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Lord William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of Downe 1573–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1573

Birth Location: Wroxton Abbey, Wilcote, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 2 June 1631

Death Location: Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire, England

Father: John (1507-1559),

Mother: Elizabeth Brockett

Spouse(s): Lady Wentworth

Children(s): Lieutenant Pope

The story of Lord William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of Downe began in 1573 in Wroxton Abbey, Wilcote, Oxfordshire, England. Lord William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of Downe married Lady Anne Hopton Wentworth, and had children including Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Pope. Lord William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of Downe passed away in 1631 in Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of Downe began in 1573 in Wroxton Abbey, Wilcote, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Lord William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of Downe married Lady Anne Hopton Wentworth, and had children including Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Pope.
  • Lord William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of Downe passed away in 1631 in Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (1507-1559),
1524–1583
Birth Location: Deddington, Oxford, England
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Elizabeth Brockett
1545–1634
Birth Location: Brocket Hall, Wheatampstead, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Wentworth
1561–1625
Birth Location: Yoxford, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Lieutenant Pope
1603–1660
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Lord Downe's Ancestors

Self
Lord Downe
1573–1631
Birth Place: Wroxton Abbey, Wilcote, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
John Wm III Pope of Wroxton, Esq., heir of Thomas Pope (1507-1559),
1524–1583
Deddington, Oxford, England
Elizabeth (White) Brockett
1545–1634
Brocket Hall, Wheatampstead, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Margaret Yates
1510–1557
Stanlake, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Knight Benstede, Heir To William) Benstede-Brocket
1500–1559
Brockett Hall, Wheathamstead, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Downe's Descendants

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Lord (William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of) Downe (15 Oct 1573–2 June 1631) m. Lady (Anne Hopton) Wentworth (1561–10 May 1625)
  1. 1. Lieutenant (Colonel Nathaniel) Pope 1603–1660 m. Lucy (Anne Luce Simes) Fox 1611–1660
    1. 1. Anne Pope 1635–1669 m. John Washington 1632–1677
      1. 1. Captain, (Lawrence "High Sheriff of Virginia") Washington 1659–1698 m. Mildred (Warner) Washington 1670–1701
        1. 1. Richard Washington 1687–1764 m. Hannah (Murphree *) (Murphy)(Mumfree)(Murfrey) 1685–1764
        2. 2. Mildred (Warner Washington Willis) Gregory 1696–1747
        3. 3. Capt. (Augustine Washington,) Sr. 1694–1743 m. Mary Ball 1708–1789 m. Jane Butler 1699–1728
        4. 4. Gen (John Lewis) Jr 1725–1781
        5. 5. John (A Col) Washington 1692–1746
      2. 2. Anne (Pope) Washington 1659–1697
      3. 3. Augustine Washington 1656–1656
      4. 4. Captain (John Washington) 2nd 1661–1698
    2. 2. Colonel (Humphrey) Pope 1645–1684
    3. 3. Thomas Pope 1626–1684
    4. 4. Elizabeth Pope 1634–1661
    5. 5. Nathaniel Pope 1640–1675
    6. 6. Margarette Pope 1633–1669
    7. 7. William Pope 1633–1728
    8. 8. Eleanor Pope 1641–1674

Lord Downe's Timeline

2 Records

1573
15 Oct 1573
Birth of Lord William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of Downe in Wroxton Abbey, Wilcote, Oxfordshire, England
Wroxton Abbey, Wilcote, Oxfordshire, England
1631
2 June 1631
Age 58
Death of Lord William Pope of Wilcote, 1st Earl of Downe in Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire, England
Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1573
    Event Place: Wroxton Abbey, Wilcote, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1631
    Event Place: Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire, England
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