Stacyes of Ballifield Descendants
Researched
and Compiled by Glenda F. Dobbs
February 14, 2004
1.
Unknown Stacye b. ca 1514, m. ca 1536, Unknown.
From
The Ely, Revell, and Stacye Families by Reuben Pownall Ely 1910:
"The name STACYE, according to the author of the Norman People, 'comes
from TACEY, Robert and Gervase, Normandy, 1180-95, John TASSI 1272 England,
TACY; Rualen de Tissie, Normandy.' In
Lower's Patronymica Britannica, 'STACE from either EUSTACE or STATIUS, is
probably of continental origin, as the final E is sometimes accented, and from
STACE we get STACY.'
"The
family of STACYE, of which Mahlon, the founder of Trenton, was a younger son,
was seated at Ballifield Hall, Parish of Handsworth, in the West Riding of
Yorkshire bordering Derbyshire certainly from about the year 1330 down to the
close of the 19th Century. Still
earlier in 36th year of the reign of King Henry 111, 1252, a cleric of the name
Eustace was rector of Handsworth Church. This is confirmed also in Familiae
Minorium Gentium, in which is stated the Ballifield family of STACYE was
reported to have held that estate from the time of the Norman Conquest.
"The Arms of the Stacyes, as given in Burke's General Armory, are Azure, a fesse between three martletts, or charged with three fleurs de lis. These arms have never been recorded at the College of Arms, but that may also be stated of the arms of other ancient families in England. The earliest mention of Stacy arms omits the fleurs de lis and are somewhat similar to the early arms used by the ancient family of Furnival, Lords of Hallamshire, which included Ballifield. This family was descendants of the Viscount Eustachius of the Domesday period. These arms differed from those of Stacy only in the number of martletts and the use of the bend instead of the fesse, a common difference. There was also a family of Eustace, which used the same arms as the Furnivals. In Scotland, the Ross Herald, Joseph Stacie, bore arms: Azure, on a bend, or, between three owls as many thistles. These characters and colors also correspond with the English arms.
"The
most ancient Arms of the Stacy name in Ireland is described as follows: the
Shield is gold with a red cross X; the Crest is a stag, and the motto is 'Cur
me persequeris.'
"In
the records of the Franciscans at Scarborough, Yorkshire, about fifty miles
east of Ballifield, is an inscription in Latin, which translated, reads: 'The
most illustrious Lord and King Edward the Second and Regnald, called
Molendinarius, were the families of the house of the Brothers Minor of
Scarboroughe. Here are the tombs of the
nobles who were buried in said Church of the said Brothers. And the first called Reginaldi lies under
the great altar in the middle choir, also the Lady Avicia Huthrede, also the
Lady Matilda Stacy, also the Lady Agnes de Vesey, also Edward Stacy.'
"In
1366, 20th year Edw. II, Yorkshire Arch. Journal, Vol 12, mentions John
Stacy de Balifielde and John de Synderhill, witnesses to a deed. Synderhill was a part of the Ballifield
estate and held by the Stacyes. The
name of de Heley or de Helay also occurs frequently at this period in
connection with land transfers in the vicinity of Ballifield.
”Fisher's
History of Masham has the following reference: 'Orate pro Domino Johanne
Stacy (Prebendary of Banbury in the Cathedral of Lincoln). He died 1394.' And in the ancient will of Wm. Harpele, Esquire to the King of
England, 10th of May 1392, appears the signature of 'Dom'no Johanne Stacye cum
rege.' In another work found at the
Astor Library either in Calendar Etoniensis or a book of early ecclesiastics of
England, the name is given 'John de Stacy.'
This same book refers to 'William de Ely or Hely,' the King's Treasurer,
also Prebendary of Lincoln in 1207 and of London 1192.
"In
Lincolnshire Pedigrees by Maddison, the pedigree is given of the Stacys
of Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire with the same arms as used by the Stacyes of Ballifield.
"In
Tenterden Church, Kent County, the arms of another branch of the Stacys are to
be found or were there, according to one the Histories of Kent. They were a branch of the Castle Bytham
family.
"The
Stacyes of Ballifield also owned Bramley Hall, Synderhill, (the name now
happily changed to Handsworth Grange) and also leased Dore House, probably of
the Duke of Norfolk, all adjoining Ballifield property. It is stated in the Yorkshire Archaeologist
that the family also held Raynor House, probably somewhere in the
vicinity. Another branch of the
Ballifield family, of which Robert Stacy was the head in 1666, held at that
time the Manor of Owlerton. This estate
is now a part of the City of Sheffield.
A 'Court Baron' was held at Owlerton in 1666, at which Robert Stacy was
Lord of the Manor and William Simpson, the Steward.
"About
the year 1600 the Rev. John Stacye was appointed Governor and Chaplain of
Shrewsbury Hospital in Sheffield, endowed by the Countess of Shrewsbury. It is quite a remarkable fact, especially to
Americans, to find almost three centuries later, another Rev. John Stacye of
the same family Governor of the same institution. The Antiquary, an English publication, gives the following
notice of the latter's death in 1889: 'Sheffield and the district around have
lost a most worthy Archaeologist in the Rev. J. Stacye, M.A., for thirty-nine
years Governor and Chaplain of Shrewsbury Hospital. He died on December 20th at the age of eighty.'
"In
a Pedigree of the Family of Cockayne-Vernon of Derbyshire, mention is
made of the marriage of one of the Cockayne family to Elizabeth Stacy, daughter
of Sir Thomas Stacy; arms: a fesse between three birds or date about 1520. If the Stacyes used these arms at that
period, the addition of the three fleurs de lis to the shield and the adoption
of the crest used by the Elys of Utterly, Lincolnshire may have been due to the
intermarriage with that family."
The
above is quoted from Reuben Pownall Ely's book and I want to thank him for such
a wonderful history of our English ancestry at Ballifield. He made a visit to Ballifield in 1903 and
gives wonderful descriptions of Ballifield Hall, Synderhill House, and says the
burying ground is not over forty feet square and only a stone's throw from the
old Synderhill House, which in the time of George Fox, was a residence and
after that used as a meetinghouse for the Society of Friends. There are several photos in his book of
relics and antiquities once owned by the Stacyes and now held in London in the Victoria
and Albert Museum. This book is a must
read for descendants of the Ely, Revell, and Stacye families. The book is out of print, but Higginson
Publishers will make a copy of the book.
Jim
Stacy, a direct descendant and Stacy researcher says, "Personally I
believe that based on the coats of arms, among other circumstantial evidence,
that all English Stacye/Stacy/Staceys/etc. are descended from Roger de Stacy de
Ballifield, a French knight granted a fief in Handsworth (Sheffield), York (now
West Riding) c. 1243. Roger claimed
descent from Eustace, Count of Boulogne, William the Conqueror's Lieutenant,
and probably the chief instigator of William's claim to the English
throne. The English Eustace and
Eustices are also descended from the Count.
We know that the Stacyes of Essex were in that county before 1490, not
only in Epping but also in nearby Waltham Cross. Simple statistics and
probability make the odds that these Stacyes were related greater than that
they were not."
The
Parish Church of St. Mary's, Handsworth was founded over 800 years ago. It is the ancestral church of the Stacyes
and many are buried at the East End of the church. Several memorials and arms of the family are located there. The Parish records are at Handsworth Parish
Centre.
C. Ray
Stacy says, "The Stacye ancestral home and church are in Handsworth,
Sheffield (Yorkshire), England. The old
Manor House, Ballifield Hall, where the Stacyes lived for 600 years, is still
in good condition. An ancient mulberry
tree in the garden is still bearing fruit.
Nearby, the Parish Church of St. Mary's, Handsworth contains memorials
and arms of the family. At the East End
of the church are graves of many members of the family. Stacye family records can be seen at the
Rectory. The Victoria and Albert Museum have many items presented by Rev. E. V.
Stacye. Legend has it that Eustachius
came over with William the Conqueror in 1066 and was given Balle, the Dane's
Field." The Handsworth Genealogy
Society notified me that Ballifield is now a children's home and the only large
estate left in that area. C. Ray Stacy
says, "there is a theory that a William Stacye/Stacy was the real author
hiding behind the name of Diers Plouman."
Children:
2. i Richard
Stacye b. ca 1538.
Named in his brother's will (John) of 1593.
+ 3. ii John
Stacye b. 1539.
+ 4. iii Malin
(Mahlon) Stacye b. ca 1539.
1.
John Stacye (1.Unknown1) b. 1539, Handsworth,
Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,[1]
m. 11-May-1557, in Yorkshire, County of, Eng,1 Anne Parker, b. 1543, Whitley Hall (Yorkshire), Eng, (daughter of
Thomas Parker and Elizabeth Holmes) d. 13-Jul-1609, Yorkshire, County of, Eng.[2] John died 13-Apr-1593, Ballifield,
Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng.
From
LDS File #0517065, Pedigree of Stacye of Ballifield, Hunter's Hallamshire,
P/488: (Hallamshire is a district in the southwestern part of Yorkshire). "Arms: Azure, on a fess between three
falcons, or as many fleur-de-lis of the field.
Crest: A cubit arm habited azure, cuffed argent, charged with three
bezants, grasping a fleur-de-lis.
"John
Stacye of Ballifield in the Parish of Handsworth, yeoman. Will dated 03-Apr-1593. Buried 11 May following. Married Anne, daughter of Thomas Parker of
Whitley Hall, and widow of Thomas Seargill, Buried 13-Jul-1609.
"Richard
Stacye named in his brother's will, 1593. (Brother of the above John Stacye).
"Malin
Stacye of Sheffield, Mercer, will dated 26-Nov-1589, to be buried in the Church
of Sheffield. He was buried there
14-Apr-1590. Widow Philippa m. at
Sheffield 18-Nov-1596 to Thomas Robinson. (Brother of John and Richard above
and same Mahlon Stacye below).
"Children
of John and Anne Stacye: 1/Katherine, m. James Ardiron of Treeton; had issue,
William, Katherine, Ann and Elizabeth.
2/Elizabeth, Bapt. 27-Jue 1567, m. 12-Jul-1590 to Nicholas Bullowes; had
issue Ann and Elizabeth. 3/Anne, Bapt.
08-Nov-1572, made principal heir to her Uncle Malin 1589, m. 18-May-1597 to
Richard Faire. 4/Thomas Stacye of
Ballifield, gent, Bapt. 24-Feb-1574, Buried 10-Feb-1632, m. Anne, dau. and
co-heir of John Booth of Handsworth, Woodhouse, gent; son of Oliver Booth of
County Derby, by Elizabeth Hatfield of Whitfield, County Derby, Bapt.
8-Jul-1579, m. at Handsworth 18-May-1597 and 5/Philippa, Bapt. 28-Feb-1577, m.
17-Sep-1598 to Richard Jarvis.
"Children
of Thomas and Anne Stacye: 1/John Stacye of Ballifield and Synderhill, gent,
Bapt. 28-Jan-1598/9, Buried 20-Sep-1658, m. Mary, dau. of John Fulwood of
Eastwood, County Notts, yeoman, by Mary his wife; dau. of Thomas Garland of
Todwick m. at Handsworth 16-Dec-1618.
2/Elizabeth, Bapt. 11-Mar-1600, m. (?) Geodrich, by whom John, Benjamin,
and William. 3/Helen, Bapt. 7-Apr-1607,
m. 13-Feb-1727/8 Alexander Sampson; had issue, Alexander and Thomas. 4/Thomas Stacye, Bapt. 28-May-1609, d. 1669;
had issue, John of Sheffield, Thomas, Malin, Mary, and Margaret. 5/Margaret, Bapt. 16-Oct-1611, Buried
31-Mar-1630. 6/Robert Stacye of London, Bapt. 20-Jul-1614; had issue, Anne m.
to Thomas Aldham of Warmsworth 26 2 Mo. 1671, Mary m. 22 Mar-1672 to John
Kellam and secondly to Francis Smith of Balby at Lydesse (?); Elizabeth d.
11-May 1667, buried in Cemetery at Synderhill.
7/Mary, Bapt. 16-Apr-1616, m. 11-Jul-1658, Richard Farnsworth, and as
his widow resided at Ballifield, made her will 03-Nov-1679, proved
08-Feb-1680. 8/Cuthbert Stacye, Bapt.
15-Nov-1618, apprenticed for 7 years in the Company of Culters of Hallamshire
12-Jan-1632. 9/Anne, Bapt. 19-Aug-1627
m. Rhodes of Tickhill, and as his widow, made her will 09-Mar-1669, proved
1670."
I have
placed all these names and dates here from the above LDS file to verify names
and dates on Stacye's of Ballifield, showing the pedigree of these families.
From
material on hand at the Maryland Historical Society: Ancestry of the
Children of James William White, M.D., with accounts of Different
Families, compiled by William Francis Cregar, Philadelphia 1888, Chapter
XIV, Stacy Family, provided to me by C. Ray Stacy: "The family of Stacy or
Stacye is said to have been settled in the vicinity of Sheffield in Yorkshire
at a very early date, their arms being; Azure, on a fess between three falcons
close or as many fleur-de-lis of the first.
Crest, a dexter arm couped at the elbow, habited azure, cuff argent,
charge with three bezants and holding in the hand, ppr., a fluer-de-lies. The first of the family of whom the compiler
has found any authentic information was a Stacye of Sheffield, who had issue of
three sons; John of Ballifield in the Parish of Handsworth and County of York,
gent, ancestor of Mahlon Stacy of Burlington County, NJ, who was buried May 11,
1594, his will being dated Apr 3, 1593.
Richard, mentioned in his brother's will, and Mahlon Stacye, of whom
hereafter:
"Mahlon
Stacye, Esquire, Lord of the Manor of Owlerton, in the Parish of Sheffield and
County of York, was buried in the Parish Church Apr 14, 1590 as directed by his
will, which was dated Nov 26, 1589. He
m. Philippa (who m. secondly, Nov 18, 1596 Thomas Robinson), by whom he had
issue a son and heir, Robert Stacye, of whom hereafter:
"Robert
Stacye, Esquire (son and heir of Mahlon and Philippa), succeeded his father as
Lord of the Manor of Owlerton. He had
issue among others, a daughter, Alice who m. John Revell, II, of Whiston, gent."
Children:
+ 5. i Elizabeth
Stacye b. 1567.
6. ii Anne
Stacye b. 1572, Ballifield, Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 08-Nov-1572,2 m. 18-May-1597,2 Richard Eaire/Faire. Made
principal heir of her Uncle Malin (Mahlon) 1589.
+ 7.
iii Thomas
Stacye b. 1574.
+ 8. iv Katherine
Stacye b. 1575.
9. v Philippa
Stacye b. 1577, Ballifield, Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 28-Feb-1577,2 m. 17-Sep-1598,2 Richard Jarvis.
4. Malin
(Mahlon) Stacye (1.Unknown1) b. ca 1539, m. Philippa
Unknown. Malin died
Apr 1590, Bur. 14-Apr-1590, Church of Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng.2 LDS file stated, "Mahlon Stacye,
Esquire, Lord of the Manor of Owlerton, in the Parish of Sheffield and County
of York, was buried in the Parish Church Apr 14, 1590, as directed by his will,
which was dated Nov 26, 1589. He
married Philippa, who married secondly, Nov 18, 1596, Thomas Robinson, by whom
he had issue a son and heir, Robert Stacye, of whom hereafter."
Children:
+ 10. i Robert
Stacye b. ca 1562.
5. Elizabeth
Stacye (3.John2, 1.Unknown1) b. 1567,
Ballifield, Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng,2 Baptized: 27-Jun-1567,2 m. 12-Jul-1590,2 Nicholas Bellowes.
Children:
11. I Ann
Bellowes.
12. ii Elizabeth
Bellowes.
7. Thomas
Stacye (3.John2, 1.Unknown1) b. 1574,
Ballifield, Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng,2 Baptized: 24-Feb-1574, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
m. 18-May-1597, in Handsworth,
Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2 Anne Booth, b. 1579, Ballifield, Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 08-Jul-1579,2 (daughter of John Booth and Ann Revell) d. 10-Feb-1631/32, Prob Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng.1
Thomas died 1632, Ballifield,
Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng,2 Bur. 10-Feb-1632.2 Anne: Daughter and co-heir of John Booth of Handsworth,
Woodhouse, gent; son of Oliver Booth of County of Derby and Elizabeth Hatfield
of Whitfield, County of Derby.
Children:
+ 13. i John
Stacye b. 1598/9.
14. ii Elizabeth
Stacye b. 1600, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 11-Mar-1600,2 m. Unknown Geodrich. LDS file
stated she married ? Geodrich, by whom she had John, Benjamin, and William.
+ 15.
iii Helen
Stacye b. 1607.
+ 16. iv Thomas
Stacye b. 1609.
17. v Margaret
Stacye b. 1611, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 16-Oct-1611,2 d. 1630, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire),
Eng, Bur. 31-Mar-1630.2
18. vi Robert
Stacye b. 1614, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 20-Jul-1614,2 m. Unknown Sweetapple. LDS file
stated, "Robert Stacye of London had issue; Anne m. to Thomas Aldham of
Warmsworth 26 2 Mo. 1671, Mary m. 22-Mar-1672 to John Kellam, and secondly to
Francis Smith of Balby, Elizabeth died 11-May-1667, buried in cemetery at
Synderhill."
19. vii Mary
Stacye b. 1616, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 18-Apr-1616,2 m. 11-Jul-1658,2 Richard Farnsworth. Mary died
bef 08-Feb-1680, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng. LDS file stated, "and as his widow
resided at Ballifield; made her will on 03-Nov-1679 and proved
08-Feb-1680."
20. viii Cuthbert
Stacye b. 1618, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 15-Nov-1618.2 LDS file stated, "apprenticed for seven
years in the Company of Cutlers of Hallamshire 12-Jan-1632."
21.
ix Anne
Stacye b. 1627, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 19-Aug-1627,2 m. Unknown Rhodes. Anne died
1670, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng.2 LDS file stated, "m. Rhodes of Tickhill,
and as his widow, made her will on 09-Mar-1669, proved 1670."
8. Katherine
Stacye (3.John2, 1.Unknown1) b. 1575,
Ballifield, Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng,[3] m. James
Ardron, b. Treeton (Yorkshire), Eng.
Children:
22. i William
Ardron.
23. ii Katherine
Ardron.
24. iii Ann
Ardron.
+ 25. iv Elizabeth
Ardron.
10. Robert
Stacye (4.Malin2, 1.Unknown1) b. ca
1562, m. Unknown. LDS file
stated, "Robert Stacye, Esquire, son and heir of Mahlon and Philippa,
succeeded his father as Lord of the Manor of Owlerton. He had issue among others, a daughter,
Alice, who married John Revell, II of Whiston, gent."
Children:
+ 26. i Alice
Stacye b. 1639.
13. John
Stacye (7.Thomas3, 3.John2, 1.Unknown1)
b. 1598/9, Ballifield, Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng,2 Baptized: 28-Jan-1598/9, Handsworth,
Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2 m. 16-Dec-1618, in Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2 Mary Fulwood, b. ca 1600, Eastwood (Nottinghamshire), Eng,
(daughter of John Fulwood and Maria "Mary" Garland) d. 23-Jan-1682/83, Handsworth, Sheffield
(Yorkshire), Eng, Bur. Prob Synderhill (Yorkshire), Eng. John died 1658, Handsworth, Sheffield
(Yorkshire), Eng,2 Bur.
20-Sep-1658, Synderhill, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng.2 Apparently the spelling went from Stacye to
Stacy when Mahlon Stacye arrived in America in 1678, and then to Stacey in some
of our branches. Handsworth Parish
records have the name as Stacye. Others
transposed this spelling to Stayce.
2/DoD 30-Sep-1658. This is the
John noted as John Stacye de Ballifield. Mary: Daughter of John Fulwood
of Eastwood, Notts, and Mary Garland, daughter of Thomas Garland of Todwick,
Yorks, living 04-Aug-1656, and said to be of Synderhill. Probably buried in the Quaker Cemetery at
Synderhill.
Children:
27. i Thomas
Stacye b. 1619, Ballifield, Handsworth (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 28-Sep-1619,2 m. 12-Dec-1655, in Yorkshire, County of, Eng,2
Judith Clarke, d. 25-Nov-1680, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire),
Eng,2 Bur. Synderhill,
Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng. Thomas died
19-May-1687, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2 Bur. Synderhill, Sheffield (Yorkshire),
Eng. LDS file stated, "Mary, the
beloved daughter of Thomas Stacye of Ballifield, died 25-Jun-1671." Judith:
LDS file had m. 12d 10 Mo. 1655, at the house of Judith Kay in York. (The 10th month converts to December).
28. ii Mary
Stacye b. 1621, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 29-Mar-1621,2 d. 23-Jan-1683,2 Bur. Synderhill, Sheffield (Yorkshire),
Eng. LDS file stated she was wife of
Abel Tyllie, also of Synderhill.
29. iii John
Stacye b. 1623, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 1623,2 d. 1642.2
+ 30. iv Helen
Stacye b. 1626.
31. v Anne
Stacye b. 1627/8, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 01-Feb-1627/8,2 m. 17-Dec-1645,2 Godfrey Watkinson, b. Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng. Anne died 23-Jul-1702.2 LDS file stated, "m. Godfrey Watkinson
of Handsworth Woodhouse, who has been Vicar of Clown, County of Derby, but
became a Quaker. She died 23d 5th Mo.,
1702, leaving issue." (The Quaker
date converts to Jul 23, 1702).
+ 32. vi Robert
Stacye b. 1630/1.
33. vii William
Stacye b. ca 1633, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire),
Eng. There is a record that a W. L.
Stacye d. 1673 and was buried at Synderhill. I don't know if it is this
William. This William Stacye was
supposed to have died young.
34. viii Matthias
Stacye b. ca 1635, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,
d. died young.
+ 35.
ix Mahlon
Stacye b. 1638.
15. Helen
Stacye (7.Thomas3, 3.John2, 1.Unknown1)
b. 1607, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2 Baptized: 07-Apr-1607,2 m. 13-Feb-1627/8, Alexander Sampson.
Children:
36. i Alexander
Sampson.
37. ii Thomas
Sampson.
16. Thomas
Stacye (7.Thomas3, 3.John2, 1.Unknown1)
b. 1609, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng, Baptized: 28-May-1609,2 m. Unknown. Thomas died
1669, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng.
Children:
38. i John
Stacye b. ca 1632.
LDS File noted he was John of Sheffield.
39. ii Thomas
Stacye b. ca 1633.
40. iii Malin
Stacye b. ca 1634.
There is a record of a Malin Stacey in Talbot County, Apr Court 1688:
Liber SS, P/51 (in Merrick & Co., ag. Hutchinson), Provincial Court
Judgements. I have no other Malin that
fits the time period as this one would.
41. iv Mary
Stacye b. ca 1635, d. 25-Jun-1671, Bur. Synderhill,
Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng.
42. v Margaret
Stacye b. ca 1636.
25. Elizabeth
Ardron (8.Katherine3, 3.John2,
1.Unknown1).
Children:
43. i Elizabeth
Bellowes.
26. Alice
Stacye (10.Robert3, 4.Malin2,
1.Unknown1) b. 1639, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,[4]
m. 1657, in Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,4 John Revell, b. Whiston (Yorkshire), Eng.
Children:
+ 44. i John
Revell b. 1662.
30. Helen
Stacye (13.John4, 7.Thomas3, 3.John2,
1.Unknown1) b. 1626, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2 Baptized: 02-Apr-1626,2 m. ca 1647, in England, John Frettwell, b. ca 1626, Hucknail Parish (Derbyshire), Eng. Helen died 1693, Hucknail Parish
(Derbyshire), Eng. John: LDS
file had name spelled Fretwell. Other
records have Frettwell.
Children:
45. i Peter
Frettwell b. ca 1662, m. 06-Sep-1687, in Chesterfield
(Burlington), NJ,[5]
Elizabeth Wright, b. 09-Apr-1670, Holden (Derbyshire), Eng,5 (daughter of Joshua Wright and Elizabeth Empson) d. 17-Jan-1732/3, Burlington County, NJ.[6] Elizabeth: Another source has DoD as
24-Feb-1717/18. Married at the
Chesterfield MM.
32.
Robert Stacye (13.John4, 7.Thomas3, 3.John2,
1.Unknown1) b. 1630/1, Handsworth, Sheffield (Yorkshire), Eng,2
Baptized: 11-Feb-1630/1,2 Occupation: Tanner, m. ca 1655, Unknown, b. ca 1630.
Robert died 05-Oct-1701, Philadelphia (Philadelphia), PA.5
Ships
to America: 1677, The Kent from London departed Mar 1677, arrived at
Burlington, New Jersey on Jun 23, 1677, Gregory Marlow, Master. It should be
noted that many passengers alleged to have been aboard were from Yorkshire,
Northamptonshire, and other northern counties.
They probably loaded at a northern port, perhaps Hull or Liverpool,
before the Kent arrived at London, which is why they do not appear in the
London loadings. (Passengers and
Ships Prior to 1684, and Penn's Colony, Vol I, by Walter Lee
Sheppard, Jr. 1970. Robert Stacy was on
this passenger list and was the brother of Mahlon).
Ships to
America: 1677, the fly boat, Martha, from Hull (London), England arrived at the
end of summer 1677 bringing 114 passengers for the Yorkshire Tenth at
Burlington, New Jersey; Thomas Wildbuys/Wildcup, Master. Aboard was the family of Robert Stacy. (Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684
and Penn's Colony, Vol I, by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. From other records published on Mahlon
Stacy, we now know these ships actually arrived in 1678 and not 1677 because of
the time change).
Keasbey's
Courts and Lawyers of New Jersey, Vol I P/147: "A Court at
Burlington in 1681 was composed of Robert Stacy, Tho. Olive, Sam'll Jenings,
Thomas Budde, John Thompson, Thomas Lambert, Mahlon Stacy, Richard Guy, and
Edward Bradway. William Emley was
elected sheriff, and Thomas Revell, register.
The jurisdiction was from St. Pink (Assunpink) to Old Man's Creek."
From History
of Trenton 1679-1929, Vol II, Princeton University Press 1929; Learning and
Spicer's Grants and Concessions, P/409 FF: "At this stage of the
narrative the names of the signers of the Grants and Concessions should, I
think be published, so the readers of this history may be informed who were the
brave men who subscribed this fearless document which had such a large measure
of influence upon our subsequent Constitution and Bill of Rights, and embodies
so much of the organic law under which we live and flourish to this day." (There are 150 names on this list; among
them, Robert Stacy, Henry Stacy, Mahlon Stacy, Joshua Wright, John Smith,
Thomas Smith, Hipolitas Lefever, John Paine, Daniel Leeds, Thomas Revel, John
Pancoast, and John Snowden).
"Incidentally,
in the present chapter will be found mention of the names of Robert Stacy and
Henry Stacy. Robert was brother of
Mahlon." (Hunter's History of
Hallamshire, P/488: "Hallamshire was a former manor, but has long
since disappeared." This statement
is the only proof I have that Robert Stacy was Mahlon's brother).
LDS File
#0517065: Will of Robert Stacye of Philadelphia, Tanner, Nov 1699, Probated
18-Oct-1701; excerpts, to dau Mary 30 lbs, to dau Ellin, 200 acres in West
Jersey, to dau Elizabeth six shillings, to dau Judith's children, six shillings
each, residue to son, John Stacye, Exr.
Wits: Samuel Giddon and Francis Cooke.
LDS File #0517065: Stacys of Burlington MM 13-Sep-1895: 04-Feb-1681, Daniel Leeds and Anne Stacy declare intentions of marriage. Robert Stacy gave his consent. 07-Dec-1680, Robert, Mahlon, and John Stacy sign address of Burlington MM to Yearly Meeting in London. 06-Apr-1681, John Brown and Ann Stacy declare intentions of marriage. 05-May-1681, Robert Stacy to visit John Dewsbury. 05-Jul-1681, to speak to Daniel Wills. 08-Sep-1681, Tho. B. and Robert Stacy to inquire respecting false reports or scand