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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 VIII

Mother: Jane Spencer

Spouse(s): Bridget Raleigh

Children(s): Elizabeth Cope, Anthony Cope, Erasmus Cope, George Cope, George Cope, Joan Cope, Maryanne 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 Cofferer To King Henry Viii And Jane Spencer. Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby married Bridget Raleigh, and had children including Anthony Cope, Elizabeth Cope, Erasmus Cope, George Cope, Joan Cope, Maryanne 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 Cofferer To King Henry Viii And Jane Spencer.
  • Sir Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons Ashby married Bridget Raleigh, and had children including Anthony Cope, Elizabeth Cope, Erasmus Cope, George Cope, Joan Cope, Maryanne 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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Sir Ashby's Ancestors

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Sir Ashby
1504–1558
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir William Cope, Cofferer to King Henry VIII
1455–
Jane Spencer
1458–1526
Southmylles, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Ashby's Descendants

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Sir (Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons) Ashby (1504–January 22, 1558) m. Bridget Raleigh (1506–6 Feb 1558)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cope 1529–1584 m. John (Dryden,) Esq. 1524–1584
    1. 1. Bridget (Elizabeth, royal line to Charlemagne,) Dryden 1563–1645 m. Rev. (Francis) Marbury 1555–1611
      1. 1. Puritan (Anne Marbury {Hutchinson} Has a Statue to honour) her. 1591–1643 m. Judge (William) Hutchinson 1586–1642
        1. 1. Capt. (Edward Hutchinson) Hutchinson 1613–1675 m. Catherine Hamby 1615–1650
  2. 2. Anthony Cope 1533–1558
  3. 3. Erasmus Cope 1525–1568
  4. 4. George Cope 1528–1549
  5. 5. George Cope 1528–1572
  6. 6. Joan Cope 1535–1565
  7. 7. Maryanne Cope 1519–1571

Sir Ashby's Timeline

2 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
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: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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