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William Stafford 1554–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Rocheford, Rocheford, , England

Death Date: 1612

Death Location: Grafton, , , England

Father: William Stafford

Mother: Dorothy Stafford

Spouse(s): Anne Gryme

Children(s): William Stafford, Dorothy Stafford, Roger Stafford, John Stafford, William Stafford

In 1554, William Stafford entered the world in Rocheford, Rocheford, , England, born to William Stafford And Dorothy Stafford. William Stafford married Anne Gryme, and had children including Dorothy Stafford, John Stafford, Roger Stafford, William Stafford. William Stafford passed away in 1612 in Grafton, , , England.

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Biography

  • In 1554, William Stafford entered the world in Rocheford, Rocheford, , England, born to William Stafford And Dorothy Stafford.
  • William Stafford married Anne Gryme, and had children including Dorothy Stafford, John Stafford, Roger Stafford, William Stafford.
  • William Stafford passed away in 1612 in Grafton, , , England.

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Children(s)

William Stafford's Ancestors

Self
William Stafford
1554–1612
Birth Place: Rocheford, Rocheford, , England
Parents
William Stafford
1500–1556
Blatherwick, Northamptonshire, England
Dorothy Stafford
1526–1604
England
Grandparents
Humphrey STAFFORD
1461–1535
, Northamptonshire, , England
Margaret Fogge
1463–1505
Repton, Derbyshire, , England
Henry (Baron De Stafford) I
1501–1563
Penshurst, Kent, England
Ursula (Pole Baroness of Stafford, Of the House) Plantagenet
1504–1570
Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Stafford
1427–1486
Catherine Fray
1437–1482
John Fogge
1437–1533
Margaret Goldwell
1439–1489
Edward Buckingham
1478–1521
Eleanor Buckingham
1474–1530
Sir KG
1469–1505
Margaret Plantagenet
1473–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Stafford
1400–1467
Eleanor Aylesbury
1407–1482
Sir Fray
1395–1461
Agnes Danvers
1420–1478
John Fogge
1411–1501
Joane Lee
1413–
Sir Goldwell
1413–1463
Henry Stafford
1455–1483
Catherine Duchess
1458–1497
Sir Percy
1449–1489
Maud Northumberland
1448–1485
Sir Pole
1430–1475
Edith John
1430–1466
George Clarence
1449–1478
Isabella Neville
1451–1476

William Stafford's Descendants

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William Stafford (1554–1612) m. Anne Gryme (1555–1615)
  1. 1. William Stafford 1593–1684 m. Elizabeth Purnell 1590–1669
    1. 1. Elizabeth Stafford 1607–1629 m. William Purnell 1590–1692
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Stafford) Purnell 1625–1657 m. Joseph Watkins 1635–1670
        1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Watkins 1650–1690 m. Edward Mumford 1663–1690
        2. 2. Humphrey (Stafford) Watkins 1645–
        3. 3. Edward (Mumford) Watkins 1663–1765
        4. 4. Mary (Sarah) Watkins 1683–1765
      2. 2. William Purnell 1627–
    2. 2. John Stafford 1602–1704
  2. 2. Dorothy Stafford 1593–1664
  3. 3. Roger Stafford 1594–1684
  4. 4. John Stafford 1604–
  5. 5. William Stafford 1604–1655

William Stafford's Timeline

4 Records

1553
1 Mar 1553
Birth of William Stafford in Bobbing, Kent, England
Bobbing, Kent, England
1554
1554
Birth of William Stafford in Rocheford, Rocheford, , England
Rocheford, Rocheford, , England
1612
16 Nov 1612
Age 58
Death of William Stafford in Grafton, England
Grafton, England
1612
1612
Age 58
Death of William Stafford in Grafton, , , England
Grafton, , , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1553
    Event Place: Bobbing, Kent, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Rocheford, Rocheford, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1612
    Event Place: Grafton, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Grafton, , , England

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