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Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford 1586–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1586

Birth Location: Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 02 Aug 1640

Death Location: St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Father: Lord Baron

Mother: Lady Rushall

Spouse(s): Sir Ward

Children(s): Sgt. Sr

Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was born in 1586 in Leicestershire, England, the child of Lord Thomas 3Rd Earl Of Stafford Baron And Lady Elizabeth De Rutland Rushall. Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford married Sir Richard Stephen Ward, and had children including Sgt John Ward Sr. Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford passed away in 1640 in St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was born in 1586 in Leicestershire, England, the child of Lord Thomas 3Rd Earl Of Stafford Baron And Lady Elizabeth De Rutland Rushall.
  • Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford married Sir Richard Stephen Ward, and had children including Sgt John Ward Sr.
  • Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford passed away in 1640 in St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Baron
1559–1642
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
LB
Lady Rushall
1561–1612
Birth Location: Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
LR

Spouses(s)

Sir Ward
1581–1637
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
SW

Children(s)

Sgt. Sr
1625–1694
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
SS

Lady Stafford's Ancestors

Self
Lady Stafford
1586–1640
Birth Place: Leicestershire, England
Parents
Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron
1559–1642
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth de Rutland) Rushall
1561–1612
Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Stafford's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Joyce Bryce) Stafford (1586–02 Aug 1640) m. Sir (Richard Stephen) Ward (1581–13 Oct 1637)
  1. 1. Sgt. (John Ward) Sr 1625–1694 m. Sarah (Lyman) Hills 1635–1691
    1. 1. Deborah Ward 1658–1738 m. Eliphalet Johnson 1656–1718
      1. 1. Nathaniel ("Nathan" Johnson (Rev Sep) 2017) 1698–1765 m. Sarah Ogden 1699–1777
        1. 1. Reverend (Stephen) Johnson 1724–1786 m. Elizabeth Diodate 1722–1761

Lady Stafford's Timeline

14 Records

1586
1586
Birth of Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1599
ABT 1599
Age 13
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in Stretford Rutlandshire, England
Stretford Rutlandshire, England
1600
ABT 1600
Age 14
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in , Rutland, England
, Rutland, England
1602
6 Sep 1602
Age 16
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in Stretton, Rutland, England
Stretton, Rutland, England
1606
05 May 1606
Age 20
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in Garthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Garthorpe, Leicestershire, England
1606
5 May 1606
Age 20
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in Garthorpe, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Garthorpe, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1607
22 Dec 1607
Age 21
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
1609
1609
Age 23
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in England
England
1611
1611
Age 25
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, , England
Great Munden, Hertfordshire, , England
1614
1614
Age 28
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in Connecticut, United States
Connecticut, United States
1614
1614
Age 28
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
1631
1631
Age 45
Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford was married in New England, USA
New England, USA
1640
15 Nov 1640
Age 54
Death of Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
1640
02 Aug 1640
Age 54
Burial of Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford in St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1599
    Event Place: Stretford Rutlandshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1600
    Event Place: , Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1602
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 May 1606
    Event Place: Garthorpe, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 May 1606
    Event Place: Garthorpe, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1607
    Event Place: Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1611
    Event Place: Great Munden, Hertfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1614
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1614
    Event Place: Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: New England, USA
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of CT

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1649; Page Number: 304

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1640
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1640
    Event Place: St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
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