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John William Roper 1495 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England

Death Date: 4 JAN 1578

Death Location: Canterbury, Etham, Kent, England

Father: John Roper

Mother: Lady Fyneux

Spouse(s): Margaret More

Children(s): Elizabeth Roper, Hugh Roper, Johnannis Roper, Margaret Roper, Thomas Roper, Mary Roper, Anthony Roper, Helen Roper, Eleanor Roper, William Roper, Christopher Roper

John William Roper was born in 1495 in Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England, the child of John Roper and Lady Jane Fyneux. John William Roper married Margaret (Meg) More, and had children including Elizabeth Roper, Hugh Roper, Johnannis Roper, Margaret Roper, Thomas Roper, Mary Roper, Anthony Roper, Helen Roper, Eleanor Roper, William Roper, Christopher Roper. John William Roper passed away in 1578 in Canterbury, Etham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • John William Roper was born in 1495 in Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England, the child of John Roper and Lady Jane Fyneux.
  • John William Roper married Margaret (Meg) More, and had children including Elizabeth Roper, Hugh Roper, Johnannis Roper, Margaret Roper, Thomas Roper, Mary Roper, Anthony Roper, Helen Roper, Eleanor Roper, William Roper, Christopher Roper.
  • John William Roper passed away in 1578 in Canterbury, Etham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Roper
1453 – 1524
Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent
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Lady Fyneux
1459 – 1524
Birth Location: Swingfield & Hearn, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret More
1505 – 1544
Birth Location: Bucklersbury, London, England
MM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Roper
1520 – 1560
Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
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Hugh Roper
1521 – 1661
Birth Location: Burnham, Somerset, England
HR
Johnannis Roper
1525 – 1558
Birth Location: New Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Roper
1526 – 1578
Birth Location: Eltham County, Kent, England
MR
Thomas Roper
1526 – 1597
Birth Location: Eltham, Middlesex, England
TR
Mary Roper
1534 – 1572
Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
MR
Anthony Roper
1538 – 1598
Birth Location: Eltham, London, England
AR
Helen Roper
Birth Location: –
HR
Eleanor Roper
Birth Location: –
ER
William Roper
Birth Location: –
WR
Christopher Roper
Birth Location: –
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John Roper's Ancestors

Self
John Roper
1495 – 1578
Birth Place: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
Parents
John Roper
1453 – 1524
Well Hall, Eltham, Kent
Lady (Jane) Fyneux
1459 – 1524
Swingfield & Hearn, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Roper
1405 – 1488
Swalecliffe, Kent, England
Margery Tattersall
1420 – 1519
Oakham, Chepsted, Kent, England
Lady (Elizabeth(Eleanor)) Paston
1429 – 1488
Paston, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Roper's Descendants

1.
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John (William) Roper (1495 – 4 JAN 1578) m. Margaret ((Meg)) More (10 JUL 1505 – 25 DEC 1544)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Roper (1520 – 25 AUG 1560) m. Edward Bray (1519 – 7 MAY 1581)
    1. 1. Reginald Bray (1 MAY 1555 – 28 OCT 1583)
    2. 2. Edward Bray (1571 – 25 OCT 1619)
    3. 3. William Bray
    4. 4. Elizabeth Bray
  2. 2. Hugh Roper (1521 – 1661)
  3. 3. Johnannis Roper (1525 – 1558)
  4. 4. Margaret Roper (1526 – 1578) m. William Dawtry (1521 – TO 23 NOV 1591)
    1. 1. William Dawtry (1548 – 16 SEP 1589) m. Dorothy Stonley (1554 – 4 OCT 1629)
      1. 1. Henry Dawtry (1575 – 1649)
      2. 2. Mary Dawtry (1577 – )
      3. 3. Margaret Dawtry (1579 – )
      4. 4. Jane Dawtry (1581 – )
      5. 5. Elizabeth Dawtry (1583 – )
      6. 6. Anne Dawtry (1585 – )
    2. 2. John Dawtry (ABT 1553 – 1595)
    3. 3. Joane Dawtry (1555 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Dawtry (1557 – )
    5. 5. Jane Dawtry (ABT 1557 – 1598)
    6. 6. Christian Dawtry (1559 – )
    7. 7. Charles Dawtrey (1562 – )
    8. 8. Mary Dawtry ( – 7 MAY 1564)
    9. 9. Anthony Dawtry (2 JAN 1566 – 1629)
  5. 5. Thomas Roper (1526 – 21 JAN 1597) m. Lucia Browne (1538 – BEF 10 JUL 1606)
    1. 1. Lucy Roper (AFT 1556 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Roper (AFT 1556 – )
    3. 3. William Roper (1558 – 2 AUG 1628) m. Catherine Browne (ABT 1560 – 20 FEB 1615/16)
    4. 4. Charles Roper (ABT 1561 – )
    5. 5. Francis Roper (ABT 1563 – )
    6. 6. Martha Roper (1564 – )
    7. 7. Phillip Roper (1565 – )
    8. 8. Ela ((Mary)) RoperROPER (ABT 1567 – )
    9. 9. Catherine Roper (1573 – )
    10. 10. Mabel Roper (ABT 1575 – )
  6. 6. Mary Roper (1534 – 20 MAR 1572) m. Stephen Clarke (1523 – ) m. James Bassett (1527 – 21 NOV 1557) m. James (William) Bassett (1522 – 21 NOV 1577)
    1. 1. William Bassett (1550 – )
    2. 2. Philip Basset
    3. 3. Charles Basset
    4. 4. Peter Basset
    5. 5. Mary Bassett (1640 – 1676)
  7. 7. Anthony Roper (1538 – 21 JAN 1598) m. Anne Cotton (1547 – 1618)
    1. 1. Johanna Roper (1562 – 14 OCT 1612)
    2. 2. Anthony Roper (1567 – 12 JAN 1642)
    3. 3. John Roper (1569 – )
    4. 4. Henry Roper (1571 – )
    5. 5. Isabel Roper (1572 – 1622) m. Thomas Wiseman (1570 – 1624)
      1. 1. Isabel Wiseman (1587 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Wiseman (12 AUG 1599 – 3 DEC 1616) m. Elizabeth Sidley (MAY 1604 – 18 FEB 1676)
        1. 1. Maria Wiseman (8 MAR 1628 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Wiseman (23 JUL 1630 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Wiseman (6 JUN 1633 – 1 DEC 1667)
        4. 4. William Wiseman (8 MAY 1636 – 13 FEB 1637)
        5. 5. Helena Wiseman (1637 – )
        6. 6. Susan Wiseman (1639 – )
      3. 3. Francis Wiseman (1604 – )
      4. 4. William Wiseman (1606 – )
      5. 5. Robert Wiseman (1611 – 16 APR 1650) m. Anne Norgate
      6. 6. Joan Wiseman
      7. 7. Ralph Wiseman
      8. 8. Richard Wiseman
      9. 9. Maria (Barbara) Wiseman
      10. 10. Penelope Wiseman ( – 1676)
      11. 11. Francis Wiseman
    6. 6. Jane Roper (1575 – )
    7. 7. Joan Roper (1577 – )
    8. 8. Hendri Roper (1578 – )
    9. 9. Elizabeth Roper (1579 – )
    10. 10. Lass Roper (1581 – )
    11. 11. Ladd Roper (1583 – )
    12. 12. Guy Roper (1585 – )
    13. 13. Jone Roper (1585 – )
  8. 8. Helen Roper
  9. 9. Eleanor Roper
  10. 10. William Roper
  11. 11. Christopher Roper

John Roper's Timeline

4 Records

1495
1495
Birth of John William Roper in Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
1495
1495
John William Roper was christened in Eltham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Eltham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1578
4 JAN 1578
Age 83
Death of John William Roper in Canterbury, Etham, Kent, England
Canterbury, Etham, Kent, England
1578
JAN 1578
Age 83
Burial of John William Roper in Roper vault in the Church of St. Dunstan, Canterbury, England
Roper vault in the Church of St. Dunstan, Canterbury, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Eltham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Age:
    0

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Biographer of Sir Thomas More

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1578
    Event Place: Canterbury, Etham, Kent, England
    Record Source: Age:
    82-83

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JAN 1578
    Event Place: Roper vault in the Church of St. Dunstan, Canterbury, England
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