Sir Mauger de Staunton Knight

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ¹⁰⁷⁴
"Staunton before the Norman Conquest was the freehold of Tori and was held by Mauger, whose posterity, having their chief residence there, took their name from this place. This is Dr. Thoroton's account of its earlier history, but the Harleian MSS. (No. 1555) mention Bryan, temp. 1047, the grandfather of Mauger as the first resident at Staunton. Mauger de Staunton, who held his lands by tenure of castle guard, defended Belvoir Castle against William the Conqueror, and evidently with a certain amount of success."

~ George W. Staunton, "Staunton and the Stunton Family," Transactions of the Thoroton Society, Vol. IV, p. 43

• Pedigree. ⁵⁰⁴
Pedigree given by Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire, p. 306:

Malgerus, temp. Willielmi Conq.
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Galfridus de Staunton=Beatrix de Muschamp
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Malgerus de Staunton
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Willielmus de Staunton=Athelina, coheir John de Musters
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Galfridus de Staunton=Alice
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Robertus de Staunton (second son)

Thoroton includes the entire poem titled The Staunton's Petygrewe written by a man named Robert Cade on pp. 310-317 which relates to the tombs found in St. Mary's Church where many of the Stauton family was buried. A portion of this poem can also be found in Bank's Baronia Anglica Concentra, Vol. II, pp. 134-135. For Sir Mauger de Staunton:

The champion cheefe and warlike wright;
Of Staunton's stocke and pryme
The and they sequel I must blase,
And Pedgrewe define.

Though Haroldes they in noble sorte
They arms not pende in vaine,
Yet something wants that here is writte
As Books and Toumbes shew plain.

The first Sir Mauger Staunton, Knight,
Before Williame came in,
Who this realme in one monarche
Did conquer it and winne.

At which the same time this Mauger, Knight,
Thrughe feats of arms and shield,
In Marcyall prowe so valiant was,
That then he wanne the Feelds.

In Bevear Castle was his houlde,
The Stauntones Towr is highte,
The strongest Forte in all that front,
And hiest to all men's sight:

Unto which forte with force and flagge
The Stauntons stocke must sticke,
for to defende against the foe,
Which at the same could kicke.

• Background Information.
Geoffrey de Staunton was the son of Mauger, who came into England with the Counqueror. His son was Sir Mauger de Staunton. Sir Mauger's son was William de Staunton who died on 31 May, sometime around 1250.

~The Churches of Nottinghamshire, pp. 198-199

Mauger married Emma.¹¹¹²