William de Aldithley, Lord of the Manor of Talck, in County Stafford,married Joan, daughter and sole heir of Thomas de Stanley or Stoneley,and with her received the manor of Talck, which he exchanged with hiscousin Adam de Audleigh (ancestor of the D'Audleys), who had marriedMabelle, daughter of Henry de Stonleigh, for Stonleigh and half ofBalterly, and thereby assumed the name of Stonleigh or Stanley, andbecame the immediate founder of the Stanleys, a race associated with themost stirring events in English history.