STAFFORD, Humphrey III (c.1427-86), of Grafton, Worcs.

Family and Education

b. c.1427, C139/137/7. 2nd but eldest surv. s. of Humphrey Stafford I*. m. 1465, CP40/815, cart. rot. 1; C. Carpenter, Locality and Polity, 109. Katherine (d.1482), da. and coh. of Sir John Fray† c.bar. Exch. of Munden Furnival, Herts. by Agnes, da. of John Danvers*, 1s. at least 3da.; CIPM Hen. VII, i. 225-6, 230, 236; Logge Reg. of PCC Wills ed. Boatwright, Habberjam and Hammond, i. 169-79; Oxf. DNB, ‘Constable, Sir Marmaduke’; ‘Neville, John, third Baron Latimer’. 2s. illegit. KB9/138/64, 68; C.H. Williams, ‘Rebellion of Humphrey Stafford in 1486’, EHR, xliii. 183. Dist. 1458, 1465.

Offices Held

Commr. to treat for loans, Wilts. Dec. 1452; distribute tax allowance, Worcs. June 1453; of gaol delivery, Worcester Apr. 1454, Apr. 1484; C66/478, m. 14d; 553, m. 7d. to assign archers, Worcs. Dec. 1457; of arrest, Glos., Lincs., Northants., Som., Warws., Worcs. Oct. 1465; oyer and terminer, N. and S. Wales Jan. 1470; array, Worcs. Apr. 1471, Mar. 1472, May, Dec. 1484; sewers Feb. 1473 (Severn from Worcester bridge to Brathen, Salop); inquiry Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms), Herefs., Worcs. Dec. 1483 (rebellions); to assess subsidy, Worcs. Apr., Aug. 1483. He was perhaps also the Humphrey Stafford appointed to comms. of oyer and terminer in N. and S. Wales in Jan. 1470 and to another of array in Glos. in Apr. 1471: CPR, 1467–77, pp. 198, 284.

J.p. Worcs. 27 Nov. 1469 – Jan. 1471, 24 Feb. 1473 – Sept. 1474, 8 July 1477 – Nov. 1485, Warws. 12 Feb. – Sept. 1474.

Dep. sheriff, Worcs. 30 Mar.–c. Oct.1470, Apr. 1471-Mich. 1472; The hereditary shrievalty of Worcs. pertained to the earl of Warwick in fee. Stafford was appointed sheriff by the King when Warwick fled the country in Mar. 1470 (CFR, xx. 261), replaced when Warwick returned in Oct., and returned to office in Apr. 1471 after Warwick’s death: E159/248, adventus rots. 1, 5. sheriff 5 Nov. 1484 – 11 Sept. 1485.

Steward, estates of bp. of Worcester 8 Jan. 1473–d. Worcs. Archs., Reg. Carpenter, ii. 89b-c; C. Dyer, Lords and Peasants, 159, 380.

Parlimentarian

STAFFORD, Humphrey III (c.1427-86), of Grafton, Worcs.

Main residence: Grafton, Worcs.

Author

C.E.M.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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