242 STAPLETON — ST AW EL. Isabel, da. of Sir Henry Vavasour, of Huzlewood, by Amabel FtTZHtmH, bis wife. He d. 1372. Will dat. 24 Aug. 137 2, pr. 5 Jan. 1372/3, directing his burial to be at Drax.(a) IV. 1372, £. TnoMAS Stapletox, of Kentmere, &c, only b. and to b., was likewise never sum. to Pari. He m. Jonn, da. of Sir John 1373. Fitzwii.i.i sm. of Sprotborough. He d. s.p., 10 Aug. 137:!, win the rigbt to any Barony cr. by the writ of 1313 passed to bis sister^) among whose issue it still continues. His widow m. John FELTON.(*) STAVELEY. See " Frescheville of Staveley, co. Derby," Barony (FrescTieville), cr. 1664 ; fx. 1682. STAVORDALE. i.e., "Ilcitester axd Stavorpale," Bnrony (Fo.r), cr. 1747; si>e Ilchesteu " Earldom, cr. 1 7"»>3. STAWF.L OF SOMEKTOX. Barony. J. Ralpii Stawel, of Cotliolstone and Somerton, en. T lfiSS Somerset, 1st s. and h. of Sir John Stawel, K.B., of the same, by Catharine, da. and h. of Sir David Hext, of Ham, in that county (which John, who was greatly distinguished as a Loyalist and suffered severely during the Civil war, d. 21 Pe£ 1661/2, aged 621, was b. about 1 641, and was, in consideration of his father's ami his own services, er. IS Jan. 1682/3, BARON STAWEL OF SOMERTON, co. Somerset. He m. firstly Anne, da. of John RlTM, of Rauston, co. Dorset. She (/. 3 Sep. 1070, and was bur. at Lowham. He m. secondly Abigail, da. and h. of William Pitt, of Hartley Westpall, co. Hants, by Abigail, da. of Sir William WaKR, Hart. She d. 3 Sep. 1670, and was bur. at Lowham. He d. 5 Aug. 1689, and was bur. there, aged 4S. Will pr. Dec. 1689. His widow (/. 27 Sep. 1692, and was bur. (with her family) at llaitley afsd. Will pr. 1692. II. 1689. 2. Johx (Stawel), Barox Stawel of Somerton, 1st p. and h., being only s. of first wife, 6. at Somerton about 1668; mat. at Oxford (St. John's Coll.), 7 May 1683, ami mc. to the peerage, 5 Aug. 1689. He ■m., shortly before May 1681, Margaret (then a minor), da. of James (Cecil 1 , 3d Eaiii. op Salisbury, by Margaret, da. of John (Mannehs), Kahi. of Rutland. He d. B.p.m., 30 Nov. 1692, in his 24th year.1') Admon. 5 Dec. 1692, and 1 Dec. 1694. His widow m. as his second wife, 9 Jan. 169f>/ii, Richard (Jones), 1st Earl ok Ranelaoh [1.], who being s. and h. of Sir Gilbert Stapletou, of Bedale, co. York, the 2d s. of Miles, Lord Stapleton. He was bur. at Ingham, co. Norfolk, Dec. 1364. (») See p. 241, note " b." (>') This sister was " Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Metham [who rf. 1402-03], thai let. 24, In her male descendants the representation of this family continued until the death of Sir Thomas Metham [aged 10 in 1585 who was 10th in descent from her, and who was slain], ex parte Regit, Zt Marston Moor [2 July] 1644. He left two daughters and coheirs — Katharine, wife of Edward Sniithe, of Esbe, co. Durham, Esq., and Barbara, wife of Thomas Dolman, of liadsworth, co. York, Esq., amongst whose descendants and representatives this dignity is in abeyance." [Vourthoft] According, however, to Banks {liar. Angl. Cone.) where there is a tabular pedigree of the heirs of this Barony, Katherine Smith, (/. s.p., and, consequently, the Barony '•'tho' dormant, is not in abeyance, Mr. Dolman being the sole heir." John Thomas Dolman, of Souldern House, co. Oxford, 6th in descent from and (1844) representative of the said Barbara Dolman "petitioned the Crown some years since for a confirmation of his right to the Barony of Stapleton. The petition was referred to H.M. » Attorney Gen., but no further proceedings were taken." [Burke's " Extinct Pecraye, 1883.] (°) He " left his estate to a da. [an infant] having no male issue." fLnttWUS ' Diary," Nov. 1692.] This da., Anne, m. firstly James Darcy, and secondly John Buber.
