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Stafford Family History
Stafford Genealogy & Family TreeStafford is an English name from Staffordshire, England, where the earliest known ancestor--Roger de Toeni, founder of the Abbey of Conches--was recorded in 1038. It referred to someone from Staffordshire. The earliest use of the name--Robert de Stadford--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. The family motto is Virtus basis vitoe which means "Virtue is the basis of life."
Other spellings include "Staford" and "Strafford." Notable people with the surname include American astronaut Lieutenant General Thomas Patten Stafford, American hockey player Drew Stafford (Buffalo Sabres), and American actress Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless, Parker, Double Jeopardy). The first Stafford to come to America was William Stafford in Virginia in 1622.
Stafford Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Henry Stafford Stafford -- --, 1534 December 0, 1566
- Henry Stafford Stafford -- --, 1534 December 0, 1566
- Henry Stafford Stafford -- --, 1534 December 0, 1566
- Marian Luella (Stafford) Stafford -- --, 1913 April 25, 1993 Pennsylvania
- Polly Stafford -- --, 1803 December 0, 1842 Alabama
Stafford Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ralph Stafford -- --, 1301 August 31, 1372
- Edmund Stafford -- --, 1272 August 26, 1308
- Margaret Stafford -- --, 1305 June 9, 1370
- Anne Stafford -- --, 1472 July 5, 1522
- Annie Stafford -- --, 1879 December 0, 1970 Queensland
