[Page 268] V. - ROGER DE STAFFORD, then, the third son of
Richard de Stafford the elder, succeeded to the estate about
11 Edward II. (1317), when he was plaintiff in the suit alluded
to on page 267. Little, however is known of him and, as his name
occurs in few deeds. Among the Haddon Charters is a grant
dated 3 Edward II (1309), "by Robert son of John del Vale
to Roger de Stafford of his messuage near the Church at
Bakewell", from which might be argued that prior to his brother
John's death he was living in Bakewell, about five miles from
his ancestral home.
In 16 Edward III.[20] 1343, he attested a grant of land
at Hucklow by Thomas, son of Richard L'Archer, of Hucklow,
to Thomas, son of Richard L'Archer, of Hucklow. He probably
died in 1351, or thereabouts, for a deed[21] which is dated at Eyam
25 Edward III. (1351), is witnessed by his son and successor as
"John son of Roger de Stafford, of Eyam". This - not a very
unusual form of attestation - he probably used to draw attention to
the fact that he had succeeded his father.
[Ed: In
Stafford of Eyam - Foljambe Charter, published in DAJ, vol. 31, 1909; p70,
the author corrects the above paragraph, stating "In the deed of L'Archer of
Hucklow, quoted on page 268, the second Richard should be
John."]