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Philip Copley 1526–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Sprotborough, York, England

Death Date: 19 October 1577

Death Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Father: SIR Knight

Mother: Dorothy Fitzwilliam

Spouse(s): Mary Hastings

Children(s): Margaret Copley

Philip Copley was born in 1526 in Sprotborough, York, England, the child of Sir William Copley Knight And Dorothy Fitzwilliam. Philip Copley married Mary Hastings, and had children including Margaret Copley. Philip Copley passed away in 1577 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Philip Copley was born in 1526 in Sprotborough, York, England, the child of Sir William Copley Knight And Dorothy Fitzwilliam.
  • Philip Copley married Mary Hastings, and had children including Margaret Copley.
  • Philip Copley passed away in 1577 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England.

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Philip Copley's Ancestors

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Philip Copley
1526–1577
Birth Place: Sprotborough, York, England
Parents
SIR WILLIAM Copley, Knight
1472–1556
Batley, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy Fitzwilliam
1476–1529
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Copley
1444–1509
Batley, York, England
Lady (Agnes) Pigot
1449–1529
Wighill, Yorkshire, England
William (Fitz) William
1445–1494
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Conyers
1458–
Conyers, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Sewarby
1400–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Philip Copley's Descendants

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Philip Copley (1526–19 October 1577) m. Mary Hastings (1530–8 Jun 1597)
  1. 1. Margaret Copley 1548–1626 m. Henry Sandford 1540–1582
    1. 1. Eleanor Sandford 1575–1626 m. Henry (of Chevet) Neville 1572–1612
      1. 1. Sarah Neville 1610–1691 m. Edward Fenwick 1606–1689
        1. 1. Robert (Christopher) Fenwick 1646–1693 m. Anne Culcheth 1650–1732

Philip Copley's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Philip Copley in Sprotborough, York, England
Sprotborough, York, England
1577
19 October 1577
Age 51
Death of Philip Copley in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Sprotborough, York, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1577
    Event Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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