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Christopher Roper 1497–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Linstead, Kent, England

Death Date: Apr 1559

Death Location: Lynsted, Kent, , England

Father: John VIII)

Mother: Jane Kent

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Blore

Children(s): John Teynham, Cecilia Roper, Edmund Roper, Gertrude Roper, Susan Roper, Mary Roper, German Roper, Mary Roper, Johanna Roper, Joyce Roper

The story of Christopher Roper began in 1497 in Linstead, Kent, England. Christopher Roper married Elizabeth Blore, and had children including Cecilia Roper, Edmund Roper, German Roper, Gertrude Roper, Johanna Roper, John Roper Lord Teynham, Joyce Roper, Mary Roper, Susan Roper. Christopher Roper passed away in 1559 in Lynsted, Kent, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Roper began in 1497 in Linstead, Kent, England.
  • Christopher Roper married Elizabeth Blore, and had children including Cecilia Roper, Edmund Roper, German Roper, Gertrude Roper, Johanna Roper, John Roper Lord Teynham, Joyce Roper, Mary Roper, Susan Roper.
  • Christopher Roper passed away in 1559 in Lynsted, Kent, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John VIII)
1470–1524
Birth Location: Eltham, London, England
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Jane Kent
1460–1524
Birth Location: Swingfield, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Blore
1505–1554
Birth Location: Rainham, Kent, , England
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Children(s)

John Teynham
1534–1618
Birth Location: Teynham, Kent, England
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Cecilia Roper
1542–
Birth Location: Linstead, Kent, England
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Edmund Roper
1546–1621
Birth Location: Linstead, Kent, England
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Gertrude Roper
1538–
Birth Location: Linstead, Kent, England
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Susan Roper
1536–1587
Birth Location: Linstead, Kent, England
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Mary Roper
1540–
Birth Location: Linstead, Kent, England
MR
German Roper
1548–1579
Birth Location: Linstead, Kent, England
GR
Mary Roper
1533–1569
Birth Location: Cathedral City, Riverside, California, United States
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Johanna Roper
1550–1581
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Joyce Roper
1545–1619
Birth Location: Linsled, Kent, England
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Christopher Roper's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Roper
1497–1559
Birth Place: Linstead, Kent, England
Parents
John Roper Sir John Roper (of St Dunstan's and Wallhall, Attorney General of King Henry VIII)
1470–1524
Eltham, London, England
Jane (Fineux of Swingfield) Kent
1460–1524
Swingfield, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Roper of Swalecliffe,) Kent
1405–1488
Swalecliffe, Kent, England
Margery (Tattershall Margery (Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Catherine)) Tattershall
1420–1518
Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
John (Fineux Sir John de Swingfield Kent Fineux (Chief Justice Of The King’s (King Henry VII)) Bench)
1434–1525
Swingfield, Kent, England
Elizabeth (Paston Apulderfield Lady Elizabeth Paston) Apulderfield
1438–1478
Swingfield, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Roper
1360–1433
Catherine Dunstan
1364–1470
John Sir
1394–1446
Agnes Lady
1398–1453
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Roper's Descendants

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Christopher Roper (1497–Apr 1559) m. Elizabeth Blore (1505–04 Jul 1554)
  1. 1. John (Roper Lord) Teynham 1534–1618 m. Elizabeth (Parke) Lady 1543–1587
    1. 1. Johanna Roper 1588–1605 m. Richard Jundon 1585–1658
      1. 1. Ann Jundon 1605–1661 m. BENJAMIN (BUTTERFIELD (Yorkshire EN 1638 Charlestown MA) (m in Yorkshire 1632 Anne Jundon)) IV 1610–1687
        1. 1. John Butterfield 1635–1637 m. Mary Ancell 1635–
        2. 2. Jonathan Butterfield 1641–1673 m. Mary Dixon 1650–1673
        3. 3. Mary Butterfield 1633–1666 m. Daniel Blodgett 1631–1672
        4. 4. Nathaniel Butterfield 1642–1719 m. Deborah Underwood 1652–1691
        5. 5. Samuel Butterfield 1647–1714 m. Mary Ballard 1649–1715
        6. 6. Benjamin Butterfield 1636–1663 m. Hannah (Chawkley) Whitemore 1636–
        7. 7. Joseph Butterfield 1649–1720 m. Lydia Ballard 1657–1728
    2. 2. Elizabeth Roper 1560–1647
    3. 3. Mary (Catherine) Roper 1574–
    4. 4. Jane (Anne) Roper 1566–1628
    5. 5. Christopher (Roper 2nd Baron) Teynham 1561–1622
  2. 2. Cecilia Roper 1542–
  3. 3. Edmund Roper 1546–1621
  4. 4. Gertrude Roper 1538–
  5. 5. Susan Roper 1536–1587
  6. 6. Mary Roper 1540–
  7. 7. German Roper 1548–1579
  8. 8. Mary Roper 1533–1569
  9. 9. Johanna Roper 1550–1581
  10. 10. Joyce Roper 1545–1619

Christopher Roper's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Christopher Roper in Linstead, Kent, England
Linstead, Kent, England
1559
Apr 1559
Age 62
Death of Christopher Roper in Lynsted, Kent, , England
Lynsted, Kent, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Linstead, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1559
    Event Place: Lynsted, Kent, , England
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