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Countess Dowager Lady Mary Anne Cope 1517–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Stoke Dry, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Nov 1603

Death Location: Stoke Dry, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England

Father: Sir Hanwell

Mother: Dame Crew

Spouse(s): Sir Drystoke

Children(s): Anne Digby, Elizabeth Mainwaring, Sir Digby, Margaret Digby

In 1517, Countess Dowager Lady Mary Anne Cope entered the world in Stoke Dry, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Cope Van Hanwell And Dame Jane Crewe Cruwys Of Pynne Crew. Countess Dowager Lady Mary Anne Cope married Sir Kenelm Rutland Mp Esq Digby Of Drystoke, and had children including Anne Digby, Elizabeth Mainwaring, Margaret Digby, Sir Everard Digby. Countess Dowager Lady Mary Anne Cope passed away in 1603 in Stoke Dry, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England.

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  • In 1517, Countess Dowager Lady Mary Anne Cope entered the world in Stoke Dry, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Cope Van Hanwell And Dame Jane Crewe Cruwys Of Pynne Crew.
  • Countess Dowager Lady Mary Anne Cope married Sir Kenelm Rutland Mp Esq Digby Of Drystoke, and had children including Anne Digby, Elizabeth Mainwaring, Margaret Digby, Sir Everard Digby.
  • Countess Dowager Lady Mary Anne Cope passed away in 1603 in Stoke Dry, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England.

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Countess Cope's Ancestors

Self
Countess Cope
1517–1603
Birth Place: Stoke Dry, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Cope van Hanwell
1496–1550
Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England
Dame (Jane Crewe Cruwys of Pynne) Crew
1500–1570
Wollaston Castle, Shropshire, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
William Crewes
1480–1525
Cruwys Morchard, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Pollard
1480–1552
Morchard, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Cope's Descendants

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Countess (Dowager Lady Mary Anne) Cope (1517–Nov 1603) m. Sir (Kenelm Rutland Mp Esq Digby of) Drystoke (1510–5 November 1590)
  1. 1. Anne Digby 1546–1612 m. Edward (Watson,) MP 1549–1617
    1. 1. Lewis (Watson, Earl of Rockingham, Viscount Sondes, Baron of) Rockingham 1584–1653 m. Baroness (Eleanor) Watson 1602–1679
      1. 1. Anne Watson 1623–1658
      2. 2. Catherine Watson 1634–1660
      3. 3. Edward (2nd Baron Rockingham) Watson 1630–1689
      4. 4. Eleanor Watson 1629–1698
      5. 5. Elizabeth Watson 1627–1657
      6. 6. Francess Watson 1625–1682
      7. 7. Frances Watson –1714
      8. 8. Grace Watson 1623–1658
    2. 2. Edward (V Watson,) MP 1570–1658
    3. 3. Catherine Watson 1573–1631
    4. 4. Elizabeth Watson 1578–1632
    5. 5. Emma Watson 1576–1637
    6. 6. Mary Watson 1595–1635
    7. 7. Temperance Watson 1585–1624
  2. 2. Elizabeth Mainwaring 1530–1624 m. John Mainwaring 1530–1595
    1. 1. Mary Mainwaring 1550–1570
  3. 3. Sir (Everard) Digby 1545–1592 m. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Neale 1558–1592
    1. 1. Lord (George Digby Van) Sandon 1585–1675
    2. 2. Elizabeth Digby 1570–1594
    3. 3. Everard Digby 1560–1606
    4. 4. Mary Digby 1592–
  4. 4. Margaret Digby 1545–1582 m. Edward Dudley 1540–1608

Countess Cope's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Countess Dowager Lady Mary Anne Cope in Stoke Dry, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Stoke Dry, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1603
Nov 1603
Age 86
Death of Countess Dowager Lady Mary Anne Cope in Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Stoke Dry, Rutland, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1603
    Event Place: Rutlandshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stoke Dry, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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