Marriages and Issue
Elizabeth Stafford married firstly Sir William Drury (d. 8 January 1590), the eldest son of Robert Drury (d. 7 December 1557), esquire, and Audrey Rich, the daughter of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor of England, by whom she had two sons and four daughters:
- Sir Robert Drury (1575–1615), who married, on 30 January 1592, Anne Bacon (d. 5 June 1624), the daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet, of Redgrave, by whom he had two daughters, Dorothy and Elizabeth, but died without living issue.
- Charles Drury, slain at Nieuwpoort in 1600.
- Frances Drury (13 June 1576–c.1637), who married firstly Sir Nicholas Clifford of Bobbing, Kent, and secondly, Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth (1555–1617).
- Elizabeth Drury (born 4 January 1578) who married William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter 1566–1640, by whom she had issue.
- Diana Drury (d.1631), who married, in February 1618, as his second wife, Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (1572–1638).
- Susanna Drury, who died unmarried in 1607.
After the death of Sir William Drury, Elizabeth Stafford married secondly, Sir John Scott.
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