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John Thomas Cowper 1513–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland

Father: Sir Couper

Mother: Rabecca Morgahn

Spouse(s): Mary Sommerville

Children(s): John IV, Richard Cowper, Ann Cowper, Jno Couper

John Thomas Cowper was born in 1513 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir John Thomas Couper And Rabecca Morgahn. John Thomas Cowper married Mary Sommerville, and had children including Ann Cowper, Jno John Couper, John Cowper Iv, Richard Cowper. John Thomas Cowper passed away in 1559 in Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Cowper was born in 1513 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir John Thomas Couper And Rabecca Morgahn.
  • John Thomas Cowper married Mary Sommerville, and had children including Ann Cowper, Jno John Couper, John Cowper Iv, Richard Cowper.
  • John Thomas Cowper passed away in 1559 in Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland.

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John Cowper's Ancestors

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John Cowper
1513–1559
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Thomas Couper
1480–1527
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Rabecca Morgahn
1482–1532
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Thomas) Morgahn
1453–1538
Tredegyr House, Dyffryn, Monmouthshire, Wales
Lady (Jane, Heiress of Itton Saint Arvan Monmouthshire) Herbert
1457–1495
Itton, St Arvan, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Morgan Gwent-Iscoed
1410–1472
(Lady) Vaughan
1413–1455
Sir Herbert
1446–1469
Joan Lewys
1435–1461
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Vaughan
1377–1415
Gwladus Gam
1385–1454
Sir Pembroke
1423–1469
Lady Pembroke
1422–1484

John Cowper's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Cowper (1513–1559) m. Mary Sommerville (1515–24 Nov 1566)
  1. 1. John (Cowper) IV 1540–1568 m. Marion Duncan 1544–1594
    1. 1. Sir (John Cowper,) Knight 1552–1610 m. Martha Skutt 1550–1609
      1. 1. Olive Cooper 1590–1680 m. Walter ("The Planter") Irby 1592–1651
        1. 1. Dr. (William) Irby 1625–1680 m. Mary (Elizabeth Ann) Blunt 1628–1678
        2. 2. Walter Irby 1625–1680
        3. 3. Wilmouth Irby 1621–
        4. 4. Patience Irby 1623–
        5. 5. Joshua Irby 1664–1687
        6. 6. Nicholas Irby 1627–
        7. 7. Edmund Irby 1625–1700
      2. 2. Sir (John Rockburne) Cooper 1598–1631
      3. 3. Baronet (John) Cooper 1598–1681
      4. 4. John ((Sir Rockburne)) Cooper 1594–1689
      5. 5. Bridget Cooper 1591–1670
    2. 2. Rev. (William) Couper 1566–1619
    3. 3. Robert (Cooper) 'Cowper' 1567–1605
  2. 2. Richard Cowper 1538–1566
  3. 3. Ann Cowper 1548–1573
  4. 4. Jno ((John)) Couper 1881–1940

John Cowper's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of John Thomas Cowper in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1559
1559
Age 46
Death of John Thomas Cowper in Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland
Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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