, Thomas de la Pole, Geneagraphie - Families all over the world; supplied by Fettes, [address for private use], 2007; Cites Complete Peerage & Plantagenet Ancestry.

d'Ingham Family

First Generation

 

1.  Oliver d'Ingham¹ was born in 1278 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England.¹ He died in 1344 at the age of 66 in Chester, Cheshire, England.¹ Three different years of birth have turned up for Oliver d'Ingham, 1278, 1286 and 1287. His birth place has been given as Igham, Norfolk and Ellesmere Castle in Shropshire..

As Oliver's father was Sir John d'Ingham, it is likely that Ingham was his birth place. Oliver's mother is recorded variously as Margery, Maraya and Marcy. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William la Louche and Maud Lovell.

He inherited lands in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Suffolk and Norfolk from Sir John in 1310. Ingham was summoned to serve in Scotland in 1310 and 1314. He was made Governor of Ellesmere Castle in Shropshire in 1320 and Justice of Chester, Cheshire in 1322. That same year, he supported the King against Thomas, Earl of Lancaster and attended the King in an expedition to Scotland.

Ingham was released from prison in 1324, after serving time for his involvement in the civil wars of Edward II. The release was to allow him to serve as Marshall of the Army under Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, in the Duchy of Aquitaine in the War of Saint Sardos against the French. Oliver was appointed advisor to Edmund, Earl of Kent, in Gascony.

In 1325, he was appointed seneschal of Gascony. Sir Oliver returned to England in 1327 as a Commissioner of Regency during the minority of Edward III. He was called to Parliament in 1328 and was appointed Chief Justice of Chester.

Ingham was sent to the Tower of London in 1330 after he was suspected of plotting against the King with Roger de Mortimer. Neither man was charged.
He received a full pardon from Edward III.

In 1331, Ingham was made Justiciar of Chester. The next year he was again named as seneschal of Gascony and held that office until 1337. Oliver's headquarters was at Bordeaux. During the early stages of the Hundred Years War, Ingham received little troop or financial support from England. He had to rely on a mercenary army. His forces were able to hold off an attack on Bordeaux in 1339. Oliver returned to England in 1342 to gather troops for Edward III's campaign in Brittany and returned to Gascony. He was recalled from Gascony in 1343.

On 29 January 1344, Oliver d'Ingham died at Ingham and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church in Ingham. Elizabeth died at Wiltshire in 1350.

[Other sources: Wikipedia: Oliver Ingham and Find A Grave: Oliver Ingham]

Oliver d'Ingham and Elizabeth Zouche¹ were married in England.¹ Elizabeth Zouche¹ was born in 1282 in England.¹ She died in 1350 at the age of 68 in Wiltshire, England.¹

 

Oliver d'Ingham and Elizabeth Zouche had the following child:

 

2 i. Joan d'Ingham, born ca 1319, Ingham, Norfolk, England; married Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton, 30 Nov 1350, Ingham, Norfolk, England; died 12 Dec 1365, Ingham, Norfolk, England.

 

 

Second Generation

 

2.  Joan d'Ingham² (Oliver-1) was born circa 1319 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.² She died on 12 Dec 1365 at the age of 46 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.² She was buried after 12 Dec 1365 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England.²

Joan d'Ingham and Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton^2–3 were married on 30 Nov 1350 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.^2–3 Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton^2–4, son of Gilbert Stapylton/Stapleton and Matilda/Agnes Fitz Alan, died in Dec 1364 in prob Ingham, Norfolk, England.³ He was buried on 4 Dec 1364 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England.^2–3 He was born c1318/9 in Bedale, Yorkshire North Riding, England.^2–3 Son of Gilbert Stapleton and Matilda [Agnes] FitzAlan, Sir Miles Stapleton was one of the founders of the "Order of the Garter" along with King Edward III in 1344.

Sir Miles gained fame as a warrior in service to Edward III during the wars against the French beginning in Brittany in 1342.  He also served at Crecy and Calais. Miles obtained chief credit on the first day of a famous Windsor jousting tournament on 19 January 1344 and the foundation of a round table in June the following year. Stapleton was the 17th on the list of the first Knights of the Order of the Gater and occupied the 9th stall in St. George's Chapel on the King's side. [Sources differ on whether the order was founded in 1344 or 1348.] In 1354, he was one of the magnates who signed a proclamation referring the disputes between England and France to the pope.

Stapleton took part in the raid of Lancaster toward Paris in 1356. King Edward III sent him as a messenger to meet with Philip of Navarre in January 1358. Miles served as a negotiator of the treaty of Bretigny in 1360. He was sent to France in 1364 to support John de Monfort's canditure for the Breton succession. That September, Miles took part in the Battle of Auray. He died in December, reportedly from wounds received at Auray. He was buried in the church at Ingham.

Sir Miles married twice. By his first wife, name unknown, had a son John [d. 1355]. His second wife was Joan de Ingham, widow of Roger Lestrange. They married in 1350 and had Miles and Joan.

 

Miles Stapylton/Stapleton and Joan d'Ingham had the following child:

 

3 i. Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton, born 23 Jun 1357, Bedale, Yorkshire, England; married Ela Ufford, bef 1379, Norfolk, England; died 10 Apr 1419, Ingham, Norfolk, England.

 

  

Sources:

1. Bond0007, "Lord Oliver de Ingham & Elizabeth la Zouche," , Many Mini Biographies, 20 December 2011 (http://www.teachergenealogist007.com/2011/12/g25-30422630ii.html : accessed 29 August 2017), Bio on Oliver Ingham.

        2. George Beltz, "Miles Stapleton 1319-1364," database, The Medieval Combat Society, The Medieval Combat Society (www.themcs.org/characters/Miles%20Stapleton.htm: accessed 20 August 2017), Stapleton Family; citing Memorials of the Most Noble Order of the Garter from Its Foundation to the Present Time, 1841.

        3. Thomas Frederick Tout, "Stapleton, Miles de [d. 1364] [DNB00]," article, Wikisource, Wikisource (https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Stapleton_Miles_de_(d.1364)_()DNB00 : accessed 15 August 2017), Miles de Stapleton; citing prior publication in Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 54 [1885-1900] (2011).

        4. Leslie Stephens & Sidney Lee, "Miles Stapleton [Died 1314]," article, Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Biographies (www.britannica.com/bios/lords/mstapleton.html : accessed 20 August 2017), Miles Stapleton; Dictionary of National Biography [1891

Interesting Medieval History Website

As I dig into my early English ancestry, I come across some interesting websites. One in particular is the Medieval Combat Society. In addition to featuring information on medieval reenactment and customs, the site has biographies on members of the Order of the Garter. [My primary focus, for now.]

Here is the url if you are interested in the Medieval Era:
http://www.medievalcombatsociety.org.uk/index.php/research/14th-century-history/historical-biopics

Once the research settles a bit, I intend to investigate the MCS site in more detail!

Birthdays and Anniversaries

😜August 25th was the birthday of my Mom, Ruthjane McHugh Prall [1921] and paternal grandmother, Mayme Faucett Prall [1885]. Mom would have been a very feisty 96 today. It was Grandma's 132nd birthday.

August 23rd was my folks wedding anniversary. Hugh Prall and Ruthjane McHugh were married 77 years ago, in 1940. There was always an element of good-natured humor in the household, except when Mom uttered my first, middle and last name. Then it was time to stop whatever I was up to!

As my uncle, Charles "Mutt" McHugh often told me, I was very lucky to have them as my parents.

Grandma was the only grandparent I have clear memories of. [My paternal grandfather died in 1939; Mom's mother in 1952, her dad in 1954.] She died in 1960, when I was nine. Grandma babysat me from time-to-time. Her last years were spent at the Linwood Apartments, at Pleasant Run Pkwy and Linwood Ave. The complex had a big yard and was near Pleasant Run Creek with plenty of room for a prospective cowboy-gunfighter to roam. Her brother-in-law, Clint Pentzer, would join me every now-and-then. Great-uncle Clint made a good seven year old, for a guy in his 70s!

Happy birthday Mom and Grandma! Happy anniversary Mom and Pop!

Focus! Focus! Focus!

Realtors claim the 3 most important things in making a sale are "location, location, location." I think for genealogists, it's "focus, focus, focus."

No matter whether you are on researching in a library, courthouse, archives or online - stay focused!
I have been working on several families recently and focus has been waning. I'll be working on one family, then jump to another and back. It finally dawned on me to get one family wrapped up and then work on another one.

That is one thing I really miss about the now-defunct Problem Solving track at the Salt Lake Institute.The format required you to submit ONE project and focus on that project for five days. Even if you reached a dead end and had to deviate from the plan, you still stayed focused on one or two options in your research plan.

So, that's my advice to you fellow researchers - FOCUS on one task at a time. Design your research plan and stick to it! Don't lose time bouncing from one item to another!