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John Copley 1603–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1603

Birth Location: Nether Hall, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1670

Death Location: Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Copley

Mother: Sarah Copley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stringer

Children(s): Robert Copley

The story of John Copley began in 1603 in Nether Hall, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. John Copley married Elizabeth Stringer, and had children including Robert Copley. John Copley passed away in 1670 in Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Copley began in 1603 in Nether Hall, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Copley married Elizabeth Stringer, and had children including Robert Copley.
  • John Copley passed away in 1670 in Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Copley's Ancestors

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John Copley
1603–1670
Birth Place: Nether Hall, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Copley
1564–1603
Nether Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Copley
1567–
Wadsworth, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Francis (George Copley, of Doncaster Argent, a cross moline, a canton) gules
1533–1613
Nether Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Wyrall
1525–1605
Loversal, Yorkshire, England
Christopher (Copley) Sir
1540–1606
Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Susan Cressy
1546–1612
Pontefract Tanshelf, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Hall
1511–1577
Elizabeth Haldenby
1511–1557
Hugh Wyrrall
1500–1558
WILLIAM COPLEY
1472–1556
Dame Savage
1506–1558
Sir Cressy***
1527–
Elizabeth Portington
1529–1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Haldenby
1480–
Anne Cowick
1490–
Jane Hansard
1503–1569
Juliana Aske
1509–1537

John Copley's Descendants

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John Copley (1603–1670) m. Elizabeth Stringer (1604–17 Apr 1691)
  1. 1. Robert Copley 1630–1671 m. Elizabeth Sitwell 1634–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Copley 1665–1717 m. John (Revell Of) Ogston 1666–1699
      1. 1. Elizabeth Revell 1692–1760 m. William Swain 1685–1750
        1. 1. William Swaine 1715–1793 m. Mary Rigden 1723–1776

John Copley's Timeline

2 Records

1603
1603
Birth of John Copley in Nether Hall, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Nether Hall, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
1670
1670
Age 67
Death of John Copley in Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Nether Hall, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

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