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Lady Margaret (Meg) More 1505 – 1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 July 1505

Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England

Death Date: 25 December 1544

Death Location: Butt Close, Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: Thomas More

Mother: Jane Colt

Spouse(s): John Roper, (Saint) England

Children(s): Eleanor Roper, Hugh Roper, Margaret Roper, Roper None, John Roper, John Roper, Sir Roper, Mary Roper, Elizabeth Roper, Eleanor Roper, Sir Roper, Anne Roper, Anthony Roper, Hugh Roper

The story of Lady Margaret (Meg) More began in 1505 in Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England. Lady Margaret (Meg) More married John William, The Right Honourable, High Sheriff of Kent Roper, (Saint) Thomas Moore (Morse) Lord Chancellor of England, and had children including Eleanor Helen Roper, Hugh Roper, Margaret Roper, Roper, John William Roper, John Roper, Sir John William Roper, Mary Roper, Elizabeth Roper, Eleanor Helen Roper, Sir Thomas Roper, Anne Roper, Anthony Roper, Hugh Roper. Lady Margaret (Meg) More passed away in 1544 in Butt Close, Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaret (Meg) More began in 1505 in Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England.
  • Lady Margaret (Meg) More married John William, The Right Honourable, High Sheriff of Kent Roper, (Saint) Thomas Moore (Morse) Lord Chancellor of England, and had children including Eleanor Helen Roper, Hugh Roper, Margaret Roper, Roper, John William Roper, John Roper, Sir John William Roper, Mary Roper, Elizabeth Roper, Eleanor Helen Roper, Sir Thomas Roper, Anne Roper, Anthony Roper, Hugh Roper.
  • Lady Margaret (Meg) More passed away in 1544 in Butt Close, Canterbury, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas More
1478 – 1535
Birth Location: Milk Street, City of London, England
TM
Jane Colt
1489 – 1511
Birth Location: Newhall, Essex, England
JC

Spouses(s)

John Roper
1496 – 1578
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
JR
(Saint) England
1478 – 1535
Birth Location: Settrington, Yorkshire, England
(E

Children(s)

Eleanor Roper
1521 – 1573
Birth Location: London, London, , England
ER
Hugh Roper
1521 – 1661
Birth Location: Burnham, Somerset, England
HR
Margaret Roper
1523 – 1582
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
MR
Roper None
1524 –
Birth Location: London, London, England
R
John Roper
1525 – 1558
Birth Location: New Buckenham, , Norfolk, England
JR
John Roper
1525 – 1625
Birth Location: , Norfolk, , England
JR
Sir Roper
1525 – 1588
Birth Location: New Buckenham, , Norfolk, England
SR
Mary Roper
1526 – 1573
Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
MR
Elizabeth Roper
1528 – 1560
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
ER
Eleanor Roper
1528 – 1560
Birth Location: Eltham, London, England
ER
Sir Roper
1534 – 1597
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
SR
Anne Roper
1534 – 1573
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
AR
Anthony Roper
1538 – 1597
Birth Location: Farningham, Kent, England
AR
Hugh Roper
1591 – 1660
Birth Location: –
HR

Lady More's Ancestors

Self
Lady More
1505 – 1544
Birth Place: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas More
1478 – 1535
Milk Street, City of London, England
Jane Colt
1489 – 1511
Newhall, Essex, England
Grandparents
John More
Agnes Graunger
Great-Grandparents
William More
– 1469
Johanna Joye
– 1470
Thomas Graunger
2nd-Great-Grandparents
More
John Joye
Johanna Leycester
Thomas Graunger

Lady More's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Margaret (Meg)) More (10 July 1505 – 25 December 1544) m. John (William, The Right Honourable, High Sheriff of Kent) Roper (1496 – 4 January 1578) m. (Saint) (Thomas Moore (Morse) Lord Chancellor of) England (1478 – 6 July 1535)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Helen) Roper (1521 – 20 Mar 1573)
  2. 2. Hugh Roper (1521 – 1661,age 40)
  3. 3. Margaret Roper (1523 – abt 1582)
  4. 4. Roper (1524 – )
  5. 5. John (William) Roper (1525 – 1558)
  6. 6. John Roper (1525 – abt 1625)
  7. 7. Sir (John William) Roper (1525 – abt 1588)
  8. 8. Mary Roper (1526 – 20 Mar 1573)
  9. 9. Elizabeth Roper (1528 – 25 Aug 1560)
  10. 10. Eleanor (Helen) Roper (1528 – 25 Aug 1560,age 32)
  11. 11. Sir (Thomas) Roper (1534 – 21 Jan 1597) m. Lucy Browne (1530 – 10 JUL 1606) m. Ann Cotton (1542 – 1618)
    1. 1. Anthony Roper (1554 – 2 Aug 1628)
    2. 2. Sir (John Roper Lord & Baron of Teynham) (1560–1649) (25 Apr 1554 – 1646)
    3. 3. William Roper (1555 – 2 Aug 1628) m. Catherine (Browne) (Roper) (1561 – Abt. 1608)
      1. 1. Anthony Roper (1580 – 27 Mar 1643) m. Margaret Compton (1567 – 1644) m. Dorothy Holt m. Mary Gerard
        1. 1. Edward Roper (1600 – abt 1664)
        2. 2. Anthony Roper (1630 – )
        3. 3. Edward Roper (1640 – 1717) m. Katherine Butler (1658 – 26 Apr 1715) m. Margaret
        4. 4. Anne Roper (1640 – abt 1726)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Roper (1632 – 1656)
        6. 6. Mary Roper (1627 – abt 1683)
      2. 2. Francis Roper (6 Feb 1581 – 1582)
      3. 3. Francis Roper (1584 – Abt. 1584)
      4. 4. Thomas Roper (17 Nov 1585 – 10 Dec 1647)
      5. 5. Anne Roper (28 Apr 1587 – 26 Feb 1641)
      6. 6. Mary Roper (1593 – 26 Feb 1641)
      7. 7. William Roper (1594 – Abt. 1680)
      8. 8. John Roper (1596 – )
    4. 4. Charles Roper (1556 – 2 August 1628)
    5. 5. Francis Roper (1556 – 2 Aug 1628)
    6. 6. Thomas Roper (1560/62 – 1608)
    7. 7. Henry Roper (1562 – 2 Aug 1628)
    8. 8. Martha Roper (1563 – 1626)
    9. 9. Martha Roper (1564 – Apr 1600)
    10. 10. Lucy Roper (ABT 1564 – may. 1626,age 53)
    11. 11. Philip Roper (ABT 1565 – 02 Aug 1628,age 72)
    12. 12. Ela (Mary) Roper (1567 – May 1626)
    13. 13. Charles Roper (ABT 1567 – 16.aug.1628,age 61)
    14. 14. Elizabeth Roper (1570 – May 1626)
    15. 15. Catherine Roper (abt 1573 – May 1626)
    16. 16. Mabell Roper (1575 – 25 Aug, 1610)
    17. 17. Frances Roper (1577 – )
    18. 18. Johanna Roper (1550 – )
    19. 19. Anthony Roper (1568 – )
    20. 20. Henry Roper (1590 – )
    21. 21. Jane Roper (1560 – )
    22. 22. Isabel Roper (1569 – )
  12. 12. Anne Roper (1534 – 20 Mar 1573)
  13. 13. Anthony Roper (1538 – 23 Jul 1597,age 59)
  14. 14. Hugh Roper (1591 – 1660)

Lady More's Timeline

2 Records

1505
10 July 1505
Birth of Lady Margaret (Meg) More in Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
1544
25 December 1544
Age 39
Death of Lady Margaret (Meg) More in Butt Close, Canterbury, Kent, England
Butt Close, Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1505
    Event Place: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1544
    Event Place: Butt Close, Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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