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John Clopton 1423 – 1497 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1423

Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1497

Death Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Clopton

Mother: Margery Francys

Spouse(s): Alice Darcy

Children(s): Sir Clopton, William Clopton, Edmund Clopton, Edward Clopton, Anne Clopton, William Clopton, William Clopton, Dorothy Clopton

John Clopton was born in 1423 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of William de Clopton and Margery Francys. John Clopton married Alice Darcy, and had children including Sir William Clopton, William Clopton, Edmund Clopton, Edward Clopton, Anne Clopton, William Clopton, William Clopton, Dorothy Clopton. John Clopton passed away in 1497 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Clopton was born in 1423 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of William de Clopton and Margery Francys.
  • John Clopton married Alice Darcy, and had children including Sir William Clopton, William Clopton, Edmund Clopton, Edward Clopton, Anne Clopton, William Clopton, William Clopton, Dorothy Clopton.
  • John Clopton passed away in 1497 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clopton
1366 – 1446
Birth Location: Kentwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Margery Francys
1370 – 1424
Birth Location: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
MF

Spouses(s)

Alice Darcy
1427 – 1454
Birth Location: Maldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
AD

Children(s)

Sir Clopton
1445 – 1530
Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
SC
William Clopton
1450 – 1530
Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
WC
Edmund Clopton
1452 – 1510
Birth Location: Kentwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
EC
Edward Clopton
1454 – 1510
Birth Location: Glemsford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
EC
Anne Clopton
1456 – 1521
Birth Location: Kentwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
AC
William Clopton
1458 – 1531
Birth Location: –
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William Clopton
1458 – 1531
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
WC
Dorothy Clopton
1458 –
Birth Location: Kentwell, Suffolk, England
DC

John Clopton's Ancestors

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John Clopton
1423 – 1497
Birth Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William de Clopton
1366 – 1446
Kentwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margery Francys
1370 – 1424
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas ((Knight)) Clopton
1321 – 1383
Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Katherine (Lady) Mylde
1343 – 1404
Tendring Hall, Stokes-By-Nayland, Suffolk, England
Helias Francys
1348 – 1414
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Walter Kentwell
1298 – 1329
Alice Fitz-Hugh
1300 – 1377
William Mylde
1322 – 1343
Lady Clare
1322 – 1340
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Pygott
1258 –
Warin FitzHugh
1270 – 1343
Warin FitzHugh
1272 –
william Mylde
1300 – 1322
Isabella
1308 – 1322

John Clopton's Descendants

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John Clopton (1423 – 1497) m. Alice Darcy (APR 1427 – APR 1454)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Clopton (1445 – 28 FEB 1530)
  2. 2. William Clopton (1450 – 28 FEB 1530) m. Joan Marrow (1460 – 1490)
    1. 1. Katherine Clopton (1465 – )
    2. 2. Dorothy Clopton (1465 – )
    3. 3. John (Clopton esq. of) Kentwell (1475 – 1541)
    4. 4. Wiliam Clopton (1476 – 15 NOV 1537)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Clopton (1485 – 1549)
    6. 6. Margaret Clopton (1497 – ) m. Stephen (William) Littlefield (1490 – ) m. William Awstine (1495 – )
    7. 7. William Clopton (1500 – 19 AUG 1562) m. Elizabeth Saye (1478 – 1531) m. Margaret Jermyn (1508 – 1565) m. Catherine Perient (1530 – OCT 1577)
  3. 3. Edmund Clopton (ABT 1452 – BEF 1510)
  4. 4. Edward Clopton (ABT 1454 – BEF 1510)
  5. 5. Anne Clopton (1456 – 1521) m. Thomas Rokewood (<1452> – AFT 1475)
  6. 6. William Clopton (1458 – 1531) m. Joan Marrow (1460 – 1490)
    1. 1. Katherine Clopton (ABT 1479 – )
    2. 2. Anne Clopton (1481 – 1550) m. Richard Poley (1488 – 19 FEB 1546) m. Richard Polley (1480 – )
      1. 1. Thomasine Poley (ABT 1502 – ) m. Thomas Cornwell (<1498> – )
      2. 2. Barbara Poley (ABT 1504 – UNKNOWN)
      3. 3. Edward Poley (1505 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Poley (ABT 1506 – UNKNOWN)
      5. 5. Thomasin Poley (ABT 1507 – )
      6. 6. William Poley (1510 – )
      7. 7. Richard (or Robert) Poley (ABT 1511 – )
      8. 8. Richard Poley (ABT 1512 – 25 APR 1560) m. Julyan Morgan (1515 – 1563)
        1. 1. Francis Poley (ABT 1537 – ) m. Elizabeth (Scopham or) Stopham (ABT 1541 – UNKNOWN) m. <Living> m. <Living>
        2. 2. Thomas (John) Poley (1555 – 20 OCT 1589) m. Mary Talbott (1557 – 18 AUG 1633)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Poley
        4. 4. George Poley
        5. 5. John Poley
        6. 6. Mary Poley m. William Waldegrave (ABT 1542 – 1581) m. Cornwall (<1538> – ) m. Thomas Cornell (ABT 1535 – unknown)
        7. 7. Richard Poley
        8. 8. Anne Poley
      9. 9. John Poley (1513 – 20 OCT 1589) m. Ann (BRETE or) BREKE (ABT 1541 – )
      10. 10. George Poley (ABT 1513 – unknown)
      11. 11. Marie Poley (ABT 1515 – )
    3. 3. Dorothy Clopton (ABT 1482 – ABT 1508)
    4. 4. Clopton (ABT 1490 – ) m. Austin
    5. 5. Francis Clopton (ABT 1496 – )
    6. 6. Unknown Clopton
  7. 7. William Clopton (1458 – 20 FEB 1531)
  8. 8. Dorothy Clopton (ABT 1458 – UNKNOWN) m. Thomas Cursen (<1454> – 1511)

John Clopton's Timeline

2 Records

1423
1423
Birth of John Clopton in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1497
1497
Age 74
Death of John Clopton in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1423
    Event Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, England
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