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Sir John Sheriff of Northamptonshire Cope 1504–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England

Death Date: 22 January 1559

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

Father: Sir Cope

Mother: Jane Spencer

Spouse(s): Bridget Cope

Children(s): Elizabeth Waugh, Anthony Cope, Erasmus Cope, Joan Cope

In 1504, Sir John Sheriff of Northamptonshire Cope entered the world in Canons Ashby (Northampton) England, born to Sir William Cope And Jane Spencer. Sir John Sheriff of Northamptonshire Cope married Bridget Raleigh Cope, and had children including Anthony Cope, Elizabeth Dryden Cope Or Waugh, Erasmus Cope, Joan Cope. Sir John Sheriff of Northamptonshire Cope passed away in 1559 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1504, Sir John Sheriff of Northamptonshire Cope entered the world in Canons Ashby (Northampton) England, born to Sir William Cope And Jane Spencer.
  • Sir John Sheriff of Northamptonshire Cope married Bridget Raleigh Cope, and had children including Anthony Cope, Elizabeth Dryden Cope Or Waugh, Erasmus Cope, Joan Cope.
  • Sir John Sheriff of Northamptonshire Cope passed away in 1559 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Cope's Ancestors

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Sir Cope
1504–1559
Birth Place: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
Parents
Sir William Cope
1450–1513
Grimsbury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Spencer
1458–1526
Southmylles, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
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Sir Cope's Descendants

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Sir (John Sheriff of Northamptonshire) Cope (1504–22 January 1559) m. Bridget (Raleigh) Cope (1506–6 January 1558)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Dryden Cope OR) Waugh 1529–1584 m. Sir (Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford) Hill 1525–1584
    1. 1. Sir (Erasmus Lord) Dryden 1553–1632 m. Frances (Wilkes of Hodnell) Dryden 1557–1630 m. Frances (Wilkes) Dryden 1557–1630
      1. 1. William Dryden 1605–1660 m. Janet Joy 1609–1685
        1. 1. William Dryden 1638–1686 m. Agnes (Crynes Morice) (Dryden) 1641–1686
      2. 2. Mary Dryden 1585–1661 m. Edward (Lord Hartopp van) Freathbie 1570–1652
        1. 1. Anna Hartopp 1600–
      3. 3. John Dryden 1607–1667 m. Honor (Bevill) Dryden 1609–1664
      4. 4. William Dryden 1592–1660 m. Janet Hog 1609–
        1. 1. William Dryden 1635–1686
      5. 5. William (Erasmus) Dryden 1588–1654 m. Mary Pickering 1609–1676
        1. 1. William Dryden 1638–1686
      6. 6. Erasmus Dryden 1588–1654
    2. 2. Bridget (Newman) Dryden 1563–1645 m. Francis Marbury 1555–1611
      1. 1. Katheryne Merburye 1610–1687 m. Richard Scott 1605–1679
        1. 1. John (Scott) Sr 1640–1677
        2. 2. Deliverance (Scott) Richardson 1650–1676
        3. 3. Edward Scott 1638–
        4. 4. Hannah (Scott) Clarke 1642–1681
        5. 5. John Scott 1632–1703
        6. 6. Joseph Scott 1633–1634
        7. 7. Mary Scott 1640–1665
        8. 8. Patience Scott 1648–1707
        9. 9. Richard Scott 1652–
        10. 10. William Scott 1647–
    3. 3. Emme Dryden 1569–1602
  2. 2. Anthony Cope 1533–1558
  3. 3. Erasmus Cope 1526–1558
  4. 4. Joan Cope 1535–

Sir Cope's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir John Sheriff of Northamptonshire Cope in Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
1559
22 January 1559
Age 55
Death of Sir John Sheriff of Northamptonshire Cope 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 (Northampton) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1559
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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