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Sir William Clopton 1450 – 1531 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 20 February 1531

Death Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Father: John CLOPTON

Mother: Alice Darcy

Spouse(s): Lady Knyvett

Children(s): William Clopton

Sir William Clopton VII was born in 1450 in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England, the child of John CLOPTON and Alice Darcy. Sir William Clopton VII married Lady Thomasine Knyvett, and had children including William II Clopton. Sir William Clopton VII passed away in 1531 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Clopton VII was born in 1450 in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England, the child of John CLOPTON and Alice Darcy.
  • Sir William Clopton VII married Lady Thomasine Knyvett, and had children including William II Clopton.
  • Sir William Clopton VII passed away in 1531 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John CLOPTON
1423 – 1497
Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
JC
Alice Darcy
1427 – 1454
Birth Location: Maldon, Essex, England
AD

Spouses(s)

Lady Knyvett
1467 – 1536
Birth Location: Lexden, Essex, England
LK

Children(s)

William Clopton
1509 – 1562
Birth Location: Kentwell, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
WC

Sir Clopton's Ancestors

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Sir Clopton
1450 – 1531
Birth Place: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Parents
John CLOPTON
1423 – 1497
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Alice Darcy
1427 – 1454
Maldon, Essex, England
Grandparents
William Clopton
1375 – 1446
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Margery Francis
1402 – 1445
Suffolk, England
John d'Arcy
1403 – 1458
Temple Hirst, Yorkshire, England
Joan Greystoke
1408 – 1472
Greystoke, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Clopton's Descendants

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Sir (William) Clopton (1450 – 20 February 1531) m. Lady (Thomasine) Knyvett (1467 – 1536)
  1. 1. William (II) Clopton (1509 – 17 Aug 1562) m. Margaret Jermyn (1508 – 1565)
    1. 1. ALICE THOMPSON (14 October 1530 – 1567) m. William (* Chaplin) 11gg (1525 – 23 Jan 1577)
      1. 1. Joan (Or Alice) Chaplin (abt 1554 – 27 Dec 1623) m. Robert Holgrave (1554 – 1590)
        1. 1. John Holgrave (1580 – 26 Jul 1666) m. Elizabeth Marshall (1592 – 26 July 1666)

Sir Clopton's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Sir William Clopton VII in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
1531
20 February 1531
Age 81
Death of Sir William Clopton VII in Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1531
    Event Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
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