STAPLETON, William (c.1390-1457), of Edenhall, Cumb.

Family and Education

b. c.1390, In his father’s inq. post mortem in 1432 he was said to be 30 years old and more, and, when witness in a proof of age in 1445, his age was given as 60 and more: CIPM, xxiv. 85-86; C139/120/37. Judging from his first appearance in the records in 1416, the former was an underestimate and the latter an overestimate. s. and h. of William Stapleton† (d.1432) of Edenhall by his 1st w. a da. of Thomas Blencow of Blencow, Cumb., and Elizabeth, gdda. and coh. of Robert Vipont (d.1371) of Alston, Cumb. m. Margaret (d. 20 Sept. 1468), da. and h. of Nicholas Vipont (d. by 1414) of Alston, by his 1st w., 2 da.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Cumb. 1416 (Mar.), 1417, 1419, 1423, 1429, 1431, 1433, 1435, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Feb.), 1449 (Nov.), 1450, 1453.

Constable of Richard Neville, earl of Salisbury’s ldship. of Penrith, Cumb. by 19 May 1426 – aft.27 Apr. 1432; steward 8 Jan. 1450-aft. May 1452. Northumb. RO, Hope-Wallace (Featherstone) mss, ZHW/1/72–74, 87; Cumb. RO, Carlisle, Lonsdale mss, D/Lons/5/1/48/9.

Commr. of array, Cumb. Mar. 1430, July 1434, Nov. 1448; to take an assize of novel disseisin Dec. 1433; C66/435, m. 22d; JUST1/143/3, m. 7. of arrest May 1434; to assess subsidy Aug. 1450.

Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 5 Nov. 1433 – 3 Nov. 1434.

J.p.q. Cumb. 26 May 1435 – July 1437, 28 Nov. 1439 – d.

Sheriff, Cumb. 4 Nov. 1441 – 6 Nov. 1442.

Parlimentarian

STAPLETON, William (c.1390-1457), of Edenhall, Cumb.

Main residence: Edenhall, Cumb.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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