William Stapleton (d. 1457) explained

William Stapleton (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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Clark, Linda. The House of Commons 1422-1461. November 12, 2020. History of Parliament Trust. 9781108841832 . Google Books.
2. Web site: Magna Charta .... John S.. Wurts. November 12, 1945. Brookfield publishing Company. Google Books.
3. Book: Pollard, A. J.. Warwick the Kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame During the War of the Roses. December 12, 2007. Bloomsbury Academic. 9781847251824 . Google Books.
4. Book: Summerson, H. R. T.. Medieval Carlisle: The City and the Borders from the Late Eleventh to the Mid-sixteenth Century. November 12, 1993. The Society. 9781873124185 . Google Books.