The Davies Family


John Wyrrall was born WFT Est 1449-1478. He died 1544. John married Wombwell on WFT Est 1475-1518.

Wombwell [Parents] was born WFT Est 1458-1481. She died WFT Est 1503-1569. Wombwell married John Wyrrall on WFT Est 1475-1518.

They had the following children:

  M i Hugh Wyrrall was born about 1500 and died after 1548.

Phillip Knottesford was born WFT Est 1449-1478. He died WFT Est 1503-1563. Phillip was married WFT Est 1473-1520.

He had the following children:

  F i Anne Knottesford was born about 1500 and died WFT Est 1523-1594.

Hugh Wombwell was born WFT Est 1416-1455. He died WFT Est 1458-1536. Hugh was married WFT Est 1440-1493.

He had the following children:

  F i Wombwell was born WFT Est 1458-1481 and died WFT Est 1503-1569.

John Arthington [Parents] was born about 1450 in (England). He died 13 Apr 1498 in (England). John was married WFT Est 1469-1491.

He had the following children:

  F i Clara Arthington was born about 1486 and died WFT Est 1522-1581.

John Sr. Arthington [Parents] was born WFT Est 1399-1428. He died WFT Est 1453-1513. John married Jane Norton on WFT Est 1425-1468.

Jane Norton [Parents] was born WFT Est 1408-1431. She died WFT Est 1453-1519. Jane married John Sr. Arthington on WFT Est 1425-1468.

They had the following children:

  M i John Arthington was born about 1450 and died 13 Apr 1498.

Sir Miles II , K.G. de Stapleton [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6, 7, 8 about 1262 in Stapleton, Yorkshire, England. He died 9, 10 24 Jun 1314 in Battle of Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Sir married Sibyl de Beaulieu.

Baron Miles Stapleton (b Bedah or Stapleton, Richmondshire Eng. & d 6/24/1314 Battle of Bannockburn, Scotland)(son of Sir Miles Stapleton and his 2nd wife Joan Ingham,second baron(ess) Ingham) marr. Sibyl of Bella-Aqua de Bellew (b 1285 Carlton Eng. & d 1301). She was the dtr of John of Bella-Aqua de Bellew (b bet. 1214-1243 & d 1301) & Laderina de Brus. (from ancestry.com: Miles Stapleton, born in Bedah, England; died 1314 in Bannockburn. He married his 1st wife, Sibyl BellaAqua (Bellewe) 1285 in England. Sibyl BellaAqua, born 1265 in Carlton, England; died 1301. She was the daughter of John Bella Aqua and Laderina Brus) He was not summoned to parliament, so while he may have been a territorial baron he is normally called "Lord of Skelton". Laderane de BRUS. parents were: Peter II de BRUS. died in 1240. Baron of Skelton (Yorks) England. m’d Hawise of Lancaster. Peter II parents were: Peter I BRUS. died on 12 Feb 1222.[74] Baron of Skelton and Danby in Cleveland (Yorks).m’d Joan de Grammaire. Of Knottington (Yorks) England.

MILES, STAPLETON.,4th baron Ingham, Constable of Knaresborough Castle, 1302. Knighted 1304. Balliff of Holderness, 1307. Keeper of the Manor of Burstwick & the town of Kingston-on-Hull. As Steward of the King's Household went overseas with the King. Summoned to perform military service against the Scots, 1311-12. Summoned to Parliament from 8 Jan. 1312 to 26 July 1313 as a Baron whereby he said to have become Baron Stapleton. Pardoned with his son, Nicholas, as an adherent of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, for participation in the murder of Piers de Gavaston, 1313. M Sybil, d. of Sir John Bellew, Kt., Lord of Carlton, & his wife Luderane, sister & heir of Piers de Brus, 6th & last Lord of Skelton Castle (See BRUS). Killed at the Battle of Bannockburn, 24 June 1314. (CP, XII Pt 1, pp 262-3 Norf Arch, VIII, p 222 C-S, pp 23-35 Blomefield, p 320 Foster, p 180 Foss, p 629)

Political Events, 1314

The Battle of Bannockburn June 24 assures the independence of Scotland. Thirty thousand Scotsmen under Robert Bruce VIII, 40, rout a force of 100,000 led by England's effeminate Edward II and take Stirling Castle, the last Scottish castle still in English hands.

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Political Events, 1314

The Battle of Bannockburn June 24 assures the independence of Scotland. Thirty thousand Scotsmen under Robert Bruce VIII, 40, rout a force of 100,000 led by England's effeminate Edward II and take Stirling Castle, the last Scottish castle still in English hands.

The People's Chronology is licensed from Henry Holt and Company, Inc. Copyright © 1995, 1996 by James Trager. All rights reserved.

Sibyl de Beaulieu [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6, 7, 8 about 1270 in Carleton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. She died 9, 10 before 1302. Sibyl married Sir Miles II , K.G. de Stapleton.

They had the following children:

  M i
Sir Miles III de Stapleton 1, 2 was born 3, 4 about 1290 in Stapleton, Yorkshire, England. He died 1364.
  M ii Sir Gilbert de Stapleton was born about 1295 and died before 23 Jun 1321.
  F iii
Emma de Stapleton was born about 1297 in Stapleton, Yorkshire, England. She died 1317.
  F iv
Johanna de Stapleton was born about 1292 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England. She died 21 Jan 1327/1328.

Sir Gilbert de Stapleton [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6 about 1295 in Bedale, North Riding Yorkshire, England. He died 7, 8 before 23 Jun 1321 in Carleton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. Sir married 9, 10, 11 Agnes Fitz Alan on 15 Jan 1314/1315.

Gilbert Stapleton, born 1290 in Bedah, England; died 1321; married Agnes FitzBrian FitzAlan December 15, 1317 in England. (from ancestry.com: Gilbert Stapleton, born 1290 in Bedah, England; died 1321 . He was the son of Miles Stapleton and Sibyl BellaAqua. He married Agnes FitzBrian FitzAlan December 15, 1317 in England. Agnes FitzBrian FitzAlan, born 1298; died Bef. November 03, 1348. She was the daughter of Brian FitzAlan and Maud.) Sir Gilbert (d. bef 1321) was son of Sir Miles de Stapleton, Lord Carleton and his 1st wife, Sibyl de Beaulieu, daughter of Sir John de Beaulieu and Laderina de Brus, daughter of Peter II de Brus, Baron Skelton.

Sir GILBERT STAPLETON, Kt., of Bedale, Richmondshire & North Moreton, Yorks., Born 1291. M before 1317 Agnes or Maud (Born 1298. M 2nd Thomas Sheffield), d. of Brian FitzAlan, 1st Baron Fitz Alan, of Bedale, & his wife Maud (See BRITTANY). Pardoned as an adherent of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, for participation in the murder of Piers de Gaveston, 1313. Summoned by Archbishop Grenefield to Doncaster to consider the defence of the Realm, 1315. Summoned for military service against the Scots, 1319. Appointed King's Escheator north of the Trent, 27 Jan. 1320/1. Died before 23 June 1324. He had issue:

References: CP XII:1, pp 262-3, Norf Arch, VIII, p 222, C-S, pp 23-35, Blomefield, p 320, Foster, p 180 and Foss, p 629

Their children: 1 Brian Stapleton, born 1320 in Carlton, England; died 1394. He was the son of Gilbert Stapleton and Agnes FitzBrian FitzAlan. He married Alice St. Philbert 1350.

2 Sir Miles (d. 1364) was son of Sir Gilbert de Stapleton and his wife, Agnes FitzAlan, Sir Brian FitzAlan of Bedale and his wife, Maud (Agnes)(daughter of William and Tregoz, according to my sources -Charriere lists some proof documents for this) Sir Gilbert was Agnes' 1st husband.

Agnes Fitz Alan [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6, 7, 8 about 1298 in Bedale, North Riding Yorkshire, England. She died 9, 10, 11, 12 before 3 Nov 1348. Agnes married 13, 14, 15 Sir Gilbert de Stapleton on 15 Jan 1314/1315.

They had the following children:

  M i
Sir Brian , K.G. de Stapleton 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6, 7, 8 about 1318 in Carleton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. He died 9, 10 25 Jul 1394 in Wighill, Yorkshire, England and was buried 11, 12 in Helaugh, Yorkshire, England.

[Miles de Stapleton.ged]

Sir Brian Stapylton, knt. of Carleton, living 49th Edward III [1376] was one of the knights of the Garter, temp. Richard II [reigned 1377-1399], the seventy-seventh in numerical order, who bore an annulet of gold on the shoulder of his lion, as an armorial difference. This Sir Brian killed a Saracen in open battle before the Kings of England, France, and Scotland, and therefrom assumed the Saracen's head for crest. He inherited a great estate in his mother's right. He espoused Agnes, daughter and heir of Sir John Philibert, knt. and had two sons, Brian (Sir), ancestor of the Stapyltons of Carleton, and Sir Miles Stapylton. [John Burke, The Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, R. Bentley, London, 1834-1838, p. 208, STAPYLTON OF MYTON] also [John Burke and John Bernard Burke, Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, Scott, Webster, and Geary, London, 1841, p. 504, STAPYLTON OF MYTON]


On the top left of the large coat of arms scroll done in 1400s now in Florida. Mistakenly typed over about five or six words at the start of what follows: Bart, was a child when his father died. In 1346-47 he took part in the siege of Calais, and was probably at the battle of Cressy in the earlier year. He was one of the founders of the Order of the Knights of the Garter, which took place during a series of jousts held in 1347 and 1348. He was concerned in the treaty of the peace of Bretigny on 8 May 1360. He was still involved in continental fighting when he died in December 1364 at the age of 44, possibly from injuries received in battle. [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #6402][De Bruce.ged]

Sir Brian Stapylton, knt. of Carleton, living 49th Edward III [1376] was one of the knights of the Garter, temp. Richard II [reigned 1377-1399], the seventy-seventh in numerical order, who bore an annulet of gold on the shoulder of his lion, as an armorial difference. This Sir Brian killed a Saracen in open battle before the Kings of England, France, and Scotland, and therefrom assumed the Saracen's head for crest. He inherited a great estate in his mother's right. He espoused Agnes, daughter and heir of Sir John Philibert, knt. and had two sons, Brian (Sir), ancestor of the Stapyltons of Carleton, and Sir Miles Stapylton. [John Burke, The Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, R. Bentley, London, 1834-1838, p. 208, STAPYLTON OF MYTON] also [John Burke and John Bernard Burke, Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, Scott, Webster, and Geary, London, 1841, p. 504, STAPYLTON OF MYTON]


On the top left of the large coat of arms scroll done in 1400s now in Florida. Mistakenly typed over about five or six words at the start of what follows: Bart, was a child when his father died. In 1346-47 he took part in the siege of Calais, and was probably at the battle of Cressy in the earlier year. He was one of the founders of the Order of the Knights of the Garter, which took place during a series of jousts held in 1347 and 1348. He was concerned in the treaty of the peace of Bretigny on 8 May 1360. He was still involved in continental fighting when he died in December 1364 at the age of 44, possibly from injuries received in battle. [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #6402]
  M ii Sir Miles de Stapleton was born about 1320 and died 4 Oct 1364.
  M iii
Nicholas de Stapleton 1, 2 was born 3, 4 about 1322 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England.
  F iv
Katherine de Stapleton 1, 2 was born 3, 4 about 1324 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England. She died 5, 6 before 1360.
  F v
Avicia de Stapleton 1, 2 was born 3, 4 about 1326 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England.
  M vi
John de Stapleton 1, 2 was born 3, 4 about 1327 in Carleton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Francis Thornton [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6, 7 about 1498 in East Newton, York, England. He died 8, 9 12 Apr 1566 in DeLavier, England. Francis married Joan de Lovier on 1529 in of, YRKS, England. They were sealed 13 Aug 1996 in the Los Angeles temple.

Francis 12 Apr 1566 Yorkshire, England.

REFN: 102760

This information is from;
Debbie Ferguson
debbiestrees@direcway.com
Grants Pass, Oregon

DEATH: "The Hills"

RELATIONSHIP: 10 g g dau

His Estate was "The Hills" in Yorkshire, England

NOTE:  His Yorkshire home was called "The Hills".

Joan de Lovier [Parents] was born about 1498 in England. She married Francis Thornton on 1529 in of, YRKS, England. They were sealed 13 Aug 1996 in the Los Angeles temple.

REFN: 90875

This information is from;
Debbie Ferguson
debbiestrees@direcway.com
Grants Pass, Oregon

They had the following children:

  M i William Thornton was born about 1530 and died about 5 May 1600.

Robert Thornton [Parents] was born about 1400 in New Eastion, York, England. He married Isabel Mekyfeld on 1421.

Isabel Mekyfeld was born about 1400. She married Robert Thornton on 1421.

They had the following children:

  M i William Thornton was born 1424 and died 17 Mar 1487.

Thomas de Laryver was born in Bransby, England. He married de Laryver.

de Laryver married Thomas de Laryver.

!MAR: She was never married to Thomas and is listed as "unnamed mistress".

They had the following children:

  F i Joan de Lovier was born about 1498.

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