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     Sir Maurice de Berkeley 3rd Lord Berkeley was born circa 1435.^5,6,7 He married Isabel Meade, daughter of Philip Meade of Mead's Place, Wraxall, Som and Isabelle Sharp, in 1465.^5,6,7,8,2

Sir Maurice de Berkeley 3rd Lord Berkeley died in September 1506.^5,6,7,2
Sir Maurice de Berkeley 3rd Lord Berkeley was buried after September 1506 at Austin Friar's, London, City of London, Greater London, England.²
     Reference: Genealogics cites:
     1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H. R. H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerals, Reference: ancestor Q 98725
     2. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, Reference: 289
     3. The Complete Peerage, 1936, Doubleday, H. A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 135
     4. Cahiers de Saint Louis, Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques, Reference: 412, 974
     5. Living Descendants of Blood Royal in America, Angerville, Count d', Reference: III 634
     6. Plantagenet Ancestry of seventeenth-century Colonists 1999, 2nd Edition, Faris, David. 23-4
     7. The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry 1928 , Watney, Vernon James. 89.²

; "MAURICE BERKELEY, de jure 3rd LORD (Baron) BERKELEY; b c 1435; Kt of the Body to EDWARD IV, m 1465 Isabel (d after 29 May 1514), dau of Philip Mead, of Mead's Place, Wraxall, Somerset, Alderman and thrice Mayor Bristol, and d Sept 1506.⁶

; Faris (1999, pp. 23-24): "MAURICE BERKELEY, second son, was born about 1435 (aged fifty-six in 1492). He was disinherited by his brother, William Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham and Marquess of Berkeley (died 14 Feb. 1491/2 s.p.s.) and though fifty-six years of age at his brother's death, was able to recover, within seven years, upwards of fifty manors and other lands, that had been alienated illegally. He was never summoned to Parliament. He was married in his thirtieth year in 1465 to ISABEL MEAD (at that time a widow with three children who all died young), only daughter of Philip Mead, of Mead's Place in Wraxall, Somerset, Mayor of Bristol, by his wife Isabel. She was born about or after 1444, and was heiress to her brother, Thomas Mead. MAURICE BERKELEY [3rd Lord Berkeley de jure] died aged seventy years in September 1506. His widow died aged seventy at Coventry after 29 May 1514. They were buried at
Austin Friars', London.
C.P. 2:135, 145 (1912). H.S.P. 28:31 (1889). Paget (1977), p. 403.
Children of Maurice Berkeley, by Isabel Mead:
i.     THOMAS BERKELEY [see next].
ii.     ANNE BERKELEY, married WILLIAM DENNIS [see DEIGHTON 5]."⁵

     Isabel de Berkeley married William Thomas Trye Esq in 1477.^3,4

      .⁵

     William Thomas Trye Esq married Isabel de Berkeley, daughter of James de Berkeley Knt., 1st Lord Berkeley and Lady Isabel Mowbray, in 1477.^2,1

     William Thomas Trye Esq lived at Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, England.²

     Sir William de Berkeley Knt., KB, 2nd Lord Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham was born in 1426 at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England.^1,3 He married Elizabeth West, daughter of Sir Reynold/Reginald West 3rd Lord West, 6th Lord la Warre and Margaret Thorley, in 1466
; his 1st wife.^1,6,7 Sir William de Berkeley Knt., KB, 2nd Lord Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham and Elizabeth West were divorced in 1467; no issue.^1,6,7 Sir William de Berkeley Knt., KB, 2nd Lord Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham married Joan Strangeways, daughter of Sir Thomas Strangeways Knt. and Lady Katherine Neville, on 2 November 1468.^1,7,3
Sir William de Berkeley Knt., KB, 2nd Lord Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham married Anne Fiennes, daughter of Sir John de Fiennes Knt., circa 1486
; no issue.^1,7,3
Sir William de Berkeley Knt., KB, 2nd Lord Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham died on 14 February 1491/92; dsp.^1,7,3
      ; WILLIAM de BERKELEY, 2nd Lord (Baron) Berkeley and 1st and last MARQUESS OF BERKELEY, KB (1475), PC (1482/3); b 1426; involved in a family dispute with Margaret Countess of Shrewsbury and his great-uncle (the 5th) Lord Berkeley's other heirs general over the family estates, challenged by the Countess's gs Viscount Lisle to single combat 20 March 1469/70 to settle the claim and did so by killing Lord Lisle, cr 21 April 1481 VISCOUNT BERKELEY (E); on inheriting half the enormous estates of the Mowbray family he was further cr 28 June 1483 EARL OF NOTTINGHAM (E), Earl Marshal and Gt Marshal of England Feb 1485/6; settled 1487 Berkeley Castle and most of his other properties on himself in tail general with remainder to HENRY VII in tail male with further remainder to his own rightful heirs (it may well be the alienation of Berkeley Castle for several generations following his death that led to the failure of his immediate successors as Lord Berkeley to take their seats in Parl), cr 28 Jan 1488/9 MARQUESS OF BERKELEY (E), assumed between 1481 and 10 Feb 1484/5 the title of VISCOUNT OF CATHERLOUGH, Co Carlow (I); m 1st 1466 (divorce 1467) Elizabeth West, dau of 3rd Lord (Baron) West and 6th Lord (Baron) La Warre of the 1298/9 cr; m 2nd Nov 1468 Joan (d 24 Feb 1484/5), dau of Sir Thomas Strangeways by Katherine, dau of 1st Earl of Westmorland (see ABERGAVENNY, M), m 3rd c 1486 Anne (m 2nd Sir Thomas Brandon, KG, uncle of 1st Duke of Suffolk of the 1514 cr, and d 10 Sept 1497), dau of Sir Thomas Fiennes, and dsps 14 Feb 1491/2, when all his titles except the Barony of Berkeley expired.¹

.⁸ He was Viscount Berkeley on 21 April 1481.^1,3 He was Earl of Nottingham on 28 June 1483.^1,3 He was Viscount of Catherlough on 10 February 1484 at co. Catherlough, Ireland.¹ He was Marquess of Berkeley on 28 January 1488.^8,1

     Isabel Meade was born in 1444 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.¹ She married Sir Maurice de Berkeley 3rd Lord Berkeley, son of James de Berkeley Knt., 1st Lord Berkeley and Lady Isabel Mowbray, in 1465.^5,6,7,1,8

Isabel Meade died on 29 May 1514 at Coventry, Warwickshire, England.^5,1
Isabel Meade was buried after 29 May 1514 at Austin Friar's, London, City of London, Greater London, England.¹
     Reference: Genealogics cites:
     1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H. R. H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerals, Reference: ancestor Q 98725
     2. The Complete Peerage, 1936, Doubleday, H. A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 136
     3. The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families, London, 1884, Foster, Joseph, Reference: 120.¹

.⁵ Isabel Meade was also known as Isabell Meade.⁷

     Philip Meade of Mead's Place, Wraxall, Som married Isabelle Sharp, daughter of John Sharp and Joan (?).^3,4

Philip Meade of Mead's Place, Wraxall, Som died on 20 December 1475.^5,3
     He was Alderman and thrice Mayor Bristol.⁶

Reference: Genealogics cites: The Complete Peerage, 1936, Doubleday, H. A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 135.³ He was Mayor of Bristol at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.⁷

Philip Meade of Mead's Place, Wraxall, Som lived at Mead's Place, Wraxall, co. Somerset, England.⁷

     Sir Thomas 'the Sheepmaster' de Berkeley Knt., 5th Lord Berkeley was born in 1472 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.^4,1 He married Eleanor Constable of Flamborough, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Constable Knt., of Flamborough, Yorkshire and Joyce Stafford, between 1504 and 1505 at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England,
; his 1st wife.^1,5 Sir Thomas 'the Sheepmaster' de Berkeley Knt., 5th Lord Berkeley married Eleanor Constable of Flamborough, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Constable Knt., of Flamborough, Yorkshire and Joyce Stafford, in 1504/5.⁴
Sir Thomas 'the Sheepmaster' de Berkeley Knt., 5th Lord Berkeley married Cecily Arnold, daughter of (?) Arnold of Gloucestershire, in 1526
; his 2nd wife.^4,1,6
Sir Thomas 'the Sheepmaster' de Berkeley Knt., 5th Lord Berkeley died on 22 January 1532/33 at Mangotsfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.^4,7,1
Sir Thomas 'the Sheepmaster' de Berkeley Knt., 5th Lord Berkeley was buried after 22 January 1533 at St. Augustines Abbey, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.^8,1
     Reference: van de Pas cites:
     1. The Lineage and Ancestry of H. R. H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerals, Reference: ancestor P 49363
     2. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, Reference: 290
     3. The Complete Peerage, 1936, Doubleday, H. A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 136
     4. The Berkeleys of Berkeley Square London, 1944, Flk, Bernard, Reference: 25
     5. Cahiers de Saint Louis, Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques, Reference: 412, 974
     6. Kwartierstatenboek 1993 De Herdenking can het 110-jarig-best K. N. G. v Geslacht en Wapenkunde, Reference: 81
     7. The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, wife of Reverend Jown Owsley, 3rd Edition, 1999, Bodine, Ronnie O. & Thomas W. Spalding, Jr., Reference: 90
     8. The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry 1928 , Watney, Vernon James. 89.¹

; THOMAS BERKELEY, de jure 5th LORD (Baron) BERKELEY; b 1472; ktd 9 Sept 1513 at Battle of Flodden, Constable Berkeley Castle 1514, Sheriff Glos Nov 1522-Nov 1523, called to Parl 9 Aug 1529 by writ worded as being to 'Thomas Berkley de Berkley'; m 1st 1504/5 Eleanor (d 1525), dau of Sir Marmaduke Constable, of Flamborough, Yorks, and widow of William Ingleby; m 2nd 1526 Cicely (d July/Nov 1558), dau and coheir of - Arnold and widow of Richard Rowdon, of Gloucester, and d 22 Jan 1532/3.⁷ He was 5th Lord (Baron) Berkeley.⁷

; per van de Pas: "Thomas berkeley 'the Sheepmaster', 5th Lord Berkeley, at the Battle of Flodden, his bravery won him a knighthood which was conferred on the spot; but he hurried from the heat and din to his tilled acres and pasturage lands, eager to resume the simple joys of a gentlemn farmer. He reared great flocks of sheep and sold the wool thus produced at a goodly price. He kept a detailed profit-and-loss account of all his transactions so that he might know exactly how he stood. Being thrifty, he preferred to stay with his brother-in-law, who lived at Highnam near Gloucester, rather than pay the charges of expensive inns."¹

; Faris (1999, p. 24): [quote] THOMAS BERKELEY, Knt., of Thornbury, co. Gloucester, and Hovingham, co. York, Constable and Porter of Berkeley Castle, younger son, was born in 1472. He was brother and heir to Maurice Berkeley [4th Lord Berkeley de jure] (died 12 Sep. 1523 s.p.legit.), born, probably at Thornbury, co. Gloucester, in 1472, and was knighted by the Earl of Surrey 9 Sep. 1513 on the field at the Battle of Flodden, for which he was commander. He was summoned to Parliament from 9 Aug. 1529 by writ directed Thome Berkley de Berkley, and, though not in possession of the Berkeley estates, was ranked in the precedency of his ancestors as third Baron on the roll. He was married for the first time in 1504/5 to ELEANOR CONSTABLE, widow, with a son and heir William, of John Ingleby, of Ripley, co. York, and daughter of Marmaduke Constable, Knt., of Flamborough, East Riding, co. York (of Magna Carta Surety descent and descendant of Charlemagne), by his second wife, Joyce (of Magna Carta Surety descent), daughter of Humphrey Stafford, Knt., of Grafton, co. Worcester (descendant of Charlemagne). They had two sons, Thomas and Maurice, and two daughters. Muriel (wife of Robert Throckmorton, of Coughton, co. Warwick) and Joan. She died in 1525, and was buried at St. Augustine's, Bristol. He was married for the second time in 1526 to CECILY ______, widow of Richard Rowdon, Esq., of Gloucester, co. Gloucester, Rowdon, co. Hereford, and London, Alderman of Gloucester, Sheriff of Gloucester, and daughter and co-heiress of, apparently Arnold, of Gloucestershire. SIR THOMAS BERKELEY [5th Lord Berkeley de jure] died testate in his sixty-first year at Mangotsfield, Bristol, on 22 Jan. 1532/3, and was buried with his first wife. His widow, known from her residence as "my Lady Cicely of Bristol", died testate between July and Nov. 1558.
Smyth-Maclean (1883) 2:224-239 (Katherine, daughter of Muriel Berkeley and Robert Throckmorton, married Henry Norwood, of Leckhampton, co. Gloucester, and had son William [see LIGON 1]). C.P. 2:136-137 (1912). Letters and Papers, Henry VIII, 1(1):252 (1920).
Child of Thomas Berkeley, by Eleanor Constable:
i.     JOAN BERKELEY, married NICHOLAS POYNTZ [see POYNTZ 6]. [end quote] He was knighted at the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513 at Flodden Field, England.⁷

     Anne Berkeley married Sir William Dennis Knt. of Dirham, Gloucestershire, son of Sir Walter Dennis Knt., of Olveston, Gloucestershire and Agnes Danvers.^6,7,8,1,2

      ; van de Pas cites: 1. Living descendants of Blood Royal in America , Angerville, Count d', Reference: III 35,634
2. Cahiers de Saint Louis , Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques, Reference: 977.¹

.⁹

     Eleanor Constable of Flamborough married John Ingleby of Ripley
;
Her 1st husband.^5,6,2 Eleanor Constable of Flamborough was born circa 1472.⁶ She married Sir Thomas 'the Sheepmaster' de Berkeley Knt., 5th Lord Berkeley, son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley 3rd Lord Berkeley and Isabel Meade, between 1504 and 1505 at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England,
; his 1st wife.^7,1 Eleanor Constable of Flamborough married Sir Thomas 'the Sheepmaster' de Berkeley Knt., 5th Lord Berkeley, son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley 3rd Lord Berkeley and Isabel Meade, in 1504/5.⁵

Eleanor Constable of Flamborough was buried circa 1525 at St. Augustines Abbey, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.⁶
Eleanor Constable of Flamborough died in 1525 at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England.^5,6,8
     Eleanor Constable of Flamborough lived at Burton, Yorkshire, England.⁶

     Cecily Arnold married Richard Rowdon of Gloucester.¹
Cecily Arnold married Sir Thomas 'the Sheepmaster' de Berkeley Knt., 5th Lord Berkeley, son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley 3rd Lord Berkeley and Isabel Meade, in 1526
; his 2nd wife.^3,4,2
Cecily Arnold died between July 1558 and November 1558.³
      ; van de Pas cites: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, London, Reference: 290.²

     Sir Marmaduke Constable Knt., of Flamborough, Yorkshire was born circa 1443 at Flamborough, Yorkshire, England; Richardson says "aged 31 in 1488, aged 40 and more in 1496, aged 70 in 1513."³ He married Marjorie Fitz Hugh, daughter of Henry Fitz Hugh 5th Lord Fitz Hugh and Lady Alice Neville,
; his 1st wife.^5,2,3 Sir Marmaduke Constable Knt., of Flamborough, Yorkshire married Joyce Stafford, daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford Knt., of Grafton and Eleanor Aylesbury, circa 1460.^6,7,8,2,9

Sir Marmaduke Constable Knt., of Flamborough, Yorkshire was buried after 20 November 1518 at St Oswald Churchyard, Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, Yorkshire, England; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1443, Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
     Death:      Nov. 20, 1518, Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
     Knight of Flamborough, Yorkshire, Knight to the Body of the Kings Richard III and Henry VII. Steward of Tutbury, Donington and High Peak. Sheriff of Stafford and York, Knight of the Shire for York, Stafford and Lincoln. Ambassador to Scotland.
     Son and heir to Sir Robert Constable of Somerby and Agnes Wentworth.
     Husband of Margery FitzHugh, daughter of Henry, Lord FitzHugh. they had no children.
     Secondly, husband of Joyce Stafford, daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford and Eleanor Aylesbury. They had fours sons and two daughters; Sir Robert, Sir Marmaduke, Sir William, Sir John, Agnes (wife of Henry Ughtred) and Eleanor.
     Sir Marmaduke served in France with King Edward IV, and was knighted by Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland during the Scottish campaigns of 1480 to 1483. He was the Captain of the Left Wing at Flodden 09 Sept 1513.
     Family links: Parents:
      Robert Constable (1423 - 1488)
      Agnes Wentworth Constable (____ - 1496)
     Spouse: Joyce Stafford Constable (1453 - ____)*
     Children:
      Alienor Constable Berkeley (____ - 1540)*
      Robert Constable (1478 - 1538)*
      Marmaduke Constable (1480 - 1545)*
     Siblings:
      Katherine Constable Ryther*
      Agnes Constable Clifton (____ - 1505)*
      Marmaduke Constable (1443 - 1518)
     Burial: St Oswald Churchyard, Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
     Maintained by: Mad
     Originally Created by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
     Record added: Mar 11, 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial# 106533732.^3,10
Sir Marmaduke Constable Knt., of Flamborough, Yorkshire died on 29 November 1518; died testate.^2,3
      ; Dict. of Nat'l Biography, Vol. 22, p. 271: "Constable, Sir Marmaduke (1455?-1518), landowner and soldier, of Flamborough, Yorkshire; served in France, 1475 and 1492; knighted; served at the siege of Berwick, 1482; steward of Tutbury, Staffordshire, 1483; sheriff of Staffordshire, 1486-7, and of Yorkshire, 1487-8 and 1509-10; inherited Flamborough, 1488; attached to the personal service of Henry VII; commissioner to Scotland, 1509-10; comanded left wing at Flodden, 1513. Scholarships were founded in his name at St. John's College, Cambridge, 1522."¹¹

Sir Marmaduke Constable Knt., of Flamborough, Yorkshire lived at Flamborough, East Ridin, Yorkshire, England.⁶

; van de Pas cites: 1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 137
2. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: Q 98727.^12,2

; Captain of the Left Wing.³

     Joyce Stafford was born circa 1442.⁶ She married Sir Marmaduke Constable Knt., of Flamborough, Yorkshire, son of Sir Robert Constable Knt., of Flamborough and Agnes Wentworth, circa 1460.^8,6,1,9,3

      ; van de Pas cites: 1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 137
2. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: Q 98728.¹

; I originally had her as the daughter of the younger Humphrey Stafford, but Nash's Collections for the History of Worcestershire, vol. 1 [1781], p. 156-173 covers the manor of Grafton,
and there is a transcription of a document dated 1 April 1478, wherein Alianore [Eleanor Aylesbury], widow and sometime wife of Humphrey Stafford, establishes a chantry at Bromsgrove
Church to say mass for Prince Edward, the Queen, and for Alianore and "Humfrey, Thomas, Elizabeth, Anne, and Joyeux, children of the seide Humfrey late my husband and me..." It's just that
the chronologies don't add up. Could this Joyeux be an aunt?⁶

.¹⁰

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Several weeks ago I received e-mail asking my opinion on the parentage of Joyce Stafford, wife of Sir Marmaduke Constable (1443-1518). Was she the daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford, of Grafton, Worcestershire (1400-1450), or of his son, Humphrey Stafford, of Grafton (1426/7-1486). In my personal records I believed her to be the daughter of the elder Sir Humphrey, but thought I would look into this further just to be sure. I checked the SGM archives and found only brief mention of this quite some time back where it was suggested she was the daughter of the younger Humphrey, but without any noted evidence.

The Visitation of Yorkshire in 1564 (Harleian Society, vol. 16 [1881], p. 65, for Constable of Flamborough, names the 2nd wife of Sir Marmaduke Constable as "Joyce doughter to Sir Humphrey Stafford of Graufton" and the mother of all of his children. There does not appear to be any dispute that she was the daughter of "a" Sir Humphrey Stafford of Grafton, but which one, father or son?

Nash's Collections for the History of Worcestershire, vol. 1 [1781], p. 156-173 covers the manor of Grafton, and there is a transcription of a document dated 1 April 1478, wherein Alianore [Eleanor Aylesbury], widow and sometime wife of Humphrey Stafford, establishes a chantry at Bromsgrove Church to say mass for Prince Edward, the Queen, and for Alianore and "Humfrey, Thomas, Elizabeth, Anne, and Joyeux, children of the seide Humfrey late my husband and me..."

Now, the Staffordshire Record Society, 3rd Series, vol. 1917, p. 212, in its biographical sketches of Staffordshire Members of Parliament, states Sir Humphrey Stafford was "married, 1408, both being infants, Eleanore, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Aylesbury..." and cites the Complete Peerage, which reference in CP, 2: 389 reads "Sir
Humphrey Stafford of Grafton whose wife Eleanor was living 24 May 1449. A papal dispensation to contract marriage, dated 7 Id. Aug 1408, possibly refers to him."

Wedgwood's History of Parliament 1439-1509 [1936], vol. 1, p. 792, also states Sir Humphrey Stafford (1400-50) married Eleanor Aylesbury "c. 1408." So, Sir Humphrey Stafford was apparently married in 1408, when aged eight, and his wife was at least his age if not younger. Children would likely have been born starting about 1420, perhaps a year or two in either direction.

In Testamenta Eboracensia, vol. 3, Publications of the Surtees Society, vol. 45 [1865], p. 324, I find a marriage license issued on 2 Jan 1423-4 to the "prior of Thurgarton, the prior of Shelford and William Storthwaite, or one of them, to marry, in the chapel of Wyrton, Humphrey Stafford and Eleanor, whom he intends to espouse."

Unfortunately, Eleanor's family name is not stated, but I wonder if this is not a record of that marriage, as the date of 1408 was but a proposed marriage contract. The time period would be correct.

The issue of Sir Humphrey Stafford and wife Eleanor Aylesbury, based upon Nash and Wedgwood, was-

1. Richard Stafford, eldest son, who was slain by the Harcourts in June 1448.

2. Humphrey Stafford (1426/7-1486), who succeeded his father in Grafton and his mother to Blatherwyck, Northamptonshire. When attainted and executed in 1486, the Staffords lost Grafton, but his descendants continued to reside at Blatherwyck. He married Katherine Fray.

3. Thomas Stafford. He was attainted with his brother, and his descendants held Tottenho, Buckinghamshire.

4. Elizabeth Stafford, who married by license of 27 Jan 1446/7, Richard Beauchamp, of Powick (1435-1503). [CP, vol. 2, p. 47]

5. Anne Stafford, who married Thomas Skull.

6. Joyce Stafford, wife of Sir Marmaduke Constable (1443-1518).

The fact that her parents started having children in the early 1420s and she was born at least by 1443 and perhaps a year or two later, does not place her out of the realm of probability as a child of Humphrey and Eleanor, considering that she appears to have been the youngest child. Her slightly older sister, Elizabeth, was born about the time of her husband, 1435, again, perhaps even a year or two later.

Nash, p. 157 names four children of the younger Humphrey Stafford, 2 sons, and 2 daughters- Anne, wife of Richard Neville, Lord Latimer, and Margaret, wife of John Archer, of Tamworth.

Our local library is missing the Harleian Society's volume on Staffordshire Pedigrees so I am uncertain if a Stafford pedigree therein may have named a second Joyce as a daughter of the younger Humphrey Stafford, but none of the published pedigrees from other sources I have found do so.

Although these various histories call the younger Humphrey Stafford a knight, he died as an "Esquire" based on several entries in the Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1485-1494, among others on p. 159.

Many thanks for any input.
Ronny Bodine.⁴

     Margery La Zouche married Robert de Willoughby 4th Lord Willoughby de Eresby, son of Sir John de Willoughby Knt., 3rd Lord Willoughby de Eresby and Cecily de Ufford, before 29 March 1372
; his 2nd wife.^1,2,3
Margery La Zouche died on 18 October 1391.^1,3

      .²

     Joan Berkeley married Sir Nicholas Poyntz Knt., of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, son of Sir Anthony Poyntz Knt., of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire and Elizabeth Huddesfield, on 24 June 1527 at Yate, Gloucestershire, England.^3,4,1
Joan Berkeley married Sir Edward Dyer Knt after July 1557
; her 2nd huasband; date of death of her 1st husband.^4,1
Joan Berkeley died on 21 May 1563.³
      .⁵

     Sir Nicholas Poyntz Knt., of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire married Joan Berkeley, daughter of Sir Thomas 'the Sheepmaster' de Berkeley Knt., 5th Lord Berkeley and Eleanor Constable of Flamborough, on 24 June 1527 at Yate, Gloucestershire, England.^3,4,1

Sir Nicholas Poyntz Knt., of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire died before 8 July 1557; date will proved.^3,1
     He was Groom of the Bedchamber.⁴

Sir Nicholas Poyntz Knt., of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire lived at Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England.³

; Nicholas (Sir), of Iron Acton, Groom of the Bedchamber, Sheriff of Glos 1538 and 1544, Kt of the Shire 1547; m Joan (who m 2nd, Sir Edward Dyer, and d 31 March 1563), dau of 5th Baron Berkeley (see BURKE'S Peerage), and d (will proved 8 July, 1557), leaving issue.²

; Faris (1999, POYNTZ 6, p. 295): "NICHOLAS POYNTZ, Knt., of Iron Acton, co. Gloucester, Knight of the Shire and Sheriff for Gloucestershire, Groom of the Bedchamber, was married "on Midsommer day in the nineteenth year of king Henry the 8th at Yate [co. Gloucester], her fathers house" JOAN BERKELEY, younger daughter of Thomas Berkeley, Knt., of Thornbury, co. Gloucester (descendant of King Edward I), by Eleanor, daughter of Marmaduke Constable, Knt., of Flamborough, East Riding, co. York (of Magna Carta Surety descent), by Joyce, daughter of Humphrey Stafford, Knt., of Grafton, co. Worcester (of Magna Carta Surety descent and descendant of Charlemagne) [see BERKELEY 5 for her ancestry], with children: Nicholas, Francis, Edmund, Anthony, William, John, Anne, Jane, and Frances. She was named in her father's will as "Johan Poyntz my daughter". The will of SIR NICHOLAS POYNTZ was proved on 8 July 1557 (P.C.C., 22 Wrastley). His widow was married for the second time to EDWARD DYER, Knt., and died on 31 Mar. 1563.
Smyth-Maclean (1883) 2:235-236. Poyntz (1886). Early Chancery Proceedings 6:350, 7:208." He was Knight of the Shire and Sheriff for Gloucestershire.⁴

     Phillipa(e) Fitz Alan married Sir John Cornwall
; her 2nd husband.^11,3 Phillipa(e) Fitz Alan was born circa 1352.⁸ She married Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., MP, of Colquite, Cornwall, son of Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., of Colquite, Cornwall and Margaret Seneschal, before 1371
;
His 2nd wife; her 1st husband.^{12,2,4,5,7,8,13} Phillipa(e) Fitz Alan married Sir John Cornwall Knt., KG, 1st Lord Fanhope, Baron of Milbroke, son of Sir John Cornwall, before 13 April 1398
;
Her 2nd husband; his 1st wife.^4,14,7,8
Phillipa(e) Fitz Alan died on 13 September 1399.^15,2,4,7,8
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "JOHN Cornwall (born at sea in St Michael's Mount Bay, Cornwall-Ampthill 10/11 Dec 1443, bur Ludgate, cemetery of the Black Friars). He fought in the French wars, at Agincourt in 1415 and at the siege of Rouen 1418. Created Baron of Fanhope, in Herefordshire, 17 Jul 1432, and Baron of Milbroke, in Bedfordshire, 30 Jan 1441/2. m firstly ([1396/20 Apr 1399]) as her second husband, PHILIPPA de Arundel, widow of RICHARD Sergeaux, daughter and co-heiress of EDMUND de Arundel & his wife Sibyl de Montagu (-13 Sep 1399). m secondly (before 12 Dec 1400) as her third husband, ELIZABETH of Lancaster, former wife firstly of JOHN Hastings Earl of Pembroke, widow secondly of JOHN Holand Duke of Exeter, daughter of JOHN of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster & his first wife Blanche of Lancaster (Burford, Shropshire before 21 Feb 1363-24 Nov 1425, bur Burford Church, Shropshire)."¹⁴

Reference: Genealogics cites: GAV-19 GKJ-16. Phillipa(e) Fitz Alan was also known as Philippa de Arundel.⁷ Phillipa(e) Fitz Alan was also known as Philippe Arundel.^16,4

; Per Genealogy.EU (Arundel 1): “F1. Philippa FitzAlan, +13.9.1399; m.before 1378 Sir Richard Cergeaux, son of Richard Cergeaux and Margaret Seneschal (+30.9.1393)”.¹⁷

; Per Med Lands:
     "[120]PHILIPPA de Arundel (-13 Sep 1399).
     "m firstly RICHARD Sergeaux, son of --- (-30 Sep 1393).
     "m secondly ([1396/20 Apr 1399]) as his first wife, JOHN Cornwall, son of JOHN Cornwall & his wife --- [niece of the Duke of Brittany] (born at sea in St Michael's Mount Bay, Cornwall-Ampthill 10/11 Dec 1443, bur Ludgate, cemetery of the Black Friars). "
Med Lands cites:

     Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., MP, of Colquite, Cornwall was born circa 1340.³ He married Elizabeth Bodrugan, daughter of Sir William Bodrugan Knt., of Bodrugan, Cornwall, before 1362
;
His 1st wife.^6,2,3 Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., MP, of Colquite, Cornwall married Phillipa(e) Fitz Alan, daughter of Sir Edmund Arundel Knt., of Bignor, Sussex and Lady Sibyl de Montagu, before 1371
;
His 2nd wife; her 1st husband.^{7,5,2,8,9,10,3}
Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., MP, of Colquite, Cornwall died on 30 September 1393.^11,5,2,3
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "[120]PHILIPPA de Arundel (-13 Sep 1399).
     "m firstly RICHARD Sergeaux, son of --- (-30 Sep 1393).
     "m secondly ([1396/20 Apr 1399]) as his first wife, JOHN Cornwall, son of JOHN Cornwall & his wife --- [niece of the Duke of Brittany] (born at sea in St Michael's Mount Bay, Cornwall-Ampthill 10/11 Dec 1443, bur Ludgate, cemetery of the Black Friars). "
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogy.EU (Arundel 1): “F1. Philippa FitzAlan, +13.9.1399; m.before 1378 Sir Richard Cergeaux, son of Richard Cergeaux and Margaret Seneschal (+30.9.1393)”.¹² GAV-19 GKJ-16.

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; This is the same person as ”CERGEAUX (SERGEUX), Sir Richard (d.1393), of Colquite, Cornw.” at the History of Parliament Online.⁴ He was Sheriff of Cornwall at co. Cornwall, England.¹¹ Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., MP, of Colquite, Cornwall was also known as Sir Richard Cergeaux Knt., of Colquite, Cornwall.^5,13,1,2

Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., MP, of Colquite, Cornwall lived at Colquite, co. Cornwall, England.¹¹

     Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., of Colquite, Cornwall married Margaret Seneschal, daughter of Sir John Seneschal Knt.^2,1

     GAV-20 GKJ-17.

Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., of Colquite, Cornwall lived at Colquite, co. Cornwall, England.² Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., of Colquite, Cornwall was also known as Sir Richard Cergeaux Knt., of Colquite, Cornwall.¹

     Margaret Seneschal married Sir Richard Sergeaux Knt., of Colquite, Cornwall.^2,1

     GAV-20 GKJ-17.

.²

     GAV-21 GKJ-18.

Sir John Seneschal Knt. lived at Predarwolas, co. Cornwall, England.²

     Elizabeth Sergeaux was born circa 1371.³ She married Sir William Marney Knt., of Layer Marney, Essex circa 8 July 1388.^6,2

Elizabeth Sergeaux died before 1414.³
      ; van de Pas cite: The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the USA, Baltimore, 1993, Roberts, Gary Boyd, Reference: 287 & Brad Verity.³

.⁷ Elizabeth Sergeaux was also known as Elizabeth Cergeaux.^3,2

     Philippa Sergeaux was born circa 1373; Chalemagne says b. 1381; Richardson says "aged 22 in 1395."^9,4,5,3 She married Sir Robert Pashley Knt., of Pashley, Sussex, son of Sir Robert Pashley Knt., of Pashley, La Mote, Thevegate, etc, and Anne Howard, before 1397
; her 1st husband.^9,4,5,10 Philippa Sergeaux married William Swinborne Esq., of Gestingthorpe, Essex, son of Sir Robert Swynburne Knt., of Little Horkesley, Essex and Johanna/Joan Botetourte, between 12 February 1406 and 1407
; her 2nd huband.^11,12,5
Philippa Sergeaux died circa 11 July 1420.^13,4,5
     GAV-18.

; van de Pas cites: Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-century Colonists 1996, Baltimore, 1st Edition, Faris, David, Reference: 110, 171.⁴ Philippa Sergeaux was also known as Philippa Cergeaux.^4,2,5,3,6

.¹⁴

     Alice Sergeaux was christened at Colquite, co. Cornwall, England.² She married Guy de St. Aubyn
; her 1st husband.^6,2 Alice Sergeaux was born circa 1384; Faris: According to the Proof of Age taken at Hellandbridge, Cornwall, on 21
June 1400, Alice, wife of Guy de St. Aubyn, and one of the daughters
of Philippa, wife of Richard Sergeaux, knight, was "born at Colquite
in the parish of St. Mabyn and baptised in the church there on 1 Sept.
1384, and is therefore aged 15." Richardson says b. ca 1384.^6,2 She married Richard Vere KG, 11th Earl of Oxford, son of Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford and Alice Fitz Walter, between 1406 and 1407.^6,2,1,3
Alice Sergeaux married Nicholas Thorley of Asslyns before 13 October 1421
; her 3rd husband.^6,2
Alice Sergeaux died on 18 May 1452.⁶
     GKJ-15.

; van de Pas cites: 1. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: X 235 & Brad Verity
2. The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: Q 116290
3. Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-century Colonists 1996, Baltimore, 1st Edition, Faris, David, Reference: 56.² Alice Sergeaux was also known as Alice Cergeaux.^2,3

; Faris (1999, pp. 74-75): "ALICE CERGEAUX, third daughter and co-heiress, was born about 1384 (aged fifteen in 1399). She was married for the first time to GUY SAINT AUBYN. She was married for the second time about 1405 to RICHARD VERE, K.G., 11th Earl of Oxford, son and heir of Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford (of Magna Charta Surety descent and descendant of Charlemagne), by Alice, daughter of John Fitz Walter, 2nd Lord Fitz Walter, Baron of Little Dunmow, Essex (of Magna Charta Surety descent and descendant of Charlemagne). He was born, probably, in 1385, and had been married previously to ______ de Holand (died s.p.), daughter of John de Holand, 1st Duke of Exeter, by Elizabeth, daughter of John of Lancaster [of Gaunt], 1st Duke of Lancaster. RICHARD VERE, Earl of Oxford, died testate on 15 Feb. 14 16/17, and was buried at Earls Colne. His widow was married for the third time
before 13 Oct. 1421 to NICHOLAS THORLEY (died 5 May 1442). She died on 18 May 1452 and was buried at Earls Colne with the Earl.
C.P. 10:234-236, 236 footnote a (1945). Paget (1957) 559:3."⁷

     Elizabeth Darcy was born circa May 1417 at Ravensworth, Richmondshire, Yorkshire, England.^5,1 She married Sir James Strangways Knt., of Harlesey Castle, son of Sir James 'the Elder' Strangways Knt., of West Harsley, Yorks and Joan/Jane Orrell, before 20 November 1431
;
His 1st wife.^5,1,6
Elizabeth Darcy died before November 1461; Burke's Peerage says "d between 1 Sept 1458 and Nov 1461."^5,1
      ; Faris (1999, p. 346): "ELIZABETH DARCY, elder daughter and co-heiress, was born about May 1417 (aged two years eleven months in April 1420), and was heiress to half the Baronies of Darcy and Meinill. She was married on 20 Nov. 1431 to JAMES STRANGEWAYS...ELIZABETH DARCY was living 1 Sep. 1458, and died before November 1461."

     Sir James Strangways Knt., of Harlesey Castle married Elizabeth Darcy, daughter of Sir Philip Darcy 6th Lord Darcy of Knayth and Eleanor/Alianore Fitz Hugh, before 20 November 1431
;
His 1st wife.^4,5,1 Sir James Strangways Knt., of Harlesey Castle married Elizabeth Eure, daughter of Robert Eure of Bradley and Elizabeth Mallory, between 1463 and 1468
;
His 2nd wife.^4,5
Sir James Strangways Knt., of Harlesey Castle died before 20 August 1480.^4,5,1
     He was Ambassador to Scotland.⁴ He was Chief Justice of Durham.⁴

Reference: Genealogics cites:

Sir James Strangways Knt., of Harlesey Castle lived at West Harsley and Whorlton, Yorkshire, England.⁶ He was Speaker of the House of Commons.⁴

; Faris (1999, p. 346): "... JAMES STRANGEWAYS, Knt., the younger, of West Harsley and Whorlton, co. York, Sheriff of Yorkshire, M.P. for Yorkshire, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chief Justice of Durham, Ambassador to Scotland, son of James Strangeways, Knt., of Whorlton, North Riding, co. York, Justice of the Common Pleas, by Joan, daughter of Nicholas Orrell. They had seventeen children. ELIZABETH DARCY was living 1 Sep. 1458, and died before November 1461. He fought at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. He was married for the second time to Elizabeth Eure, widow (with issue) of William Bulmer, Knt., of Wilton, co. York, and daughter of Henry Eure, of Bradley, co. Durham. SIR JAMES STRANGEWAYS died shortly before 20 Aug. 1480. His widow died testate on 13 or 14 Mar. 1481/2.
Glover-Foster (1875), p. 202 (1584 Vis. Yorks). H.S.P. 16:299 (1881) (1563 Vis. Yorks). Northumberland 5:411 (1899). C.P. 4:66-68 (1916). Wedgwood (1936) 1:820-1 (identifies second wife as Anne, daughter of Robert Conyers, of Ormesby, citing "Rolls, passim"). Carleton (1978), chart 8." He was Sheriff of Yorkshire.⁴ He was M.P. for Yorkshire.⁴

     Joan Strangeways married Sir William Willoughby Knt., of Boston, co. Lincoln, son of Sir Thomas de Willoughby Knt., KB and Joan de Arundel,
; her 1st husband.^5,6,1 Joan Strangeways married Sir William de Berkeley Knt., KB, 2nd Lord Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham, son of James de Berkeley Knt., 1st Lord Berkeley and Lady Isabel Mowbray, on 2 November 1468.^7,6,1

Joan Strangeways died between 24 February 1484 and 24 February 1485.^7,5,1
Joan Strangeways was buried after 24 February 1485 at St. Augustine's Friars, London, City of London, Greater London, England.¹
     Joan Strangeways was also known as Joan Strangways.⁸

     Cecile Willoughby of Parham married Sir Edward Sutton KB, KG, 2nd Lord Dudley, son of Sir Edmund Sutton (Or Dudley) Knt. of Dudley of Aston-le-Walls and Joyce de Tibetot.^4,5,1,2,3

      .⁴

     Constance (?) married Sir Henry Percy of Bamburgh, son of Sir Ralph de Percy and Eleanor de Acton, before 1486
; her 1st husband.³ Constance (?) married Sir William Eure Knt., of Malton and Stokesley, Yorks, son of Sir Ralph Eure Knt., of Malton and Stokesley, Yorks and Eleanor Greystoke, before 3 July 1497.^4,1,2,5

      ; van de Pas cites: Cahiers de Saint Louis , Dupont, Jacques and Saillot, Jacques, Reference: 917.^4,2

     Agnes Constable married Sir Ralph Bigod Knt., son of Sir John Bigod Knt. and Elizabeth le Scrope,
; her 1st husband.^2,1 Agnes Constable married Sir Ralph Eure Knt., of Ayton, Yorks, son of Sir William Eure Knt., of Malton and Stokesley, Yorks and Margaret Constable, after 18 January 1515/16
; date of license; his 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.^3,1,4
     Agnes Constable lived at Dromonby, England.²

.³ Agnes Constable was also known as Agnes Constable.