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Richard Hopton 1524–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England,

Death Date: 25 September 1595

Death Location: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Parliament

Mother: Lady Hopton

Spouse(s): Lady m1542

Children(s): Mary Hopton

Richard Hopton was born in 1524 in London, Middlesex, , England,, the child of Sir Arthur Hopton Knight Member Of Parliament And Lady Anne Owen Of Cowdray Sussex Ancestry Of The Royal House Of Tudor Hopton. Richard Hopton married Lady Anne Echingham M1542, and had children including Mary Hopton. Richard Hopton passed away in 1595 in Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Hopton was born in 1524 in London, Middlesex, , England,, the child of Sir Arthur Hopton Knight Member Of Parliament And Lady Anne Owen Of Cowdray Sussex Ancestry Of The Royal House Of Tudor Hopton.
  • Richard Hopton married Lady Anne Echingham M1542, and had children including Mary Hopton.
  • Richard Hopton passed away in 1595 in Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Parliament
1489–1555
Birth Location: Witham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
SP
Lady Hopton
1500–1524
Birth Location: Midhurst, Sussex, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Lady m1542
1525–1596
Birth Location: Barsham, Suffolk, England
Lm

Children(s)

Mary Hopton
1558–1624
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
MH

Richard Hopton's Ancestors

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Richard Hopton
1524–1595
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, , England,
Parents
Sir Arthur Hopton, Knight, Member of Parliament
1489–1555
Witham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Owen of Cowdray, Sussex (Ancestry of the royal House of Tudor)) Hopton
1500–1524
Midhurst, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (David Owen) Tudor
1459–1528
Pembroke Castle, England, United Kingdom
Anne Blount
1466–1543
Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Hopton's Descendants

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Richard Hopton (1524–25 September 1595) m. Lady (Anne Echingham) m1542 (1525–1596)
  1. 1. Mary Hopton 1558–1624 m. William Brydges –1602
    1. 1. Frances Cecil 1580–1663 m. Thomas (Cecil 1st Earl Exeter) Astone 1542–1622
      1. 1. Richard Cecil 1570–1633 m. Lady (Elizabeth Drury, Duchess of) Exeter 1578–1654
        1. 1. Lord (David Cecil, 3rd Earl of) Exeter 1604–1643 m. Elizabeth (Egerton Lady Countess of) Exeter 1604–1668
      2. 2. Sophia (Anna) Cecil 1616–1621
      3. 3. Elizabeth Hatton 1578–1646
      4. 4. Mary Denny 1573–1638
      5. 5. Lucy Paulet –1614
      6. 6. Mildred Trafford –1611
      7. 7. William Cecil 1566–1640
      8. 8. Dorothy Alington 1577–1613
      9. 9. Frances Tufton –1653
      10. 10. Edward Cecil 1572–1638
      11. 11. Thomas Cecil 1578–1662
    2. 2. Grey Brydges –1621

Richard Hopton's Timeline

8 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Richard Hopton in London, Middlesex, , England,
London, Middlesex, , England,
1542
1542
Age 18
Richard Hopton was married in Barsham, Suffolk, , England
Barsham, Suffolk, , England
1542
1542
Age 18
Richard Hopton was married in Barsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Barsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1542
Aug 1542
Age 18
Richard Hopton was married in Barsham, Suffolk, England
Barsham, Suffolk, England
1550
1550
Age 26
Richard Hopton was married in Yoxford, Suffolk, England
Yoxford, Suffolk, England
1585
Abt. 1585
Age 61
Richard Hopton was married
None
1589
23 Aug 1589
Age 65
Richard Hopton was married
None
1595
25 September 1595
Age 71
Death of Richard Hopton in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England
St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England,
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Barsham, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Barsham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aug 1542
    Event Place: Barsham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Yoxford, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1585

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1589

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1595
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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