Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.

Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.

Individual Page

Person Info

Name: Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford
Sex: M
Birth: 2 ^b
Death: Before 4 Jun 1261 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Hervey De STAFFORD Death: Abt 1237

Mother:

Pernell De FERRIERS Death: After 1237

Family:
Marriage:

Alice CORBET on 1 .^m1
Alice CORBET

Children:

(Unk Dau) STAFFORD
Sir Robert De STAFFORD Death: 1303
Nicholas De STAFFORD Birth: Abt 1255 Death: Abt 1 Aug 1287 in Deresloyn

Marriage:

Jane on 2 .^m2
Jane

Bibliography

Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 12-1, Skelmersdale-Towton. London: St Catherine Press, 1953. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XII/1 [Ap][p0-9].*].
Foster, Joseph, Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire, Vol II - North and East Riding. London: Winfred Head, 1874. Available at http://archive.org/details/pedigreesofcount03fost_0 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v3 [A-Z]*].
Allen, Kay, Stafford. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 10/16/1999. Subject: Staffords. Apparently not archived by Google Groups. Author address: allenk at pacbell dot net. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Allen SGM 10/16/1999-182814].
Sanders, I. J., English Baronies, A Study of Their Origin and Descent 1086-1327. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1960. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sanders Baronies p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: second son [Ref: CP XII/1 p171, Sanders Baronies p81],
parents:: [Ref: CP XII/1 p171],
father:: [Ref: Sanders Baronies p81]

Sources for death Information

date:: 1261 [Ref: Sanders Baronies p81]; before 4 Jun 1261 [Ref: CP XII/1 p172]

Sources with Information about marriage to Alice CORBET

date:: first marriage of Robert [Ref: CP XII/1 p172],
names:: [Ref: CP XII/1 p171],
child:: [Ref: CP XII/1 p172, Kay Allen SGM 10/16/1999-182814]

Sources with Information about marriage to Jane

date:: second marriage of Robert [Ref: CP XII/1 p172]

Research Notes:
heir of his brother Hervey [Ref: CP XII/1 p171]
inherited Barony of Stafford from father [Ref: Sanders Baronies p81]

Oct 24 1241 did homage for his brother (Hervey de Stafford)'s lands [Ref: CP XII/1 p171]

charged 100 pounds relief for barony of Stafford, and 100 m fine [Ref: Sanders Baronies p81(7)]

Pedigree of Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford
                            /-----Bagod
                   /-----Hervey BAGOT
          /-----Hervey BAGOT
/-----Hervey De STAFFORD
|        |                                                      /-----Ralph I De TOENI
|        |                                             /-----Ralph II De TOENI, Seigneur Of Tonsi And Conches
|        |                                    /-----Roger I De TOENI
|        |                           /-----Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford
|        |                          |         \-----Godehildie
|        |                  /-----Nicholas De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford
|        |                 |         \-----Avice
|        |         /-----Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford
|        |        |        |         /-----Ralph De LIMESY, Baron Of Cavendish
|        |        |         \-----Maud MOOLTE
|        |        |                  \-----(Unk)
|         \-----Millicent De STAFFORD
|                  \-----Avice
Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford
|                                             /-----Walkelin De FERRIERES
|                                    /-----Henry De FERRERS, Baron Of Tutbury
|                           /-----Robert FERRERS, Earl Of Derby
|                          |         \-----Bertha
|                  /-----Robert De FERRERS, Earl Of Derby
|                 |        |                                    /-----Rivallon The Vicaire
|                 |        |                           /-----Triscan
|                 |        |                          |         \-----Guenergant Vicountess Of Rennes
|                 |        |                  /-----Robert I Princeps Of Vitre
|                 |        |                 |         \-----Enoguen
|                 |        |         /-----Andre I De Vitre
|                 |        |        |        |                  /-----Suthardus Vetulus De CREDONE
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----Guerin I De CRAON
|                 |        |        |         \-----Bertha Dame De Craon
|                 |         \-----Hawise
|                 |                 |                  /-----Herluin De Contreville
|                 |                 |         /-----Robert De Mortain, Count Of Mortain In Avranchi
|                 |                 |        |        |         /-----Fulbert Of Falaise
|                 |                 |        |         \-----Herleve Of Falaise
|                 |                 |        |                  \-----Duxia
|                 |                  \-----Agnes Of Mortain
|                 |                          |                  /-----Roger De Montgomery, Seigneur Of Montgomery
|                 |                          |         /-----Roger De Montgomery, Earl Of Shrewsbury
|                 |                          |        |         \-----Emma
|                 |                           \-----Maud De Montgomery
|                 |                                   |         /-----William II TALVAS
|                 |                                    \-----Mabel De Belesme
|                 |                                             \-----Hildeburg
|         /-----William FERRERS, Earl Of Derby
|        |        |                  /-----William PEVEREL, Baron Of Peverel
|        |        |         /-----William PEVERIL, Baron Of Peverel
|        |        |        |         \-----Adeline
|        |         \-----Margaret PEVERIL
|        |                 |                  /-----Gilbert De LANCASTER, Baron Of Kendal
|        |                 |         /-----William I De LANCASTER, Baron Of Kendal
|        |                 |        |        |         /-----Ethred Baron Of Kendal
|        |                 |        |         \-----Goditha
|        |                 |        |                 |         /-----Ivo TAILEBOIS
|        |                 |        |                  \-----Beatrice
|        |                 |        |                           \-----(Unk)
|        |                  \-----Avice De LANCASTER
\-----Pernell De FERRIERS
         |                                    /-----(Unk) De BRAOS
         |                           /-----William De BRAOS, Baron Of Bramber
         |                          |         \-----Gunnor
         |                  /-----Philip De BRAOS, Baron Of Bramber
         |         /-----William De BRAOS, Baron Of Bramber
         |        |        |                  /-----Alvred Lord Of Barnstaple And Totnes
         |        |        |         /-----Johel De TOTENEIS, Baron Of Barnstaple
         |        |         \-----Aenor De TOTENEIS
         |        |                 |                  /-----Guermond Of Picquigny
         |        |                 |         /-----Eustache Of Picquigny, Vidame Of Amiens
         |        |                 |        |         \-----Adele
         |        |                  \-----(Unk Dau) Of Picquigny
          \-----Sibyl De BRAOISE
                  |                                    /-----(Unk) De PITRES
                  |                           /-----Roger De PITRES
                  |                  /-----Walter FITZ ROGER
                  |                 |         \-----Adeliza
                  |         /-----Miles FITZ WALTER, Earl Of Hereford
                  |        |        |         /-----Dru De BALLON
                  |        |         \-----Berthe De BALLON
                   \-----Bertha Of Hereford
                           |                           /-----Thurcytel Lord Of Newfmarche
                           |                  /-----Geoffrey De NEUFMARCHE
                           |         /-----Bernard De NEUFMARCHE, Lord Of Brecon
                           |        |        |                  /-----Gulbert De St. Valerie
                           |        |        |         /-----Richard De Hugelville, Sire De Saint Valery
                           |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau)
                           |        |         \-----Ada
                           |        |                 |         /-----Richard II The Good Duke Of Normandy
                           |        |                  \-----Papia
                            \-----Sibyl De NEUFMARCHE
                                    |                  /-----Richard FITZ SCROB
                                    |         /-----Osborn FITZ RICHARD, Baron Of Richard's Castle
                                    |        |        |         /-----Robert The Deacon
                                    |        |         \-----(Unk)
                                     \-----Nesta
                                             |                  /-----Llewellyn Ap Siesyll, Price Of Gwynedd
                                             |         /-----Griffith AP LLEWELLYN, Prince Of North Wales
                                             |        |         \-----Angharat OB MAREDUDD
                                              \-----Nesta
                                                      |         /-----Aelfgar Earl Of East Anglia
                                                       \-----Aldgyth
                                                                \-----Aelfgifu

Descendants of Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford

1. Robert De STAFFORD, Baron Of Stafford m1. Alice CORBET m2. Jane

m. Alice CORBET father: Thomas CORBET, Baron Of Cause mother: Isabel De VAUTORT

2+ (Unk Dau) STAFFORD m. Sir John HOTHAM

3+ Sir Robert De STAFFORD m. Gundrada De STAFFORD

4+ Nicholas De STAFFORD m. (Unk) De LANGLEY

m. Jane

2nd generation

2. (Unk Dau) STAFFORD m. Sir John HOTHAM

m. Sir John HOTHAM father: Sir John HOTHAM mother: (Unk Dau) WAKE

5+ Sir Peter HOTHAM m. (Unk Dau) STAUNTON

3. Sir Robert De STAFFORD m. Gundrada De STAFFORD

m. Gundrada De STAFFORD father: William De STAFFORD mother: Ermentrude Fitz WALKELIN

6+ Isabella De STAFFORD m. Sir William De STAFFORD

7+ Johanna De STAFFORD m1. Sir Peter De GRESLEY m2. Sir Walter De MONTGOMERY

4. Nicholas De STAFFORD m. (Unk) De LANGLEY

m. (Unk) De LANGLEY father: Sir Geoffrey De LANGLEY mother: Matilda De BRIGHTWELL

8+ Edmund De STAFFORD, Lord Stafford m. Margaret BASSET

3rd generation

5. Sir Peter HOTHAM m. (Unk Dau) STAUNTON

m. (Unk Dau) STAUNTON father: Thomas STAUNTON

9+ Sir John HOTHAM, K.B., Baron Hotham m. Agnes HESLERTON

6. Isabella De STAFFORD m. Sir William De STAFFORD

m. Sir William De STAFFORD father: Sir William De STAFFORD mother: Cecily WAURE

10+ Sir James De STAFFORD m1. Mary De STAFFORD m2. Isabel

11+ Sir John De STAFFORD m1. Elizabeth De SOMERVILLE m2. Margaret STAFFORD

12 Edmund De STAFFORD

13 William De STAFFORD

14 Walter De STAFFORD

7. Johanna De STAFFORD m1. Sir Peter De GRESLEY m2. Sir Walter De MONTGOMERY

m. Sir Peter De GRESLEY father: Sir Geoffrey De GRESLEY mother: Agnes

15+ Sir Geoffrey De GRESLEY m. Margaret GERNON

16 Thomas De GRESLEY

17 Peter De GRESLEY

18 Edmund De GRESLEY

19+ Sir Robert De GRESLEY m1. Katherine De CAMVILLE m2. Elena REVELL

20 Roger De GRESLEY

m. Sir Walter De MONTGOMERY father: William De MONTGOMERY mother: (Unk)

8. Edmund De STAFFORD, Lord Stafford m. Margaret BASSET

m. Margaret BASSET father: Ralph BASSET, Lord Basset Of Drayton mother: Hawise Le DESPENSER

21+ Mary De STAFFORD m. Sir James De STAFFORD

22+ Sir Ralph De STAFFORD, K.G., Earl Of Stafford m1. Katharine De HASTING m2. Margaret De AUDLEY, Baroness Audley

23+ Sir Richard De STAFFORD m1. Isabella De VERNON m2. Maud Griffith m3.

4th generation

9. Sir John HOTHAM, K.B., Baron Hotham m. Agnes HESLERTON

m. Agnes HESLERTON father: Sir John HESLERTON

24+ Thomas HOTHAM m. (Unk Dau) MAULEY

10. Sir James De STAFFORD m1. Mary De STAFFORD m2. Isabel

m. Mary De STAFFORD father: Edmund De STAFFORD, Lord Stafford mother: Margaret BASSET

25 Margaret STAFFORD m1. Thomas ERDESWICK m2. Sir John De HARDRESHULL; Sir John De HARDRESHULL father: William De HARDRESHULL mother: Juliane De HACHE, Baroness Hatch

11. Sir John De STAFFORD m1. Elizabeth De SOMERVILLE m2. Margaret STAFFORD

m. Elizabeth De SOMERVILLE father: Sir Philip De SOMERVILLE mother: Margaret De PYPE

26 Maud De STAFFORD m. Edmund De VERNON

m. Margaret STAFFORD father: Sir Ralph De STAFFORD, K.G., Earl Of Stafford mother: Katharine De HASTING

27+ Sir Humphrey STAFFORD m1. Emma m2. Alice GRENVILLE m3. Elizabeth DAUMARLE

28+ Ralph De STAFFORD m. Maud De HASTANG

29+ Joan De STAFFORD m. John DRAYCOTE

15. Sir Geoffrey De GRESLEY m. Margaret GERNON

m. Margaret GERNON father: Sir John GERNON mother: Alice COLVILLE

30+ Sir John De GRESLEY m1. Alice De SWYNNERTON m2. Joan TOLY

19. Sir Robert De GRESLEY m1. Katherine De CAMVILLE m2. Elena REVELL

m. Katherine De CAMVILLE father: William De CAMVILLE, Lord Camville

m. Elena REVELL

31 Robert De GRESLEY

32 Joan De GRESLEY m. Richard BOTELER

33+ Thomas De GRESLEY m. Katrine

21. Mary De STAFFORD m. Sir James De STAFFORD

m. Sir James De STAFFORD father: Sir William De STAFFORD mother: Isabella De STAFFORD

25 Margaret STAFFORD m1. Thomas ERDESWICK m2. Sir John De HARDRESHULL; Sir John De HARDRESHULL father: William De HARDRESHULL mother: Juliane De HACHE, Baroness Hatch

22. Sir Ralph De STAFFORD, K.G., Earl Of Stafford m1. Katharine De HASTING m2. Margaret De AUDLEY, Baroness Audley

m. Katharine De HASTING father: Sir John HASTING mother: Eve

34+ Joan De STAFFORD m. Sir Nicholas BEKE

35+ Margaret STAFFORD m. Sir John De STAFFORD

m. Margaret De AUDLEY, Baroness Audley father: Sir Hugh AUDLEY, Earl Of Gloucester mother: Margaret De CLARE

36 Sir Ralph STAFFORD m. Maud of Lancaster; Maud of Lancaster father: Henry PLANTGENET, K.G., Duke of Lancaster mother: Isabel BEAUMONT

37+ Sir Hugh De STAFFORD, K.G., Earl Of Stafford m. Phillippa De BEAUCHAMP

38+ Beatrice STAFFORD m1. Maurice FITZ MAURICE, Earl Of Desmond m2. Thomas De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley m3. Sir Richard BURLEY, K.G.

39+ Elizabeth De STAFFORD m1. Fulk Le STRANGE, Lord Strange m2. Sir John De FERRERS, Lord Ferrers Of Chartley m3. Sir Reynold De COBHAM, Lord Cobham

40+ Joan STAFFORD m1. John CHERLETON, Lord Cherleton m2. Gilbert TALBOT, Lord Talbot

41 Katherine De STAFFORD m. Sir John III De SUTTON; Sir John III De SUTTON father: Sir John II De SUTTON mother: Isabel De CHERLETON

42 Thomas De STAFFORD

23. Sir Richard De STAFFORD m1. Isabella De VERNON m2. Maud Griffith m3.

m. Isabella De VERNON father: Sir Richard De VERNON mother: Maud De CAMVILLE

43 Sir Richard De STAFFORD m. Alice BLOUNT; Alice BLOUNT father: Sir John BLOUNT, Lord Blount mother: Elizabeth FURNEAUX

44 Edmund De STAFFORD, Bishop Of Exeter

45+ Sir Thomas De STAFFORD m. Alice SULNEY

46+ Katherine De STAFFORD m. Sir Thomas De ARDERNE

47 Maud De STAFFORD

m. Maud Griffith father: Sir Rhys Hen Ap Gruffudd mother: Joan SOMERVILLE

48 Sir Nicholas De STAFFORD m. Elizabeth MEVEREL

49 John De STAFFORD

5th generation

24. Thomas HOTHAM m. (Unk Dau) MAULEY

m. (Unk Dau) MAULEY father: Nicholas MAULEY

50+ Sir Robert HOTHAM Of Scarborough m. (Unk Dau) BEESTON

27. Sir Humphrey STAFFORD m1. Emma m2. Alice GRENVILLE m3. Elizabeth DAUMARLE

m. Emma

51 John STAFFORD

m. Alice GRENVILLE father: Sir John GRENVILLE

52+ Elizabeth STAFFORD m. Sir John TUCHET, Lord Audley

53+ Sir Humphrey STAFFORD m. Elizabeth MAUTRAVERS

m. Elizabeth DAUMARLE father: Sir William DAUMARLE mother: Agnes De MERIET

28. Ralph De STAFFORD m. Maud De HASTANG

m. Maud De HASTANG father: John HASTANG mother: Maud TRUSSELL

54+ John STAFFORD m. Elizabeth CHEYNE

55 Fulk De STAFFORD

56 Margaret De STAFFORD m. John COLSHILL

57+ Sir Humphrey STAFFORD m. Elizabeth BURDET

29. Joan De STAFFORD m. John DRAYCOTE

m. John DRAYCOTE father: Sir John De DRAYCOTT

58+ John DRAYCOTE m. Agnes GASCOIGNE

30. Sir John De GRESLEY m1. Alice De SWYNNERTON m2. Joan TOLY

m. Alice De SWYNNERTON father: Sir Thomas De SWYNNERTON, Lord Swynnerton mother: Maud De HOLAND

59+ Sir Nicholas De GRESLEY m. Thomasine De WASTENEYS

33. Thomas De GRESLEY m. Katrine

60 Thomas De GRESLEY

34. Joan De STAFFORD m. Sir Nicholas BEKE

m. Sir Nicholas BEKE father: Sir Robert De BEK mother: Mariota

61+ Elizabeth BEKE m. Sir Robert De SWYNNERTON, Lord Swynnerton

62 Margaret BEKE

35. Margaret STAFFORD m. Sir John De STAFFORD

m. Sir John De STAFFORD father: Sir William De STAFFORD mother: Isabella De STAFFORD

27+ Sir Humphrey STAFFORD m1. Emma m2. Alice GRENVILLE m3. Elizabeth DAUMARLE

28+ Ralph De STAFFORD m. Maud De HASTANG

29+ Joan De STAFFORD m. John DRAYCOTE

37. Sir Hugh De STAFFORD, K.G., Earl Of Stafford m. Phillippa De BEAUCHAMP

m. Phillippa De BEAUCHAMP father: Thomas BEAUCHAMP, Orig K.G., Earl Of Warwick mother: Katherine MORTIMER

63 Sir Ralph De STAFFORD

64 Thomas STAFFORD, Earl Of Stafford m. Anne Countess Of Buckingham; Anne Countess Of Buckingham father: Thomas Of Woodstock Duke Of Gloucester mother: Alianore De BOHUN

65 William De STAFFORD, Earl Of Stafford

66+ Edmund STAFFORD, K.G., Earl of Stafford m. Anne Countess Of Buckingham

67 Sir Hugh STAFFORD, K.G. m. Elizabeth BOURCHIER, Baroness Bourchier; Elizabeth BOURCHIER, Baroness Bourchier father: Bartholomew BOURCHIER, Lord Bourchier mother: Idoine LOVEY

68+ Margaret STAFFORD m. Sir Ralph De NEVILLE, K.G., Earl Of Westmoreland

69+ Katherine STAFFORD m. Sir Michael De La POLE, Earl Of Suffolk

70 Joan STAFFORD m. Sir Thomas HOLLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent; Sir Thomas HOLLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent father: Sir Thomas HOLLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent mother: Alice FITZALAN

38. Beatrice STAFFORD m1. Maurice FITZ MAURICE, Earl Of Desmond m2. Thomas De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley m3. Sir Richard BURLEY, K.G.

m. Maurice FITZ MAURICE, Earl Of Desmond father: Morice FITZ THOMAS, Earl Of Desmond mother: Margaret O'BRIEN

m. Thomas De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley father: William De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley mother: Margery De BADLESMERE

71 Sir John De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley m. Mary De PERCY, Baroness Orreby

72+ Sir William De ROS, K.G., Lord Ros Of Helmsley m1. Margaret FITZ ALAN m2.

73 Thomas De ROS

74 Robert De ROS

75+ Elizabeth De ROS m. Thomas De CLIFFORD, Lord Clifford

76+ Margaret De ROOS m. Reynold De GREY, Lord Grey Of Ruthin

m. Sir Richard BURLEY, K.G. father: Sir John BURLEY, K.G. mother: Amicia PEMBRUGGE

39. Elizabeth De STAFFORD m1. Fulk Le STRANGE, Lord Strange m2. Sir John De FERRERS, Lord Ferrers Of Chartley m3. Sir Reynold De COBHAM, Lord Cobham

m. Fulk Le STRANGE, Lord Strange father: John Le STRANGE, Lord Strange mother: Ankaret BUTLER

m. Sir John De FERRERS, Lord Ferrers Of Chartley father: Sir Robert De FERRERS, Lord Ferrers Of Chartley mother: Margaret

77+ Sir Robert De FERRERS, Lord Ferrers Of Chartley m1. Elizabeth m2. Margaret Le DESPENSER

m. Sir Reynold De COBHAM, Lord Cobham father: Reynold De COBHAM, K.G., Lord Cobham mother: Joan De BERKELEY

40. Joan STAFFORD m1. John CHERLETON, Lord Cherleton m2. Gilbert TALBOT, Lord Talbot

m. John CHERLETON, Lord Cherleton father: John CHERLETON, Lord Cherleton mother: Maud De MORTIMER

78 Sir John CHERLETON, Lord Cherleton m. Alice FITZ ALAN; Alice FITZ ALAN father: Richard FITZ ALAN, K.G., Earl Of Arundel and Su mother: Elizabeth De BOHUN

79+ Sir Edward CHERLETON, K.G., Lord Cherleton m1. Eleanor HOLLAND m2. Elizabeth BERKELEY

m. Gilbert TALBOT, Lord Talbot father: Sir Richard TALBOT, Lord Talbot mother: Elizabeth COMYN

45. Sir Thomas De STAFFORD m. Alice SULNEY

m. Alice SULNEY father: Sir Alfred SULNEY

80+ Thomas De STAFFORD m1. Isabel BAGOT m2. Katherine GRESLEY

46. Katherine De STAFFORD m. Sir Thomas De ARDERNE

m. Sir Thomas De ARDERNE father: Sir John ARDERN mother: Ellen WASTENEYS

81+ Sir John De ARDERNE m. Margaret PILKINGTON