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Thomas Stafford 1565 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 15 MAY 1642

Death Location: Stretton, Rutland, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Stafford

Mother: Mary Corbet

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rushall, Elizabeth Rushall

Children(s): Joyce Bryce, Jennet Stafford, Joyce Stafford, Joyce Bryce, Jennet Stafford, Joyce Stafford

In 1565, Thomas Stafford entered the world in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Stafford and Mary Corbet. Thomas Stafford married Elizabeth Rushall, Elizabeth Rushall, and had children including Joyce Bryce, Jennet Stafford, Joyce Stafford, Joyce Bryce, Jennet Stafford, Joyce Stafford. Thomas Stafford passed away in 1642 in Stretton, Rutland, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1565, Thomas Stafford entered the world in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Stafford and Mary Corbet.
  • Thomas Stafford married Elizabeth Rushall, Elizabeth Rushall, and had children including Joyce Bryce, Jennet Stafford, Joyce Stafford, Joyce Bryce, Jennet Stafford, Joyce Stafford.
  • Thomas Stafford passed away in 1642 in Stretton, Rutland, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Stafford
1538 – 1632
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
RS
Mary Corbet
1550 – 1634
Birth Location: Congleton, Astburg, Cheshire, ENGLAND
MC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Rushall
1567 – 1612
Birth Location: Ladbroke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Rushall
1567 – 1612
Birth Location: Ladbroke, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
ER

Children(s)

Joyce Bryce
1586 – 1640
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
JB
Jennet Stafford
1586 – 1641
Birth Location: Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England
JS
Joyce Stafford
1588 – 1640
Birth Location: Braffield, Lancastershire, England
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Joyce Bryce
1586 – 1640
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
JB
Jennet Stafford
1586 – 1641
Birth Location: Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England
JS
Joyce Stafford
1588 – 1640
Birth Location: Braffield, Lancastershire, England
JS

Thomas Stafford's Ancestors

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Thomas Stafford
1565 – 1642
Birth Place: Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Stafford
1538 – 1632
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Corbet
1550 – 1634
Congleton, Astburg, Cheshire, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Henry Stafford
1501 – 1563
Tower Hill, Penshurst, Kent, England
Ursula Pole
1504 – 1570
Isleworth, Middlesex, England
John Corbet
1484 – 1566
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Lady (Sarah Anne) Booth
1508 – 1550
Eccles, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Stafford's Descendants

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Thomas Stafford (1565 – 15 MAY 1642) m. Elizabeth Rushall (FEB 1567 – 1612) m. Elizabeth Rushall (FEB 1567 – 1612)
  1. 1. Joyce Bryce (ABT 1586 – AFT 15 NOV 1640) m. Richard Ward (ABT 1581 – 1635) m. Richard Ward (ABT 1581 – 1635)
    1. 1. William Ward (ABT 1618 – 28 MAR 1690) m. Phoebe Fenner (5 JAN 1633 – 1 SEP 1691)
      1. 1. William Ward (2 AUG 1665 – 6 APR 1745) m. Abigail Collins (2 JUN 1673 – 5 NOV 1743)
        1. 1. Anna Ward (23 MAY 1706 – 29 NOV 1755) m. Abijah Moore (22 DEC 1705 – 18 DEC 1759)
        2. 2. Abigail Ward (8 MAY 1703 – 25 SEP 1792) m. William Whitmore (18 DEC 1689 – 8 JUL 1751) m. William Cornwall (22 JAN 1672 – 25 DEC 1704) m. Josiah Gilbert (ABT 1645 – )
        3. 3. Daniel Ward (21 JUN 1704 – 14 AUG 1752) m. Eunice Beadle (1698 – 19 OCT 1782)
        4. 4. Martha Ward (27 APR 1708 – 20 JAN 1717)
        5. 5. Dorothy Ward (25 JUL 1711 – 1772) m. Moses Bidwell (9 JAN 1698 – ) m. Solomon (1708 – )
        6. 6. Jonathan Ward (5 FEB 1716 – 2 MAY 1766) m. Sarah Johnson (20 JAN 1724 – 1778)
        7. 7. Martha Ward (20 JAN 1717 – )
      2. 2. Phebe Ward (17 APR 1663 – 14 MAY 1741) m. Samuel Hall (SEP 1658 – 24 MAR 1740)
      3. 3. Anne Ward (20 MAR 1670 – 26 AUG 1755) m. James Tappin (19 AUG 1665 – 21 DEC 1742)
    2. 2. Robert Ward (OCT 1602 – 18 JAN 1642) m. Helena Ellis (JAN 1599 – ABT 1653) m. ? m. ? m. ?
    3. 3. Mary Warde (ABT 1608 – 22 JAN 1679) m. John Fletcher (1606 – 18 APR 1662) m. John Clark (1600 – 5 FEB 1674)
    4. 4. Richard Ward (ABT 1611 – NOV 1631)
    5. 5. Edward Ward (ABT 1612 – 1662) m. Isabel ( – 1664)
    6. 6. Anthony Ward (ABT 1617 – FEB 1641)
    7. 7. Robert Ward (ABT 1620 – )
    8. 8. Sgt (John) Ward (1625 – 31 OCT 1694) m. Sarah (ABT 1630 – ) m. Hannah Crane (1638 – 27 APR 1704)
      1. 1. Mary Ward (11 JUN 1654 – 16 APR 1738) m. Samuel Harrison (ABT 1648 – BEF 12 DEC 1724)
        1. 1. Mary (Ward) Harrison (1677 – 10 DEC 1761) m. Peter Cundict (1670 – BEF 19 MAY 1714) m. Gershom Wiggins (1670 – 1742) m. Graham Wiggins (1670 – 1742) m. Morris m. Fitz Randolph (ABT 1680 – )
        2. 2. Eleanor Harrison (1673 – 10 DEC 1761) m. Ebenezer (Lindsley) I (MAY 1665 – 14 NOV 1743) m. Ebenezer (Lindsley) II (1696 – 1797)
        3. 3. Sarah Harrison (1679 – 26 OCT 1771) m. Nathaniel Ward (3 NOV 1656 – 11 JAN 1732)
        4. 4. Susanna Harrison (ABT 1682 – 1775) m. Samuel Ward (1681 – 15 MAY 1733)
        5. 5. Samuel Harrison (ABT 1684 – 15 SEP 1776) m. Jemima Williams (1686 – 20 FEB 1758)
        6. 6. John Harrison (1688 – 18 OCT 1762) m. Agnes Richardson (ABT 1692 – )
        7. 7. Abigail Harrison (ABT 1693 – 1796) m. Samuel Nesbitt (1697 – 12 MAR 1732)
      2. 2. John Ward (10 APR 1650 – 5 MAY 1695) m. Mary Lyon (1654 – 1684) m. Abigail Kitchell (10 AUG 1661 – 1714) m. Abigail Kitchell (1665 – 14 FEB 1784)
      3. 3. Sarah Ward (22 MAR 1651 – ) m. Jabez Rogers (1649 – AFT 12 JAN 1703)
      4. 4. Phoebe Ward (11 JUN 1655 – 16 FEB 1720) m. John Cooper (24 JAN 1671 – 27 FEB 1736)
      5. 5. Nathaniel Ward (3 NOV 1656 – 1732) m. Christiana Swaine (25 APR 1659 – 1762)
      6. 6. Hannah Ward (20 NOV 1658 – 19 JUN 1693) m. Jonathan Baldwin (15 FEB 1649 – 13 DEC 1739)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Ward (24 JAN 1660 – 2 APR 1717) m. Thomas Lyon (1652 – 26 NOV 1694)
      8. 8. Deborah Ward (MAY 1664 – 25 JAN 1738) m. Eliphlet Johnson (1658 – 20 APR 1718)
  2. 2. Jennet Stafford (ABT 1586 – ABT 1641) m. Thomas Beaumont (ABT 1586 – ABT DEC 1646)
  3. 3. Joyce Stafford (1588 – 15 NOV 1640) m. Richard Ward

Thomas Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Thomas Stafford in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England
Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England
1642
15 MAY 1642
Age 77
Death of Thomas Stafford in Stretton, Rutland, England, United Kingdom
Stretton, Rutland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 MAY 1642
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, England, United Kingdom
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