STAPLETON, BRIAN [SSNE 3559]

Surname
STAPLETON, STAPLTON
First name
BRIAN, BRYAN
Title/rank
CAPTAIN
Nationality
ENGLISH
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

In 1630, Bryan Stapleton acted as a reformed lieutenant with George Crawford's [SSNE 2086] regiment in 1630. By 1637 he acted as the regimental quartermaster. In a letter dated 28 June 1639 from Hamburg, this officer signed a testmonial that arms bought by Sir Thomas Roe [SSNE 4421] were serviceable and fit for service by Charles I. Stapleton soon after transferred as regimental quartermaster to the Jonkoping regiment in 1641 where he became captain by 1646. Given that he does not appear to have left Swedish service, it is probable that he was only passing through Hamburg in 1639 and he certainly saw out the war in Fleetwood's regiment.

Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1630/28-33; 1631/12-15,18-21; 1632/10-21; 1633/11-22; 1634/12-23; 1635/20-26,28-30; 1637/15; 1638/23,27; 1639/14,16; 1641/3,7,24,25; 1642/6,19-21; 1643/7; 1644/8; 1645/9,21,23,24; 1646/7,16,17; 1647/8,16; 1648/20; 1649/13; 1650/4,10; 1651/4; 1652/4; 1653/2; 1654/3; 1655/3; 1656/10 DEAD 16.3; 1657/3 DEAD 16.3.56; Public Records Office, SP 81/47, f.102, 'Certificate of General King upon arms sent to England', 28 June 1639.

Service record

SWEDEN, GEORGE CRAWFORD
Arrived 1630-01-01, as REF. LIEUTENANT
Departed 1630-03-16, as REF. LIEUTENANT
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, GEORGE FLEETWOOD, HAMBURG
Arrived 1631-01-01, as REF. LIEUTENANT
Departed 1640-12-31, as QUARTERMASTER
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
SWEDEN, FLEETWOOD'S JONKOPING REGIMENT
Arrived 1641-01-01, as QUARTERMASTER
Departed 1656-03-16, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY