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John de Stapleton 1399–1455 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 8 Sep 1399

Birth Location: Wighill, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 9 Jun 1455

Death Location: Wighill, Yorkshire, England

Father: Miles Stapleton

Mother: Cicely Ufford

Spouse(s): Lady Drake, Margaret Norton, Esther Bishop

Children(s): Elizabeth Stapleton, John Stapleton, Agnes STAPLETON, Christian Stapleton, Christian Cressett, Agnes Stapleton, Miles Stapleton, John Stapleton, William Stapleton, John Stapleton, Thomas Stapleton, Mary Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton, Brian STAPLETON, Elizabeth Stapleton, Isabella Stapelton

John de Stapleton was born in 1399 in Wighill, Yorkshire, England, the child of Miles De Stapleton And Cicely Ela Ufford. John de Stapleton married Esther Bishop, Lady Johanna Drake, Margaret Norton, and had children including Agnes Stapleton, Brian Stapleton, Christian Cressett, Christian Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton, Elizabeth Stapleton, Isabella Stapelton, John Stapleton, Mary Stapleton, Miles Stapleton, Thomas Stapleton, William Stapleton. John de Stapleton passed away in 1455 in Wighill, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John de Stapleton was born in 1399 in Wighill, Yorkshire, England, the child of Miles De Stapleton And Cicely Ela Ufford.
  • John de Stapleton married Esther Bishop, Lady Johanna Drake, Margaret Norton, and had children including Agnes Stapleton, Brian Stapleton, Christian Cressett, Christian Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton, Elizabeth Stapleton, Isabella Stapelton, John Stapleton, Mary Stapleton, Miles Stapleton, Thomas Stapleton, William Stapleton.
  • John de Stapleton passed away in 1455 in Wighill, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Stapleton's Ancestors

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John Stapleton
1399–1455
Birth Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Miles De Stapleton
1357–1419
England
Cicely (Ela) Ufford
1361–1418
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Miles Stapleton
1320–1364
Bedale, Yorkshire North Riding, England
Joan Ingham
1320–1365
Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
Edmund D'Ufford
1304–1375
Thurston, Suffolk, England
Sibilla (de) Pierrepont
1310–1375
Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Stapleton
1297–1324
Agnes FITZALAN
1298–1348
Oliver Ingham
1287–1344
Elizabeth Zouche
1272–1350
Robert Ufford
1279–1316
Cecily Valoignes
1284–1325
John Pierrepont
1306–
Ela Calthorpe
1310–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Miles Stapleton
1263–1324
Sibyl Beaulieu
1260–1301
Bryan FitzAlan
1260–1306
Anne Baliol
1270–
John Ingham
1259–1310
Margery Norfolk
1255–1290
Eudo, Zouche
1232–1279
Millicent Cantilupe
1250–1299
Robert Ufford
1234–1298
Mary Saye
1260–1280
Robert DeValoines
1254–1282

John Stapleton's Descendants

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John (de) Stapleton (Abt 8 Sep 1399–9 Jun 1455) m. Lady (Johanna) Drake (1405–Abt 1426) m. Margaret Norton (Abt 1407–8 Jan 1465) m. Esther Bishop (1397–1423)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Stapleton 1441–1505 m. William Layton 1420–1458 m. William Calthorpe 1410–1494 m. John Fortescue 1439– m. Edward Howard 1477–1513
    1. 1. Jane Layton 1458–1498 m. Robert Thornton 1454–1514
      1. 1. Francis Thornton 1501–1566 m. Joan DeLovier 1498–1560 m. Frances Robinson 1505–
        1. 1. Alice Thornton 1535–1608 m. Isaac Taylor 1530–1600
        2. 2. John Thornton 1526–
        3. 3. Margery Thornton 1528–
        4. 4. Margaret Thornton 1531– m. Wilson 1524– m. Chase 1526–
        5. 5. Joan Thornton 1532–
        6. 6. Thomas Thornton 1540– m. Elizabeth Stringar 1544–1662
        7. 7. William Thornton 1540–1600 m. Barbara Westby 1550–1614
      2. 2. George Thornton 1479–
      3. 3. John Thornton 1480–1545
      4. 4. William Thornton 1480–1545 m. Margaret Leigh 1480–1534
      5. 5. Thomas Thornton 1483–
      6. 6. Martin Thornton 1484–
      7. 7. Robert Thornton 1486–1545
      8. 8. Richard Thornton 1488–
      9. 9. Christopher Thornton 1491–1496
      10. 10. John Thornton 1491–1561
      11. 11. John Thornton 1491–1561
      12. 12. Elizabeth Thorton 1497–1552 m. Leonard Wilding 1500–1549
  2. 2. John Stapleton 1410–1466
  3. 3. Agnes STAPLETON 1417–1466 m. Ralph Reresby 1413–1466
  4. 4. Christian Stapleton 1423–1470
  5. 5. Christian Cressett 1423–1510 m. Robert Burton 1420–1478 m. Robert Cressett 1419–1490 m. Richard ("of Longnor") Burton 1450–1471
  6. 6. Agnes Stapleton 1427–
  7. 7. Miles Stapleton 1430–1498
  8. 8. John Stapleton 1432–1503
  9. 9. William Stapleton 1432–1503 m. Margaret Pickering 1444–1474 m. Jane (Joan Johane Tunstall) Warde 1431–1508 m. Margaret Pickering 1442–1474 m. Joan Tunstall 1435–1507
  10. 10. John Stapleton 1435–1508
  11. 11. Thomas Stapleton 1438–1508
  12. 12. Mary Stapleton 1439–1533
  13. 13. Christopher Stapleton 1440–1505
  14. 14. Brian STAPLETON 1442–1498
  15. 15. Elizabeth Stapleton 1444–
  16. 16. Isabella Stapelton 1446–

John Stapleton's Timeline

3 Records

1399
Abt 8 Sep 1399
Birth of John de Stapleton in Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Wighill, Yorkshire, England
1399
8 Sep 1399
John de Stapleton was christened in Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Wighill, Yorkshire, England
1455
9 Jun 1455
Age 56
Death of John de Stapleton in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 8 Sep 1399
    Event Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for John de Stapleton, person ID L6LW-NK6.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1399
    Event Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for John de Stapleton, person ID L6LW-NK6.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1455
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for John de Stapleton, person ID L6LW-NK6.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wighill, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for John de Stapleton, person ID L6LW-NK6.

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