1. Adam [I] de Aldithley was born about 1005.
Research Notes: www.familysearch.org (AFN: 8XKQ-JQ)
Excerpted from The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
"According to John Seacome, the author of History of the House of Stanley to 1774, the family's origins go back to the time when William, Duke of Normandy invaded England in 1066. He states that the Conqueror was attended by one, Adam de Aldithley, who was accompanied from Aldithley in Normandy' by his two sons, Lydulph and Adam. After the victory at the Battle of Hastings, the Duke rewarded his followers, including Adam de Aldithley, with grants of English lands."
Adam married
+ 2 M i. Lydulph de Aldithley was born before 1040 and died after 1130.
Second Generation 2. Lydulph de Aldithley was born before 1040 and died after 1130. Other names for Lydulph were Liulf Aldithley, and Lydulph de Audley.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives b. bef 1066. Another source has b. bef 1040.
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. aft 1130
Research Notes: Excerpted from The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
Debunks this story:
"Two of Adam de Aldithley's grandsons were said to have married Saxon heiresses. His elder son, Lydulph, had a son, Adam, to whom a Saxon thane gave his only daughter and heir, Mabella, in marriage, and it was thus that he acquired in his wife's right, the Manors of Stanleigh and Balterley in Staffordshire.
"Excerpted from The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
Debunks this story:
"Two of Adam de Aldithley's grandsons were said to have married Saxon heiresses.... The younger son of Adam de Aldithley, named Adam, had a son, William, to whom another Saxon thane gave his only daughter, Joan [Stanley], and with her as a marriage portion, the Manor of Talk on the Hill in Staffordshire. Later, Adam, the son of Lydulph, exchanged his Manor of Stanleigh and half the Manor of Balterley, with his cousin, William (the son of his uncle, Adam), for the Manor of Talk on the Hill. William, then being possessed of the Manor of Stanleigh, adopted the surname 'de Stanleigh', and became the ancestor of the Stanleys, while his cousin, Adam de Aldithley, was the ancestor of the Audleys of Heleigh in Staffordshire.
"In fact, however, Lydulph (or Liulf), styled 'de Aldithley', was born circa 1115 - some years after the Conquest. His younger brother Adam was born circa 1125. The Manor of Aldithley (Audley) is not situated in Normandy, but is near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire (as are the Manors of Balterley and Talk on the Hill). These three Manors did not come into the possession of the Audleys until early in the 12th century when they were held by socage, i.e. military service, from the De Verdun family. There is no evidence to support the story that these Manors were acquired through marriage to Saxon heiresses, and the Manor of Stanleigh did not come into the possession of the Audleys until late in the 12th century when it was the gift of their Overlord, Bertram de Verdun, before he left England for the Crusades in 1190."
Lydulph married
+ 3 M i. Adam [III] de Aldithley was born about 1125 and died about 1200 about age 75.
+ 4 M ii. Lydulph fitz Liulf was born about 1115.
5 M iii. Ralf Liulf Aldithley .
Third Generation 3. Adam [III] de Aldithley was born about 1125 and died about 1200 about age 75. Another name for Adam was Adam de Stanleigh.
Birth Notes: Source:
The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
"In fact, however, Lydulph (or Liulf), styled 'de Aldithley', was born circa 1115 - some years after the Conquest. His younger brother Adam was born circa 1125. The Manor of Aldithley (Audley) is not situated in Normandy, but is near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire (as are the Manors of Balterley and Talk on the Hill). These three Manors did not come into the possession of the Audleys until early in the 12th century when they were held by socage, i.e. military service, from the De Verdun family. There is no evidence to support the story that these Manors were acquired through marriage to Saxon heiresses, and the Manor of Stanleigh did not come into the possession of the Audleys until late in the 12th century when it was the gift of their Overlord, Bertram de Verdun, before he left England for the Crusades in 1190."
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives b. abt 1125, d. abt 1200
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives d. abt 1200.
Research Notes: Excerpted from The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
"Adam de Aldithley played a prominent part in the retinue of Bertram de Verdun and acted as his Deputy when Bertram was Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire from 1168 to 1183. He succeeded Bertram as Sheriff of these two counties in 1184 and 1185, and acted as his Deputy in Cheshire in 1186. In 1190 Bertram de Verdun accompanied King Richard I to the Crusades in the Holy Land. Before leaving England, he granted to Adam de Aldithley the additional Manor of Stanleigh in Staffordshire, as a mark of his special favour. Bertram did not return to England, dying in Juppa in 1192. He was succeeded to his estates in England by his son, Nicholas de Verdun. Some time later, Adam de Aldithley took the opportunity to rearrange his estates by exchanging his new Manor of Stanleigh, and half of the Manor of Balterley, with his cousin William, the son of his uncle, Adam (later styled 'de Stanleigh') for William's Manor of Talk on the Hill (which adjoined Aldithley). His cousin, William, being possessed of the Manor of Stanleigh then adopted the surname of 'de Stanleigh', being the first member of the family appearing in records using a surname when he witnessed a Charter in 1203, and again in 1217 and 1223 as 'William de Stanle'. Thus William was the first Ancestor of the Stanley family.
"The Manor of Stanleigh (Stanley) is situated about five miles from Leek in Staffordshire. At the time of the Great Survey in 1086, it was part of the larger Manor of Endor (which later became part of the De Verdun estates). It did not come into the possession of the De Aldithley family until late in the 12th century, when it was gift to Adam de Aldithley from his Overlord, Bertram de Verdun before the latter left with Richard 1 for the Crusades in 1190.
"Both Aldithley and Stanleigh were Saxon place names - the former meaning a meadow belonging to And (a Saxon female name), and the latter meaning a meadow or clearing which was craggy or stony. Because of this, Sir Anthony Wagner, Garter King of Arms, suggested in his book English Ancestry, that the Audleys and Stanleys were probably of Saxon stock. Mr L. G. Pine, former editor of Burke's Peerage, held a similar view. Surnames, however, first appeared in Europe in the 11th century and were not introduced into England until the arrival of the Normans. They were still rare at the time of the Conquest and only the more important barons possessed them at the time of the Great Survey in 1086. These surnames were generally derived from their estates in Normandy. It was not until the 12th century that the minor barons and knights adopted surnames and it is therefore unlikely that the early Aldithleys or Stanleys possessed a surname during their actual lifetime. These were probably added later by their descendants as a means of identification of an ancestor."
Adam de Aldithley was probably given the name Adam Stanleigh posthumously after his son William acquired the Manor of Stanley.
Excerpted from The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
Debunks this story:
"Two of Adam de Aldithley's grandsons were said to have married Saxon heiresses. His elder son, Lydulph, had a son, Adam, to whom a Saxon thane gave his only daughter and heir, Mabella, in marriage, and it was thus that he acquired in his wife's right, the Manors of Stanleigh and Balterley in Staffordshire.... Later, Adam, the son of Lydulph, exchanged his Manor of Stanleigh and half the Manor of Balterley, with his cousin, William (the son of his uncle, Adam), for the Manor of Talk on the Hill. William, then being possessed of the Manor of Stanleigh, adopted the surname 'de Stanleigh', and became the ancestor of the Stanleys, while his cousin, Adam de Aldithley, was the ancestor of the Audleys of Heleigh in Staffordshire.
"In fact, however, Lydulph (or Liulf), styled 'de Aldithley', was born circa 1115 - some years after the Conquest. His younger brother Adam was born circa 1125. The Manor of Aldithley (Audley) is not situated in Normandy, but is near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire (as are the Manors of Balterley and Talk on the Hill). These three Manors did not come into the possession of the Audleys until early in the 12th century when they were held by socage, i.e. military service, from the De Verdun family. There is no evidence to support the story that these Manors were acquired through marriage to Saxon heiresses, and the Manor of Stanleigh did not come into the possession of the Audleys until late in the 12th century when it was the gift of their Overlord, Bertram de Verdun, before he left England for the Crusades in 1190."
Noted events in his life were:
Deputy of Bertram de Verdun: as Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire, 1168-1183.
Sheriff: of Warwickshire and Leicestershire, 1184-1185.
Deputy of Bertram de Verdun: as Sheriff of Cheshire, 1186.
Manor of Stanleigh: in Staffordshire granted by Bertram de Verdun, 1190. as a mark of his special favour.
Source:
The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
Exchanged Manor of Stanleigh: and half of Manor of Balterley with cousin William, Abt 1192. for William's Manor of Talk on the Hill (which adjoined Aldithley).
Adam married Mabella?.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 6 M i. William [I] de Stanleigh was born about 1170 in Hooton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England and died about 1236 about age 66.
7 M ii. Adam Stanleigh was born about 1171. Another name for Adam was Adam Audley.
8 M iii. Thomas Stanleigh was born about 1172.
9 M iv. Richard Stanleigh was born about 1173.
10 M v. Lucase Audley .
11 M vi. Henry Audley was born about 1197 and died on 19 Nov 1246 about age 49. Another name for Henry was Henry de Aldithley.
Noted events in his life were:
Attended Henry III: in invasion of brittany. Excerpted from The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
"In 1230, William de Stanleigh, together with his Kinsman, Henry de Aldithley (the son of Adam de Aldithley), accompanied their Overlord, Nicholas de Verdun when he attended Henry III in his invasion of Brittany. Thereafter, many of William's descendants distinguished themselves as soldiers, playing a prominent part in the various French, Irish and Scottish Wars."
4. Lydulph fitz Liulf was born about 1115. Another name for Lydulph was Liulf fitz Liulf.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 give b. abt 1115. Could be earlier.
Lydulph married
His children were:
13 M i. Adam [IV] de Aldithley was born about 1135 and died about 1211 about age 76. Another name for Adam was Adam Audley.
Noted events in his life were:
Received: Manor of Stanleigh, 1190.
Exchanged Manor of Stanleigh: with his cousin William, 1192.
14 M ii. Liulf fitz Liulf was born about 1147. Another name for Liulf was Liulf Audley.
15 M iii. Roger fitz Liulf was born after 1147. Another name for Roger was Roger Audley.
Fourth Generation 6. William [I] de Stanleigh was born about 1170 in Hooton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England and died about 1236 about age 66. Other names for William were William Audley, and William [I] de Stanley.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives b. abt 1170, d. abt 1236, as does stanleyroots.co.uk. Another source has b. 1166.
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives d. abt 1236.
Research Notes: www.familysearch.org (AFN: 8XKQ-61)
Excerpted from The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
"In 1190 Bertram de Verdun accompanied King Richard I to the Crusades in the Holy Land. Before leaving England, he granted to Adam de Aldithley the additional Manor of Stanleigh in Staffordshire, as a mark of his special favour. Bertram did not return to England, dying in Juppa in 1192. He was succeeded to his estates in England by his son, Nicholas de Verdun. Some time later, Adam de Aldithley took the opportunity to rearrange his estates by exchanging his new Manor of Stanleigh, and half of the Manor of Balterley, with his cousin William, the son of his uncle, Adam (later styled 'de Stanleigh') for William's Manor of Talk [Thalk] on the Hill (which adjoined Aldithley). His cousin, William, being possessed of the Manor of Stanleigh then adopted the surname of 'de Stanleigh', being the first member of the family appearing in records using a surname when he witnessed a Charter in 1203, and again in 1217 and 1223 as 'William de Stanle'. Thus William was the first Ancestor of the Stanley family.
"In 1230, William de Stanleigh, together with his Kinsman, Henry de Aldithley (the son of Adam de Aldithley), accompanied their Overlord, Nicholas de Verdun when he attended Henry III in his invasion of Brittany. Thereafter, many of William's descendants distinguished themselves as soldiers, playing a prominent part in the various French, Irish and Scottish Wars."
"Both Aldithley and Stanleigh were Saxon place names - the former meaning a meadow belonging to And (a Saxon female name), and the latter meaning a meadow or clearing which was craggy or stony. Because of this, Sir Anthony Wagner, Garter King of Arms, suggested in his book English Ancestry, that the Audleys and Stanleys were probably of Saxon stock. Mr L. G. Pine, former editor of Burke's Peerage, held a similar view. Surnames, however, first appeared in Europe in the 11th century and were not introduced into England until the arrival of the Normans. They were still rare at the time of the Conquest and only the more important barons possessed them at the time of the Great Survey in 1086. These surnames were generally derived from their estates in Normandy. It was not until the 12th century that the minor barons and knights adopted surnames and it is therefore unlikely that the early Aldithleys or Stanleys possessed a surname during their actual lifetime. These were probably added later by their descendants as a means of identification of an ancestor...
"The Manor of Stanleigh (Stanley) is situated about five miles from Leek in Staffordshire. At the time of the Great Survey in 1086, it was part of the larger Manor of Endor (which later became part of the De Verdun estates). It did not come into the possession of the De Aldithley family until late in the 12th century, when it was gift to Adam de Aldithley from his Overlord, Bertram de Verdun before the latter left with Richard 1 for the Crusades in 1190. ...
Noted events in his life were:
Manor or Stanleigh: granted to Adam de Aldithley by Bertram de Verdun, 1190. Gift of their overlord, Bertram de Verdun, before he left England for the Crusades in 1190.
Manor of Stanleigh: exchanged for William's Manor of Talk [Thalk] on the Hill, After 1192. by William's cousin Adam de Aldithley. Half of the Manor of Balterley also granted to William.
Witnessed a charter: as William de Stanleigh, 1203.
Witnessed a charter: as William de Stanle', 1217.
Witnessed a charter: as William de Stanle', 1223.
Participated: in Invasion of Brittany, 1230.
Attended Henry III: in his invasion of Brittany, 1230, Brittany. Excerpted from The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm :
"In 1230, William de Stanleigh, together with his Kinsman, Henry de Aldithley (the son of Adam de Aldithley), accompanied their Overlord, Nicholas de Verdun when he attended Henry III in his invasion of Brittany. Thereafter, many of William's descendants distinguished themselves as soldiers, playing a prominent part in the various French, Irish and Scottish Wars."
William married
+ 17 M i. Walter De Stanleigh was born about 1215 and died before 1285.
+ 18 M ii. Adam Stanley was born about 1208 in Stanley in Leek, Staffordshire, England.
19 M iii. John [I] Stanley was born about 1220 and died about 1288 about age 68.
Fifth Generation 17. Walter De Stanleigh was born about 1215 and died before 1285. Another name for Walter was Walter de Stanley.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives b. abt 1215
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives d. abt 1285
Research Notes: www.familysearch.org (AFN: 8XKT-0D)
Walter married
+ 20 M i. William [IV] de Stanley Hereditary Forester of Wirral was born about 1250 in Hooton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England and died in 1324 in Staffordshire, England about age 74.
21 M ii. Benedict Stanleigh was born about 1255.
18. Adam Stanley was born about 1208 in Stanley in Leek, Staffordshire, England.
Research Notes: www.familysearch.org (AFN: 8XKQ-3H)
Adam married
His child was:
22 M i. William [III] de Stanley was born about 1234 in <Hooton, Wirral, Cheshire, England>.
Sixth Generation 
20. William [IV] de Stanley Hereditary Forester of Wirral was born about 1250 in Hooton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England and died in 1324 in Staffordshire, England about age 74. Another name for William was William De Stanleigh.
Birth Notes: May have been born in 1250 in Staffordshire, England, per http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage
Death Notes: WorldConnect Project: Stanley-Matthews-Warner-Falvey-Middleton-Reed-Riley has death year as 1346 in Staffordshire.
Research Notes: www.familysearch.org (AFN: 8XKQ-15) has death abt 1311
From http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm:
The famous landowning Stanleys of Cheshire (descended from the Stanleys of Staffordshire) are very well documented, especially by Peter E. Stanley (The House of Stanley, 1998). For several centuries these Stanleys were the pre-eminent family in north-west England (Cheshire and Lancashire). Their links with Cheshire commenced in 1284 when William de Stanleigh (c.1250-1324) became Hereditary Forester of Wirral (a title held in the family until 1863) and lord of the manor of Storeton or Stourton. It was this William de Stanleigh who was granted the famous Stanley coat-of-arms of the three stags' heads in 1316 (see picture). It should be remembered that many other Stanleys are unrelated to the Stanleys of Staffordshire and Stourton or Hooton, and that strictly speaking, only proven descendants of William de Stanleigh should carry or display these arms today.
Noted events in his life were:
Granted coat-of-arms: with three stags' heads, 1316. From http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm
William married Joan de Baumville on 27 Sep 1282 in Church of Astbury, Cheshire, England. Joan was born about 1261 in Stourton, Staffordshire, England and died about 1326 about age 65. Another name for Joan was Joan Bamville.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 23 M i. John [III] De Stanleigh was born about 1285 in Hooton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England and died about 1346 in Staffordshire, England about age 61.
24 F ii. Sarah de Stanley was born about 1285 in Wirral Forest, Cheshire, England. Another name for Sarah was Sarah De Stanleigh.
25 M iii. Adam de Stanley was born about 1287 in Wirral Forest, Cheshire, England and died about 1349 in Stourton, Staffordshire, England about age 62. Another name for Adam was Adam de Stanleigh.
26 M iv. Thomas Stanley died about 1346. Another name for Thomas was Thomas Stanleigh.
Seventh Generation 23. John [III] De Stanleigh was born about 1285 in Hooton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England and died about 1346 in Staffordshire, England about age 61. Other names for John were John [II] Stanley, and John de Stanley.
Birth Notes: WorldConnect Project: Stanley-Matthews-Warner-Falvey-Middleton-Reed-Riley has b. 1285 in Staffordshire, d. 1346 in Staffordshire.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. abt 1285, d. 1346
Death Notes: in Battle of Crecy
Source:
The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm
Research Notes: Is he related to John II Stanley of Isle of Man?
Source: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I143018
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #167350
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer) has b. abt 1292 in Hooton, Wirral Forest, Cheshire, England, d. bef 1 Jun 1353.
John married Mabel Hawksket in 1311 in Storeton, Wirral, Cheshire, England, daughter of James Hawksket and Unknown. Mabel was born about 1290 in Storeton, Wirral, Cheshire, England and died in Storeton, Bebbington, Cheshire, England. Another name for Mabel was Mabella Hawksket.
Marriage Notes: www.familysearch.org says abt 1311 in some sources
Children from this marriage were:
+ 27 M i. William [V] de Stanlegh Lord of Stanlegh and Storeton was born in 1311 in Storeton, Wirral Forest, Cheshire, England and died in 1360 in Hooten, Eastham, Cheshire, England at age 49.
28 M ii. John [III] de Stanley was born about 1314 in Grestwithen, Cumberland, England and died after 1346.
29 F iii. Margaret de Stanley was born in 1320 in Storeton, Bebbington, Cheshire, England and died in 1426 in England at age 106. Another name for Margaret was Margery de Stanley.
Eighth Generation
27. William [V] de Stanlegh Lord of Stanlegh and Storeton was born in 1311 in Storeton, Wirral Forest, Cheshire, England and died in 1360 in Hooten, Eastham, Cheshire, England at age 49. Other names for William were William [V] de Stanleigh Lord of Stanleigh and Storeton, and Lord of Stanley and Hooten William [V] de Stanley (I).
Birth Notes: Various sources have differing birth, marriage & death dates.
- Birth dates: 1310, abt 1311, 1312, 1319
- Marriage: 1329 (too early)
- Death: 1360, aft 1362, 1398 (unlikely)
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b.1311, d. 1360
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives d. abt 1398. Did he really live that long?
Research Notes: Also Master Forester of Wirral.
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #167352
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer) has b. 1319, d. abt 1388.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I45150 has b. abt 1319 and d. 1398 in Hooten, Easton, Cheshire, England.
Noted events in his life were:
Pardoned: for a violent raid on Liverpool "with banners displayed in a warlike manner", 1346. by Edward III.
William married Alice Massey about 1357 in Timperley, Bowden, Cheshire, England, daughter of Hugh de Massey and Matilda Timperley. Alice was born about 1339 in Timperley, Cheshire, England and died about 1364 in Storeton, Cheshire, England about age 25. Another name for Alice was Alice de Massey.
Marriage Notes: Sources have varying dates of marriage: abt 1357 is most likely. 1329 would be too early (before suggested birthdates).
Date of marriage has bearing on birthdate of Sir William De Stanley.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 30 M i. William [VI] de Stanleigh "The Elder" was born about 1337 in Wirral Forest, Cheshire, England and died in 1398 about age 61.
+ 31 M ii. Sir John [IV] de Stanley Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man was born in 1340, died on 6 Jan 1414 in Ireland at age 74, and was buried in Jan 1414 in Burscough Priory near Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
32 F iii. Maud Stanley was born about 1358. Another name for Maud was Matilda Stanley.
33 M iv. Henry Stanley was born about 1364.
Henry married Agnes Beckington.
William next married Cecily Congleton before 1336. Cecily was born about 1315.
Children from this marriage were:
34 F i. Alice Stanleigh was born about 1336.
35 F ii. Ellen Stanleigh was born about 1338.
Ellen married John de Merton in 1359.
+ 36 M iii. John Stanley was born about 1340 and died on 6 Jun 1414 about age 74.
Ninth Generation 
30. William [VI] de Stanleigh "The Elder" was born about 1337 in Wirral Forest, Cheshire, England and died in 1398 about age 61. Other names for William were Sir William [VI] De Stanley Knt. of Hooton, Cheshire, and William [VI] de Stanley (II).
Birth Notes: Various sources have differing birth, marriage & death dates.
- Birth dates: abt 1328, 1337, abt 1355, abt 1348, abt 1360, abt 1368, abt 1370, abt 1375
- Marriage: 1386, abt 1379
- Death: 1428, bef 1428, 2 Feb 1427 or 1428
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1345.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk has b. 1337, d.1398
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. 2 Feb 1427 or 1428.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk has b. 1337, d.1398
Research Notes: Son and heir, lord of Stanley, Storeton, and of Hooton in right of his wife.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I45411 has b. abt 1344, d. Feb 1427 or 1428. Lists only child William [III] b. abt 1386.
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #316914
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer) has b. bet 1360 and 1368.
Sources that list his children usually include these but not Jonet (Sioned) Stanley:
- Sir William b. 1405 (or abt 1386?)
- Agnes b. 1388
- Edmund b. 1390
- John b. 1392
Possibly also Ellen
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm "The Stanleys of Storeton in Chester":
William de Stanleigh 'The Elder' (1337-1398) probably built Storeton Hall near Bebington (still standing, SJ3084) as his main residence, around 1360, after the death of his father.
Picture: Storeton Hall today: a 14th century stone manor-house.
In 1376 william de Stanleigh complained to King Edward III about the deforestation of the Wirral, which was blamed on the Black Prince (the late son of the king). The king agreed that William (as hereditary forester) should continue to receive the profits from the forest, and in 1397 he was granted 20 marks a year by the crown in compensation (Patent Rolls). He seems to have been on military service in Ireland shortly before his death (Patent Rolls). When William 'the Elder' died in 1398, it seems his second wife and widow Matilda was not maintained by her step-son Sir William de Stanley, so in 1400 Henry IV granted Matilda "who has come to such poverty that she cannot keep her estate" 2d a day for life.
Noted events in his life were:
Charter: Grant by William Wilbraham of Thyngwall, 1337, Lands, etc., in Cheshire. Source: www.fintco.demon.co.uk/stanley/ches-hooton.htm.
Charters referring to Sir William De Stanley and Edmund his son - held by the John Rylands Library by Moses Tyson, M.A., Ph.D. Published by Manchester University Press.
Charter: Powers of attorney from the same to John Dogynton to deliver seisin to the same., 1338. Source: www.fintco.demon.co.uk/stanley/ches-hooton.htm.
Charters referring to Sir William De Stanley and Edmund his son - held by the John Rylands Library by Moses Tyson, M.A., Ph.D. Published by Manchester University Press.
William married Margery de Hooton about 1371 in Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, daughter of Sir William de Hooton and Unknown. Margery was born in 1342 in Hooton, Eastham, Wirral, Cheshire, England and died in 1430 at age 88. Other names for Margery were Margaret de Hooten, and Margerey de Hooten.
Marriage Notes: Sam Geer has m. 1404.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I45411 has m. abt 1371 in Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Children from this marriage were:
+ 37 F i. Sioned Stanley was born about 1362 in Hooton, Eastham, Wirral, Cheshire, England and died in 1466 about age 104.
+ 38 M ii. Sir William [VII] de Stanley of Hooton was born in 1368 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England and died in 1428 in Hooton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England at age 60.
39 F iii. Agnes Stanley was born in 1388.
40 M iv. Edmund de Stanley was born in 1390.
41 M v. John de Stanley was born in 1392. Another name for John was John Stanley of Storeton.
Noted events in his life were:
Charter: Quitclaim by Humphrey, Earl of Stafford, to John de Stanley, esq. (Storeton), 1446. Source: www.fintco.demon.co.uk/stanley/ches-hooton.htm
42 F vi. Ellen de Stanley .
Ellen married Thomas de Troghford.
43 M vii. Rowland Stanley .
William next married Agnes Beckington.
31. Sir John [IV] de Stanley Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord of Man was born in 1340, died on 6 Jan 1414 in Ireland at age 74, and was buried in Jan 1414 in Burscough Priory near Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1356.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1340, d. 1414
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. 6 Jan 1414 or 1415
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1340, d. 1414.
Burial Notes: Died in Ireland. His body was returned to Lathom (England) and buried in Burscough Priory near Ormskirk.
Research Notes: www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/princewm.html
and
Wikipedia (John II Stanley of the Isle of Man) has:
His father Sir John de Stanley , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , had been granted the tenure of the Isle of Man under the title of King by Henry IV , and the younger Sir John succeeded to the Kingdom in 1414 .
From http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm
"William the Elder's younger brother Sir John de Stanleigh (1340-1414) may also have had other 'younger' sons such as Robert Stanley of Cheshire (see Peter E. Stanley's 'House of Stanley' p.501 & 505), who in 1398 was granted land in Surrey (Patent Rolls). In 1413, the king's esquire Robert de Stanley was granted £20 from customs in the port of London, by Henry V; he was on the Agincourt campaign in 1415, and was again mentioned in letters patent in 1422 (Patent Rolls)..."
"The Stanleys of Lathom and Knowsley in Lancashire
The landowning Stanleys of Stanley in Staffordshire and Stourton in Cheshire established a branch in Lancashire after 1400. In 1385 Sir John de Stanleigh (1340-1414) married the heiress Isabel de Lathom, bringing into his possession in 1406 the estates of Lathom and Knowsley in Lancashire. Having served in Ireland, Sir John was created Ruler of the Isle of Man in 1405. It was his great-grandson, Sir Thomas Stanley, who was created 1st Earl of Derby in 1485, for his famous assistance to Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth."
From Manx Note Book
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/john1.htm
"Sir John was second son of William Stanley of Storeton, Master Forester of Wirral - he was a soldier with an exceptional military record and confident of Richard II who had appointed him deputy to Robert de Vere Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He married Isabel of Lathom, in 1385, when he was 40 and, due to unexpected deaths of various closer heirs, received from her large estates in southwest Lancashire and Cheshire.
"The Stanleys were adroit at joining the winning side and thus in 1399 he had joined Henry of Lancaster against Richard and, after Henry was crowned King, received several more estates in Cheshire.
"In 1405 he was granted the Lordship of Man in return for his help in suppressing the rebellion in Wales led by the Percies. Legally this was not yet Henry's to give as the current Lord, Henry de Percy, had not yet been attainted - he actually had avoided being at Shrewsbury due to illness and managed to apologise his way out, saving his head but still losing the Island!. This legal error was to cause much trouble during the disputed inheritance of 1594 and the Island was re-assigned to the Stanleys in 1610.
"Initially the grant of the Lordship was for his lifetime only, but in 1406 on payment of 1,300 marks (1 mark = 13s 4d - or for those younger than 40 £0.67) Henry granted it for posterity throwing in the captaincy of Castle Rushen , patronage of the bishropric of Sodor and Man as well as the various royalties etc. then worth some £400 per year for good measure!
"In 1408 he was sent, as Lord Lieutanant, back to Ireland where he died in 1414. His body was returned to Lathom and buried in Burscough Priory near Ormskirk."
From http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/stanleys.htm
"A brief biography, concentrating on their role in Manx affairs, is given under their separate headings; however Robertson in his Tour of 1794 makes the following, rather typical, comment concerning the Stanleys:
"'it may not be improper to observe, that their personal history, except in a few instances, is unconnected with the public transactions of the Island. Being Subjects of England, they generally resided in that country; and so long as their Lieutenants remitted the revenues of the kingdom,they supinely acquiesced in their administration. For more than three centuries this family enjoyed the regal government of Man; yet in so long a period few of them possessed the ambition or generosity to visit their subjects: and when they conferred this honour, either their interests in the Island were threatened, or their personal safety in England endangered.'
"There is a fair amount of truth in this - the Island would appear to have contributed around 20 to 25% of the Derby revenues (figures averaged from those quoted by Coward) and any political activity required them to remain either in London or more usually their Lancashire stronghold."
From Manx Note Book
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/hist1900/ch21.htm:
Sir John Stanley, K.G. (b. 1350? d. 1414), 1 the first of the Stanley family who ruled in Man, does not seem to have visited the island. Sir John, who in his youth had served in Aquitaine, held important posts in Ireland between 1386 and 1391, and on the Welsh and Scottish borders. We have already seen 2 how his services to Henry IV. in 1405 were rewarded. In 1409, he was made Constable of Windsor, and Henry V. sent him, in 1413, to govern Ireland, where he died in the following year. His eldest son, John (d. 1432?),3 by Isabel, daughter of Sir Thomas Latham, visited Man in his father's lifetime, when the " Barrons of Man " and the " worthiest Men and Commons " did " faith and fealtie " to him as " Heyre Apparent."4
Footnotes
1 The information about the Stanleys is taken, for the most part, from Seacome, the family historian, and the Dictionary of National Biography.
2 P. 197.
3 This is the date given by Seacome (edition of 1821, p. 41), but the Dict. of Nat. Biog. (quoting Ormerod, ii. 412; and Collins, Ed. Brydges, iii. 54) gives it as 1437.
4 Statutes, vol. i. p. 4
In 1408, some question seems to have arisen with regard to a claim made on behalf of Stephen, " heir of William Lestroppe his brother, formerly Lord of Man," against which the bishop, abbot, and clergy protested, but nothing is known of the result (Add. Chart. Manx Soc., vol. vii. pp. 247-50 ).
Noted events in his life were:
Made: Lord of Man by Henry IV, 1405. in return for his help in suppressing the Percy Rebellion in Wales, although it was not technically Henry's to give.
Sent to Ireland: as Lord Lieutenant, 1408.
John married Isabel Lathom in 1385. Isabel was born about 1364 and died on 26 Oct 1414 about age 50.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 44 M i. Sir John [V] de Stanley King & Lord of the Isle of Man and the Isles, K.G. was born in 1390 and died on 27 Nov 1437 at age 47.
45 M ii. Henry Stanley was born about 1391.
+ 46 M iii. Thomas Stanley was born about 1392 and died about 1463 about age 71.
47 M iv. Ralph Stanley was born about 1393.
48 F v. Margaret Stanley was born about 1395.
36. John Stanley was born about 1340 and died on 6 Jun 1414 about age 74.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1340 or b. abt 1346.
Research Notes: Source: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919
John married Jane Lassells.
The child from this marriage was:
49 M i. Robert Stanley was born about 1362.
Tenth Generation 37. Sioned Stanley was born about 1362 in Hooton, Eastham, Wirral, Cheshire, England and died in 1466 about age 104. Other names for Sioned were Jane Stanley, Jane De Stanley, Janet Stanley, Janet de Stanley, and Jonet Stanley.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives b. abt 1362 & name = Jane Stanley. Another source gives b. abt 1380.
Research Notes: Who were her parents? Much confustion in the sources. Seems to be William Stanley, but which one?
According to http://www.penrose.org/getperson.php?personID=I40748&tree=penrose, Jonet is the daughter of William Stanley (abt 1348-bef 1428) and Margery de Hooton (abt 1352-1430). She had 2 brothers, William and John. She had 3 husbands: Robert Paris, Judge (m. abt 1397), Gwilym ap Gryffydd (m. abt 1400) and John Pikine. Penrose sources:
S R Meyrick: Heraldic Visitation of Wales Vol 2 P. 89 (Footnote 1)
J E Griffith: Pedigrees of Anglesey & Caernarvonshire Families pp.106, 185
Griffith-Shows all his children as of the 2nd wife except Tudur Vychan of Penmynydd.
Other sources have other dates and even have her the daughter of Sir William Stanley (abt 1319-aft 1362) who was married to Alice de Massy.
Janet's father may not have been William de Stanley (1378-abt 1428) but someone else. Need confirmation. Different dates from various sources. Some sources may have confused two Janet Stanleys. One or both married Judge Robert Paris.
Janet is not listed by "The Stanley Family of Hooton, Cheshire" as a daughter of William de Stanley (1378-abt 1428). (www.fintco.demon.co.uk/stanley/ches-hooton.htm). That is the William who married Margery de Hooten. I'm guessing that's correct.
Rootsweb or FamilySearch AFN: FPWD-WQ
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #316911
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer) has b. abt 1400
A couple of Rootsweb WorldConnect sources have b. abt 1350, father William Stanley b. abt 1328 of Hooten, Cheshire, England. They were probably all copying from the same source.
Another has her as the daughter of William de Stanley (1319-abt 1388) and Alice Massey (1329- ) of Timperley. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I45150. That source has b. 1360 in Hooten, Eastham, Cheshire, England.
Much confusion about her birthdate. There may have been 2 women with the same name in succeeding generations.
Most likely scenario:
Father = William De Stanley
Mother = Margery De Hooten
Husband 1 = Judge Robert Paris
Husband 2 = Gwilym Ap Gruffydd
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives mother as Alice Massey (wife of earlier William Stanley, b. abt 1319).
Sioned married Robert Paris Judge about 1397.
Sioned next married Gwilym ap Gruffydd after 1405, son of Gruffydd ap Gwilym and Generys verch Madog. Gwilym was born about 1365 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales and died in 1431 in Austria-Hungary about age 66. Another name for Gwilym was Gwilyn ap Gruffudd.
Marriage Notes: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I64457
Another source has m. abt 1400 (after Robert Paris) - http://www.penrose.org/getperson.php?personID=I40748&tree=penrose
Children from this marriage were:
+ 50 M i. William Fychan ap Gwilym 1st Chamberlain of North Wales was born in 1415 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales and died in 1483 in Austria-Hungary at age 68.
51 F ii. Elin vz Gwilym was born about 1404. Another name for Elin was Elen verch Gwilym Fychan.
52 F iii. Angharad vz Gwilym was born about 1407.
Sioned next married John Pikine.
38. Sir William [VII] de Stanley of Hooton was born in 1368 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England and died in 1428 in Hooton, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England at age 60. Another name for William was William Stanley of Hooten.
Birth Notes: Various sources have differing birth, marriage & death dates.
- Birth dates: 1368, abt 1370, abt 1375, betw 1378 and 1380, 1405 (unlikely; too late)
- Marriage:
- Death: abt 1428, 2 Feb 1427 or 1428
Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives b. abt 1345, d. 2 Feb 1427/28
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1368, d. 1428.
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 gives d. abt 1417.
Research Notes: FamilySearch? Rootsweb?
One of these has b. abt 1372 and another has abt 1382. Need more research.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I180563 has b. abt 1386, which is impossible since the same source has m. abt 1384. Assuming that the birthdate was an error and that the list of children is good, one of their daughters was Jonet Stanley., who married Gwilym ap Gruffydd.
From http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm
William the Elder's son, Sir William de Stanley (1368-1428), having married in 1386, was pardoned in 1389 for escaping from Winchester Castle, where he had been imprisoned on suspicion of abducting Agnes, a damsel of the queen's chamber (Patent Rolls). He acquired the manor of Hooton in 1396 and produced the line which became known as the Stanleys of Hooton in Cheshire. He was heavily fined in 1404 at Chester (along with his son) for his part in the Percy Rebellion. Hooton Hall (SJ3678) remained the main residence of the Stanleys of Hooton from 1411 to 1849. Other later residences of landowning Stanleys in Cheshire included Alderley Park (SJ8474, near Alderley Edge), home of the Stanleys of Alderley from around 1446 to 1948.
Noted events in his life were:
Pardoned: for escaping from Winchester Castle, 1389. where he had been imprisoned on suspicion of abducting Agnes, a damsel of the queen's chamber (Patent Rolls).
Acquired: the Manor of Hooton, 1396.
Fined: for his part in the Percy Rebellion, 1404.
Pardoned: for participation in Percy Rebellion 1402-1408, 1413.
Knighted: on battlefield after Battle of Agincourt, 1415. Source: The House of Stanley from the 12th Century
by Peter Stanley at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourpage/history.htm
William married Blanche Arderne in 1386, daughter of Sir John Arderne and Cecilia Bredbury. Blanche was born about 1362 in Aldford, Cheshire, England. Another name for Blanche was Margaret Arderne.
Marriage Notes: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I180563 has m. abt. 1384. Some other source gave about 1379.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has m. 1386.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 53 M i. William [VIII] Stanley Esq. was born in 1406 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England and died in 1461 in Hooton, Eastham, Cheshire, England at age 55.
54 F ii. Katherine de Stanley was born about 1402.
Katherine married Ralph Ardene before 1418.
55 F iii. Elizabeth de Stanley was born about 1406.
Elizabeth married Thomas Poole Esq. in 1425.
56 F iv. Isabel Stanley was born about 1409.
Isabel married Robert Legh Esq.
57 F v. Margery de Stanley was born about 1415. Another name for Margery was Margaret de Stanley.
Margery married Thomas Venables Baron of Kinderton.
44. Sir John [V] de Stanley King & Lord of the Isle of Man and the Isles, K.G. was born in 1390 and died on 27 Nov 1437 at age 47. Other names for John were Sir John Stanley II, King and Lord of Man and the Isles, and John Stanley.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1385.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1390, d. 1437
Manx Note Book http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/stanleys.htm has b. abt 1386, d. 1437.
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. 27 Nov 1437
Research Notes: www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/princewm.html says this is Sir Thomas' father (mother = Isabel Harrington).
From Wikipedia - if John [III] Stanley of the Isle of Man is Sir Thomas' father (likely):
"Sir John Stanley (c. 1386 - 1437 ), was Knight Sheriff of Anglesey , Constable of Carnarvon , Justice of Chester , Steward of Macclesfield and titular King of Mann , the second of that name.
His father Sir John Stanley , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , had been granted the tenure of the Isle of Man by Henry IV , and the younger Sir John succeeded to the Kingdom in 1414 ."
Per Manx Note Book (http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/lords/stanleys.htm) , responsible for codifying Manx law.
John married Isabel Harrington, daughter of Sir Nicholas HarringtonHarrington of Farelton and Unknown. Another name for Isabel is Isabell Harington.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 59 M i. Sir Thomas [I] de Stanley K.G., 1st Lord Stanley was born in 1405 in Lathom, Lancashire, England and died on 11 Feb 1459 at age 54.
60 F ii. Isabel Stanley was born about 1398.
Isabel married John Warren.
61 M iii. Richard Stanley was born about 1412.
62 M iv. Edward Stanley was born about 1414.
63 F v. Alice Stanley was born about 1416 and died on 26 Nov 1477 about age 61.
46. Thomas Stanley was born about 1392 and died about 1463 about age 71.
Research Notes: Source: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919
Thomas married Maude Arderne. Maude was born about 1398 and died after 1425.
Children from this marriage were:
64 M i. John Stanley was born about 1423 and died about 1474 about age 51.
65 F ii. Anne Stanley was born about 1425 and died about 1481 about age 56.
Thomas next married Elizabeth Waller.
The child from this marriage was:
66 M i. George Stanley was born about 1450.
11th Generation 50. William Fychan ap Gwilym 1st Chamberlain of North Wales was born in 1415 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales and died in 1483 in Austria-Hungary at age 68. Other names for William were William Griffith Fychan, Sir William Griiffith Chancellor of Nort, Gwilym Fychan ap Gwilym, and William Vaughan ab Gwilym Chamberlain of North Wales.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1420.
Research Notes: Needs more research and confirmation.
Rootsweb has name as Sir William Griffith AFN: FPWD-NR
FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #316907
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer) has name as William Fychan ap Gwilyn
Rootsweb/WorldConnect http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2712347&id=I634279209 has d. 1483 in Austria-Hungry and different spouse, only one son:
Wife Gwenhyfer verch Griffith
Child Rowland Griffith
http://www.penrose.org/getperson.php?personID=I56147&tree=penrose has b. abt. 1420
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 57-58:
"VII. LADY JANE TROUTBECK, daughter of Sir William Troutbeck, married Sir William Griffith, Knight, of Penrhyn, in the county of Caernarvon, as appear of record in the Visitations of Lewis Dwnn, II, 154-5, Harl. MSS. No. 1424, fo. 135b., also MS. of the celebrated antiquary, Robert Vaughan, of Hengwrt, Known as the Hengwrt MS. 96, p. 603 (vide Montgomeryshire Collections, by the Powysland Club), vol XXV., page 98. The translation of this MS. is as follows:
'Wm. Vaughan (Vychan) Chamberlain of No. Wales (son of Gwilym ab Gruffydd ab Gullym ab Gruffydd ab Heilen, by his 2d wife Sioned (Jonet) D. of Sir W. Stanley of Hooton, Chamberlain of No. Wales and Chester), and had all the land of his father, adn the lands also of Paris, (from whom Paris Mountain), by his mother's influence, and in the 18th year of Henry VI. (1440) he got himself made a denizen of England, under covenant that he should not marry any Welsh woman, so he married Alice, dau. and heir of Sir Richard Dalton, kt., by a daughter of Lord Clifford, his wife. Their son, Sir william Griffith, Hael (the Liberal), m. Jane, dau. of Sir Wm. Troutbeck, Kt., by his wife, a sister to Sir Thomas Stanley.'
"Sir William Griffith must, therefore, have been born subsequent to the year 1440, and succeeded his father as Chamberlain of North Wales, some time after 10th of August , 1466, for his said father was alive upon the last mentioned day."
William married Alice Dalton in 1444 in Apthorp, Northamptonshire, England, daughter of Sir Richard Dalton and Alice de Clifford. Alice was born about 1425 in Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, England and died in 1483 about age 58. Another name for Alice was Ales Dalton.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 67 M i. Sir William [I] Griffith 2nd Chamberlain of North Wales was born about 1445 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales and died about 1539 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales about age 94.
68 F ii. Jonet verch William Griffith was born in Penryn. Another name for Jonet is Jonet vz William Griffith.
53. William [VIII] Stanley Esq. was born in 1406 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England and died in 1461 in Hooton, Eastham, Cheshire, England at age 55. Another name for William was William [VIII] de Stanley.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1406, d. 2 Feb 1428
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1406, d. 1461
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. abt 1461
Research Notes: Rootsweb? FamilySearch?
Source: www.fintco.demon.co.uk/stanley/ches-hooton.htm.
Lord of Stanley, Storeton, and Hooton - heir to his grandfather
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I180563 has b. abt 1386. Another source had b. abt 1385.
William married Mary Savage in 1436, daughter of Sir John Savage and Unknown. Mary was born about 1407.
The child from this marriage was:
69 M i. Sir William [IX] Stanley was born in 1439 and died in 1511 at age 72.
59. Sir Thomas [I] de Stanley K.G., 1st Lord Stanley was born in 1405 in Lathom, Lancashire, England and died on 11 Feb 1459 at age 54. Another name for Thomas was Thomas Stanley Baron Stanley.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1388.
http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm has b. 1405
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. 11 Feb 1458 or 1459
General Notes: Wikipedia (Joan Gousell)
Knight of the Garter, Lord of Lathom and Knowsley, 1st Baron Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, King's Chamberlain, Justice of the Counties of Chester, Flint and North Wales.
Research Notes: www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/princewm.html
Wikipedia:
Knight of the Garter, Lord of Lathom and Knowsley, 1st Baron Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, King's Chamberlain, Justice of the Counties of chester, Flint and North Wales.
Per Wikipedia (Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby), d. 1459. Per Wikipedia, was a maternal ancestor of John Lennon.
Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg55.htm#1127
Dates from Rootsweb.com. There may be more.
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 52-53:
"V. LADY JOAN GOUSHILL, daughter and heiress of Sir Robert Goushill, by Elizabeth Fitz Alan, married Sir Thomas Stanley, 1st Lord Stanley, Knight of the Garter, who died 37 Henry VI. [Dugdale II. p. 248]. [E. Stemmate,--Ece. 37. H. 6]. 'Who being a Knight in 9 Henry 6 was constituted Lieutenant of Ireland, for the term of six years, and in 27 Henry 6 (with John Viscount Beaumont and others) was one of the Commissioners appointed to treat with the Scots for a truce between both Relms. In 28 Henry 6 (with James Earl of Wiltshire and others) he was put in commission for the defence of the Town and Castle of Calais; and also of the meedes adjacent, and Toure of Kirfbank, for the term of five years. He was likewise Chamberlain to the King; and in 30 Henry 6 was again constituted a Commissioner, to treat with James Earl of Douglass upon those articles which had been formerly signed by him.'
"He had issue by Joan Goushill, his wife:
1. Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derby.
2. Sir William Stanley, of Holt, who crowned Henry VII. on Boxworth field; Chamberlain to the King. Beheaded 1494.
3. John Stanley, of Weever, Cheshire.
4. James Stanley, Archdeacon of Chester.
5. Margaret, married Sir William Troutbeck, of whom presently.
6. Elizabeth, married Sir Richard Molineux, Knt.
7. Katherine, married Sir John Savage."
Noted events in his life were:
Created: Baron, 1456.
Thomas married Joan Goushill in 1457, daughter of Sir Robert Goushill of Hoverington, Nottinghamshire, England and Elizabeth FitzAlan d'Arundelle. Joan was born about 1402 and died in 1459 about age 57. Another name for Joan was Joan Gousell.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 70 F i. Margaret Stanley was born about 1458 in Lathom, Lancashire, England.
+ 71 M ii. Thomas [II] Stanley 1st Earl of Derby was born in 1435 and died on 29 Jul 1504 in Lathom, Lancashire, England at age 69.
72 M iii. Sir William Stanley of Holt, K.G. died in 1495.
Noted events in his life were:
Battle: of Bosworth Field, 1485.
Steward: to household of the Prince of Wales [Edward V], 1473.
William married Joyce Charlton in 1465 in Wiltshire, England.
73 M iv. Sir John (IV) Stanley of Weever, Cheshire .
74 M v. James Stanley Archdeacon of Chester .
75 F vi. Elizabeth Stanley .
Elizabeth married Sir Richard Molineux. Richard died on 23 Sep 1459.
76 F vii. Katherine Stanley .
Katherine married Sir John Savage.
12th Generation 67. Sir William [I] Griffith 2nd Chamberlain of North Wales was born about 1445 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales and died about 1539 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales about age 94. Another name for William was Sir William Griffith Hael (the Liberal).
Death Notes: At least one source says he died 1506 in Penrhyn, but according to the Reifsnyder-Gilliam Ancestry, he was still living in 1520 and "survived, however, for many years, or until about 1539-40..."
Research Notes: 2nd Chamberlain
Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg55.htm#1122 has b. abt. 1445
Also FamilySearch.org Disc #94 Pin #121432
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer) - less info except for extensive lineage.
http://www.penrose.org/getperson.php?personID=I56429&tree=penrose has b. abt 1450 and d. bef 1510.
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 57-58:
"VII. LADY JANE TROUTBECK, daughter of Sir William Troutbeck, married Sir William Griffith, Knight, of Penrhyn, in the county of Caernarvon, as appear of record in the Visitations of Lewis Dwnn, II, 154-5, Harl. MSS. No. 1424, fo. 135b., also MS. of the celebrated antiquary, Robert Vaughan, of Hengwrt, Known as the Hengwrt MS. 96, p. 603 (vide Montgomeryshire Collections, by the Powysland Club), vol XXV., page 98. The translation of this MS. is as follows:
'Wm. Vaughan (Vychan) Chamberlain of No. Wales (son of Gwilym ab Gruffydd ab Gullym ab Gruffydd ab Heilen, by his 2d wife Sioned (Jonet) D. of Sir W. Stanley of Hooton, Chamberlain of No. Wales and Chester), and had all the land of his father, adn the lands also of Paris, (from whom Paris Mountain), by his mother's influence, and in the 18th year of Henry VI. (1440) he got himself made a denizen of England, under covenant that he should not marry any Welsh woman, so he married Alice, dau. and heir of Sir Richard Dalton, kt., by a daughter of Lord Clifford, his wife. Their son, Sir william Griffith, Hael (the Liberal), m. Jane, dau. of Sir Wm. Troutbeck, Kt., by his wife, a sister to Sir Thomas Stanley.'
"Sir William Griffith must, therefore, have been born subsequent to the year 1440, and succeeded his father as Chamberlain of North Wales, some time after 10th of August , 1466, for his said father was alive upon the last mentioned day.
"He was created a Knight of the Bath 1489. The record therefore being as follows:
'These XXI. followinge were made Knightes of the Bathe at the Creation of Prince Arthur and of his Bayne on St. Andrew's Eve in anno quinto of the king'
"Sir William Griffith was living 12 Henry VIII., 1520, and was then Chamberlain of North Wales. He survived, however, for many years, or until about 1539-40; he is mentioned in the Welsh records as Captain or Constable of Caernarvon Castle, and he is remembered by antiquarians on account of the pains he took to collect and preserve the official archives and records and manuscripts relating to Wales. There are some fine verses extant addressed to him by the leading Bards of his day.
"The Griffiths of Penrhyn were the owners of immense estates in Caernarvonshire, and had their seat at Penrhyn Castle, which then was, and continues to be, one of the finest seates in the Principality. At the time of Henry VII., and Henry VIII., they reached a height of splendor and power second only, perhaps, in Wales, to the family of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, of Dynevor.
"Their entertainments at Penrhyn were magnificent, especially at those times when the King tarried there; their retainers, a small army, and their tenants, bound by feudal tenure, placed an armed force at their command, at all times ready for instant service in the field. He had Issue:
"VIII. SIR WILLIAM GRIFFITH..."
Noted events in his life were:
Created: a Knight of the Bath, 1489.
William married Jane Troutbeck, daughter of Sir William Troutbeck of Pyrns Castle in Worrill, Lord of Dunham and Margaret Stanley. Jane was born about 1457 in Mobberly, Dunham, Cheshire, England and died from about 1485 to 1489 about age 28. Another name for Jane was Joan Troutbeck.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 77 M i. Sir William [II] Griffith of Penrhyn, Chamberlain of North Wales was born about 1480 in Penrhyn, Aberffro, Anglesey, Wales and died in 1531 about age 51.
78 M ii. Edmund Griffith was born about 1480.
79 F iii. Alice Griffith was born about 1482 in Penrhyn Castle, Caernarfonshire, Wales.
70. Margaret Stanley was born about 1458 in Lathom, Lancashire, England.
Research Notes: Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg55.htm#1125
Rootsweb.com
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 53-56:
"VI. LADY MARGARET STANLEY, eldest daughter of Thomas, Lord Stanley, married Sir William Troutbeck, of Pryns Castle in Worrill, Cheshire, Lord of Dunham. Sir William Troutbeck, Knight, was son and heir of Sir John Troutbeck, Knight, of Dunham, Chamberlain of Chester, and was aged 23 years in 37 Henry VI. (1458), and was therefore born 1434-5. The following Inq. P. M. is proof of his birth and age:
'Inq. P. M. (37, not) 38, H. VI. John Troutbek held (no lands of the King or Prince on his decease) in demesne, as of fee (but by his charter of 22 Feby., 35 Hen. VI., had granted to Johi Comiti Arondel, Johi Beamond, Vicund de Beamond, John Sutton dno de Dudley, Thomas Stanley, Thome Parre, Rico Turnstall, Thome de Convey, Militibz, Petro de Ardern Justic dni Regis de coi Banco, Gilbto Parre, Johi Pulesdon, Rico Pulesdon, Mag'ro Andree Holes, Clico, Hugoni Pembton, Rico Asshawe, Thome Bellamond, Clico, and others)--the manors of Brinstath, Dunham, Troghford, and Budworth, cum pert. with lands in Carnesdale, Barneston, Oxton, Tranmore, Upton, Raby, L. Newton, Hergreave, Newton in Wirrill, Chester, Handbridge, Woodchurch, Christelton, Ledsham, Pickmere, Moberley, Newton Juxta le Midelwich, and the avowson (of the Church) of Moberley for use for life. Ob. die Sabbi px post festum Sci Bartholomei Apli ultimo, Wills Troutbeck filius & heres, aet. 23, ann. in festo Sce Margarete Virginis ultimo).'
Sir William Troutbeck was married in the year 1449, when aged only about fourteen years, to the Lady Margaret Stanley, and was slain at the battle of Blore-Heath on the 23d September, 1459, fighting under the command of Lord Auderley, in the Lancasterian cause. He was buried in the Troutbeck Chapel in St. Mary's, Chester. A tomb was erected there to his memory, and is thus described: 'It was a faire tombe of one of the Troutbecks. The man all in riche armour, with a riche border of pearles, and stones, about his head, on the helmet. On the front of the helmet, over his forehead, was graven Jeshu Nazarenus Rex. All the plates and edges of his armour curiously wrought, as it were imbracery, with a collar of S.S. about his neck, of gold, one gauntlet in his hand, and his wife's hand in the other. Under his feet a lion couchant; under his head, a helmet mantled, having on it a wreath of trouts and a moores head. She hath her head richly attired, with a veil over her head, with a blue gown, and a short surcoat of black. At her feet a lamb, and two angels supporting the cushions under her head.'
"The Troutbeck Aisle of Chapel, which was built in the reign of Henry VI., by William Troutbeck, fell down not many years after the pulication of the 'Vale Royal,' by King, and destroyed the tombs. The third Randal Holmes says, that for the fineness of the work, the monuments of the Troutbecks were thought to exceed anything of that kind in England. (Harl. MS. 2151, fo. 16b.)
"The battle of Blore-Heath was fought on St. Tecla's Day, 23 September, 1459, was fatal to the men of Cheshire. Among those left dead upon the field were Sir Thomas Button, Sir John Done, Sir Hugh Venables, Sir Richard Monineux, Sir William Troutbeck, Sir John Leigh, and Sir John Egerton. (Records Corporation of Macclesfield.)
"The following is proof of the death of the said William Troutbeck, and as it gives the age of his eldest son, fixes the date of his marriage:
'Inq. M. (b. de mand.) 4 Edw. Iv. Sir William Troutbek, knight, held the manors of Great Troughford, Dunham, and Hole from Henry, late King of France, "et non de jure Rege Angliae sexto,' with lands therein, valued at XL marks per annum. Also the manors and advowsons of Moberley, the manors of Brunstath, Raby and Budworth, half of L. Neston, and one-fifth of Hargreave; (the manors of Elton and Oxton, and a moiety of the ville of Pykmere;) with lands in Hargreave, Barneston, Carnesdale, Ledsham, Woodchurch, Eccleston, Chester Hulme, Kinderton, Bereton, Newton, Cogshull, Xtlton, Tattenhall, Bridge Troughford, Elton, Oxton, Pickmere, Thingwall, Tranmere, Upton, and Wirswall. William Troutbek, son and heir, (aet. 15 ann. et maritatus Johanne filie Johis. Botiller Militis, and ward of the latter by grant of the King, 8 Jan. 2 Edw. IV).'
"For evidences of the marriage of Sir William Troutbeck and Margaret Stanley, see Dougdale, vol. II., page 248, (et E. Stemmate) wherein he states that Sir Thomas, Lord Stanley, left 'issue" three sons, Thomas, William and John; and two daughters, Margaret, married to Sir William Troutbeck, Knight, and Elizabeth to Sir Richard Molineux, Knight' See also Collins' Peerage of England, vol. III., page 40, etc. Edition 1779, London, Pedigree of Troutbeck of Dunham, by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald, for William Flower, Nortry King-at-arms; visitations of Cheshire, 1580 (Harl. MS. 1424, fo. 1287). Printed Edition, London, 1882, by John Paul Rylands, F.S.A.--Also, Harl. MS. 1424, fo. 136b, Pedigree of Troutbeck of Dunham, by William Beaumont, Esq. of Oxford Hall (see Hist. Cheshire, by George Ormerod, Revised Edition). Also visitations of Wales by Lewis Dwnn, Penrhyn Pedigree. The best evidence, however, is the Dispensation, dated 23 January, 1459 (O. S.) (or 1460, N.S.) to Margaret, widow of William Troutbeck and daughter of Thomas Lord Stanley, deceased, to marry Sir John Botler, Knight, which marriage took place in 1460, and the said Sir John, dying 26 February, 1463, the said Margaret married, thirdly, 2 October, 1465, Lord Grey, of Codnor.
"It should be remembered that the month of January, 1459, is four months after September, and not prior to it, the year not beginning then until March.
"The children of Sir William Troutbeck and the Lady Margaret were:
1. William Troutbeck 'aet. 15 years, 4 Edw. IV., ward of Sir John Botler, alias Butler, by grant of the King, 8 January, 2 Edw. IV.,' married to Johannes, daughter of the said Sir John. No issue.
2. Adam Troutbeck; his heiress married John Talbot, ancestor of the Earls of Shrewsbury.
3. Thomas Troutbeck.
4. Alice Troutbeck.
5. Jane Troutbeck, married 1st, Sir William Botler, of Bewsey, Knight, and 2ndly, Sir William Griffith, of Penrhyn, Knight; of whom presently.
6. Elizabeth Troutbeck, married Sir Alexander Houghton, Knight."
Margaret married Sir William Troutbeck of Pyrns Castle in Worrill, Lord of Dunham in 1449, son of Sir John Troutbeck of Dunham, Camberlain of Chester and Unknown. William was born about 1434 in Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire, England, died on 23 Sep 1459 in Battle of Blore Heath, Blore Heath, Staffordshire, England about age 25, and was buried in Troutbeck Chapel in St. Mary's, Chester, England. Another name for William was Sir William Troutbek.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 80 F i. Jane Troutbeck was born about 1457 in Mobberly, Dunham, Cheshire, England and died from about 1485 to 1489 about age 28.
81 M ii. William Troutbeck was born about 1444.
William married Johanne filie Johis, daughter of Sir John Botler and Unknown.
+ 82 M iii. Adam Troutbeck .
83 M iv. Thomas Troutbeck .
84 F v. Alice Troutbeck .
85 F vi. Elizabeth Troutbeck .
Elizabeth married Sir Alexander Houghton.
Margaret next married Sir John Botler in 1460. John died on 26 Feb 1463.
Margaret next married Lord ? Grey of Codnor on 2 Oct 1465.
71. Thomas [II] Stanley 1st Earl of Derby was born in 1435 and died on 29 Jul 1504 in Lathom, Lancashire, England at age 69.
General Notes: Lathom is now spelled Latham.
Research Notes: Wikipedia (Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby), Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby was a maternal ancestor of John Lennon.
From http://stanleyroots.co.uk/thenorthwest.htm
"Since 1200 the Stanleys had become important landowners and administrators in north-west England (especially Cheshire and Lancashire), and in 1485 the two brothers Sir Thomas Stanley and Sir William Stanley played a decisive role in winning the Battle of Bosworth for Henry Tudor and therefore in establishing the Tudor dynasty - a feat for which Thomas was created 1st Earl of Derby in 1485. Thereafter, the Earls of Derby were a prominent political force in north-west England for the next four centuries, with the 14th earl becoming Prime Minister three times, in 1852, 1858 and 1866...
"Sir Thomas was 2nd Baron Stanley (his father had been created 1st Baron in 1456), so he is also referred to as Lord Stanley before his creation as Earl of Derby in 1485.
"There had been earlier Earls of Derby (from other families) from 1138 to 1266 and 1337 to 1399, whose title was based on Derby in Derbyshire. Thomas Stanley's title in 1485 therefore had the ring of antiquity, but was based not on Derby but on West Derby, near to the family's estates at Lathom and Knowsley in Lancashire. Lathom House near Ormskirk (Lancashire)(SD4609) was the family's main residence from around 1400 until 1644, when it was largely destroyed by Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Parliamentary forces after a four-month siege during the English Civil War (the Stanleys of Lancashire were Royalists and had been holding out against the dominant Parliamentary forces)."
From Volume 11 of Manx Note Book - http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxnb/v11p101.htm
THOMAS II. AFTERWARDS THE FIRST EARL OF DERBY, ELDEST SON OF THOMAS I., BARON STANLEY, BY HIS WIFE JOAN, ONLY DAUGHTER AND HEIRESS OF SIR ROBERT GOUSHILL, succeeded his father in 1460. He was summoned to Parliament in the first year of Edward IV. (1461), and in 1472 he was made Judge of Chester. In the Civil war he did good service for the Yorkist cause, his most conspicuous feat being the taking of Berwick by assault. During the greater part of his reign he was steward of the Royal Household, and, having been one of Edward's most devoted adherents, he naturally transferred his allegiance to his son Edward the fifth. When Edward the fourth died, Richard Duke of Gloucester, who was plotting to supplant his nephew on the throne, saw that Stanley would be one of the chief obstacles in his way, and so he contrived to get rid of him by having him arrested on a charge of treason.
When, however, he had succeeded in ascending the throne, he decided that his best policy would be, if possible, to purchase Lord Stanley's allegiance, which he endeavoured to accomplish by making him Constable of England for life and conferring upon him the Order of the Garter. It is well known that this scheme failed and that Lord Stanley largely contributed to Richmond's success at the battle of Bosworth field, after which he is said to have placed the dead Richard's crown on his head,* and to have proclaimed him king as Henry VII. The new king shortly afterwards created him Earl of Derby, and constituted him one of the Lord's Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Steward at his coronation. In 1486 he was made Constable of England for life. In 1487 he was one of the godfathers of Prince Arthur, Henry VII.'s eldest son.
He took a prominent part in arranging the treaty of Etaples between England and France in 1492. It would seem that he used his wealth nobly, both in relieving the burdens of his people and in promoting public works such as the bridges at Garstang and Warrington, for their welfare. He was the builder of Latham House which became famous through its defence by the 7th Earl's noble consort 150 years later.
Lord Stanley married, firstly, Eleanor 4th daughter of Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury, and sister to the Earl of Warwick, the famous " king-maker, " and secondly, Margaret, daughter of the Duke of Somerset and Dowager-Duchess of Richmond, who was King Henry VII.'s mother. By his first wife he had issue 6 sons and 4. daughters, by his second, there was no issue. He died in 1504. It does not appear that he ever visited the Isle of Man, and during his reign the Statute book is a blank.
*It is not certain whether the crown was placed on Henry's head by Lord Stanley or by his brother Sir William Stanley
Noted events in his life were:
Battle: of Bosworth Field, 1485.
Created: 1st Earl of Derby, 1485. by Henry Tudor
Summoned: to Parliament, 1461. in the first year of Edward IV.
Made: Judge of Chester, 1472.
Made: Constable of England for life, 1486.
Thomas married Eleanor Neville in 1459, daughter of Richard Neville Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu Countess of Salisbury. Eleanor was born before 1447 and died before Nov 1482.
Children from this marriage were:
86 M i. Sir George Stanley Lord Strange of Knokin was born before 1472 and died on 5 Dec 1497.
Noted events in his life were:
Fought: in Battle of Stoke, 1487.
George married Johanna Lestrange.
87 M ii. Edward Stanley .
Noted events in his life were:
Created: 1st Baron Monteagle, 1513. for his bravery against the Scots at the Battle of Flodden Field
Thomas next married Lady Margaret Beaufort.
13th Generation
77. Sir William [II] Griffith of Penrhyn, Chamberlain of North Wales was born about 1480 in Penrhyn, Aberffro, Anglesey, Wales and died in 1531 about age 51.
Research Notes: Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg26.htm#620. Notes: Descended from Ednyfed Fychan, forebear of the TUDOR dynasty.
Also FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #112650
(submitted by Samuel Taylor "Sam" Geer) - little info except for extensive lineage.
From http://www.rootsweb.com/~wlsccaer/hall.html
"This Sir William Griffith was, I think, the third in succession in the office of Chamberlain of North Wales from the appointment to it of his grandfather, Sir William Griffith, a gentleman whose name has become famous in the history of the country for his contentions with John ap Meredydd of Istumcegid, chief of the descendants of Owen Gwynedd. The Sir William whose monument we are now viewing was married twice, had nineteen children, and died in 1587. His first wife was Jane, the daughter of Sir Thomas Stradling of St Donats Castle in Glamorganshire; the second was Jane, the daughter of John Puleston, Esqr., Chamberlain of North Wales. By his numerous children the family became connected with the Stanleys of Hooton, the Bulkeley family, with the Phillips of Picton Castle, with the Mostyns, with the Myttons and the Thelwalls, besides numerous other families."
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 58:
"VII. SIR WILLIAM GRIFFITH, Knight, of Penrhyn, eldest son and heir. He was of the Court of Henry VIII, and accompanied the King into France, where he distinguished himself at the siege of Tourraine, where he was knighted, 25 December 5 Henry VIII, and was Chamberlain of North Wales. He married, secondly (marriage settlement 2 August, 1522), Jane, widow of Robert Meredith and daughter of John Puleston, of Bers, adn Havod, y Wern, Caernarvonshire, constable of Caernarvon Castle, 16 April, 1506, 30 July, 1509, 1 October, 1423, Chamberlain of North Wales, High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire, 1544; died about this date.
"The wife of John Puleston was descended from Edward III, King of England. Sir William Griffith had issue by Jane, his second wife:
"IX SIBELL GRIFFITH..."
William married Jane Puleston on 2 Aug 1522 in Penrhyn, Anglesey, , Wales, daughter of John Hen Puleston Constable of Caernarfon Castle and Eleanor Whitney. Jane was born about 1479 in Bersham, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.
Marriage Notes: Verify marriage date. Varies from 1505 to 1520.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 88 F i. Sibill Griffith was born about 1530 in Penrhyn, Anglesey, Wales and died about 1580 about age 50.
+ 89 F ii. Elizabeth Gruffydd was born circa 1508 in Penrhyn, , Anglesey, Wales.
80. Jane Troutbeck was born about 1457 in Mobberly, Dunham, Cheshire, England and died from about 1485 to 1489 about age 28. Another name for Jane was Joan Troutbeck.
Birth Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has b. abt 1459.
Death Notes: Glenda Turcks http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=nanatea&id=I33919 has d. abt 1485 thru 1489.
Research Notes: Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg55.htm#1122 has b Dunham, Ches
Rootsweb(?) has b. c. 1457 Mobberly, Cheshire, Eng.
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 57-58:
"VII. LADY JANE TROUTBECK, daughter of Sir William Troutbeck, married Sir William Griffith, Knight, of Penrhyn, in the county of Caernarvon, as appear of record in the Visitations of Lewis Dwnn, II, 154-5, Harl. MSS. No. 1424, fo. 135b., also MS. of the celebrated antiquary, Robert Vaughan, of Hengwrt, Known as the Hengwrt MS. 96, p. 603 (vide Montgomeryshire Collections, by the Powysland Club), vol XXV., page 98. The translation of this MS. is as follows:
'Wm. Vaughan (Vychan) Chamberlain of No. Wales (son of Gwilym ab Gruffydd ab Gullym ab Gruffydd ab Heilen, by his 2d wife Sioned (Jonet) D. of Sir W. Stanley of Hooton, Chamberlain of No. Wales and Chester), and had all the land of his father, adn the lands also of Paris, (from whom Paris Mountain), by his mother's influence, and in the 18th year of Henry VI. (1440) he got himself made a denizen of England, under covenant that he should not marry any Welsh woman, so he married Alice, dau. and heir of Sir Richard Dalton, kt., by a daughter of Lord Clifford, his wife. Their son, Sir william Griffith, Hael (the Liberal), m. Jane, dau. of Sir Wm. Troutbeck, Kt., by his wife, a sister to Sir Thomas Stanley.'
Jane married Sir William [I] Griffith 2nd Chamberlain of North Wales, son of William Fychan ap Gwilym 1st Chamberlain of North Wales and Alice Dalton. William was born about 1445 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales and died about 1539 in Penrhyn, Llandegai, Caernarfonshire, Wales about age 94. Another name for William was Sir William Griffith Hael (the Liberal).
Noted events in his life were:
Created: a Knight of the Bath, 1489.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 67)
Jane next married Sir William Botler of Bewsey.
Research Notes: www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/princewm.html
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 56:
"The children of Sir William Troutbeck and the Lady Margaret were:
1. William Troutbeck 'aet. 15 years, 4 Edw. IV., ward of Sir John Botler, alias Butler, by grant of the King, 8 Janurary, 2 Edw. IV.,' married to Johannes, daughter of the said Sir John. No issue.
2. Adam Troutbeck; his heiress married John Talbot, ancestor of the Earls of Shrewsbury.
3. Thomas Troutbeck.
4. Alice Troutbeck.
5. Jane Troutbeck, married 1st, Sir William Botler, of Bewsey, Knight, and 2ndly, Sir William Griffith, of Penrhyn, Knight; of whom presently.
6. Elizabeth Troutbeck, married Sir Alexander Houghton, Knight."
Adam married Margaret Butler.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 90 F i. Margaret Troutbeck .
14th Generation 88. Sibill Griffith was born about 1530 in Penrhyn, Anglesey, Wales and died about 1580 about age 50. Other names for Sibill were Sibyl Griffith, and Sybil (Isabel) Griffith.
Birth Notes: Birthdate given variously by different sources: abt 1510, abt 1520, abt 1530.
Research Notes: Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: 1N83-QGB & AFN: 1VGP-2MF 1510? 1530?
Also Compact Disc #94 Pin #174742 b. abt. 1520? + parents
Per http://www.varrall.net/pafg12.htm#612 born c. 1530 in Penrhyn, died about 1580. 13 children.
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 47:
"[Hugh Gwyn married] Jane, daughter of Owen ap Hugh, of Bodeon, Anglesey [see footnote 5, p. 47], and sister unto Sir Hugh Owen, Barrister-at-Law and Recorder of Caermarthen, ancestor to the Owens, Baronets, of Orielton, Pembrokeshire. Hugh Gwyn was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire from 2 December 1599-1600, and was commissioned one of the Justices of the Peace for that county, 11 May, 1611.
"Owen ap Hugh, of Bodeon, Anglesey, was High Sheriff of Anglesey, 30 November, 1562-63, 1579-80 (30 November), and died 1613. His second wife, mother of Jane, who married Hugh Gwyn, was Sibill, youngest daughter of Sir William Griffith, Knt., of Penrhyn, Caernarvonshire, Chamberlain of North Wales, by his second wife, Jane, daughter of John Puleston, of Bers and Havod y Wern."
Footnote 5, p. 47:
"The MS. Pedigree of Rowland Ellis, by mistake, makes her daughter instead of sister of Sir Hugh Owen. She was daughter of Owen ap Hugh, as above. Dwnn II, 199, 205."
From pp. 58-59:
"IX SIBELL GRIFFITH, youngest daughter, who married (as his second wife) Owen ap Hugh, Esquire, of Bodeon, Anglesey, High Sheriff of Anglesey, 30 November 1562-63; 1579-80 (30 November), and died 1613. They had a daughter:
"X. JANE OWEN..."
Sibill married Owen Ap Hugh Owen High Sheriff of Anglesey about 1563, son of Hugh Ap Owen and Gwenllian Maurice. Owen was born about 1518 in Bodowen (Bodeon), [Llangadwaladr], Anglesey, Wales and died in 1613 about age 95. Other names for Owen were Owen Ap Hugh, and Owen Ap Hugh.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 91 F i. Jane verch Owen was born from 1538 to 1550 in Bodeon, [Llangadwaladr], Anglesey, Wales.
+ 92 M ii. Sir Hugh Owen was born in 1550 in Orielton, Pembroke, Wales, died on 8 Feb 1614 at age 64, and was buried in Monkton Church, [Orielton, Pembs?].
93 M iii. William Owen .
94 M iv. John Owen .
95 M v. Jasper Owen .
96 M vi. Randle Owen .
97 M vii. Rowland Owen .
98 M viii. Morris Owen .
99 M ix. Edward Owen .
100 M x. Robert Owen .
101 F xi. Gwen Owen .
102 F xii. Elin Owen was born circa 1560 in Anglesey, Wales.
89. Elizabeth Gruffydd was born circa 1508 in Penrhyn, , Anglesey, Wales.
Research Notes: Source: http://www.varrall.net/pafg26.htm#620. Married Sir John Phillips about 1528 in Picton Castle.
Elizabeth married Sir John Philipps about 1528 in Picton Castle, Pembroke, Wales. John was born about 1502 in Kidwelly and died on 4 Apr 1562 in Ballocksey Milton, Hertfordshire, England about age 60.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 104 F i. Jane Philipps was born about 1534 in Picton Castle, Pembroke, Wales.
105 M ii. John Philipps was born about 1530 in Harewood, Herts..
106 M iii. Richard Philipps was born about 1535.
107 M iv. Thomas Philipps was born on 2 Jan 1538 in Pencombe, Hertfordshire, England.
108 M v. William Philipps .
109 M vi. Morgan Philipps .
110 M vii. Robert Philipps .
111 M viii. Roger Philipps was born on 31 Dec 1551 in Pencombe, Hertfordshire, England.
Research Notes: www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/princewm.html
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 56:
"The children of Sir William Troutbeck and the Lady Margaret were:
1. William Troutbeck 'aet. 15 years, 4 Edw. IV., ward of Sir John Botler, alias Butler, by grant of the King, 8 Janurary, 2 Edw. IV.,' married to Johannes, daughter of the said Sir John. No issue.
2. Adam Troutbeck; his heiress married John Talbot, ancestor of the Earls of Shrewsbury.
3. Thomas Troutbeck.
4. Alice Troutbeck.
5. Jane Troutbeck, married 1st, Sir William Botler, of Bewsey, Knight, and 2ndly, Sir William Griffith, of Penrhyn, Knight; of whom presently.
6. Elizabeth Troutbeck, married Sir Alexander Houghton, Knight."
Margaret married John Talbot of Grafton.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 112 F i. Jane Talbot .
15th Generation 91. Jane verch Owen was born from 1538 to 1550 in Bodeon, [Llangadwaladr], Anglesey, Wales. Another name for Jane was Jane Owen.
Research Notes: Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: FJH2-8Q & AFN: 1VGP-2NM
Verified: http://www.varrall.net/pafg26.htm#629. However, this source has no children listed for Hugh Gwyn and Jane Owen. (??)
Archives Network Wales (www.archivesnetworkwales.com) lists Poole, solicitors, of Caernarfon, papers GS 0219 X/POOLE & states "...Poole acted as agents in North Wales for the Owen family of Orielton, Pembrokeshire, and Bodeon, Llangadwaladr, Anglesey."
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 59:
"X. JANE OWEN, who married Hugh Gwyn, of Peniarth, High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire from 2 December, 1599-1600, and Justice of the Peace 11 May, 1611. Their daughter, Sibill (XI), married John Powell, of Gadfa, Llanwddyn, Montygomeryshire, and had Elizabeth (XII), who married Humphrey ap Hugh, of Llwyn du (see page 47)."
Jane married Hugh Gwyn Esq., High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire in 1565 in Penarth, Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales, son of John Wynn and Jonet ferch Gruffudd. Hugh was born in 1538, was christened in 1538, and died after 1611. Other names for Hugh were Hugh ap Gwyn Esq., High Sheriff Of Carnaerfonshire, Wales?, and Hugh Gwynn.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 113 F i. Sibill verch Hugh Gwyn was born betw 1566 and 1575 in Penarth, Caernarfon, Wales and died in Gadfa, Llanwddwyn Twp, Montgomery, Wales.
+ 114 F ii. Eleanor verch Hugh Gwyn of Peniarth died after 1646.
92. Sir Hugh Owen was born in 1550 in Orielton, Pembroke, Wales, died on 8 Feb 1614 at age 64, and was buried in Monkton Church, [Orielton, Pembs?].
Research Notes: FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #94 Pin #361176
http://www.varrall.net/pafn12.htm#290
Notes: Called to the bar from Grays Inn, Practised on the Carmarthen Circuit of Great Sessions. In 1574 was elected Recorder of Carmarthen.
Inherited the Orielton estates by way of his marriage to Elizabeth Wyrriot. Orielton remained the main residence and seat of the Owen family until it's sale in the 1850's.
Knighted 1608.
High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1583
Hugh married Elizabeth Wyrriot on 13 May 1571 in Bodeon, [Llangadwaladr], Anglesey, Wales, daughter of George Wyrriot and Jane Philipps. Elizabeth was born in 1551 in Orielton, Pembroke, Wales and died in 1599 at age 48. Another name for Elizabeth was Elizabeth Werriot.
Children from this marriage were:
115 F i. Sybil Owen .
116 F ii. Ann Owen .
117 F iii. Jane Owen .
118 M iv. Sir John Owen .
119 M v. William Owen .
120 M vi. Francis Owen .
121 M vii. Morris Owen was born in 1588 in Orielton, Pembroke, Wales.
104. Jane Philipps was born about 1534 in Picton Castle, Pembroke, Wales.
General Notes: Rootsweb?
Jane married George Wyrriot. George was born in Orielton, Pembroke, Wales and died about 1599.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 123 F i. Elizabeth Wyrriot was born in 1551 in Orielton, Pembroke, Wales and died in 1599 at age 48.
Research Notes: www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/princewm.html
Jane married George [I] Bowes of Streatlam.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 124 F i. Anne [I] Bowes .
16th Generation
113. Sibill verch Hugh Gwyn was born betw 1566 and 1575 in Penarth, Caernarfon, Wales and died in Gadfa, Llanwddwyn Twp, Montgomery, Wales. Other names for Sibill were Sibyl Gwynn, Sybil Hugh, and Sybil verch Hugh ap Gwyn.
Research Notes: Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: FJH2-6D & AFN: 1VGP-2Q2 has b. 1566-1575 in Penarth, died in Gadfa.
From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, pp. 46-47:
"[John ap Howell Gτch] married Sibill, daughter (seventh child) of Hugh Gwyn, Esquire, of Peniarth, Caernarvonshire, by Jane, daughter of Owen ap Hugh, of Bodeon, Anglesey [see footnote 5, p. 47], and sister unto Sir Hugh Owen, Barrister-at-Law and Recorder of Caermarthen, ancestor to the Owens, Baronets, of Orielton, Pembrokeshire. Hugh Gwyn [see footnote 6, p. 47] was High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire from 2 December 1599-1600, and was commissioned one of the Justices of the Peace for that county, 11 May, 1611."
Sibill married John Powell of Gadfa before 20 Sep 1588 in Llanwyddn, Montgomeryshire, Wales, son of Howell Gτch ap Meredith of Gadfa and Margaret Evan. John was born about 1567 in Gadfa, Rhiwargor, Llanwyddn, Montgomeryshire, Wales and was buried on 24 Jul 1636 in Llanwddyn Parish Church. Other names for John were John Ap Howell Gτch, John ap Howel, and John ap Howell.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 125 F i. Elizabeth verch John was born from 1593 to 1607 in Gadfa Rhiwargor, Llanwyddn, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
114. Eleanor verch Hugh Gwyn of Peniarth died after 1646. Another name for Eleanor was Ellen verch Hugh Gwyn.
Research Notes: From the book Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, p. 47, footnote 6:
"Eleanor, or Ellen, another daughter of Hugh Gwyn, married Rev. Richard Nanney, Rector of Llangelynin and Vicar of Towyn. She was living 16 June, 1646, in Llwyngwrill, and her son was named Richard Nanney."
Eleanor married Rev. Richard Nanney Rector of Llangelynin.
The child from this marriage was:
126 M i. Richard Nanney of Llwyngwril .
123. Elizabeth Wyrriot was born in 1551 in Orielton, Pembroke, Wales and died in 1599 at age 48. Another name for Elizabeth was Elizabeth Werriot.
Elizabeth married Sir Hugh Owen on 13 May 1571 in Bodeon, [Llangadwaladr], Anglesey, Wales, son of Owen Ap Hugh Owen High Sheriff of Anglesey and Sibill Griffith. Hugh was born in 1550 in Orielton, Pembroke, Wales, died on 8 Feb 1614 at age 64, and was buried in Monkton Church, [Orielton, Pembs?].
(Duplicate Line. See Person 92)
Research Notes: www.whitneygen.org/archives/biography/princewm.html
Anne married Thomas Hilton.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 127 F i. Jane Hilton .
17th Generation 
125. Elizabeth verch John was born from 1593 to 1607 in Gadfa Rhiwargor, Llanwyddn, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Another name for Elizabeth was Elizabeth Powell.
Research Notes: Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: FJH1-X2
(11/10/06)
Elizabeth married Humphrey ap Hugh about 1624-1625 in Llangelynin, Merionethshire, Wales, son of Hugh ap David and Catherine verch Rhydderch Sion. Humphrey was born betw 1600-1603 in Llwyn du, Llwyngwrill, Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, was christened in Llwyngwril, Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, and died in 1664 in Llwyn du, Llwyngwrill, Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales. Another name for Humphrey was Humffrey ap Hugh of Llwyngwrill.
Marriage Notes: Source: FamilySearch.org (11/10/06) has m. circa 1620-1628 in Llangelynin, Merionethshire.
Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, Edited by Thomas Allen Glenn at the request of Howard Reifsnyder, privately printed, Philadelphia, 1902, provided by http://books.google.com, pp. 46 has:
"Humphrey ap Hugh married, circa 1624-1625, Elizabeth, daughter of John Powell (otherwise called John ap Howell Gτch), of Gadfa..."
Children from this marriage were:
+ 128 M i. Owen Humphrey was born about 1629 in Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, was christened on 13 Apr 1629 in Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, and died in 1699 in Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales about age 70.
129 M ii. Samuel ap Humphrey was born 1627 ? in Merionethshire, , Wales and died in Portlheven, Merionethshire, Wales.
+ 130 F iii. Anne Humphrey was born from 1627 to 1634 in <Llwyn du>, Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire , Wales and died after 1650.
131 M iv. Samuel Humphrey was born about 1635, was christened on 22 Jan 1635 in Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, and died before 1683 in Merionethshire, Wales.
Samuel married Elizabeth Rees, daughter of Rees Hugh and Unknown.
132 M v. Hugh Humphrey was born on 7 Apr 1628 in Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, was christened on 7 Apr 1628 in Llangelynin Church, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, died on 22 May 1628 in Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, and was buried on 22 May 1628.
133 F vi. Catherine Humphrey was born about 1631, was christened on 15 Nov 1631 in Llangelynin Church, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, died about Nov 1631 in Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, and was buried on 29 Nov 1631.
134 M vii. John Humphrey was born in 1632, was christened on 16 Nov 1632 in Llangelynin Church, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, and died in Pennsylvania, United States.