The Boteler Family: Gen. 1-2

The surname frequently appears as 'Butler,' so it would appear that Boteler is pronounced "butler." 

 

First Generation

 

1.  Philip Boteler^1–2 was born in 1388 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.¹ He died on 5 Nov 1420 at the age of 32 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.¹ Philip inherited estates of Pulverbath, Shropshire, Norbury, Stafford and Higham-Gobion, Bedfordshire from his cousin Edward in 1412.

Philip's parents were Sir Philip Boteler [d. 1393] and Elizabeth. His grandparents were Sir Ralph Boteler and Katherine de Peletoyt, daughter of Sir Philip.

It was from his great-grandmother, Hawise Gibion [29 September 11262-1360], that Philip and Edward inherited their lands. Hawise married Sir Ralph Boteler [d. 13443.]

The rest of Philip's ancestry was believed to be:
Sir Ralph Boteler [d. 1307] and Matilda Marmion.
Ralph Boteler of Oversley and Matilda Pantulph
Maurice Boteler
Ralph Boteler
Ralph Boteler
Ralph le Boteler and Avice

Philip Boteler and Elizabeth Cockayne¹ were married circa 1412 in Derbyshire, England.³ Elizabeth Cockayne⁴, daughter of John Cockayne and Ida Grey, was born circa 1394 in Bury Hatley, Bedfordshire, England.⁴ Elizabeth was the daughter of Sir John Cockayne and Ida Grey, Following Philip's death in 1420, she married Lawrence Cheyne on 13 December 1421. Her daughter, Elizabeth Cheyne, was the great-grandmother of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard, queen consorts of Henry VIII.

 

Philip Boteler and Elizabeth Cockayne had the following child:

 

2 i. Sir Philip Boteler, born 15 Aug 1414, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England; married Isabel Willoughby, ca 6 Jan 1436, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England; died 28 Jul 1453, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.

 

 

Second Generation

 

2.  Sir Philip Boteler^5–6 (Philip-1) was born on 15 Aug 1414 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.⁷ He died on 28 Jul 1453 at the age of 38 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.⁷ Sir Philip was Sheriff of Hertfordshire and Essex and Knight of the Shire of Hertford. He was heir to his older brother Edward in 1421. Boteler was also an executor of the estate of his father-in-law, Hugh Willoughby.

The marriage between Philip and Isabel was an arranged one. Following the death of Philip Boteler in 1420, the younger Philip's wardship and marriage rights were given to John Cockayne. Cockayne died in 1429. The executors of Philip's estate sold the wardship and marriage rights of young Philip to Hugh Willoughby of Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. Sir Hugh arranged for Philip to marry his daughter Isabel shortly after Philip turned 21.  Willoughby promised the couple 50 marks and took possession of Boteler's lands as set forth in the wardship. The marriage settlement was dated 6 January 1436. The marriage had undoubtedly taken place between August and December of 1435, following Philip's 21st birthday..

Sir Philip Boteler and Isabel Willoughby⁷ were married circa 6 Jan 1436 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.^6–7 Isabel Willoughby⁷ was born circa 1418 in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England.⁸ She died after 1471 at the age of 53 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.⁷ Isabel was the daughter of Hugh Willoughby and Margaret Freville. She was descended from Henry II by his mistress Ida.

 

Philip Boteler and Isabel Willoughby had the following child:

 

3 i. John Boteler, born 1435/6, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England; married Elizabeth [Boteler], bef 1459, Watton on Stone, Hertfordshire, England; died 1491–1499, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.

 

The Cockayne Family

First Generation

  

1.  John Cockayne¹ was born circa 1360 in Derbyshire, England.¹ He died in 1429 at the age of 69 in Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, England.¹ John was Recorder of London from at least 1394-1398. He was made serjeant at law in 1396. From 1398-1400 Cockayne succeeded his father as Chief Steward of the Duchy north of the Trent. In 1400 he was made Chief Baron of the Eschequer, giving up the post in 1413. John was a Justice of the Common Pleas in 1405.
Cockayne acquired lands in Derbyshire and Hertfordshire. He purchased his primary residence at Bury Hatley [later Cockayne Hatley] in Bedfordshire in 1417 for 1000 marks.
He made his will on 10 February 1428, requesting burial next to his wife in St. John's Church, Bury Hatley. Cockayne died on 22 May 1429.

John Cockayne and Ida Grey^1–2 were married before 1390 in England.^1–2 Ida Grey² was born in 1368 in Ruthin Castle, Ruthin, Anglesey, Wales.² She died on 1 Jun 1426 at the age of 58 in Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, England.² Ida [or Edith] was the daughter of ReginaldGrey, 2nd Baron de Grey of Ruthyn, a powerful Welsh Marcher lord. The Greys were the chief Marcher barons in the northern Welsh Marches. Her mother was Eleanor Le Strange of Blackmere. Ida's maternal grandmother, Ankaret Le Botillier, was a direct descendant of Gruffydd II ap Madog, Prince of Wales.

John Cockayne and Ida Grey had the following child:

 

2 i. Elizabeth Cockayne, born ca 1394, Bury Hatley, Bedfordshire, England; married Philip Boteler, ca 1412, Derbyshire, England.

  

Sources:

1. Wikipedia, "John Cockayne [d. 1429]," database, Wiki Media Foundation, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cokayne_(died_1429): accessed 1 September 2017), Cockayne family.

        2. Wikipedia, "Ida de Grey," database, Wiki Media Foundation, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_de_Grey: accessed 1 September 2017), Ida de Grey.

Tyrrell Famiy: "Off with their heads!"

First Generation

 

1.  Sir William Tyrell/Tyrrell^1–2 was born in 1415 in Heron, East Horndon, Essex, England.² He died on 23 Feb 1462 at the age of 47 in Tower Hill, London, Middlesex, England.^1–2 William Tyrrell was executed [beheaded] on Tower Hill in London on 23 February 1462 for his involvement with John de Vere, Earl of Oxford, in a conspiracy against Edward IV. Conspirators Thomas Tuddenham and John Montgomery were executed the same day. Aubrey de Vere was executed on the 20th and John deVere on the 26th.

William's son, James Tyrrell, was executed for treason on 6 May 1502 after being found guilty of murdering King Edward V and his brother Robert of Shrewsbury. Sir Thomas More later wrote that James had admitted to the murders, although no transcripts of the confession have been found.

Sir William Tyrell/Tyrrell and Margaret Darcy [D'Arcy]² were married in 1452 in Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.² Margaret Darcy [D'Arcy]² was born in 1425 in Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.² She died in 1525 at the age of 100 in England.² Margaret was the daughter of Robert D'Arcy.

 

William Tyrell/Tyrrell and Margaret Darcy [D'Arcy] had the following child:

 

2 i. Dorothy Tyrell/Tyrrell, born 1459–61, Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England; married John Boteler Esquire, 1487, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England; died 1491, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.

 

 

Second Generation

 

2.  Dorothy Tyrell/Tyrrell² (William-1) was born in 1459–61 in Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.² She died in 1491 at the age of 32 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.²

Dorothy Tyrell/Tyrrell and John Boteler Esquire² were married in 1487 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.² John Boteler Esquire², son of John Boteler and Elizabeth [Boteler], was born in 1459 in Watton on Stone, Hertfordshire, England.² He died on 11 May 1514 at the age of 55 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.²

 

John Boteler and Dorothy Tyrell/Tyrrell had the following child:

 

3 i. Sir Philip Boteler, born by 1493, Watton on Stone, Hertfordshire, England; married Elizabeth Drury, ca 1510, Watton on Stone, Hertfordshire, England; died 28 Mar 1545, Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England.

 

Sources:

1. Wikipedia, "James Tyrrell," database, Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tyrrell: accessed 31 August 2017), William & James Tyrell.

        2. Ted Williams & Robin Wood, "William Tyrell [1415-1462]," database, Wiki Tree, Wiki Tree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tyrell-6: accessed 31 August 2017), Tyrrell / Darcy / Boteler.

Stapleton Family: Gen. 7 - Sources

 

Seventh Generation

 

7.  Elizabeth Stapylton/Stapleton (Miles-6, Bryan-5, Miles-4, Miles-3, Gilbert-2, Miles-1) was born circa 1441 in Ingram, Norfolk, England. She died on 18 Feb 1505 at the age of 64 in Niorfolk, England.

Sir William Calthorpe⁷ was born on 30 Jan 1410 in Norfolk, England.⁷ He died on 15 Nov 1494 at the age of 84 in Norfolk, England.⁷ He was buried after 15 Nov 1494 in Church of White Friars, Norwich, Norfolk, England.⁷ William Calthorpe was the Lord of the Manors of Burnham and Ludham, Norfolk, England. He was knighted at the Tower of London by Edward IV at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth Wydville on Ascension Day, 26 May 1465. Calthorpe was High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1442, 1458, 1464 and 1476.  He was Steward of the Duke of Norfolk in 1479.

Sir William married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth [1406-1437], daughter of Sir Reynold de Grey, 3rd Baron of Ruthin. His second wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Miles Stapleton of Ingram and Katherine de la Pole.

Elizabeth Stapleton inherited Hemptead, Norfolk from her father.

William was buried next to his first wife at the Church of White Friars at Norwich, Norfolk.

 

William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Stapylton/Stapleton had the following child:

 

8 i. Anne Calthorpe, born ca 1460, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England; married Sir Robert Drury, ca 1494, Hawsted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; died bef 1531, Hawsted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

 

 

Sources:

1. 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].

        2. H.E. Chetwynd-Starylton, The Stapletons of Yorkshire: Being the History of an English Family from Very Early Times (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1897), 82-87; digital images, LDS Family History Library, FamilySearch.org (www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 August 2017.

        3. 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.

        4. 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).

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

        6. Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 56-58 [Bardolf: 11. Miles Stapleton & Katherine Pole].

        7. Wikipedia, "William Calthorpe," database, Wikipedia Foundation, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Calthorpe: accessed 10 July 2017), Sir William Calthorpe

Stapleton Family: Gen. 5-6

Fifth Generation

 

5.  Bryan Stapylton/Stapleton⁵ (Miles-4, Miles-3, Gilbert-2, Miles-1) was born circa 1379 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.⁵ He died on 7 Aug 1438 at the age of 59 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.⁵ He was buried after 7 Aug 1438 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.⁵ 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 Bardolf⁵ were married circa 1406 in Norfolk, England.⁵ Cecily Bardolf, daughter of William Bardolf and Agnes Poynings, 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.

 

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

 

6 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.

 

 

Sixth Generation

 

6.  Miles Stapylton/Stapleton (Bryan-5, Miles-4, Miles-3, Gilbert-2, Miles-1) 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 were married in 1438 in Norfolk, England.⁶ Katherine de la Pole⁶, daughter of Thomas de la Pole and Anne Cheyne, was born in 1416 in Suffolk, England.⁶ She died 13/14 Oct 1488 in Prob Ingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.⁶ 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.

 

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

 

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

Stapleton Family: Gen. 3-4

 

Third Generation

 

3.  Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton^1,3–4 (Gilbert-2, Miles-1) died in Dec 1364 in prob Ingham, Norfolk, England.⁴ He was buried on 4 Dec 1364 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England.^3–4 He was born c1318/9 in Bedale, Yorkshire North Riding, England.^3–4 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.

Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton and Joan d'Ingham^3–4 were married on 30 Nov 1350 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.^3–4 Joan d'Ingham³, daughter of Oliver d'Ingham and Elizabeth Zouche, was born circa 1319 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.³ She died on 12 Dec 1365 at the age of 46 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.³ She was buried after 12 Dec 1365 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England.³

 

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

 

4 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.

 

 

Fourth Generation

 

4.  Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton³ (Miles-3, Gilbert-2, Miles-1) was born on 23 Jun 1357 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England.³ He died on 10 Apr 1419 at the age of 61 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.³ He was buried after 10 Apr 1419 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England.³

Sir Miles Stapylton/Stapleton and Ela Ufford^3,5 were married before 1379 in Norfolk, England.³ Ela Ufford³ was born circa 1357 in Clavering, Essex, England.³ She died before 1425 at the age of 68 in Ingham, Norfolk, England.³ She was buried before 1425 in Ingham Priory, Norfolk, England.³ Ela was the daughter of Sir Edmund de Ufford and Sibilia de Pierpoint.

 

Miles Stapylton/Stapleton and Ela Ufford had the following child:

 

5 i. Bryan Stapylton/Stapleton, born ca 1379, Ingham, Norfolk, England; married Cecily Bardolf, ca 1406, Norfolk, England; died 7 Aug 1438, Ingham, Norfolk, England

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.