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Margaret (Meg) More 1505–1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUL 1505

Birth Location: Bucklersbury, London, England

Death Date: DEC 1544

Death Location: Roper Vault in the Church of St. Dunstan, Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: Thomas More

Mother: Jane Colt

Spouse(s): John Roper

Children(s): Mary Roper, Elizabeth Roper, Margaret Roper, Thomas Roper, Anthony Roper, Hugh Roper, Johnannis Roper

In 1505, Margaret (Meg) More entered the world in Bucklersbury, London, England, born to Thomas More And Jane Colt. Margaret (Meg) More married John William Roper, and had children including Anthony Roper, Christopher Roper, Eleanor Roper, Elizabeth Roper, Helen Roper, Hugh Roper, Johnannis Roper, Margaret Roper, Mary Roper, Thomas Roper, William Roper. Margaret (Meg) More passed away in 1544 in Roper Vault in the Church of St. Dunstan, Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Margaret (Meg) More entered the world in Bucklersbury, London, England, born to Thomas More And Jane Colt.
  • Margaret (Meg) More married John William Roper, and had children including Anthony Roper, Christopher Roper, Eleanor Roper, Elizabeth Roper, Helen Roper, Hugh Roper, Johnannis Roper, Margaret Roper, Mary Roper, Thomas Roper, William Roper.
  • Margaret (Meg) More passed away in 1544 in Roper Vault in the Church of St. Dunstan, Canterbury, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret More's Ancestors

Self
Margaret More
1505–1544
Birth Place: Bucklersbury, London, England
Parents
Thomas More
1477–1535
Milk Street, Cheapside, London, England
Jane Colt
1488–1511
Nether Hall, Near Roydon, Essex, England
Grandparents
John More
1451–1530
Cripplegate, London, England
Agnes
1455–1499
Cripplegate , London, Middlesex, England
John (Hamilton) Colt
1450–1521
Newhall, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Jane) Elrington
1455–1509
Stanthorpe, England
Great-Grandparents
William More
1420–1460
Johanna Joye
1430–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret More's Descendants

1.
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Margaret ((Meg)) More (10 JUL 1505–DEC 1544) m. John (William) Roper (1495–JAN 1578)
  1. 1. Mary Roper 1534–1572 m. James Bassett 1527–1557 m. James (William) Bassett 1522–1558 m. Stephen Clarke 1523–
    1. 1. William Bassett 1550–
    2. 2. Mary Bassett 1640–1676
  2. 2. Elizabeth Roper 1520–1560 m. Edward Bray 1519–1581
    1. 1. Reginald Bray 1555–1583
    2. 2. Edward Bray 1571–1619
  3. 3. Margaret Roper 1526–1577 m. William Dawtry 1521–1591
    1. 1. William Dawtry 1548–1589 m. Dorothy Stonley 1554–1629
      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 1553–1595
    3. 3. Joane Dawtry 1555–
    4. 4. Margaret Dawtry 1557–
    5. 5. Christian Dawtry 1559–
    6. 6. Anthony Dawtry 1566–1629
    7. 7. Jane Dawtry 1557–1598
    8. 8. Charles Dawtrey 1562–
    9. 9. Mary Dawtry –1564
  4. 4. Thomas Roper 1526–1597 m. Lucia Browne 1538–1606
    1. 1. William Roper 1558–1628 m. Catherine Browne 1560–1615
    2. 2. Catherine Roper 1573–
    3. 3. Ela ((Mary)) RoperROPER 1567–
    4. 4. Martha Roper 1564–
    5. 5. Mabel Roper 1575–
    6. 6. Lucy Roper 1556–
    7. 7. Charles Roper 1561–
    8. 8. Francis Roper 1563–
    9. 9. Thomas Roper 1556–
    10. 10. Phillip Roper 1565–
  5. 5. Anthony Roper 1538–1598 m. Anne Cotton 1547–1618
    1. 1. Isabel Roper 1572–1622 m. Thomas Wiseman 1570–1624
      1. 1. Thomas Wiseman 1599–1616 m. Elizabeth Sidley 1604–1676
        1. 1. Maria Wiseman 1628–
        2. 2. Thomas Wiseman 1630–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Wiseman 1633–1667
        4. 4. William Wiseman 1636–1637
        5. 5. Helena Wiseman 1637–
        6. 6. Susan Wiseman 1639–
      2. 2. William Wiseman 1606–
      3. 3. Isabel Wiseman 1587–
      4. 4. Robert Wiseman 1611–1650
      5. 5. Penelope Wiseman –1676
      6. 6. Francis Wiseman 1604–
    2. 2. Johanna Roper 1562–1612
    3. 3. Anthony Roper 1567–1642
    4. 4. John Roper 1569–
    5. 5. Henry Roper 1571–
    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–
  6. 6. Hugh Roper 1521–1661
  7. 7. Johnannis Roper 1525–1558

Margaret More's Timeline

3 Records

1505
10 JUL 1505
Birth of Margaret (Meg) More in Bucklersbury, London, England
Bucklersbury, London, England
1544
25 DEC 1544
Age 39
Death of Margaret (Meg) More in Canterbury, England
Canterbury, England
1544
DEC 1544
Age 39
Burial of Margaret (Meg) More in Roper Vault in the Church of St. Dunstan, Canterbury, Kent, England
Roper Vault in the Church of St. Dunstan, Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1505
    Event Place: Bucklersbury, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ABT JUL 1535
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, England
    Record Source: Age:
    About 29-30

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1544
    Event Place: Canterbury, England
    Record Source: Age:
    39

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: DEC 1544
    Event Place: Roper Vault in the Church of St. Dunstan, Canterbury, Kent, England

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