General Notes

Sir Brian Stapylton, knt. of Carleton, living 49th Edward III [1376] was one of the knights of the Garter, temp. Richard II [reigned 1377-1399], the seventy-seventh in numerical order, who bore an annulet of gold on the shoulder of his lion, as an armorial difference. This Sir Brian killed a Saracen in open battle before the Kings of England, France, and Scotland, and therefrom assumed the Saracen's head for crest. He inherited a great estate in his mother's right. He espoused Agnes, daughter and heir of Sir John Philibert, knt. and had two sons, Brian (Sir), ancestor of the Stapyltons of Carleton, and Sir Miles Stapylton. [John Burke, The Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, R. Bentley, London, 1834-1838, p. 208, STAPYLTON OF MYTON] also [John Burke and John Bernard Burke, Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, Scott, Webster, and Geary, London, 1841, p. 504, STAPYLTON OF MYTON]


On the top left of the large coat of arms scroll done in 1400s now in Florida. Mistakenly typed over about five or six words at the start of what follows: Bart, was a child when his father died. In 1346-47 he took part in the siege of Calais, and was probably at the battle of Cressy in the earlier year. He was one of the founders of the Order of the Knights of the Garter, which took place during a series of jousts held in 1347 and 1348. He was concerned in the treaty of the peace of Bretigny on 8 May 1360. He was still involved in continental fighting when he died in December 1364 at the age of 44, possibly from injuries received in battle. [Br¯derbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #6402]