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Stucley Family
Stucley or Stukley may refer to: * Stucley Baronets, an extant title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *George Stucley, 1st Baronet (1812–1900), a British Conservative Member of Parliament * Lewis Stukley (died 1620), Vice-admiral of Devonshire and foe of Sir Walter Raleigh *Thomas Stucley (MP) (1620–1663), English politician and Royalist supporter in the English Civil War * Thomas Stukley (c. 1520 – 1578), English mercenary and Roman Catholic rebel against Queen Elizabeth I; allegedly an illegitimate son of King Henry VIII *Hugh Stucley Sir Hugh Stucley (1496–1559) was the lord of Affeton in Devon, and Sheriff of Devon in 1545. His third son was Thomas Stukley (c. 1520 – 1578), known as "The Lusty Stucley". Origins He was the eldest son and heir of Sir Thomas Stucley (1473 ... (1496–1559), father of the aforementioned Thomas Stukley, and Sheriff of Devon in 1545 See also * Stuckey (other) * Stukeley {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stucley
Colonel Sir George Stucley Stucley, 1st Baronet DL (17 August 1812 – 13 March 1900), known as George Buck until 1858, was a British Conservative Member of Parliament. Life Buck was born in 1812, the son and heir of Lewis William Buck (1784–1858). He inherited the estates of his father in 1858, and in the same year changed his name and assumed by royal licence the name and arms of Stucley in lieu of his patronymic as lineal heir of the ancient Stucley family, which had possessed Affeton Castle in Devon for over 600 years. He thus possessed the paternal Buck estate of Daddon and other lands, the Stucley inheritance of Affeton and other lands and also Hartland Abbey and other lands. In April 1859 he was created a Baronet, of Affeton Castle in the County of Devon. He had a keen interest in family history, heraldry and his ancestors. He redecorated Hartland Abbey and in 1868-9 reconstructed the ruinous Gatehouse at Affeton, the only part of the fortified manor house of the Stucl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Stukley
Sir Lewis Stucley (1574–1620) lord of the manor of Affeton in Devon, was Vice-Admiral of Devonshire. He was guardian of Thomas Rolfe, and a main opponent of Sir Walter Raleigh in his last days. Stucley's reputation is equivocal; popular opinion at the time idealised Raleigh, and to the public he was Sir "Judas" Stucley. Origins He was the eldest son of John Stucley (1551-1611) lord of the manor of Affeton in Devon, and his wife Frances St Leger, daughter of Sir John St Leger, (d.1596) of Annery in Devon, His grandfather Lewis Stucley (c.1530–1581) of Affeton was the eldest brother of Thomas Stucley (1520–1578) ''The Lusty Stucley'', a mercenary leader who was killed fighting against the Moors at the Battle of Alcazar. Career The younger Lewis was knighted by King James I when on his way to London in 1603. In April 1617 he was appointed guardian of Thomas Rolfe, the two-year-old son of John Rolfe and Rebecca (Pocahontas). He later transferred Thomas's wardship to John's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Stucley (MP)
Sir Thomas Stucley (24 August 1620 – 20 September 1663) of Affeton Castle, Devon was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1663. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War. Biography Stucley was the eldest son of John Stucley of Affeton, West Worlington, Devon, and his first wife Honor Hals, daughter of Richard Hals of Kennedon, Sherford. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford on 19 May 1637, aged 17. In 1638, he succeeded to West Worlinton on the death of his father. He was J.P. for Devon from 1643 to 1646 and was a distinguished soldier in the Royalist army during the Civil War. He was a major of horse from 1643 to 1646 and was a colonel by the time of the surrender of Exeter in that year. On the Restoration, Stucley was knighted on 27 May 1660. He was reinstated as J.P in June 1660 and became Deputy Lieutenant and commissioner for assessment in August 1660, remaining in those posts until his death. He was captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Stukley
Thomas Stucley (c. 15254 August 1578), also written Stukeley or Stukley and known as the Lusty Stucley,Vivian 1895, p. 721, pedigree of Stucley was an English mercenary who fought in France, Ireland, and at the Battle of Lepanto (1571) and was killed at the Battle of Alcazar (1578) fighting the army of Morocco. He was a Roman Catholic recusant and a rebel against the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I. Family He was a younger son of Sir Hugh Stucley (1496–1559) lord of the manor of Affeton, in the parish of West Worlington in Devon, head of an ancient gentry family, a Knight of the Body to King Henry VIII and Sheriff of Devon in 1545. His mother was Jane Pollard, daughter of Sir Lewis Pollard (c. 14651526), lord of the manor of King's Nympton, Devon, Justice of the Common Pleas, and his wife Anne Hext. It has been alleged that he was instead an illegitimate son of King Henry VIII. Details of any wives or children he may have had are imprecise. Career Stucley's early m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Stucley
Sir Hugh Stucley (1496–1559) was the lord of Affeton in Devon, and Sheriff of Devon in 1545. His third son was Thomas Stukley (c. 1520 – 1578), known as "The Lusty Stucley". Origins He was the eldest son and heir of Sir Thomas Stucley (1473–1542) of Affeton, Sheriff of Devon in 1521,Vivian, p.721 by his wife Anne Wode (''alias'' Wood), daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Wode (died 1502), of Childrey in Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire), Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1500 and in 1478 elected a Member of Parliament for Wallingford. Marriage and children Stucley married Jane Pollard, second daughter of Sir Lewis Pollard (c. 1465 – 1526), lord of the Manor of King's Nympton in Devon, Justice of the Common Pleas from 1514 to 1526, and Member of Parliament for Totnes, Devon, in 1491. Jane's brother was the influential Sir Richard Pollard (1505–1542), MP, of Putney, Surrey, who was an assistant of Thomas Cromwell in administering the surrender of religious h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuckey (other)
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Stuckey may refer to: * Stuckey, Georgia * Stuckey, South Carolina * Stuckey House, a historic home in West Virginia * Stuckey's, an American roadside convenience store chain * Stuckey's Bridge, a bridge spanning the Chunky River near Meridian, Mississippi * Stuckey and Murray, American comedy music duo * Stuckey (surname) * Allie Beth Stuckey (born 1992), American political commentator * Andy Stuckey, of Stuckey and Murray, US comedy music duo, performing 2001-8 * Bruce Stuckey (born 1947), English footballer * Chansi Stuckey (born 1983), a US American football pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
