STAFFORD, Sir Humphrey II (c 1379-1442), of Hooke, Dorset.

Family and Education

b. c.1379, s. and h. of Sir Humphrey Stafford I by his 1st w. m. bef. Oct. 1397, Elizabeth (c.1380-1422), da. and coh. of Sir John Mautravers† of Hooke by Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir William d’Aumarle† of Woodbury, Devon, 5s. (4 inc. Sir Richard† d.v.p.), 2da.C137/53/24; C138/3/41; CIPM, xvi. 262-4, 411-13; CPR, 1422-9, p. 486; Peds. Plea Rolls ed. Wrottesley, 472. Kntd. by Oct. 1397.

Offices Held

Sheriff, Staffs. 5 Nov. 1403 – 22 Oct. 1404, Som. and Dorset 1 Dec. 1415 – 30 Nov. 1416, 13 Nov. 1423–6 Nov. 1424.

Commr. of arrest, Staffs., Salop May 1407; inquiry, Som., Dorset Jan. 1414 (lollardy), Dorset Nov. 1415 (defence), Som., Dorset Feb. 1416 (Chideock estates), Mar. 1418 (Fitzwaryn estates), Wilts., Dorset, Som., Devon, Cornw. July 1424 (concealments), Devon May 1430, June 1432 (piracy); array, Som. May 1415, Dorset May 1416, Apr. 1418, Mar. 1419, June 1421, May 1435, Jan. 1436; to raise royal loans Nov. 1419, Wilts., Dorset Mar. 1422, Som., Dorset, Bristol July 1426, May 1428, Wilts., Som., Dorset Mar. 1430, Som., Dorset Mar. 1431, Dorset Feb. 1434, Feb. 1436, Mar. 1439; of oyer and terminer, Wilts. Oct. 1426, Som. Oct. 1428; to assess a tax, Dorset Nov. 1431, Jan. 1436; take fealty of the abbot of Cerne Aug. 1436, of the abbot of Sherborne Sept. 1436; treat for payment of subsidies, Dorset Feb. 1441.

J.p. Dorset 16 Jan. 1414 – July 1418, 12 Feb 1422-July 1437, 15 Oct. 1439 – d., Som. 16 Jan. 1414 – Nov. 1417, 12 Feb. 1422 – July 1423, 2 Dec. 1430 – Feb. 1433, 18 Sept. 1433-Mar. 1440.

Parlimentarian

STAFFORD, Sir Humphrey

Main residence: Hooke, Dorset.

Author

J.S.R.

L.S.W.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

STAFFORD, Sir Humphrey II (c.1379-1442)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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