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Families covered: Staveley of Bignell (Bygnell)

                               
William Staveley of Bignell, Oxfordshire (d 10.10.1498)
m. Alice Frances (d 20.10.1500, dau of Sir John Frances by Isabella, dau/heir of Sir Henry Plesington)
1. George Staveley of Bignell
  m. Isabel Strelly (dau of Sir John Strelly (Strelley) of Lynby, sister of Sir Nicholas)
  A. John Staveley of Bignell
  m. Constance Danvers (dau of Sir John Danvers of Dauntesey)
i. Thomas Staveley of Bignell (d 06.07.1582)
  m. Margaret Bawde (dau of John Bawde of Bedfordshire)
  a. Thomas Staveley 'of West Langton' of Bignel (Bygnell) (b 1569, d 1631)
  m. Margery Broke (dau of Arthur Broke of Okeley (Brooke of Great Okeley by Catharine, dau of Edward Watson of Rockingham)
  (1) Arthur Staveley (b 1589, d 1655)
  m. (div 1645) Lucy Estwick (dau/heir of Richard Edtwick of Wotton Barn End)
  (A) Margery Staveley (b 08.1619, dsp)
  m. Humphrey Adderley of Weddington
(B) Mary Staveley
  m1. Francis Stanton of Birchmore
  m2. Stephen Pheasant (son/heir of Peter of Upwood)
  (2) William Staveley (b 1596, rector of Cossington, 4th son)
  m. (12.01.1625) Anne Babington (d 1680, dau of Thomas Babington of Rothley)
  (A) Thomas Staveley of Belgrave (b 1626, d 02.01.1683-4, of the Inner Temple)
  m. (31.12.1656) Mary Onebye (d 12.10.1669, dau of John Onebye of Hinckley)
  (i) William Staveley of Medbourn (bpt 07.05.1661, bur 18.04.1723, captain, 2nd son)
  m. ?? (bur 17.08.1722)
  (ii) Mary Staveley (bur 18.10.1729)
  m. (15.05.1678) _ Brudenell
  (iii) Christiana Staveley (bpt 30.11.1667)
  m. (17.12.1689) _ Walker
  (a) Joshua Walker (b 08.10.1690, d c1710)
  (b Thomas Walker (b 17.10.1695, d 25.09.1770, rectorv of Bletsoe)
  m. (06.04.1735) Anne Tilly
  ((1)) Tilly Walker (rector of Mears Ashby)
  (iv)+ other issue - Thomas (bur 27.07.1676), George (b 1665, bur 01.08.1709, rector of Medbourn), Anne (bpt 19.05.1678, bur 15.07.1694), Jane (bpt 12.10.1669, d 11.11.1705)
  (B) George Staveley (3rd son)
  m1. (sp) Anne Laurence (dau of Adam Laurence of Cambridgeshire)
  m2. Elizabeth Smith (dau of John Smith of London (alderman))
  (i) Elizabeth Staveley
  m. Daniel Biddle of London
  (ii) Jane Staveley
  m. Thomas Wood of London
  (iii)+ other issue - George (d young), William, Anne
  (C) Arthur Staveley
  m1. Elizabeth Green of London
  (i)+ issue - son, Elizabeth, daughter
  m2. ??
  (D) Catharine Staveley
  m. Francis Ross of London
  (i) William Ross
  (E) Anne Staveley (dsp)
  m. John Keat of London
  (F) Elizabeth Staveley
  m. Edward Hayman of London
  (i)+ issue - Edward, William Elizabeth
  (G) Martha Staveley
  m. Walter Hungerford of London
(i)+ issue - Walter, George, William, John, Mary, Anne, Elizabeth, Martha, Catharine, Mary
  (H) Mary Staveley
  m. James Tibboldes of Clothall (clerk)
  (i)+ sons & daughters
  (I)+ other issue - William (rector of Cossington), Margery (d young), Margaret (d unm)
  (3) Anne Staveley
  m. Thomas Stanford of Barkby
  (4) Elizabeth Staveley
  m. Eustace Burneby of Coventry
  (5) Catharine Staveley
m. Thomas Rolt of Milton
  (6) Temperance Staveley
  m. William Bale of Lodington
  (7)+ other issue - Thomas (b 1590), Eseby (b 1593, settled in Ireland), Charles (b 1602)
  b. Henry Staveley
  (1)+ issue - Ambrose (rector of Pangbourn), Charles
  ii. Mary Staveley
  m. Edward Charreded (Chere) of Berkshire
  iii.+ other issue - Edward, Dorothy, Isabell
2. Mary Staveley
  m. Thomas Gifford of Twiford (b c1481, d 25.11.1550)
3. Isabel Staveley
  m1. William (probably not Sir Francis or John) Tanfield of Geyton (d 1550)
  m2. Richard Humphrey of Barton

Main source(s): 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John NichoÏs, vol 2, part 2, 1798, p676+ with a little support from p664 ('Pedigree of Staveley and Stanton of West Langton')) with support for the earlier generations from Visitation (Oxfordshire, 1566+1574+1634, 'Staveley of Bigenhall')
[A section with the earlier generations, using Visitation (Oxfordshire), was included on a Temporary page on 10.01.07.]
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