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Families covered: Stowford (Stafford) of Awtrie St. Mary, Stafford (Stowford) of Dolton, Stafford (Stowford) of Gatcombe, Stafford of Pynes, Stafford (Stowford or Kelloway) of Stowford

                               
Thomas Kelloway alias Stowford of Stowford (d 18.01.1502-3)
m. Ann Copleston (dau of Thomas Copleston of Luckham)
1. Phillip Kelloway alias Stowford or Stafford of Stowford & Gatcombe (d 22.04.1538)
m. Alice Yeo (dau of William Yeo of Heanton)
  A. Robert Kelloway alias Stowford or Stafford of Stowford & Gatcombe
  m. Elizabeth Menwhenicke (dau/heir of John Menwhenicke of Cornwall, m2. Anthony Berry)
  i. John Stoford or Stowford or Stafford of Stowford
  m. Margery Arscott (d 1589, dau of John Arscott of Dunsland)
  a. Robert Stafford (d 20.03.1633-4)
  m. (23.07.1581) Zeonbia Dennis (bur 31.05.1608, dau of Philip Dennis of Petrockstowe)
  (1) Margerie (or Margaret) Stafford (b c1583)
  m. (c1600) Sir Thomas Wise of Sidnam
  b. Richard Stowford or Stafford of Dolton (bur 08.08.1613)
  m. (c 10.1596) Philip Withers of Hollicombe (m2. Francis Rouse)
  (1) Robert Stafford (b c1599, d 1644)
  m1. Joane Stephens (bur 17.05.1625, dau/heir of Tristram Stephens of Norlew)
(A) Thomas Stafford (b c1618, bur 07.05.1674)
  m. Elizabeth Davey (bur 20.10.1673, dau of _ Davey of Upcot)
  (i) Thomas Stafford (b 18.05.1652)
  m. (c11.1673) Margaret Flemyng of Westleigh
  (a) John Stafford of Dolton 'of Stafford' (bpt 21.10.1674, bur 08.08.1721)
  m1. (18.12.1694) Mary Wollacombe (bur 07.05.1701, dau of Roger Wollacombe, sister/heir of Roger)
  ((1)) Roger Stafford, later Wollacombe 'of Roborough' (b 27.03.1696, bur 05.02.1731)
  m. (18.07.1722) Catherine Langford (bur 15.10.1768, dau/heir of William Langford of Langford Hill)
  ((A) Langford Stafford Wollacombe (bpt 07.10.1723, d 1724)
  ((B)) Elizabeth Wollacombe (dsp)
m. (14.04.1744) Rev. Charles Hammet
  ((2)) Thomas Stafford, later Stafford-Wollocombe (bpt 14.09.1697, bur 17.11.1756)
  m. (19.10.1728) Ann Roll (bur 01.10.1741, dau of Dennis Roll of Horwood)
  The following comes from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Wollocombe of Combe).
  ((A)) John Stafford-Wollocombe (bpt 28.09.1729, d unm 1789, Major)
  ((B)) Thomas Stafford-Wollocombe (bpt 06.03.1741-2, bur 21.10.1814, Colonel)
  m. Mary (or Elizabeth?) Hiern (b 1745-6, bur 08.04.1835, dau of John Hiern of Torrington by Elizabeth Bidlake of Bidlake)
  ((i)) Thomas Stafford-Wollocombe (d unm 07.08.1829, Captain)
  ((ii)) John Stafford-Wollocombe (bpt 1775, d 1866?, rector of Stowford, 3rd son) had issue
  m. (1820?) Ellen Jane Webber (bur 07.07.1833, dau of William Webber)
  ((iii)) Anna Rolle Stafford-Wollocombe
  m. Rev. Thomas Hooper Morrison of Hartland Abbey
  ((iv))+ other issue - Roger (d unm bur 10.4.1819, RN), Elizabeth (bur 17.05.1833), Mary (bur 19.12.1834)
  ((C)) Henrietta Stafford-Wollocombe (bpt 18.11.1732)
  m. (02.01.1758) Henry Hole of Ebberley
  ((D))+ other issue - Roger (bpt 15.01.1730-1, d unm 09.11.1765, Captain), Anna Zenobia (bpt 13.01.1733-4, bur 31.05.1767), Isabella (bpt 04.10.1737, bur 04.09.1812), Mary (bpt/d 24.10.1739), Lucilla (bpt 14.09.1740, bur 22.02.1746-7)
  ((3)) John Stafford (bpt 16.02.1699-1700, bur 22.09.1780)
  m1. (22.12.1725) Elizabeth Pincombe of Barlington (bur 24.09.1729)
  m2. Diana Wrey (bur 1778)
  ((A))+ issue - Bourchier John (bpt 21.08.1737, bur 07.02.1742-3), Diana (bpt 10.01.1732-3, bur 31.01.1733-4), Diana (bpt 18.12.1735, bur 21.02.1749-50)
  ((4)) Robert Stafford 'of Bideford' (bpt 1701)
  m. Katherine Benson
  ((A)) Thomas Stafford (bpt 11.05.1733, d 11.02.1798, 3rd son)
  m1. Mary Webb
  ((i))+ issue - Thomas, William, Mary
  m2. Mary Mason Conway
((iv)) Conway Stafford had issue
  m. (1799) Isabel Page (dau of Rev. William Page in Oporto)
  ((v)) Caroline Margaret Stafford (b 1781, d 1820)
  m. (1802) Henry Thompson of Yorkshire (d 1854)
  ((B)) Grace Stafford (bpt 01.07.1737)
  m. John Husband of Croft
  ((C)) Mary Stafford (bpt 27.02.1745-6)
  m. (01.08.1775) John Incledon of Braunton
((D))+ other issue - John (bpt 28.03.1729), Robert (bpt 07.5.1731), Peter (bpt 26.11.1739), Roger (bpt 13.11.1741), Catherine (bpt 29.05.1735)
  ((5)) Gertrude Stafford (bpt 14.11.1698)
  m. (15.08.1717) Thomas Chopo of Bideford
  m2. Mary Risdon (dau of William Risdon, widow of John Prust then Amos Rolle then John Holland)
  (b) Thomas Stafford (bpt 05.06.1680)
  (ii) Joan Stafford (b 25.03.1656)
  m. William Holland of Upcot
  (B) Robert Stafford (b c1619, bur 14.6.1697)
  m. Mary Burrell (bur 02.09.1692, dau of Rev. Thomas Burrell of Highampton)
  m2. (c11.1633) William Cary of Clovelly
  (2) Zenobia (Sinobia) Stafford
  m. (08.08.1614) Richard Rolle of Methe
  (3)+ other issue - Thomas (bur 09.10.1658), Margareie, Abbott, Margaret (bpt 26.06.1609), Sibell
  ii. Thomas Stoford or Stowford or Stafford (bur 1619)
  m. Margaret Bramelcom (bur 1600, dau of _ Bramelcom of Bramelcomb, relict of _ Averie of Dowland))
  a. John Stoford or Stowford or Stafford of Dowland (d before 20.11.1640)
  m. (10.09.1587) Julian Osborne (dau/coheir of Hugh Osborne of Iddesley)
  (1) Thomas Stafford (b c1593, d 22.07.1633, 2nd son)
  m. Barbara
(A) John Stafford (b 28.02.1630-1, a 1637, dsp)
  (2) Hugh Stafford (bpt 13.01.1599-1600, d 23.12.1675)
  m. (c09.1635) Eleanor Ball (bur 14.10.1653)
  (A) Hugh Stafford of Pynes (bur 13.04.1703)
m1. (c01.1662-3) Joan King of Plymouth
  (i)+ issue (a 1667) - Thomas (d young), Joan
  m2. (28.12.1671) Lucy Courtenay (d 10.09.1693, dau of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham, Bart)
  (i) Hugh Stafford of Pynes (bpt 13.08.1674, d 29.06.1734)
  m. (16.07.1696) Bridget Kelland (bur 05.09.1732, dau of John Kelland of Painsworth)
  (a) Bridget Maria Stafford (b 21.01.1711-2, d 15.08.1773)
  m1. (16.08.1732) Sir Henry Northcott, Bart
  m2. (11.09.1754) Richard Madon of Westminster
  (b)+ other issue - William (bpt 30.12.1699, bur 18.06.1703), Hugh (b 11.02.1706-7, d young), Anne (b 25.09.1703, d young)
  (ii) William Stafford (bpt 09.9.1675, bur 21.10.1678)
  (iii) Margaret Stafford (bpt 05.10.1676)
  m. Edward Yarde, later Sainthill
  m3. (26.12.1693, sp) Amy Parker (d 22.10.1697, dau of Edmund Parker of Boringdon, widow of Walter Hele then Sir John Davie then Sir Nicholas Slanning, Bart)
  (B) Anne Stafford (a 1637, d 1641)
  (3) Elizabeth Stafford (bpt 05.11.1589)
  m. (29.08.1616) Francis Rouse of Cornwall
  (4) Zenobia Stafford (bpt 16.01.1594-5)
  m. William Lethebridge of Monk Okehampton
  (5) Johan Stafford (a 1667)
  m. Lawrence Isaac of Tawstock (a 1667)
  (6)+ other issue - Hugh (bpt/bur 1588), John (bpt 02.02.1601-2, a 1637)
  iii. William Stoford or Stowford or Stafford
  iv. Alice Stoford or Stowford or Stafford
  m. Thomas Langdon
a. daughter
  m. Sir Thomas Browne of Brown's Larsh
  v. Joan Stoford or Stowford or Stafford
  m. John Melhuish of Truro
  B. Thomas Kelloway alias Stowford or Stafford
  m. Agnes Amadas (dau of William Amadas, widow of Thomas Mohun, m3. John Charles, m4. William Abbot)
  C. William Kelloway alias Stowford or Stafford of Awtrie St. Mary, Devon
  m. _ Hillinge (dau of William Hillinge)
  i. George Stowford or Stafford of Awtrie St. Mary
  m. Jane Mercer (bur 10.03.1603-4, dau of Richard Mercer of Awtrie)
  a. George Stowford or Stafford of Awtrie St. Mary (a 1590, 1620)
m. Sith Goodinge (bur 29.05.1640, dau of Nicholas Goodinge of Awtrie)
  (1)+ issue (a 1620) - Richard (b c1594, of the Inner Temple), Gregory, Sara, Judith, Grace (bpt 25.04.1603)
  ii. William Stowford or Stafford
  D. Mary Kelloway or Stowford or Stafford
  m. Robert Lympenny of Netherexe
  E. Jane Kelloway or Stowford or Stafford
  m. Richard Prye of Horwell
  F. Elizabeth Kelloway or Stowford or Stafford
  m. William Veysey
  G. Katherine Stoford possibly of this generation
  m. John Coriton
2. Richard Kelloway alias Stowford or Stafford

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Stafford of Stowford) with a little support from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Kelloway of Stowford) and some input as reported above
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