The
Stanley family of Hooton, Cheshire
- This is the
senior branch of the family
This page relates to
"The House of Stanley from the 12th
Century" Chapter 6
Abbreviations
-
CCALS - Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local
Studies Service
- Reference
sources -
- 1. Pedigree - "History of the County
Palatine and City of Chester" by George
Ormerod Esq., LL.D F.R.S. & F.S.A
- 2. Hand-list of
Charters, Deeds and similar documents in the
possession of The John Rylands
Library
by Moses Tyson, M.A., Ph.D. Published by
Manchester University Press
- 3. CCALS - Dispute
between Sir Rowland Stanley of Hooton and
Ursula his wife
- 4.
Eastham Parish Registers
- 1. Sir William
De Stanley Knt. of Hooton,
Cheshire - son and heir, lord of
Stanley, Storeton, and of Hooton in right of
his wife
- Baptised -
- Burial - Inq p.m.
6 Hen 6 (1427) Ref. 1
- Father - William
De Stanlegh, lord of Stanlegh and Storeton
- Mother - Alice
Massey
- Married -
Margery, als. Margaret, daughter and heir of
Sir William De Hooton
- Issue -
- 1.1 Sir William
- 1.2 John
- 1.3 Edmund
- 1.4 Ellen,
married Thomas De Troghford - 17 Hen 6 (1438)
Charters referring to
Sir William De Stanley and Edmund his son - held by
the John Rylands Library - Ref. 2
- Charter - 1837 -
Grant by William Wilbraham of Thyngwall to
William de Stanley, kt., and Edmund, his son,
of lands, etc., in Cheshire. 13 January 1415.
- Charter - 1838
Powers of attorney from the same to John
Dogynton to deliver seisin to the same. 14
January 1415. - Ref. Charter 1837
- 1.1 Sir William
De Stanley Knt.- lord of
Stanley, Storeton, and Hooton
- Baptised -
- Burial - living 4
Hen 6 (1425) Ref. 1
- Father - Sir William De Stanley of Hooton
- Mother - Margery,
als. Margaret Hooton
- Knighted - 1415
- Married - Blanch,
daughter of Sir John Ardene of Aldford -
widow 7Hen 6 (1428)
- Issue -
- 1.1.1 William
- 1.1.2 Elizabeth -
married 1425, by dispensation, Thomas Poole
Esq. of Poole
- 1.1.3 Katherine -
married Ralph Ardene Esq. of Harden and
Alvanley - married ante 6 Hen 5 (1418)
- 1.1.4 Isabel -
married Robert Legh Esq. of Adlington
- 1.1.5 Margery -
married Thomas Venables, Baron of Kinderton
- 1.1.6 George
Pardoned for Percy
rebellion Nov 3, 5 Hen 4 (1413) Ref. 1
- 1.1.1 William
Stanley Esq. - lord of
Stanley, Storeton, and Hooton - heir to his
grandfather
- Baptised -
- Burial - Inq p.m.
6 Edw 4 (1466) Ref. 1
- Father - Sir William De Stanley
- Mother - Blanch
Ardene
- Married 1 - Mary,
daughter of Sir John Savage of Clifton -
15-15 Hen 6 (1436)
- Married 2 -
Alice, daughter of Sir Richard
De Houghton, and sister and heir of Henry
Houghton Esq., Lancs and Mollington Banastre
Cheshire
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1 Sir William
- 1.1.1.2 John
- 1.1.1.3 Richard
- 1.1.1.4 Thomas
- 1.1.1.5 Christopher
Sheriff of Cheshire 2
Edw 4 (1462) Ref. 1
- 1.1.1.1 Sir
William Stanley - lord of Stanley,
Storeton, and Hooton
- Baptised -
- Burial - Inq p.m.
3 Hen 8 (1511) Ref. 1
- Father - William Stanley Esq.
- Mother - Mary
Savage
- Knighted - 1-2
Ric 3 (1484)
- Married 1 -
Margaret, daughter of Sir John Bromley of
Badington
- Married 2 -
Agnes, daughter of Robert Grosvenor of Holme
Esq.
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.1
Margaret - married Peter Gerard of
Kinglsey and Bryn Esq.
- Second Marriage
- 1.1.1.1.2 Sir William Stanley
- 1.1.1.1.3 Ann -
wife of Andrew Barton of Smithells, Lancs -
spinster 5 Hen 8 (1513)
- 1.1.1.1.4
Katherine
- 1.1.1.1.5 Isabel
- 1.1.1.1.6x
Margaret - natural daughter
Built Hooton Tower -
3-4 Hen 7 (1488/9) Ref. 1
Exempted from serving
on juries 23 Hen 7 (1508) Ref. 1
- 1.1.1.1.2 Sir
William Stanley Knt. - of
Hooton and Storeton
- Baptised -
- Burial - ? living
20 Hen 8 (1528)
- Father - Sir William Stanley
- Mother - Agnes
Grosvenor
- Knighted - 5 Hen
8 (1513)
- Married - Ann,
daughter of Sir James Harrington of Westby,
Lancashire; and Wolfage, Northamptonshire -
before 14 Hen 7 (1522) and living 20 Hen 8
(1528)
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.2.1 William
- 1.1.1.1.2.2 Peter - of Moor Hall
- 1.1.1.1.2.3 Agnes
- 1.1.1.1.2.4
Katherine
- 1.1.1.1.2.5 James
- 1.1.1.1.2.6 Thomas
- 1.1.1.1.2.7 Edmund
Sheriff of Cheshire -
20 Feb 17Hen 8 (1525) Ref. 1
Executor to the 1525
will of Thomas Stanley of Weever and
Alderley
John Rylands charters
relating to Sir William Stanley and Peter his son - Ref. 2
- Charter - 1431 - Granted at the special
request of Sir William Stanley of Hooton, and
others, to Peter Stanley, younger son of Sir
William, of lands in Little Storeton and in
Great Storeton. 26 May 1528
- 1.1.1.1.2.1
William Stanley Esq.
- of Hooton and Storeton
- Baptised -
- Burial - ? Living
36 or ante 38 Hen 8 (1546)
- Father - Sir William Stanley
- Mother - Ann
Harrington
- Married - Grace,
daughter of Sir William Griffith Knt. -
Chamberlain of North Wales - Hen 7
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.1 William
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.2 Sir Roland
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.3 Edward - of Alvanley
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.4 John
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.5
Jane - married Thomas Williams Esq. of
Vacnall
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.6
Mary - married John Griffith Esq. of Penrice
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.7
Katherine - married John Whitmore Esq. of
Thurstaston
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.1
William Stanley
- Baptised -
- Burial - Inq p.m.
38 Hen 8 (1546) Ref. 1
- Father - William Stanley
- Mother - Grace
Griffith
- Married -
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.2
Sir Roland Stanley Knt..-
of Hooton and Storeton
- Baptised -
- Burial - 25 April
1614 at Eastham Ref. 4
- Father - William Stanley
- Mother - Grace
Griffith
- Knighted - 2nd
October 1553 - Knight Bachelor - made
the day after the Coronation of Queen Mary
- Married 1 -
Margaret, daughter of Hugh Aldersy of
Chester, and Widow of Henry Bunbury Esq. of
Stanney
- Married 2 -
Ursula, daughter of Sir Thomas Smith of Hough
- Married 3 - Jane
Browne - 23rd June 1599 at Eastham
- Mistress - Sybil
Thomson
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.2.1 -
Sir William
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.2.2 -
John - Jesuit Priest
- 2nd Marriage
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.2.3 -
Margaret - married Sir John Egerton
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.2.4 -
Mary - married John Poole Esq. of Poole
- Illegitimate
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.2.5x
- Edward - als Pendleton - natural son Ref
.3
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.2.6x
- Anne - natural daughter Ref
.3
Sheriff of Cheshire -
18 Eliz (1577)
Further generations to be added
later
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.3
Edward Stanley of Alvanley
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father - William Stanley
- Mother - Grace
Griffith
- Married - Anne
Mainwaring 18 Eliz 1
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.3.1
Joan als Jane - married Randle Hellesby of
Hellesby
- 1.1.1.1.2.1.4
John Stanley - Gent
- Baptised -
- Burial - 17th
January 1603 at Eastham
- Father - William Stanley
- Mother - Grace
Griffith
- Married -
- Issue -
Charters referring to
John Stanley held by the John Rylands Library - Ref. 2
- Charter - 1532 -
Grant by William Huntyngton to John Stanley
and Antony Male of the manor of Plymyord and
lands, etc., in Plymyord and Eastham. 29 July
1589.
- Charter - 1726 -
Indenture between Sir Roland Stanley of
Hooton of the first part, William Huntyngton
of Plymyorde of the second part, and John
Stanley, younger brother of Sir Roland, and
Antony Male of Entrye, Co. Lanc., of the
third part. 24 July 1589
- Charter - 1730 -
Grant by Roland Stanley of Hooton, kt., to
Ralph Brereton of Shackledge, co. Chester,
kt., Ralph Egerton of Ridley, co. Chester,
Thomas Moston of Moston, co. Flint, Peter
Moston of Delacre, co. Flint, and John
Stanley of Hooton of lands, etc., in
Plymyorde, Upton, Estham Wood, 14 November,
1595.
- 1.1.1.1.2.5
James Stanley
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father - Sir William Stanley
- Mother - Ann
Harrington
- Married -
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.2.6
Thomas Stanley
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father - Sir William Stanley
- Mother - Ann
Harrington
- Married -
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.1.2.7
Edmund Stanley
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father - Sir William Stanley
- Mother - Ann
Harrington
- Married -
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.2 John Stanley
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father - William Stanley Esq.
- Mother - Mary
Savage
- Married -
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.3 Richard
Stanley - Gentleman of Hooton
- Baptised -
- Burial - Living -
5 Hen 7 (1490)
- Father - William Stanley Esq.
- Mother - Mary
Savage
- Married -
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.4 Thomas
Stanley
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father - William Stanley Esq.
- Mother - Mary
Savage
- Married -
- Issue -
- 1.1.1.5
Christopher Stanley - Gentleman of Hooton
- Baptised -
- Burial - Living -
5 Hen 7 (1490)
- Father - William Stanley Esq.
- Mother - Mary
Savage
- Married -
- Issue -
- 1.1.6 George Stanley
- Baptised - ?
- Burial - Living
8-9 Hen 6 (1430)
- Father - Sir William De Stanley
Knt.
- Mother - Blanch
Ardene
- Married -
- Issue -
- 1.2 John Stanley of Storeton
- Baptised -
- Burial - Living
4&7 Hen 6 (1425 & 1428)
- Father - Sir William De Stanley
Knt.
- Mother - Margery,
als. Margaret De Hooton
- Married -
- Issue -
Charters referring to
John Stanley - held by the John Rylands
Library - Ref. 2
- Charter
- 1446 - Quitclaim by Humphrey, Earl
of Stafford, to John de Stanley, esq.,
(Storeton) of the same. June 26, 1436.
- 1.3 Edmund Stanley
- Baptised -
- Burial - Living
2-3 Hen 5 (1414)
- Father - Sir William De Stanley
Knt.
- Mother - Margery,
als. Margaret De Hooton
- Married -
- Issue -
- ? Roland De Stanley
- Baptised -
- Burial -
- Father -
- Mother -
- Married -
- Issue -
Charters referring to
Roland Stanley held by the John Rylands
Library - Ref. 2
- Charter - 1452 - Grant by Margaret,
widow of Hugh de Brumburgh, to Rauland de
Stanley, esq., of lands in Brumburgh in the
hundred of Wyrehale. 1st May 1418.
Stanley
families of Cheshire
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