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Sir Knight John A. Colepepper \ Culpepper 1492–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Ardington, Sussex, England

Death Date: 28 Mar 1565

Death Location: St Peters Church, Sussex, England

Father: Edward Colepepper

Mother: Lady Colepeper

Spouse(s): Lady Preston, Emma Ernely

Children(s): Sir Wakehurst, Anne Culpepper, Catherine Colepepper, William Colepeper, Nicholas Colepepper, Edward Colepepper, Edward Culpepper, Richard Culpepper, Dorothy Culpepper, Joan Culpepper, Elizabeth Culpepper, Anne Colepepper

Sir Knight John A. Colepepper \ Culpepper was born in 1492 in Ardington, Sussex, England, the child of Edward Colepepper And Lady Joan Sheldon Colepeper. Sir Knight John A. Colepepper \ Culpepper married Emma Ernely, Lady Jane Whetenhall Of Preston, and had children including Anne Colepepper, Anne Culpepper, Catherine Colepepper, Dorothy Culpepper, Edward Colepepper, Edward Culpepper, Elizabeth Culpepper, Joan Culpepper, Nicholas Colepepper, Richard Culpepper, Sir Thomas Culpeper Of Wakehurst, William Colepeper. Sir Knight John A. Colepepper \ Culpepper passed away in 1565 in St Peters Church, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight John A. Colepepper \ Culpepper was born in 1492 in Ardington, Sussex, England, the child of Edward Colepepper And Lady Joan Sheldon Colepeper.
  • Sir Knight John A. Colepepper \ Culpepper married Emma Ernely, Lady Jane Whetenhall Of Preston, and had children including Anne Colepepper, Anne Culpepper, Catherine Colepepper, Dorothy Culpepper, Edward Colepepper, Edward Culpepper, Elizabeth Culpepper, Joan Culpepper, Nicholas Colepepper, Richard Culpepper, Sir Thomas Culpeper Of Wakehurst, William Colepeper.
  • Sir Knight John A. Colepepper \ Culpepper passed away in 1565 in St Peters Church, Sussex, England.

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Sir Culpepper's Ancestors

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Sir Culpepper
1492–1565
Birth Place: Ardington, Sussex, England
Parents
Edward Colepepper
1471–1519
Preston Hall (Aylesford) Kent England
Lady (Joan Sheldon) Colepeper
–1505
Bedford Gb
Grandparents
Richard Colepepper
1465–1539
Wakehurst, Ardingly, Sussex, England
Joan Naylor
1539–
City of London, Middlesex, Kingdom of England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Abergavenny
1441–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Culpepper's Descendants

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Sir (Knight John A. Colepepper \) Culpepper (1492–28 Mar 1565) m. Lady (Jane Whetenhall of) Preston (ABT 1503–13 May 1558) m. Emma Ernely (ABT 1503–1565)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Culpeper of) Wakehurst 1525–1571 m. Phillipa (Thatcher) Thetcher 1530–1565 m. Anne Ashbourneham –1600
    1. 1. Sir (Edward Wakehurst Knight) Culpeper 1562–1630 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Farnefold 1566–1633 m. Elizabeth Farnfold 1565–1632
      1. 1. Elisabeth Culpepper 1584–1624 m. *John Whitfeld 1584–1636
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Whitfield 1615–1666 m. John Bower 1612–1659 m. Thomas (Boyer) Sr 1600–1650
        2. 2. Lady (Anne) Whitfield 1620–1703
        3. 3. John Whitfield 1614–1644
        4. 4. Sir (Robert) Whitfield 1617–1644
        5. 5. Sir (Edward) Whitfield 1625–1624
        6. 6. Elizabeth Whitfield 1599–1614
        7. 7. William Whitfield 1609–
        8. 8. Richard Whitfield 1602–1675
        9. 9. Thomas Whitfield 1605–1644
        10. 10. Doritie Whitfield 1607–1685
        11. 11. Margery (Barron) Whitfield 1617–1675
      2. 2. Edward Culpeper 1589–1596
      3. 3. Nicholas Culpeper 1575–
      4. 4. Timothea Culpeper 1588–1632
      5. 5. Timothea Culpeper 1588–1632
      6. 6. Sir (John Knight) Culpeper 1595–1621
      7. 7. Margery Culpeper 1593–1628
      8. 8. Dorothy Culpeper 1590–1632
      9. 9. Catherine Culpeper 1597–1623
      10. 10. Philippa Culpeper 1598–1601
      11. 11. Edward Culpepper 1589–1596
      12. 12. Sir (William Wakehurst Bart) Culpeper 1602–1678
      13. 13. Eleanor Culpeper 1599–1599
      14. 14. Anne Culpepper 1596–1624
      15. 15. Nicholas Culpeper 1575–
  2. 2. Anne Culpepper 1535–1596
  3. 3. Catherine Colepepper 1530–1602
  4. 4. William Colepeper 1539–
  5. 5. Nicholas Colepepper 1527–1598
  6. 6. Edward Colepepper –1594
  7. 7. Edward Culpepper 1521–1594
  8. 8. Richard Culpepper 1523–1598
  9. 9. Dorothy Culpepper 1531–1607
  10. 10. Joan Culpepper 1533–1602
  11. 11. Elizabeth Culpepper 1535–1590
  12. 12. Anne Colepepper 1537–1565

Sir Culpepper's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Sir Knight John A. Colepepper \ Culpepper in Ardington, Sussex, England
Ardington, Sussex, England
1565
28 Mar 1565
Age 73
Death of Sir Knight John A. Colepepper \ Culpepper in St Peters Church, Sussex, England
St Peters Church, Sussex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Ardington, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1565
    Event Place: St Peters Church, Sussex, England

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