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Hugh Roper 1585 – 1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1585

Birth Location: Wedmore, Somerset, England

Death Date: 8 March 1665

Death Location: Burnham, Wedmore, Somersetshire, England

Father: Johnannis Teynham

Mother: Joane Parr

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Butler

Children(s): Hugh Roper

In 1585, Hugh Roper Sr entered the world in Wedmore, Somerset, England, born to Johnannis \ John Roper, Baron of Teynham and Joane (Jone) Parr. Hugh Roper Sr married Elizabeth Butler, and had children including Hugh Roper. Hugh Roper Sr passed away in 1665 in Burnham, Wedmore, Somersetshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1585, Hugh Roper Sr entered the world in Wedmore, Somerset, England, born to Johnannis \ John Roper, Baron of Teynham and Joane (Jone) Parr.
  • Hugh Roper Sr married Elizabeth Butler, and had children including Hugh Roper.
  • Hugh Roper Sr passed away in 1665 in Burnham, Wedmore, Somersetshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johnannis Teynham
1558 – 1646
Birth Location: New Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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Joane Parr
1558 – 1611
Birth Location: Saint Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, Surry, London, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Butler
1589 – 1654
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Hugh Roper
1613 – 1679
Birth Location: Burnham, Somerset, England
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Hugh Roper's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Roper
1585 – 1665
Birth Place: Wedmore, Somerset, England
Parents
Johnannis \ John Roper, Baron of Teynham
1558 – 1646
New Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Joane ((Jone)) Parr
1558 – 1611
Saint Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, Surry, London, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas deMoore Roper, of) Eltham
1534 – 1597
Eltham, London, England
Lady (Lucye or Louise) Browne*
1538 – 1606
Cowdray Park, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Henry (Parr of) Horton
1530 – 1559
Warkworth, MWarston St. Lawrence, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Thowne
1540 –
Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Roper's Descendants

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Hugh Roper (28 Mar 1585 – 8 March 1665) m. Elizabeth Butler (Abt. 1589 – ABT JAN 1654)
  1. 1. Hugh Roper (27 Mar 1613 – 11 Nov 1679) m. Lady (Alice Catherine Boyle) (Roper) (Feb 1619 – 23 Mar 1666)
    1. 1. Joan (Roper Cooke) Carrell (1635 – 31 Mar 1720) m. William Cooke (1633 – 06 Aug 1698)
      1. 1. Reuben (Cooke) [Cook] (23 Jan 1661 – 1 August 1751)
        1. 1. William Cook (1700 – 19-Nov-1750) m. Mary (Anne Griffin.) Webb (7 May 1704 – 1765)

Hugh Roper's Timeline

2 Records

1585
28 Mar 1585
Birth of Hugh Roper Sr in Wedmore, Somerset, England
Wedmore, Somerset, England
1665
8 March 1665
Age 80
Death of Hugh Roper Sr in Burnham, Wedmore, Somersetshire, England
Burnham, Wedmore, Somersetshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1585
    Event Place: Wedmore, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1665
    Event Place: Burnham, Wedmore, Somersetshire, England
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