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Richard Cowper, alias Butcher 1541–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1541

Birth Location: Rudgwick, Sussex

Death Date: 1598

Death Location: Rudgwick, Sussex

Father: John Butcher)

Mother: Elizabeth Jarvis

Spouse(s): Alice Cowper

Children(s): John Cowper, Bridgett Butcher, Thomas Butcher, Roger Butcher, Lettice Butcher, James Butcher, Susan Butcher, Mary Butcher, Elizabeth Cowper

Richard Cowper, alias Butcher was born in 1541 in Rudgwick, Sussex, the child of John Cowper Alias Butcher And Elizabeth Jarvis. Richard Cowper, alias Butcher married Alice Foxe Cowper, and had children including Bridgett Cowper Butcher, Elizabeth Cowper, James Cowper Butcher, John Butcher Alias Cowper, Lettice Cowper Butcher, Mary Cowper Butcher, Roger Cowper Butcher, Susan Cowper Butcher, Thomas Cowper Butcher. Richard Cowper, alias Butcher passed away in 1598 in Rudgwick, Sussex.

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Biography

  • Richard Cowper, alias Butcher was born in 1541 in Rudgwick, Sussex, the child of John Cowper Alias Butcher And Elizabeth Jarvis.
  • Richard Cowper, alias Butcher married Alice Foxe Cowper, and had children including Bridgett Cowper Butcher, Elizabeth Cowper, James Cowper Butcher, John Butcher Alias Cowper, Lettice Cowper Butcher, Mary Cowper Butcher, Roger Cowper Butcher, Susan Cowper Butcher, Thomas Cowper Butcher.
  • Richard Cowper, alias Butcher passed away in 1598 in Rudgwick, Sussex.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Butcher)
1522–1564
Birth Location: Rudgewick, Sussex, England
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Elizabeth Jarvis
1528–1615
Birth Location: Wilby, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Cowper
1542–1615
Birth Location: Rudgwick, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

John Cowper
1562–1625
Birth Location: Ecclesfield Wortley , Yorkshire, England
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Bridgett Butcher
1566–
Birth Location: Horsham, Sussex, England
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Thomas Butcher
1576–1633
Birth Location: Horsham, Sussex, England
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Roger Butcher
1566–1598
Birth Location: Horsham, Sussex, England
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Lettice Butcher
1570–
Birth Location: Horsham, Sussex, England
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James Butcher
1570–
Birth Location: Horsham, Sussex, England
JB
Susan Butcher
1572–
Birth Location: Horsham, Sussex, England
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Mary Butcher
1566–
Birth Location: Horsham, Sussex
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Elizabeth Cowper
1568–1617
Birth Location: Horsham, Sussex, England
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Richard Butcher's Ancestors

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Richard Butcher
1541–1598
Birth Place: Rudgwick, Sussex
Parents
John Cowper (alias Butcher)
1522–1564
Rudgewick, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Jarvis
1528–1615
Wilby, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Butcher's Descendants

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Richard (Cowper, alias) Butcher (22 Jul 1541–1598) m. Alice (Foxe) Cowper (Abt. 1542–1615)
  1. 1. John (Butcher alias) Cowper 1562–1625 m. Rose (Smith or) Smyth 1560–1632 m. Margaret Butcher 1560–1645
    1. 1. Richard Butcher 1584–1665 m. Joanne Blaker 1580–1618
      1. 1. Thomas Butcher 1611–1674 m. Martha Baldwin 1618–1723
        1. 1. Emanuell Butcher 1638–1707 m. Mary Proctor 1640–1675
        2. 2. John Butcher 1639–
      2. 2. William Butcher 1602–1689
      3. 3. Alice Butcher 1610–1665
      4. 4. Elizabeth Butcher 1612–1656
      5. 5. Margaret Butcher 1605–1665
    2. 2. Agnes BUTCHER 1595–1623
    3. 3. John Butcher 1590–1607
    4. 4. Thomas (Butcher () Cooper) 1592–
  2. 2. Bridgett (Cowper) Butcher 1566–
  3. 3. Thomas (Cowper) Butcher 1576–1633
  4. 4. Roger (Cowper) Butcher 1566–1598
  5. 5. Lettice (Cowper) Butcher 1570–
  6. 6. James (Cowper) Butcher 1570–
  7. 7. Susan (Cowper) Butcher 1572–
  8. 8. Mary (Cowper) Butcher 1566–
  9. 9. Elizabeth Cowper 1568–1617

Richard Butcher's Timeline

2 Records

1541
22 Jul 1541
Birth of Richard Cowper, alias Butcher in Rudgwick, Sussex
Rudgwick, Sussex
1598
1598
Age 57
Death of Richard Cowper, alias Butcher in Rudgwick, Sussex
Rudgwick, Sussex

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1541
    Event Place: Rudgwick, Sussex

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Rudgwick, Sussex
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