Submitted by legacy on
Family and Education
s. and h. of William Stapleton (c.1336-1 Mar. 1380) of Edenhall by Mary (d. 25 Jan. 1406), da. and h. of William Ritson of Thurstonfield, wid. of Thomas Allonby (d. by Aug. 1362) of Gamelsby and Wiggonby. m. (1) a gdda. of Nicholas Vipont (d. by 1362) of Alston, 1s. William Vipont; (2) by Oct. 1414, Mary (fl. 1443), wid. of Nicholas Vipont the younger of Alston.C139/109/28; CIPM, xi. no. 277; xv. no. 274; CPR, 1413-16, p. 241; Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. n.s. v. 294; xi. 259, 293-306, ped. facing p. 320; xiii. 219-21, ped. facing p. 226.
Offices Held

J.p. Cumb. 12 Nov. 1397 – Feb. 1422.

Alnager, Cumb. 17 Oct. 1399–9 Feb. 1401.

Commr. of array, Cumb. Dec. 1399, Sept. 1403, Westmld. Apr. 1418, Cumb. Mar. 1427, Oct. 1429; to prevent the spread of treasonous rumours May 1402; of inquiry, Cumb., Lancs., Westmld., Yorks. July 1421, July 1428 (failure to render dues to St. Leonard’s hospital, York); to survey the defences of Carlisle Dec. 1421.

Collector of customs, Cumb. 16 Mar. 1401 – 29 Mar. 1410, Carlisle 24 Dec. 1402–1 Oct. 1405.

Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 8 Nov. 1401 – 29 Nov. 1402, Westmld. 29 Nov. 1402 – 12 Nov. 1403, Cumb. and Westmld. 3 Nov. 1412–10 Nov. 1413.

Collector of an aid for the marriage of Princess Philippa, Cumb. Dec. 1406.

Sheriff, Cumb. 10 Nov. 1414 – 1 Dec. 1415, 16 Nov. 1420–1 May 1422.

Verderer, Inglewood forest, Cumb.-d.

Parlimentarian
STAPLETON, William (d.1432), of Edenhall, Cumb.
Main residence: Edenhall, Cumb.
Author
C.R.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
Web Title

STAPLETON, William (-d.1432)

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