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William De Clopton 1375 – 1419 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1375

Birth Location: Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 SEP 1419

Death Location: Besford, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Clopton

Mother: Mary Charlton

Spouse(s): Joan Besford

Children(s): Thomas Clopton, Agnes Clopton, Jane Clopton

William De Clopton was born in 1375 in Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John De Clopton and Mary Charlton. William De Clopton married Joan de Besford, and had children including Thomas Clopton, Agnes Clopton, Jane Clopton. William De Clopton passed away in 1419 in Besford, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William De Clopton was born in 1375 in Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John De Clopton and Mary Charlton.
  • William De Clopton married Joan de Besford, and had children including Thomas Clopton, Agnes Clopton, Jane Clopton.
  • William De Clopton passed away in 1419 in Besford, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Clopton
1350 –
Birth Location: Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
JC
Mary Charlton
1355 –
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
MC

Spouses(s)

Joan Besford
Birth Location: –
JB

Children(s)

Thomas Clopton
1403 –
Birth Location: Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
TC
Agnes Clopton
1405 –
Birth Location: Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
AC
Jane Clopton
1415 –
Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JC

William Clopton's Ancestors

Self
William Clopton
1375 – 1419
Birth Place: Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John De Clopton
1350 –
Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Charlton
1355 –
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Clopton
1320 – 1377
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (de la) MOREHALL
1325 –
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
'Sir' (Roger De) Charlton
1330 –
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Besyn
1335 –
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clopton's Descendants

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William (De) Clopton (ABT 1375 – 7 SEP 1419) m. Joan (de) Besford
  1. 1. Thomas Clopton (ABT 1403 – )
  2. 2. Agnes Clopton (ABT 1405 – ) m. Roger Harewell (ABT 1401 – )
    1. 1. William Harewell (1435 – 1500) m. Agnes Wogan (ABT 1447 – )
      1. 1. Anne Harewell (ABT 1460 – ) m. John Burdett (1455 – 1529)
      2. 2. John (V) Harewell (1470 – 10 APR 1505) m. Ann Middleton (1474 – 1525)
        1. 1. Matilda Harewell (1473 – 1507) m. John Leighton (1456 – 28 FEB 1532)
        2. 2. Anne Harewell (1475 – 5 DEC 1565) m. James (de) Clifford (ABT 1472 – 12 OCT 1544) m. James DeClifford (1472 – 12 OCT 1544) m. James Clifford (1472 – 12 OCT 1544) m. James (de) Clifford (1472 – 1544) m. James Clifford (ABT 1490 – )
        3. 3. Bridget Harewell (1493 – 5 DEC 1565) m. Thomas (V de) Aston (1485 – 1508)
        4. 4. Thomas Harewell (ABT 1494 – 1512)
        5. 5. Lady (Bridget) Aston (1495 – 1540)
        6. 6. Maude Harewell (ABT 1495 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Harewell (ABT 1496 – )
        8. 8. Agnes Harewell (1503 – 15 FEB 1561) m. John (Carrington) Smith (1494 – 1 JUL 1547)
        9. 9. William Harewell (ABT 1503 – )
        10. 10. Agnes Harwell (1509 – 15 FEB 1562)
        11. 11. Richard Harewell
      3. 3. William Harewell (ABT 1472 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Harewell (ABT 1474 – )
  3. 3. Jane Clopton (1415 – ) m. John Burgh (12 JUN 1414 – 1 JUN 1471)
    1. 1. Arkaret (de) Burgh (1434 – 14 JUN 1498) m. John Leighton (1430 – 4 FEB 1493)
      1. 1. Thomas (Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire) Leighton (25 DEC 1445 – 1519) m. Ann (ABT 1452 – ) m. Anne Baker (1456 – 14 JUN 1498) m. Ann Baker (<1516> – ) m. Elizab Brooke
      2. 2. Margaret Leighton (ABT 1448 – )
      3. 3. Alice Leighton (ABT 1451 – ) m. Reginald Ridley (1447 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Leighton (ABT 1454 – ) m. Fulke DeLee (ABT 1454 – 1540) m. William Lyster
      5. 5. Maria Leighton (ABT 1455 – ) m. John Baldwin (ABT 1435 – )
      6. 6. William Leighton (ABT 1456 – 23 JUN 1520) m. Margery Sprencheaux (ABT 1484 – ) m. Margery Sprencheaux m. Margery Sprencheaux m. Dorothy Lacon (ABT 1488 – 1595)
      7. 7. Cuthbert Leighton (ABT 1456 – )
      8. 8. Rose Leighton (ABT 1457 – ) m. William Beist (<1453> – )
      9. 9. Foulk Leighton (ABT 1463 – ) m. Foulk Leighton (ABT 1470 – )
      10. 10. Richard Lawton (1499 – 1565) m. Purrier (1503 – 1539)
        1. 1. Alice Lawton (ABT 1523 – ) m. John Barnwell (1519 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Lawton (1524 – 1565) m. Joan Wheeler (1534 – 28 AUG 1563)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Lawten (ABT 1525 – ) m. John Sugar (1521 – )
        4. 4. Margery Lawten (1535 – AFT 1560) m. Robert Fuller (1525 – )
        5. 5. Katharine Lawten (1537 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (de) Burgh (1435 – 1472) m. William Newport (1430 – 1490)
    3. 3. Isabella Burgh (ABT 1439 – ) m. John Lyngen
    4. 4. Jane Burgh (1441 – )
    5. 5. Eleanor (de) Burgh (1445 – ) m. Thomas Mytton (ABT 1434 – ) m. Thomas Demulton (21 FEB 1276 – 8 FEB 1322)
    6. 6. Miss Burgh (ABT 1551 – )

William Clopton's Timeline

2 Records

1375
ABT 1375
Birth of William De Clopton in Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1419
7 SEP 1419
Age 44
Death of William De Clopton in Besford, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Besford, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1375
    Event Place: Clopton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 SEP 1419
    Event Place: Besford, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
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