Walter Stone (abt. 1390 - aft. 1431)

Born about 1390 in Ardleigh, Essex, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Unknown (Unknown) Stone — married about 1420 in Essex, England

Descendants

Died after Jun 1431 after about age 41 in Ardleigh, Essex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Walter atte Stone was probably born circa 1390 at Ardleigh, Essex, the son of William atte Stone.^[1]

Walter is first found in records on 3 December 1416 as a witness to an inquisition concerning lands and tenements that had been occupied by Gilbert Dedham, deceased.^[1] The name of his mother is unknown.

On 2 June 1431, Walter atte Stone came to Court of the Manor of Bovills and "made fealty to the lord for a tenement and garden adjacent, held by copy of court roll, which late was of William atte Stone, his father".^[2] This is the last record found for Walter. His date and place of death/burial is unknown and no will has been found for him.

The name of Walter's wife is unknown. A connection to one son is made using only circumstantial evidence, according to Bartlett.^[1]

• John, born about 1420

Research Notes

Wife's Name

Some online unsourced trees give a name to Walter's wife: Elizabeth Empson. As no source has been found for the name of Walter's wife, Elizabeth Empson has been disconnected as his wife.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Bartlett, J. Gardner. Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass. Boston: The Stone Family Association, 1918, pp. 16-17. Archive.org.
2. ↑ Court Rolls, Honour of Clare, 123-1859, cited by Bartlett, p. 17.

See also:

• Bartlett, J. Gardner. Simon Stone Genealogy: Ancestry And Descendants of Deacon Simon Stone of Watertown, Mass., 1320-1926. Boston, MA: Stone Family Association, 1926, pp. 16-17. HathiTrust.org: NOTE: this work has the same info as the Gregory Stone Genealogy, cited above.