Biography of Edward Stanley 1563-1632

Paternal Family Tree: Stanley

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Bettershorne 1353-1427

Edward Stanley and Lucy Percy were married. She the daughter of Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland and Anne Somerset Countess Northumberland. They were fourth cousins.

After 1451. St Bartholemew's Church, Tong [Map]. The Stanley Monument to, on top, [his father] Thomas Stanley and [his mother] Margaret Vernon, below, their son Edward Stanley. The monument was originally beside the high altar.

The two epitaphs at each end of the monument are believed to have been written by William Shakespeare:

Ask who lyes heare but do not weep He is not dead he doth but sleep This stoney register is for his bones His fame is more perpetual than these stones And his own goodness with himself being gone Shall lyve when earthlie monument is none

Not monumental stone preserve our Fame Nor sky aspyring pyramids our name The memory of Him for whom this stands Shall outlive marble and defacers hands When all to tyme's consumption shall be geaven Standley for whom this stands shall be in Heaven

Thomas Stanley: he was born to Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby and Dorothy Howard Countess Derby. In or before 1563 Thomas Stanley and Margaret Vernon were married. He the son of Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby and Dorothy Howard Countess Derby. They were third cousin once removed. In 1576 Thomas Stanley died.

Margaret Vernon: In 1540 she was born to George Vernon "King of the Peak" and Margaret Tailboys. In 1610 Margaret Vernon died.

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In or before 1563 [his father] Thomas Stanley and [his mother] Margaret Vernon (age 22) were married. He the son of Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 53) and Dorothy Howard Countess Derby (age 51). They were third cousin once removed.

Around 1563 Edward Stanley was born to Thomas Stanley and Margaret Vernon (age 23).

In 1576 [his father] Thomas Stanley died.

In 1600 [his daughter] Venetia Stanley was born to Edward Stanley (age 37) and Lucy Percy at Tong Castle, Shropshire [Map].

In 1610 [his mother] Margaret Vernon (age 70) died.

In 1613 Edward Stanley (age 50) sold Tong Castle, Shropshire [Map] to Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet (age 63).

In 1613 Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet (age 63) purchased Tong Castle, Shropshire [Map] from Edward Stanley (age 50).

In 1625 [his son-in-law] Kenelm Digby (age 22) and [his daughter] Venetia Stanley (age 25) were married.

In 1632 Edward Stanley (age 69) died.

John Fortescue 1st Baronet and [his daughter] Frances Stanley Lady Fortescue were married. They were second cousins.

[his daughter] Frances Stanley Lady Fortescue was born to Edward Stanley and Lucy Percy.

Ancestors of Edward Stanley 1563-1632

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Strange 8th Baron Strange Knockin 4th Baron Mohun Dunster 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cobham Baroness Strange and Mohun 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacquetta Woodville Baroness Strange and Mohun 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Leonard Hastings

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Camoys 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Derby 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hungerford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Moleyns Baroness Hungerford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Father: Thomas Stanley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Howard 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tendring

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Mowbray Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Moleyns

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Tilney

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Tilney

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk

Edward Stanley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Vernon aka Pembridge 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Vernon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Benedicta Ludlow

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: George Vernon "King of the Peak" 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Dymoke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Dymoke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Dymoke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Welles 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan or Cecily Waterton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Dymoke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Margaret Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Tailboys 6th Baron Kyme 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Stafford Baroness Kyme 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Tailboys 8th Baron Kyme 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bonville Baroness Kyme 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Heron

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heron Baroness Kyme

GrandMother: Margaret Tailboys 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XII 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XIII 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clarell Lady of the Garter

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Royal Ancestors of Edward Stanley 1563-1632

Ancestors of Edward Stanley 1563-1632