William Stopford

Personal and Family Information

William was born about 1560, the son of William Stopford and Blanche Twyford. The place is not known.

He died before 1611. The place is not known.

His wife was Anne. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: Full text of "The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;"

The Victoria history of the Counties of England, EDITED BY WILLIAM PAGE, F.S.A., A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, VOLUME VI, THE VICTORIA HISTORY

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Some further particulars may be

gathered from the Plea Rolls. In 1596

John Stopford alias Langley made a

settlement of the capital messuage of

Bispham, the third part of the manor of

Wrightington, with courts, view of

frankpledge, é&c.. with remainders to his

male issue, and to James another son of

William Stopford; Pal. of Lanc. Plea

R. 279, m. 10. William Ashhurst in

1610 gave sos. for leave to concord with

Richard Nelson and William, Ursula,

Dorothy, Blanche and James Stopford as

to messuages,water-mill, &c., in Bispham,

Shevington and other places, and a sixth

part of the manor of Wrightington ;

ibid. 305, m. 6. In the following

year Anne widow of William Stopford <<<<

claimed dower in Bispham and Wright-

ington against William Ashhurst. She

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relied upon a settlement made by William

Stopford [who died in 1584], grandfather

of her deceased husband, with remainder

to the use of his wife Blanche for life

and then to their male issue. Blanche

widow of the elder William afterwards

married Robert Hesketh ; ibid. 307, m.

zod. For Blanche [Twyford] see Dug-

dale, Visit. [Chet. Soc.], 135.