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SIR ANTHONY COPE 1496–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 5 Jan 1551

Death Location: Hanwell, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Stephen Cope

Mother: Ann Saunders

Spouse(s): Lady Crew

Children(s): Elizabeth Cope

SIR ANTHONY COPE was born in 1496 in Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Stephen Cope And Ann Saunders. SIR ANTHONY COPE married Lady Jane Crew, and had children including Elizabeth Cope. SIR ANTHONY COPE passed away in 1551 in Hanwell, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • SIR ANTHONY COPE was born in 1496 in Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Stephen Cope And Ann Saunders.
  • SIR ANTHONY COPE married Lady Jane Crew, and had children including Elizabeth Cope.
  • SIR ANTHONY COPE passed away in 1551 in Hanwell, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

SIR COPE's Ancestors

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SIR COPE
1496–1551
Birth Place: Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Stephen Cope
1473–1534
Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England
Ann Saunders
1458–1525
Southmylles, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander) Cope
1425–1513
Deanshanger, Grimsby, Spratton, Northamptonshire, England
Abbygale Manning
1429–1510
1672103, Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England
Sir (William of Banbury Oxfordshire) Saunders
1461–1525
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Jane Spencer
1465–1525
Hodnel, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Cope
1395–1488
Mary Gossage
1400–1487
William 15-13
1430–1481
Joan 15-13
1430–1470
KNIGHT Manor
1437–1552
Ann Empson
1450–1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gossage
1375–1488
William Saunders
1404–1481
Jessie Euphemia
1400–
Thomas Carew
1380–1430
Mary Lamere
1384–1450
Henry Spencer
1477–1498
Isabella Lincoln
1473–1498

SIR COPE's Descendants

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SIR (ANTHONY) COPE (1496–5 Jan 1551) m. Lady (Jane) Crew (abt 1500–Jul 1570)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cope 1529–1584 m. John Dryden 1525–1584
    1. 1. Mary Dryden 1555–1617 m. Francis Foxley 1556–1617
      1. 1. Sarah Foxley 1610–1636 m. Newdigate Poyntz 1608–1643
        1. 1. Dorothy Poyntz 1631–1635 m. Reverend (John) Owsley 1634–1687

SIR COPE's Timeline

3 Records

1496
1496
Birth of SIR ANTHONY COPE in Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England
Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England
1551
5 Jan 1551
Age 55
Death of SIR ANTHONY COPE in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
1558
20 Dec 1558
Age 62
SIR ANTHONY COPE was married in Northampton, USA
Northampton, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1558
    Event Place: Northampton, USA
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1551
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanwell, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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