Richard Sandford, of Sandford

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• Richard Sanford
• M, #70307, b. circa 1521
• Father Hugh Sanford b. c 1470, d. 1530
• Mother Jane Dod b. c 1501
• Richard Sanford was born circa 1521 at of Sandford, Shropshire, England. He married Maud Mainwaring, daughter of John Mainwaring, circa 1540.
• Family Maud Mainwaring b. c 1520
• Child
  • Richard Sanford+ b. c 1541, d. 15 Nov 1591
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2340.htm#... _____________
• A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great ..., Volume 2 By Bernard Burke
• https://books.google.com/books?id=yEtNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1306&lpg=PA1306...
• Pg.1306
• RICHARD SANDFORD, of Sandford, who swore fealty to EDWARD IV. in 1469, on coming of age, and had his estates confirmed to him. He d. 1520, having m. Jane, dau. and co-heir of Humphrey Peshall, of Knightley, co. Stafford, and had five sons and eight daus., of whom were, Margaret, m. Richard Broughton, of Broughton; Elizabeth, m. George Bromley.
• HUGH SANDFORD, of Sandford, son and heir, m. Jane, dau. of Joan Dod, of Cloverly, Salop, by Elizabeth his 2nd wife, dau. of Sir Ralph Egerton, of Ridley, Standard-bearer of England, and d. 1530, leaving, with others,
  • 1. RICHARD, his heir.
  • 2. ROBERT, heir to his nephew George.
  • 1. Jane, m. James Moreton, ancestor of the Earl of Ducie.
  • 2. Alice, m. Robert Boughey, of Whitmore, co. Stafford.
• The elder son,
• RICHARD SANDFORD, of Sanford, m. Maude, dau. of Sir John Mainwaring, of Ightfield, and d. 1532, leaving
• GEORGE SANDFORD, of Sandford, who d.s.p., having m. Jane, dau. of Richard Grosvenor, of Eataon, who m. 2ndly, Sir William Hollis. Leland says, "Sandford dwellith at Sanforde, wher is onely his place and a parke." His estates were in Sandford, Acheley, Stele, Whichesall, Lyford, Weston, Longford, and Mytely. he was s. by his uncle,
• ROBERT SANDFORD, of Sanford, who held his estate of the queen per sevitum militare. He m. Isabella Egerton, half-sister of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord High Chancellor, being dau. of W. Egerton, of Betley, by Anne, dau. of Sir Thomas Lacon, of Willey.
• .... etc. __________________
• A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke
• https://books.google.com/books?id=RgpBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA667&lpg=PA667#v...
• https://archive.org/details/agenealogicalan00austgoog
• https://archive.org/stream/agenealogicalan00austgoog#page/n699/mode...
• Pg.667
• .... etc.
• RICHARD SANDFORD, esq. of Sandford, b. about the year 1448, who wedded first, Jane, daughter and co-heir of Humphrey Peshall, esq. of Knightley, in the county of Stafford, but that lady dying without issue, he espoused secondly, Jane, daughter of William Bromley, esq. of Mitley, in Salop, and had several children. He died in 12th of HENRY VIII. and was s. by eldest son,
• HUGH SANDFORD, esq. of Sandford, who m. Jane, eldest daughter of John Dod, esq. of Cloverley, by his second wife, Elizabeth Egerton, (see vol. i. p. 297) and had issue,
  • RICHARD, his heir.
  • ROBERT, who s. his nephew, and continued the family.
  • George, who resided in Nottinghamshire.
  • Elizabeth, m. to John Barker, esq.
• He d. in 1530, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
• RICHARD SANDFORD, esq. of Sandford, who m. Maud, daughter of John Mainwaring, esq. of Ightfield, in Salop, and had two sons, GEORGE, his heir, and Richard, who d. s. p. He died himself in 1532, and was s. by the elder,
• GEORGE SANDFORD, esq. of Sandford. This gentleman m. Jane, daughter of Richard Grosvenor, esq. of Eaton, in the county of Chester, by whom (who re-married Sir William Hollis, knt.) he had no issue: dying thus in 1563, the estates reverted his uncle,
• ROBERT SANDFORD, esq. who became "of Sandford." He married Isabel, daughter of William Egerton, esq. of Betley, in the oounty of Stafford, and dying in the 40th of ELIZABETH, was s. by his eldest son,
• .... etc. ________________________
• A genealogical history of the Follin family in America By Gabriel Edmonston
• https://books.google.com/books?id=oZlMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14#v=o...
• Pg.14
• "The ancient family of Sontford, Sanforde of Sandford came into England with the Conqueror, and the name of the gallant Norman, by whom it was founded, is written on the rolls of the Battle Abbey."
• Among the descendants of Thomas de Sandford of Sandford, mentioned above, are many who gained special distinction. The second of that name to become noted is the firth of the line. Sir Ralph de Sandford of Sandford, one of the Barons who wrested the great Magna Charta from King John, 1215. His estates were afterward confiscated, but later restored when his party finally gained the ascendancy under Henry III. His son and successor was Sir Richard de Sandford, styled "Lord of Sandford and and Rothall." He died in 1215, and was succeeded by his son, Sir Robert de Sandford of Sandford, who held his estate by sergeantry (his duties were to attend the King in person), and was succeeded by his elder son, Sir Ralph de Sandford of Sandford, who wedded Alice, daughter of Wolfric Quixhull, by which marriage he added the estate of Wrixhall to his patrimonial possessions. By this marriage he had two sons, Sir William de Sandford of Sandford, who was distringuished in the wars against Lewelyn and David, Princes of Wales, and his good services are acknowledged by deed of Bago de Cnovil, Lord of Whitchurch, dated in 1303. Sir Ralph died in 1308, and was succeeded two years after by his second son, Sir Richard de Sandford, styled "Lord of Sandford and Rothall," who married Agnes, sister of Robert de Say, of Morton Say. By this union he had two sons and a daughter: Richard, Peter, and Isabel. he died in 1327, survived by his eldest son, Sir Richard de Sandford of Sandford, who had by his wife, Isabel, four sons: Nicholas, his heir; Stephen, Richard, and Peter. Sir Richard died in 1348, and was succeeded by his eldest son. Richard (Sir), the third son, was knighted on the morning of the battle of Shrewsbury, 1403, and was slain in that conflict. Sir Nicholas de Sandford of Sandford was survived by his son, Sir Richard
• https://books.google.com/books?id=oZlMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15#v=o...
• Pg.15
• Sandford of Sandford. His brother Griffin was the father of William de Sanford, who was living in 1740. Nicholas, another brother, was the founder of the family of Sandford of the Isle of Up, Rossall, near Shrewsbury. Sir Richard de Sandford of Sandford, who married Maud Banaster, died in 1416, and was survived by his son, John Sandford of Sandford, who wedded, first, Elinor Styche. She died, leaving no issue. He married, second, Julian, daughter of Robert Corbett, by whom he had a son, his successor at his death in 1452, Sir Richard Sandford of Sandford, born about 1448. On reaching manhood he married, first Jane Peshall, but that lady dying without issue, he married, second, Jane Bromley, and had several children. He died in 1521, and was survived by his eldest son, Hugh Sandford of Sanford, who married Jane Dod, and had the following children: Richard, his heir; Robert, who survived his nephew George, and continued the family; George; Elizabeth, who married John Barker, Esq. Hugh Sandford of Sandford died in 1530.
• Richard Sandford, Esq., of Sandford, married Maud Wainwaring, and had two sons: George, his heir, and Richard, who died without issue. George Sandford, Esq., of Sandford, succeeded his father in 1532, and married, but had no issue. On his death the estatae reverted to his uncle, Robert Sandford, Esq., mentioned above, who became "of Sandford." He married Isabel Edgerton. He died in 1598, andwas succeeded by his oldest son, Arthur Sandford, Esq., of Sandford, who married Anne Knyaston, and had several children. This gentleman was a zealous royalist. After an unsuccessful attempt to defend Shrewsbury in 1645, he was made prisoner, with his second son, Robert; he died the same year, and was succeeded by his eldest son. In a lengthy note by burke describing the deeds of his elder brother, Thomas Sandford, who commanded the regiment of Fire Locks, there is a letter taken from the dead body of Colonel Thomas Sandford after the attack on Nantwich, January 22, 1644, as follows:
• .... etc. ____________
• Caughley
• .... etc.
• The Sandfords owned property in Caughley from the 13th to the 16th century. About 1221 Ralph of Sandford unjustly disseised Walter the smith and his wife Agnes of their free tenement in Caughley, and Wenlock priory's tenant Ralph of Caughley also owed Ralph of Sandford's son Richard (d. 1249) 8s. rent for land in Caughley. (fn. 69) Richard Sandford of Sandford had land at Caughley in 1497 (fn. 70) and his son Hugh (d. 1530) held it of the prior of Wenlock. The estate then included the houses and land called INETT. It passed to Hugh Sandford's son Richard (d. c. 1532) and then to Richard's son George who, in 1552, sold it to Richard Moreton (fl. 1578) of Haughton (in Shifnal). (fn. 71)
• From: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/salop/vol10/pp233-240 _________________
• 'Sandford02'
• Richard Sandford of Sandford, Sheriff of Shropshire (d 1452?)
• m. Maude Banaster (dau of William Le Banaster of Hadnal)
  • 1. John Sandford of Sandford (d 1452?)
  • m1. Eleanor Styche (dsp, dau of William Styche of Styche)
  • m2. Julian or Elizabeth Corbett (dau of Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet by Margaret Mallory, m2. Sir Hugh Peshall of Horseley)
    • A. Richard Sandford of Sandford (b c1448, d 1520)
    • Commoners & Visitation suggests that Richard's wife Jane dsp and that Richard married Joan, dau of William Bromley of Mitley), who was mother of his children. However, her husband was a different Richard Sandford. BLG1952 (& BLG1886) mention only ...
    • m. Jane Peshall (dau of Humphrey Peshall of Knightley)
      • i. Hugh Sandford of Sandford (d 1530)
      • m. Jane Dod (dau of John Dod of Cloverly by Elizabeth, dau of Sir Ralph Egerton of Ridley)
        • a. Richard Sandford of Sandford (d 1532)
        • Visitation identifies Richard's wife as Ann Oteley, dau of William Oteley of Pichford, but (noting that she appears to have married another Sandford) Commoners & BLG1952 name her ...
        • m. Maude Mainwaring (dau of Sir John Mainwaring of Ightfield)
          • (1) George Sandford of Sandford (dsp 1563)
          • m. Jane Grosvenor (dau of Richard Grosvenor of Eaton, m2. Sir William Hollis)
          • (2) Richard Sandford (dsp)
        • b. Robert Sandford of Sandford (d 1597)
        • m. Isabella Egerton (dau of William Egerton of Betley by Anna Lacon)
          • (1) .... etc.
        • c. Elizabeth Sandford
        • m. John Barker of Colshurst
        • d.+ other issue - George in Nottinghamshire, 6 sons, 5 daughters
      • ii. Margaret Sandford
      • Margaret is shown as of this generation by BLG1952 but of the next generation by Visitation albeit that the Harleian editor added a questioning note on the latter.
      • m. Richard Broughton of Broughton
      • iii. Elizabeth Sandford
      • m. George Bromley
      • iv.+ 4/5 sons and 6 daughters
• Main source(s): BLG1952 (Sandford formerly of Sandford), Commoners (vol II, Sandford of Sandford) with a little support/input from Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Sandford of Sandford)
• From: Stirnet.com
• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4as/sandford02.php