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Family History and Ancestry
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| Name |
Alexander de Stourton [1] |
| Title |
Steward to Randal Earl of Chester, Master Forester of Wirral |
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Male |
| Person ID |
I9305 |
Paul's Tree |
| Last Modified |
2 Jul 2018 |
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| Notes |
- From "The Herald and genealogist" Nichols, 1862, pp.252-3
https://archive.org/stream/heraldgenealogis08nich#page/252/mode/2up/search/Clerc
ANCIENT ARMORIAL QUARTERINGS, AS IN THE CASE OF HELLESBY
The 10th quarter in the earlier shield contains the coat, according
to Orraerod, of Sylvester of Stourton - Argent, a tree on a mound
vert, and in the 9th and 10th and 14th and 15th quarters of the later
shield, a similar coat is given, together with another, Argent, a tree
eradicated vert, apparently for Alexander le Clerc (vel Stourton of
Stourton). These first quartered coats seem to have been introduced
by the heiress of one of the Cholmondeleys through the Kingsleys,
and the others by an heiress of a younger Stanley of Hooton. The
Cholmondeleys, however, were really not entitled to any such quarter-
ings. It seems that Le Sylvester, Lord of Stourton, and Hereditary
Chief Forester of Wirrall, in Cheshire, left an heiress married to
Alexander le Clerc, or (as described below the shield) Stourton of
Stourton, by whom she had two daughters only, respectively married
to Kingsley of Kingsley, Hereditary Chief Forester of Delamere; and
Bamville of Stourton, who had issue Sir Philip de Bamville of Stourton,
knt., who married a Venables of Wincham, and left by her several
daughters and coheirs, one of whom married a Stanley of Hooton.
Kingsley, however does not appear to have had any issue by his
marriage ; but two of his daughters and coheirs by his first wife
were respectively married to Cholmondeley and Le Roter vel
Thornton. There was therefore no blood descent from the Stourtons
on the part of Cholmondeley and Le Roter, but only on that of
Stanley. I believe, nevertheless, that the lands and honours of
that family were partitioned, and descended to the several husbands
of the coheiresses, Kingsley taking certain lands, capable of being
traced up to the Stourtons, and Bamville as well lands as the chief
forestership of Wirrall, which still exists in the chief house of Stanley
- though forest there is none - and in whose possession is the original
quaint silver-bound horn of office.
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- [S763] The visitation of Cheshire in the year 1580, Glover, 1882, pp.212, 266-267.
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