Abt 1239 -
Generation: 1
1. | Hawise de Gray was born about 1239 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England. Hawise married Ralph Basset, Lord Basset of Drayton about 1261 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England. Ralph (son of Ralph Basset, Lord Basset of Drayton and Margaret de Somery) was born about 1242 in Staffordshire, England; died on 21 Dec 1299 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Margaret Basset died on 17 Mar 1336 in England.
- 3. Ralph Basset was born about 1279 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; died on 28 Oct 1343 in Staffordshire, England.
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Generation: 2
3. | Ralph Basset (1.Hawise1) was born about 1279 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; died on 28 Oct 1343 in Staffordshire, England. Ralph married Joan de Gray on 17 Mar 1304 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England. Joan (daughter of John de Gray and Anne de Ferrers) was born about 1283 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Ralph Basset was born about 1305 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; died in 1335 in England.
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Generation: 3
4. | Sir Ralph de Stafford, KG, Earl of Stafford (2.Margaret2, 1.Hawise1) was born on 24 Sep 1301 in Tonbridge, Kent, England; died on 31 Aug 1372 in Tonbridge Castle, Tonbridge, Kent, England. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
History:
He was also the Baron of Tonbridge.
In 1337, he was the Steward of the Royal Household.
In 1345, he was the Seneschal of Aquitaine.
On 26 August 1346, he fought at the Battle of Crécy.
On 23 April 1349, he became a Knight of the Garter.
On 5 March 1350/51, he was created the Earl of Stafford.
Ralph married Margaret de Audley, Baroness Audley in by 6 Jul 1335 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. Margaret (daughter of Hugh de Audley, Earl of Gloucester and Margaret de Clare) died on 7 Sep 1347. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Ralph Basset (3.Ralph2, 1.Hawise1) was born about 1305 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; died in 1335 in England. Ralph married Alice Audley on 22 May 1334 in Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England. Alice (daughter of Nicholas Audley, Lord Audley and Joan de Martin) was born in Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England; died before 1359 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Sir Ralph Basset, KG, Lord Basset of Drayton was born in 1335 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; died on 10 May 1390 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
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Generation: 4
9. | Beatrix Stafford (4.Ralph3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Hawise1) died on 13 Apr 1415; was buried in Warter Priory. Warter, Yorkshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
History:
Her name is also spelt Beatrice.
On 26 June 1414, she wrote her will.
Family/Spouse: Maurice FitzMaurice, Earl of Desmond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Beatrix married Sir Thomas de Ros, Lord Ros of Helmsley on 1 Jan 1358/59 in Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire, England. Thomas (son of William de Ros, Lord Ros of Helmsley and Margery de Badlesmere) was born on 13 Jan 1336/37 in Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire, England; died on 8 Jun 1384 in Uffington, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Sir John de Ros of Helmsley, KB, Lord Ros was born about 1368 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England; died on 6 Aug 1393 in Paphos, Cyprus; was buried in Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, England.
- 13. Sir William de Ros, KG, Baron de Ros was born about 1370; died on 1 Sep 1414 in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England; was buried in Belvoir Priory, Leicestershire, England.
- 14. Thomas de Ros
- 15. Elizabeth de Ros died in 1424.
- 16. Margaret de Ros
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Beatrix married Sir Richard de Burley, KG before 20 Aug 1385. Richard died on 23 May 1387 in Villalpando, Zamora, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Joan de Stafford (4.Ralph3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Hawise1) Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: John Cherleton, Lord Cherleton, the son of John Charleton, Lord Charleton and Maud de Mortimer. [John, married Joan de Stafford] He died 13 July 1374.
Issue:
1. Sir Edward Cherleton, Lord Cherleton (____-1420)
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11. | Sir Ralph Basset, KG, Lord Basset of Drayton (5.Ralph3, 3.Ralph2, 1.Hawise1) was born in 1335 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; died on 10 May 1390 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was the 4th Lord Basset of Drayton. According to Burke (1866) This nobleman was distinguished in arms during the reigns of Edward III and Richard II, and was honored with the Garter, in consequence of which his achievement is still to be seen in one of the stalls of the chapel at Windsor.
- Title(s): 25 Feb 1342/43; On 25 February 1342/43 he succeeded as the 4th Lord Basset of Drayton.
- Military: 8 Jan 1355/56; He was in the Army of the Black Prince at Bordeaux on 8 January 1355/56.
- Land/House: 6 Jun 1355/56, Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England; On 6 June 1355/56 he received livery of his grand-father's lands in Drayton Basset, England.
- Offices Held: 25 Dec 1357; On 25 December 1357 he was summoned to parliament. That parliament dissolved on 6 December 1389.
- Knighted: 1368; He was knighted a Knight of the Garter in 1368.
- Legal: 30 Oct 1386; On 30 October 1386 he was a deponent in the Scrope and Grosvenor controversy giving his age as 51.
- Will: 16 Jan 1390; On the 13th of Richard II, he made his will directing his body to be buried in the Litchfield Cathedral near the alter of St. Nicholas. His estates to go to Sir Hugh Shirley, his nephew, son of his sister, Isabel, upon the condition that he assume the surname and arms of Basset. If this did not happen, the estate was to pass to his cousin, Edmund, Lord Stafford. Other authorities have differing outcomes with Lord Stafford being out of the equation.
He directed that his heir would have use of his great velvet bed during his life, and four silver basins, with two ewers whereupon his arms were engraved. Six silver dishes, two silver pots, and four charges as well all marked with his arms.
His executors were Walter Skyelaw, Bishop of Durham; Richard Scrope, Bishop of Chester; and Sir Richard Scrope. The will was proved 13 January 1390/91.
- Last Full Review: 1 May 2020
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Birth:
He was 8 years old in 1343.
Died:
On his death, the Barony Basset of Drayton became dormant, or possibly fell into abeyance between the heirs of his two great-aunts.
Ralph married Joan Beauchamp about May 1338. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Jeanne de Bretagne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Jane Basset was born about 1378 in Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.
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