William Stapleton (d. 1457)
William Stapleton (c. 1390 – 1457) was a member of the English gentry who held several official offices in his native county of Cumberland.[1] He was stylised as Lord of Edenhall.[2] and a retainer of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.[3] He died in October 1457; his Inquisition post mortem records that at this time there had been an incursion into the north of the county with much damage done.[4] His eldest daughter Mary married William de Hilton.[2]
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- ^ Clark, Linda (November 12, 2020). The House of Commons 1422-1461. History of Parliament Trust. ISBN 9781108841832 – via Google Books.
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