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BRIAN Sir STAPLETON 1458–1518 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1458

Birth Location: Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 18 Sep 1518

Death Location: Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Willem Wighill

Mother: Margaretha Pickering

Spouse(s): JANE THIRKELD

Children(s): Lady Wharton, Margaret Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton, Eleonore Stapleton, Margaret STAPLETON, Sir Wighill, Brian Stapleton, Lancelot Stapleton, Miles Stapleton, William Stapleton, Jane Stapleton, Joan Stapleton, Richard Stapleton, Robert Stapleton, Joanna Bassett, Elizabeth Stapleton, Letice Stapleton, John Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton, Eleanor Wharton, Abortive Stapylton, Christopher Wighill

BRIAN Sir STAPLETON was born in 1458 in Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Willem William Stapleton Van Wighill And Margaretha Pickering. BRIAN Sir STAPLETON married Jane Joan Lady Thirkeld, and had children including Abortive Child Of Bryan Stapylton Stapylton, Brian Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton Of Wighill, Eleanor Wharton, Eleonore Stapleton, Elizabeth Stapleton, Frannces Stapleton, Jane Stapleton, Joan Stapleton, Joanna Bassett, John Stapleton, Lady Eleanor Stapleton Wharton, Lancelot Stapleton, Letice Stapleton, Margaret Stapleton, Miles Stapleton, Richard Stapleton, Robert Stapleton, Sir Christopher Stapleton Knight Of Wighill, William Stapleton. BRIAN Sir STAPLETON passed away in 1518 in Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • BRIAN Sir STAPLETON was born in 1458 in Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England, the child of Willem William Stapleton Van Wighill And Margaretha Pickering.
  • BRIAN Sir STAPLETON married Jane Joan Lady Thirkeld, and had children including Abortive Child Of Bryan Stapylton Stapylton, Brian Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton Of Wighill, Eleanor Wharton, Eleonore Stapleton, Elizabeth Stapleton, Frannces Stapleton, Jane Stapleton, Joan Stapleton, Joanna Bassett, John Stapleton, Lady Eleanor Stapleton Wharton, Lancelot Stapleton, Letice Stapleton, Margaret Stapleton, Miles Stapleton, Richard Stapleton, Robert Stapleton, Sir Christopher Stapleton Knight Of Wighill, William Stapleton.
  • BRIAN Sir STAPLETON passed away in 1518 in Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

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BRIAN STAPLETON's Ancestors

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BRIAN STAPLETON
1458–1518
Birth Place: Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Willem (William) Stapleton van Wighill
1432–1503
Wighill, Yorkshire
Margaretha Pickering
1442–1474
Oswaldkirk, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (de) Stapleton
1385–1455
Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Margaretha Conyers
1403–1465
North Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margaret Anne Lascelles) Pickering
1415–1499
Escryck, Yorkshire, England
* (Sir James W. Pickering (Sheriff of) Yorkshire)
1419–1497
Killington, Westmoreland, England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Harington
1404–1427
Lady Harington
1404–1427
2nd-Great-Grandparents

BRIAN STAPLETON's Descendants

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BRIAN (Sir) STAPLETON (1458–18 Sep 1518) m. JANE ((Joan) Lady) THIRKELD (1463–5 Jan 1542)
  1. 1. Lady (Eleanor Stapleton) Wharton 1500–1585 m. Sir (Thomas) Wharton 1490–1568
    1. 1. Feorina Wharton 1525–1557 m. Sir (Thomas Forster. Governor of Bamborough Castle, High Sheriff of) Northumberland 1526–1589 m. Sir (Thomas Forster) Foster 1502–1556
      1. 1. Cuthbert Forster 1540–1589 m. Dorothy (Doraty Austin) Foster 1559–1619 m. Elizabeth Bradford 1554–1648
        1. 1. Thomas Forster 1570–1648 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Carr 1576–1594 m. Abigail Wimes 1573–1638 m. Elizabeth Carr 1570– m. Margaret (Hall of) Zungwell 1572– m. Elizabeth (Jane) Carr 1570–1594 m. Florence Corke 1555–1625
        2. 2. Matthew Forster 1574–
        3. 3. Thomas Foster 1566–1638
        4. 4. Thomas Foster 1555–1648
        5. 5. Matthew Foster 1563–1623
        6. 6. Jane Forster 1580–1627
        7. 7. John Forster 1575–
        8. 8. Samuel Forster 1587–1612
        9. 9. Grace Forster 1577–1630
        10. 10. Thomas Foster 1585–
        11. 11. Matthew Forster 1563–1638
        12. 12. Samuel Forster 1567–
        13. 13. Reginald Forster 1595–1681
        14. 14. Matthew FORSTER 1617–
        15. 15. Rev (Thomas) Forster 1570–1648
        16. 16. Thomas Forster –1736
        17. 17. Thomas Foster 1548–1612
        18. 18. Thomas Foster 1566–1638
        19. 19. John Forster 1575–
        20. 20. Thomas Foster 1585–
        21. 21. Samuel Forster 1587–1612
        22. 22. Jane (Forster) Forster 1580–
        23. 23. Grace Forster 1577–
        24. 24. Matthew Forster 1563–
      2. 2. Reginald Forster 1545–
      3. 3. Constance Forster 1547–
      4. 4. John Forster 1550–
      5. 5. Ralph Forster 1552–1616
      6. 6. Patrick Forster 1598–1612
      7. 7. Reginald Forster 1545–
      8. 8. Margaret Forster 1552–
      9. 9. Hugh Forster 1556–
      10. 10. George Forster 1558–
    2. 2. Joanna Wharton –1524
    3. 3. Lady (Florence Ferorina) WHARTON 1518–1557
    4. 4. 2nd (Baron Thomas) Wharton 1523–1572
    5. 5. Florence (Ferorina) Wharton 1518–1580
    6. 6. Elizabeth Wharton 1537–
    7. 7. Christopher Wharton 1538–1600
    8. 8. Feorina ((Frances, Florence)) Wharton 1525–1557
    9. 9. Joanna (Joan) Wharton 1525–1563
    10. 10. Henry (Sir Knight) Wharton 1522–1552
    11. 11. Sir (Thomas) Wharton 1520–1572
    12. 12. Lady (Anne) Wharton 1528–
    13. 13. Lady (Florence) Wharton 1518–1580
  2. 2. Margaret Stapleton 1479–1555
  3. 3. Christopher Stapleton 1487–1537
  4. 4. Christopher Stapleton 1485–1537
  5. 5. Eleonore Stapleton 1500–1585
  6. 6. Margaret STAPLETON 1499–1570
  7. 7. Sir (Christopher Stapleton - Knight of) Wighill 1485–1537
  8. 8. Brian Stapleton 1486–1550
  9. 9. Lancelot Stapleton 1491–1530
  10. 10. Miles Stapleton 1495–1529
  11. 11. William Stapleton 1498–1544
  12. 12. Jane Stapleton 1489–1585
  13. 13. Joan Stapleton 1485–1553
  14. 14. Richard Stapleton 1497–
  15. 15. Robert Stapleton 1498–
  16. 16. Joanna Bassett 1485–1553
  17. 17. Elizabeth Stapleton 1488–1585
  18. 18. Letice Stapleton 1483–
  19. 19. John Stapleton 1479–1537
  20. 20. Christopher Stapleton 1485–1537
  21. 21. Eleanor Wharton 1500–1585
  22. 22. Abortive (Child of Bryan Stapylton) Stapylton –1634
  23. 23. Christopher (Stapleton of) Wighill 1485–1537

BRIAN STAPLETON's Timeline

2 Records

1458
1458
Birth of BRIAN Sir STAPLETON in Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
1518
18 Sep 1518
Age 60
Death of BRIAN Sir STAPLETON in Wighill, Yorkshire, , England
Wighill, Yorkshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1458
    Event Place: Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1518
    Event Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wighill, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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