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Sir Edward Cope of Canons Ashby 1551–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: Aug 1620

Death Location: St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England.

Father: Erasmus Cope

Mother: Mary Heneage

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Yelverton

Children(s): John Sr

Sir Edward Cope of Canons Ashby was born in 1551 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Erasmus Cope And Mary Heneage. Sir Edward Cope of Canons Ashby married Elizabeth Yelverton, and had children including John Cope Sr. Sir Edward Cope of Canons Ashby passed away in 1620 in St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England..

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Biography

  • Sir Edward Cope of Canons Ashby was born in 1551 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Erasmus Cope And Mary Heneage.
  • Sir Edward Cope of Canons Ashby married Elizabeth Yelverton, and had children including John Cope Sr.
  • Sir Edward Cope of Canons Ashby passed away in 1620 in St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England..

Immediate Family

Parents

Erasmus Cope
1526–1556
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
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Mary Heneage
1529–1609
Birth Location: Towse, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Yelverton
1570–1616
Birth Location: Easton on the Hill, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

John Sr
1587–1653
Birth Location: St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England
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Sir Ashby's Ancestors

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Sir Ashby
1551–1620
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Erasmus Cope
1526–1556
Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
Mary Heneage
1529–1609
Towse, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John, Knight of Canons Ashby, Sheriff of Northamptonshire,) Cope
1504–1558
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, Eng
Bridget Raleigh
1506–1536
Farnborough, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Hennage VI, Esquire of Benniworth,) Lincolnshire
1500–1557
Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jane Spencer
1458–1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashby's Descendants

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Sir (Edward Cope of Canons) Ashby (1551–Aug 1620) m. Elizabeth Yelverton (1570–1616)
  1. 1. John (Cope) Sr 1587–1653 m. Judith (Knowles) (Cope) 1574–1659
    1. 1. Catherine Cope 1595–1655 m. William Biggs 1593–1681
      1. 1. Catherine (Stacey) Biggs 1614–1681 m. Christopher Hurst 1612–1659
        1. 1. William Hurst 1640–1705 m. Anne (Stakely) Boyd 1640–1720
        2. 2. Christopher Hurst 1642–1728
        3. 3. Margery Hurst 1644–1672
        4. 4. Richard Hurst 1648–1667
        5. 5. Thomas Hurst 1649–1669

Sir Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1551
1551
Birth of Sir Edward Cope of Canons Ashby in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
1620
Aug 1620
Age 69
Death of Sir Edward Cope of Canons Ashby in St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England.
St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1620
    Event Place: St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England.
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