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John Roper 1405 – 1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1405

Birth Location: Swaleclift, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1488

Death Location: Kent, Kent, England

Father: Edmund Roper

Mother: Catherine Dunstan

Spouse(s): Margery Tattershall

Children(s): Thomas Roper, Robert Roper, Margery Roper, John Roper

In 1405, John Roper entered the world in Swaleclift, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Edmund Roper and Catherine Dunstan. John Roper married Margery Tattershall, and had children including Thomas Roper, Robert Roper, Margery Roper, John Roper. John Roper passed away in 1488 in Kent, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1405, John Roper entered the world in Swaleclift, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Edmund Roper and Catherine Dunstan.
  • John Roper married Margery Tattershall, and had children including Thomas Roper, Robert Roper, Margery Roper, John Roper.
  • John Roper passed away in 1488 in Kent, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Roper's Ancestors

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John Roper
1405 – 1488
Birth Place: Swaleclift, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Roper
1360 – 1433
Of Saintdunstans, Canterbury, Kent, England
Catherine Dunstan
1379 –
Canterbury St Dunstan, Kent, England
Grandparents
Ralph Roper
1335 – 1401
Kent, Kent, England
Beatrice Lewknor
1353 – 1390
Canterbury City, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Roper's Descendants

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John Roper (1405 – 1488) m. Margery Tattershall (1420 – 2 FEB 1518)
  1. 1. Thomas Roper (ABT 1447 – Unknown) m. Alice Toke (ABT 1451 – Unknown)
  2. 2. Robert Roper (ABT 1449 – Unknown)
  3. 3. Margery Roper (ABT 1451 – Unknown) m. John Boys (<1447> – Unknown)
  4. 4. John Roper (1453 – 7 APR 1524) m. Jane (of Swingfield Kent) Fineux (1460 – 4 JUL 1524)
    1. 1. Joan Roper (1476 – ) m. Thomas Muttleberie (1470 – 1525)
    2. 2. Agnes Roper (ABT 1478/1479 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Roper (ABT 1480 – ) m. Leonard Sanders (<1476> – Unknown) m. John Pilborrow (ABT 1476 – ) m. John Dawney (1526 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Roper (1482 – ) m. Henry Appleton (1478 – 1545)
    5. 5. Ann Roper (ABT 1484 – 8 MAR 1572) m. Edward Mackson (1480 – 1553)
    6. 6. John Roper (ABT 1488 – 1555) m. Misses (John) Roper (1497 – )
    7. 7. William Roper (1495 – 14 JAN 1578) m. Margaret ("Meg") More (1505 – 14 JAN 1545)
    8. 8. Christopher Roper (1497 – APR 1559) m. Elizabeth Blore (ABT 1505 – )
    9. 9. Child Roper (ABT 1499 – ABT 1500)
    10. 10. Eleanor Roper (ABT 1500 – 7 MAY 1563)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Montague (1523 – 15 JUN 1571) m. Roger Cave (1524 – 31 OCT 1583) m. Richard Cave (ABT 1528 – 3 APR 1580)
    11. 11. Helen (Eleanor) Roper (1503 – 7 MAY 1563) m. John Morton (1500 – 21 AUG 1521) m. Edward Montague (1485 – 10 FEB 1556)
    12. 12. Child Roper (ABT 1503 – ABT 1505)
    13. 13. Elizabeth ((2nd child name)) Roper (ABT 1505 – MAY 1563)

John Roper's Timeline

2 Records

1405
1405
Birth of John Roper in Swaleclift, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Swaleclift, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1488
1488
Age 83
Death of John Roper in Kent, Kent, England
Kent, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Swaleclift, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Kent, Kent, England

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