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Joyce Stafford 1585–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England

Death Date: 15 Nov 1640

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Stafford

Mother: Elizabeth Rushall

Spouse(s): Richard Ward

Children(s): Mary Ward

Joyce Stafford was born in 1585 in Stretton, Rutland, England, the child of Thomas Stafford And Elizabeth Rushall. Joyce Stafford married Richard Stephen Ward, and had children including Mary Ward. Joyce Stafford passed away in 1640 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Joyce Stafford was born in 1585 in Stretton, Rutland, England, the child of Thomas Stafford And Elizabeth Rushall.
  • Joyce Stafford married Richard Stephen Ward, and had children including Mary Ward.
  • Joyce Stafford passed away in 1640 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Joyce Stafford's Ancestors

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Joyce Stafford
1585–1640
Birth Place: Stretton, Rutland, England
Parents
Thomas Stafford
1559–1642
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Rushall
1561–1612
Rutland, England
Grandparents
Richard Stafford
1539–1632
Congleton, Astburg, Chestershire, England
Mary Corbet
1540–1634
Congleton, Astburg, Chestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Stafford
1501–1563
Ursula Stafford
1504–1570
John Corbet
1513–1566
Anne Booth
1508–1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Stafford
1477–1521
Eleanor Percy
1474–1530
Richard Pole
1470–1545
Margaret Plantagenet
1474–1540
Robert Corbet
1477–1513
Elizabeth Vernon
1477–1563

Joyce Stafford's Descendants

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Joyce Stafford (1585–15 Nov 1640) m. Richard (Stephen) Ward (1578–19 Jul 1635)
  1. 1. Mary Ward 1607–1679 m. John Fletcher 1606–1662
    1. 1. Mary Fletcher 1630–1683 m. Thomas Stevens 1632–1685
      1. 1. Mary Stevens 1656–1684 m. Daniel Kelsey 1650–1727
        1. 1. William Kelsey 1673–1718 m. Elizabeth Sheather 1679–1727

Joyce Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Joyce Stafford in Stretton, Rutland, England
Stretton, Rutland, England
1640
15 Nov 1640
Age 55
Death of Joyce Stafford in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1640
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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