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Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron 1559–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 15 May 1642

Death Location: Stretton, Rutland, England

Father: Richard 1539

Mother: Mary 1540

Spouse(s): Lady Rushall

Children(s): Lady Coley, JOYCE G-GP, Jennet Stafford, Jennet Stafford, Jennet Stafford, Joyce Stafford, Sir Stafford, Lord Stafford, John Coley

In 1559, Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron entered the world in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Richard Stafford 5Th Baron 1539 And Mary Corbet 1540. Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron married Lady Elizabeth De Rutland Rushall, and had children including Jennet Stafford, Jennet Beaumont Stafford, John Coley, Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward 9Th G Gp, Joyce Stafford, Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward E Coley, Lord Roger Floyde Stafford 6Th Baron Stafford, Sir George Stafford, Walter William Stafford. Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron passed away in 1642 in Stretton, Rutland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1559, Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron entered the world in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, born to Richard Stafford 5Th Baron 1539 And Mary Corbet 1540.
  • Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron married Lady Elizabeth De Rutland Rushall, and had children including Jennet Stafford, Jennet Beaumont Stafford, John Coley, Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward 9Th G Gp, Joyce Stafford, Lady Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward E Coley, Lord Roger Floyde Stafford 6Th Baron Stafford, Sir George Stafford, Walter William Stafford.
  • Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron passed away in 1642 in Stretton, Rutland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard 1539
1539–1632
Birth Location: Congleton, Astburg, Cheshire, England.
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Mary 1540
1540–1634
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
M1

Spouses(s)

Lady Rushall
1561–1612
Birth Location: Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
LR

Children(s)

Lady Coley
1586–1640
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, , England
LC
JOYCE G-GP
1586–1640
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
JG
Jennet Stafford
1586–1641
Birth Location: Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England
JS
Jennet Stafford
1586–1641
Birth Location: Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England
JS
Jennet Stafford
1586–1641
Birth Location: Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England
JS
Joyce Stafford
1585–1640
Birth Location: 1673442, Rutland, England
JS
Sir Stafford
1590–1644
Birth Location: All Saints, Darton, Yorkshire, England
SS
Lord Stafford
1572–1640
Birth Location: Warwick, Warwickshire, England
LS
John Coley
1586–1674
Birth Location: Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England
JC

Lord Baron's Ancestors

Self
Lord Baron
1559–1642
Birth Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Richard Stafford 5th Baron 1539
1539–1632
Congleton, Astburg, Cheshire, England.
Mary (Corbet) 1540
1540–1634
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry ((1st Baron of Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham)) Stafford
1501–1563
Penshurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Baron's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford) Baron (1559–15 May 1642) m. Lady (Elizabeth de Rutland) Rushall (Sep 1561–22 Feb 1612)
  1. 1. Lady (Joyce Bryce Stafford Ward(e)) Coley 1586–1640 m. Mary Corbett* 1550–1632
    1. 1. Mikill\Michael Ward 1600–1641 m. Margareta Willimson 1600–1653
      1. 1. Margaret Ward 1630–1704 m. Richard Brooks 1630–1709
        1. 1. En (Ralph) Braxton 1657–1684 m. Mary Carter 1657–1734
    2. 2. Thomas Safford 1599–1666
  2. 2. JOYCE (BRYCE STAFFORD (WARD) 9th) G-GP 1586–1640
  3. 3. Jennet (^) Stafford 1586–1641
  4. 4. Jennet (^) Stafford 1586–1641
  5. 5. Jennet (Beaumont) Stafford 1586–1641
  6. 6. Joyce Stafford 1585–1640
  7. 7. Sir (George) Stafford 1590–1644
  8. 8. Lord (Roger (Floyde) Stafford, 6th Baron) Stafford 1572–1640 m. Mary CORBET 1550–1632
    1. 1. Thomas Stafford 1600–1684
    2. 2. John Stafford 1600–1673
    3. 3. William Stafford 1604–1655
  9. 9. John Coley 1586–1674 m. Mary Curtis 1589–1674 m. Mary Curtis 1590–1619 m. Joyce Ward 1590–1640 m. Sarah Colton 1620–1684 m. Susannah Hutchinson 1590–1619 m. SARAH Colton 1600–1684 m. Joan Arnott 1606–1608
    1. 1. Samuel Coley 1615–1684
    2. 2. Sarah Cooley 1612–1688
    3. 3. Mary Coley 1600–1677
    4. 4. Benjamin Coley 1615–1684
    5. 5. Elizabeth Clemence 1610–1678
    6. 6. Margaret Clark 1620–1636
    7. 7. John Coales 1610–1663
    8. 8. Margaret Coley 1618–1634
    9. 9. Miriam (Coley) Birge 1616–1678 m. Sgt. (John) Clark 1612–1649
      1. 1. Abigail (Clark) * 1640–1727
      2. 2. Sarah Clarke 1633–1721
      3. 3. Elizabeth CLARK 1640–
      4. 4. Samuel CLARK 1639–1672
      5. 5. Hester CLARK 1645–1717
      6. 6. John (CLARK) II 1637–1717
      7. 7. Joseph CLARK 1636–1663
      8. 8. Esther Clark 1645–1674
    10. 10. Christian Clark 1618–1634
    11. 11. Johannah (Ward) (twin) 1625–1694
    12. 12. Robert Ward 1607–1640
    13. 13. Sgt (John Turner) Ward 1625–1694
    14. 14. Thomas Ward 1608–1641
    15. 15. Edward Ward 1610–1663
    16. 16. Ambrose Ward 1619–1640
    17. 17. Edward Ward 1605–1663
    18. 18. Anthony Ward 1613–1641
    19. 19. Richard Ward 1620–1631
    20. 20. William Ward 1616–1690
    21. 21. Anthony Ward 1607–1641

Lord Baron's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
1642
15 May 1642
Age 83
Death of Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford Baron in Stretton, Rutland, England
Stretton, Rutland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1642
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, England
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