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Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby 1504–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: January 22, 1558

Death Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Cope

Mother: Jane Spencer

Spouse(s): Bridget Raleigh

Children(s): Joan Cope, Mary Cope, Anthony Cope, Erasmus Cope, George Cope

Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby was born in 1504 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir William Cope And Jane Spencer. Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby married Bridget Raleigh, and had children including Anthony Cope, Erasmus Cope, George Cope, Joan Cope, Mary Elizabeth Cope. Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby passed away in 1558 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby was born in 1504 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir William Cope And Jane Spencer.
  • Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby married Bridget Raleigh, and had children including Anthony Cope, Erasmus Cope, George Cope, Joan Cope, Mary Elizabeth Cope.
  • Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby passed away in 1558 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cope
1450–1513
Birth Location: Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Jane Spencer
1458–1526
Birth Location: Southmylles, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Bridget Raleigh
1506–1558
Birth Location: Farneborough, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Joan Cope
1535–
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton), Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Cope
1529–1584
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
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Anthony Cope
1533–1558
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton), Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Erasmus Cope
1526–1558
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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George Cope
1528–
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
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Sir Ashby's Ancestors

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Sir Ashby
1504–1558
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir William Cope
1450–1513
Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Spencer
1458–1526
Southmylles, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashby's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons) Ashby (1504–January 22, 1558) m. Bridget Raleigh (1506–6 January 1558)
  1. 1. Joan Cope 1535–
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Cope 1529–1584 m. John (Dryden (Esquire of Canons) Ashby) 1525–1584
    1. 1. Bridget (Elizabeth) Dryden 1563–1645 m. Reverend (Francis Edward Marbury * "Rev") (playwright) 1555–1611
      1. 1. Erasmus Marbury 1597–1627
      2. 2. Katherine Scott 1610–1687
    2. 2. Elisabeth Dryden 1561–
    3. 3. Thomas Dryden 1563–1620
    4. 4. George Dryden 1557–1591 m. Katherine Throckmorton 1534–1610
    5. 5. Erasmus Dryden 1553–1632 m. Frances Dryden 1557–1630
      1. 1. William Dryden 1591–1660
      2. 2. John Dryden 1607–1667
      3. 3. Susan Dryden 1587–1661
      4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Dryden 1597–1658 m. Sir (Richard) Phillips 1594–1648
        1. 1. Sir (Erasmus 3rd Baronet) Philipps 1623–1697
        2. 2. William Phillips 1640–1725
      5. 5. John Dryden 1580–1654 m. Priscilla Quaries 1585–1631
        1. 1. Elizabeth Dryden 1635–
        2. 2. John Dryden 1641–1708
        3. 3. Benjamin Dryden 1634–
        4. 4. Erasmus Dryden 1632–1718
        5. 5. Bevill Dryden 1648–1681
        6. 6. Richard Dryden 1647–1668
        7. 7. Frances Dryden 1644–1710
        8. 8. Anne Dryden 1644–1710
        9. 9. Honor Dryden 1654–1710
      6. 6. Mary Dryden 1590–1661
    6. 6. John Dryden 1559–1631
      1. 1. John Dryden 1631–1700
    7. 7. Anthony Dryden 1551–1574 m. Anne Wilkes 1561–
    8. 8. Emma Dryden 1569–1602 m. William Bury 1565–1617
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Lucy St.) John 1580–1658
    9. 9. Edward Dryden 1556–
    10. 10. Stephen Dryden 1567–1591
    11. 11. Nicholas Dryden 1571–1608 m. Frances Dryden 1557–1630 m. Mary Emeley 1573–1618
      1. 1. Elisabeth Dryden 1605–
      2. 2. John Dryden 1603–
      3. 3. Godwin Dryden 1606–1606
      4. 4. Susanna Dryden 1607–
      5. 5. Jonathan Dryden 1601–1653
  3. 3. Anthony Cope 1533–1558
  4. 4. Erasmus Cope 1526–1558
  5. 5. George Cope 1528– m. Dorothy Spencer 1528–

Sir Ashby's Timeline

9 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
1514
ABT 1514
Age 10
Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby was married in Ashley, Northamptonshire, England
Ashley, Northamptonshire, England
1519
1519
Age 15
Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby was married in Farnborough, Warwickshire, , England
Farnborough, Warwickshire, , England
1525
1525
Age 21
Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby was married in Farnborough, Warwickshire, , England
Farnborough, Warwickshire, , England
1528
1528
Age 24
Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby was married in Farnborough, Warwickshire, England
Farnborough, Warwickshire, England
1537
1537
Age 33
Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby was married in Canons Ashby, ENG
Canons Ashby, ENG
1542
Jun 1542
Age 38
Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby was married in 1672103, Northamptonshire, England
1672103, Northamptonshire, England
1548
aft 8 May 1548
Age 44
Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby was married
None
1558
January 22, 1558
Age 54
Death of Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1514
    Event Place: Ashley, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Farnborough, Warwickshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Farnborough, Warwickshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Farnborough, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, ENG

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jun 1542
    Event Place: 1672103, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: aft 8 May 1548

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cumberland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The English ancestry of Anne Marbury Hutchinson and Katherine Marbury Scott : including their descent and that of John Dryden
    [2] Certain Comeoverers
    [3] The Brown family history : tracing the Clark Brown line
    [4] Notes Upon the Ancestry of William Hutchinson and Anne Marbury
    [5] Paine ancestry : the family of Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration of Independence, including maternal lines

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 22, 1558
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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