Johanna de Stafford

✓ Johanna (Joan) de Stafford, 'daughter and co-heiress of Sir Robert de Stafford and a lineal descendant of the Toenis' (Madan p.45), wife of Sir Peter de Gresley; she brought Eggington, Derbys. Very shortly after her husband's death she was forcibly abducted from her manor of Drakelowe and carried off to Swinnerton by Sir John de Swinnerton and others, and detained there 'for a long time' (Salt Soc. records; Patent Rolls 1310). Her father's line (Staffords of Sandon) is wired at ~ from Madan's pedigree. Source: Falconer Madan, The Gresleys of Drakelowe (Oxford, 1899; archive.org The_Gresleys_of_Drakelowe), chs. II-III and pedigrees, from the Gresley Chartulary, Gresley Charters, Liber Niger and Salt Society records; read 2 Nov 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]