Neville's STAPLEY & HAYLER ancestors of Sussex

of the parishes & villages of Battle, Udimore, & Sedlescombe.

There are a number of different "clans" of STAPLEYs in Sussex going back to the 1400s, in Twineham, Framfield, Rotherfield, etc. details here. but where my William came from is debatable, see here.

William STAPLEY 1662-1697  was baptised at Ticehurst .  Subsequent family events were at Battle from 1686, Udimore from 1722, & Sedlescombe from 1749. Other birthplaces include Ewhurst, Westfield, Brightling, Mayfield, Bexhill, & Hastings including Hollington & Ore.    I have traced over  a thousand descendants

	The STAPLEY line		The HAYLER line
1662 7XG-GPs	William STAPLEY baptised at Ticehurst, s/o. William STAPLEY, married in 1686 to Elizabeth SMITH baptised 29 Aug 1666 at Battle, daughter of John SMITH and Elizabeth nee WILKENSON. Six children at Battle including 2 sets of twins, seventh child was George 1696. William was buried at Battle on 16 June 1697, only 35 years old. His descendants are classified as STAPLEY "clan F". Possible ancestors of William STAPLEY
1696 6XG-GF	George STAPLEY of Battle, married Elizabeth LACEY in 1721 at Peasmarsh, 7 children baptised at Udimore including Thomas 1722. buried at Udimore on 27 May 1740.	c. 1700	Edward HAYLER origin unknown, married Ann SEWELL at Henfield SSX in 1727 Richard RICHARDSON 1705-1776 married Mary FOSTER at Salehurst in 1736, daughter Anne baptised at Sedlescombe 1737.
1722 5XG-GF	Thomas STAPLEY of Udimore, married Mary MITCHELL in 1746 at Battle . 6 children all baptised at Sedlescombe including William 1751, John 1753 & Henry 1759. Thomas buried at Sedlescombe on 12 February 1797. William 1751 founded a branch with 6 known descendents actively researching. William's daughter Mary had a son James who fouinded the "Brightling sub-clan". It was Henry's son Charles STAPLEY (born 1800) that led his family to Australia in 1838, then to Utah USA in 1854, where many became prominent Mormons.	1731	Edward HAYLER 1731 of Sedlescombe, married Ann Richardson in 1760 at Sedlescombe . 8 children at Sedlescombe. Edward died and buried Sedlescombe 1787. Son Henry 1775 married Elizabeth STAPLEY 1776 (gd. of Thomas) in 1796 at Sedlescombe.
1753 4XG-GF	John STAPLEY of Sedlescombe, married Ann MILLAM in 1773 at Ewhurst . 10 children over the next 21 years. buried at Sedlescombe on 31 January 1832	1771 4XG-GF	Edward HAYLER tanner of Sedlescombe, married Hannah TAYLOR in 1796 at Hollington , 10 children. Edward died and buried Sedlescombe 1844.
1787 3XG-GF	Charles STAPLEY labourer & thatcher of Battle, married Rebeckah BONES in 1812 at Hollington. 16 children over the next 22 years . At the 1841 census they were living at Castleman's cottages in Sedlescombe, and in 1851 were at Baulkham cottages. . Charles died at 6 St. Michael's Terrace, Hastings on 7 September 1875 Charles' son Alfred has a descendant John STAPLEY living in New Zealand	1798 3XG-GF	Edward HAYLER agricultural labourer and tanner of Sedlescombe, married Lucy LANGRIDGE in 1819 at Battle. Fifteen children including Sabina. 1851 census- Edward (52), Lucy, and 4 children @ Brickwall. Died & buried Sedlescombe 1864.
1825 GG-GF	Thomas STAPLEY luggage porter of Sedlescombe, married (1) Sabina HAYLER in 1849 at Battle--> children: Elizabeth 1849, Sabina 1851, Thos. Edwin 1853 . After Sabina died in 1854 he married Charlotte BEAL in 1855 . Thomas & Charlotte had 7 children: Charlotte M, William T, Esther, Frederick W, Martha E, Charles George,  & Mary Ann. Thomas died 1871 at Meadows Row, All Saints, Hastings and buried at Sedlescombe. Thomas'  brother  Spencer STAPLEY b. 1823 married in 1851 to Elizabeth FLORENCE and had 8 children.	1829 GG-GM	Sabina HAYLER of Battle <--married Thomas STAPLEY 1849 at Battle Sabina died Sedlescombe 1854 after giving birth to 3 children.
1849 G-G	Eldest child: Elizabeth Ann STAPLEY md. William John NECKLEN in 1868 at Hollington. Four children born in Hastings before migrating to New Zealand in 1875.  Eleven children born in New Zealand, Elizabeth died at Timaru NZ in 1915.		(for HAYLER research email: Collette KENDALL)

In the English 1901 census there were 70+ living descendants of "clan F" from Sussex, aged 6 to 81, including 4 living at Sedlescombe.

In the 1911 UK census there was one STAPLEY (Fanny, 52) and one HAYLER (Thomas, 65) living in Sedlescombe

In 2005, there were a seceral living male STAPLEYs of this "clan F" living in the UK, including one in Sedlescombe; plus one in New Zealand.

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