Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford

Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (18 September 1501-30 April 1563) was born in Penshurst, Kent, England the eldest son and second child of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham. Eleanor (or Alianore) was the daughter of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland and Maud Herbert, Countess of Northumberland. He was created Baron Stafford in 1547.

Marriage and children

Henry married Ursula Pole, Baroness Stafford the daughter of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury and Sir Richard Pole. Margaret was a daughter of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and Isabella Neville. Henry and Ursula had the following children:
*Henry Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford (bef 1534-1 January 1565) who married Elizabeth Davy before 25 September 1557.
* Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford (17 January 1535-18 October 1603). He was buried on 21 October 1603 at St. Mary's Church, Stafford. He had married Maria Stanley, Baroness Stafford, daughter of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby and Dorothy Howard, Countess of Derby. Dorothy was daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Agnes Tilney. They were parents to:
**Edward Stafford (b. 27 January 1568) buried on the 1 February 1568 at St. Mary's Church, Stafford.
**Edward Stafford, 4th Baron Stafford (1572-1625) who married Isabel Forster in about 1595:
***Henry Stafford, 5th Baron Stafford (1621-1637).
***Mary Stafford, 1st Countess Stafford (1619-1693) who married William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford in 1637; they had children. {Viscount Howard was also known as Baron Stafford}.
**Dorothy Stafford (b. about 1572).
*Richard Stafford who married Mary Corbet, daughter of John Corbet and Anne Booth . They were parents to:
**Roger Stafford (Floyde), 6th Baron Stafford (about 1572-1640) who died very poor.
**Jane Stafford (about 1581-after 1637), married Sir Thomas Beaumont.
* Thomas Stafford (1531-4 May 1557) who was captured and executed for High Treason in Scarborough.
* Walter Stafford (about 1539-after 1571).
* William Stafford.
* Elizabeth Stafford who married Sir William Neville (b. about 1524).
* Dorothy Stafford (about 1526-23 September 1603) who married Sir William Stafford of Rochford after July 1543. They were parents to:
**Ursula Stafford (about 1553). Her husband Richard Drake became Equerry to Queen Elizabeth in 1577.
**Sir Edward Stafford of Grafton.
**Sir John Stafford of Marlwood Park.
**William Stafford.
**Elizabeth Stafford.
*Anne Stafford who married Sir Henry Williams (1516-1551). Sir Henry was buried on the 20 August 1551 in London.