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Sir Thomas Roper 1534 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England

Death Date: 21 Jan 1597

Death Location: Farningham, Kent, England

Father: John Roper

Mother: Lady More

Spouse(s): Lucy Browne, Ann Cotton

Children(s): Anthony Roper, Sir (1560–1649), William Roper, Charles Roper, Francis Roper, Thomas Roper, Henry Roper, Martha Roper, Martha Roper, Lucy Roper, Philip Roper, Ela Roper, Charles Roper, Elizabeth Roper, Catherine Roper, Mabell Roper, Frances Roper, Johanna Roper, Anthony Roper, Henry Roper, Jane Roper, Isabel Roper

Sir Thomas Roper was born in 1534 in Eltham, Kent, England, the child of John William, The Right Honourable, High Sheriff of Kent Roper and Lady Margaret (Meg) More. Sir Thomas Roper married Lucy Browne, Ann Cotton, and had children including Anthony Roper, Sir John Roper Lord & Baron of Teynham (1560–1649), William Roper, Charles Roper, Francis Roper, Thomas Roper, Henry Roper, Martha Roper, Martha Roper, Lucy Roper, Philip Roper, Ela Mary Roper, Charles Roper, Elizabeth Roper, Catherine Roper, Mabell Roper, Frances Roper, Johanna Roper, Anthony Roper, Henry Roper, Jane Roper, Isabel Roper. Sir Thomas Roper passed away in 1597 in Farningham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Roper was born in 1534 in Eltham, Kent, England, the child of John William, The Right Honourable, High Sheriff of Kent Roper and Lady Margaret (Meg) More.
  • Sir Thomas Roper married Lucy Browne, Ann Cotton, and had children including Anthony Roper, Sir John Roper Lord & Baron of Teynham (1560–1649), William Roper, Charles Roper, Francis Roper, Thomas Roper, Henry Roper, Martha Roper, Martha Roper, Lucy Roper, Philip Roper, Ela Mary Roper, Charles Roper, Elizabeth Roper, Catherine Roper, Mabell Roper, Frances Roper, Johanna Roper, Anthony Roper, Henry Roper, Jane Roper, Isabel Roper.
  • Sir Thomas Roper passed away in 1597 in Farningham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Roper
1496 – 1578
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
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Lady More
1505 – 1544
Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Browne
1530 – 1606
Birth Location: Cowdray Park By, Sussex, England
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Ann Cotton
1542 – 1618
Birth Location: Lanwade, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Anthony Roper
1554 – 1628
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Sir (1560–1649)
1554 – 1646
Birth Location: New Buckenham, , Norfolk, England
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William Roper
1555 – 1628
Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
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Charles Roper
1556 – 1628
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Francis Roper
1556 – 1628
Birth Location: well hall, Eltham, Kent, England
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Thomas Roper
1560 – 1608
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, , England
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Henry Roper
1562 – 1628
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
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Martha Roper
1563 – 1626
Birth Location: Eltham, Middlesex, England
MR
Martha Roper
1564 – 1600
Birth Location: well hall, Eltham, Middlesex, England
MR
Lucy Roper
1564 – 1626
Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
LR
Philip Roper
1565 – 1628
Birth Location: Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
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Ela Roper
1567 – 1626
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
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Charles Roper
1567 – 1628
Birth Location: St John At Hackney, Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Roper
1570 – 1626
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
ER
Catherine Roper
1573 – 1626
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
CR
Mabell Roper
1575 – 1610
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
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Frances Roper
1577 –
Birth Location: Eltham, Kent, England
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Johanna Roper
1550 –
Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
JR
Anthony Roper
1568 –
Birth Location: England
AR
Henry Roper
1590 –
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Jane Roper
1560 –
Birth Location: –
JR
Isabel Roper
1569 –
Birth Location: Farningham, Kent, England
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Sir Roper's Ancestors

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Sir Roper
1534 – 1597
Birth Place: Eltham, Kent, England
Parents
John William, The Right Honourable, High Sheriff of Kent Roper
1496 – 1578
Eltham, Kent, England
Lady (Margaret (Meg)) More
1505 – 1544
Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas More
1478 – 1535
Milk Street, City of London, England
Jane Colt
1489 – 1511
Newhall, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John More
Agnes Graunger
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William More
– 1469
Johanna Joye
– 1470
Thomas Graunger

Sir Roper's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Roper (1534 – 21 Jan 1597) m. Lucy Browne (1530 – 10 JUL 1606) m. Ann Cotton (1542 – 1618)
  1. 1. Anthony Roper (1554 – 2 Aug 1628)
  2. 2. Sir (John Roper Lord & Baron of Teynham) (1560–1649) (25 Apr 1554 – 1646)
  3. 3. William Roper (1555 – 2 Aug 1628) m. Catherine (Browne) (Roper) (1561 – Abt. 1608)
    1. 1. Anthony Roper (1580 – 27 Mar 1643) m. Margaret Compton (1567 – 1644) m. Dorothy Holt m. Mary Gerard
      1. 1. Edward Roper (1600 – abt 1664)
      2. 2. Anthony Roper (1630 – )
      3. 3. Edward Roper (1640 – 1717) m. Katherine Butler (1658 – 26 Apr 1715) m. Margaret
        1. 1. Margaret Rooper (12 Sep 1668 – 1740) m. Simon (Mills) (Miles) (1664 – 1711)
        2. 2. Edward Roper (1673 – 1707)
        3. 3. Margaret Roper (1673 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth Roper (1674 – abt 1722)
        5. 5. Leonard Roper (8 Feb 1675 – )
        6. 6. Katherine Roper (1676 – 1715)
      4. 4. Anne Roper (1640 – abt 1726)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Roper (1632 – 1656)
      6. 6. Mary Roper (1627 – abt 1683)
    2. 2. Francis Roper (6 Feb 1581 – 1582)
    3. 3. Francis Roper (1584 – Abt. 1584)
    4. 4. Thomas Roper (17 Nov 1585 – 10 Dec 1647)
    5. 5. Anne Roper (28 Apr 1587 – 26 Feb 1641)
    6. 6. Mary Roper (1593 – 26 Feb 1641)
    7. 7. William Roper (1594 – Abt. 1680)
    8. 8. John Roper (1596 – )
  4. 4. Charles Roper (1556 – 2 August 1628)
  5. 5. Francis Roper (1556 – 2 Aug 1628)
  6. 6. Thomas Roper (1560/62 – 1608)
  7. 7. Henry Roper (1562 – 2 Aug 1628)
  8. 8. Martha Roper (1563 – 1626)
  9. 9. Martha Roper (1564 – Apr 1600)
  10. 10. Lucy Roper (ABT 1564 – may. 1626,age 53)
  11. 11. Philip Roper (ABT 1565 – 02 Aug 1628,age 72)
  12. 12. Ela (Mary) Roper (1567 – May 1626)
  13. 13. Charles Roper (ABT 1567 – 16.aug.1628,age 61)
  14. 14. Elizabeth Roper (1570 – May 1626)
  15. 15. Catherine Roper (abt 1573 – May 1626)
  16. 16. Mabell Roper (1575 – 25 Aug, 1610)
  17. 17. Frances Roper (1577 – )
  18. 18. Johanna Roper (1550 – )
  19. 19. Anthony Roper (1568 – )
  20. 20. Henry Roper (1590 – )
  21. 21. Jane Roper (1560 – )
  22. 22. Isabel Roper (1569 – )

Sir Roper's Timeline

2 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Sir Thomas Roper in Eltham, Kent, England
Eltham, Kent, England
1597
21 Jan 1597
Age 63
Death of Sir Thomas Roper in Farningham, Kent, England
Farningham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Eltham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1597
    Event Place: Farningham, Kent, England
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