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John CLOPTON 1423 – 1497 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1423

Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1497

Death Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Father: William Clopton

Mother: Margery Francis

Spouse(s): Alice Darcy

Children(s): Sir Clopton

John CLOPTON was born in 1423 in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England, the child of William Clopton and Margery Francis. John CLOPTON married Alice Darcy, and had children including Sir William Clopton. John CLOPTON passed away in 1497 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • John CLOPTON was born in 1423 in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England, the child of William Clopton and Margery Francis.
  • John CLOPTON married Alice Darcy, and had children including Sir William Clopton.
  • John CLOPTON passed away in 1497 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clopton
1375 – 1446
Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
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Margery Francis
1402 – 1445
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Sir Clopton
1450 – 1531
Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
SC

John CLOPTON's Ancestors

Self
John CLOPTON
1423 – 1497
Birth Place: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Clopton
1375 – 1446
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Margery Francis
1402 – 1445
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John CLOPTON's Descendants

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John CLOPTON (April 1423 – 16 Nov 1497) m. Alice Darcy (1427 – 13 Apr 1454)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Clopton (1450 – 20 February 1531) m. Lady (Thomasine) Knyvett (1467 – 1536)
    1. 1. William (II) Clopton (1509 – 17 Aug 1562) m. Margaret Jermyn (1508 – 1565)
      1. 1. ALICE THOMPSON (14 October 1530 – 1567) m. William (* Chaplin) 11gg (1525 – 23 Jan 1577)
        1. 1. Joan (Or Alice) Chaplin (abt 1554 – 27 Dec 1623) m. Robert Holgrave (1554 – 1590)

John CLOPTON's Timeline

2 Records

1423
April 1423
Birth of John CLOPTON in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
1497
16 Nov 1497
Age 74
Death of John CLOPTON in Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1423
    Event Place: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1497
    Event Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
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