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William Clopton 1375–1446 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1375

Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 04 Aug 1446

Death Location: Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Clopton

Mother: Catherine Tendring

Spouse(s): Margery Francis

Children(s): John Clopton

The story of William Clopton began in 1375 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. William Clopton married Margery Francis, and had children including John Clopton. William Clopton passed away in 1446 in Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Clopton began in 1375 in Long Melford, Suffolk, England.
  • William Clopton married Margery Francis, and had children including John Clopton.
  • William Clopton passed away in 1446 in Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Clopton
1321–1383
Birth Location: Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
TC
Catherine Tendring
1343–1403
Birth Location: Clare, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
CT

Spouses(s)

Margery Francis
1380–1424
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

John Clopton
1423–1497
Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
JC

William Clopton's Ancestors

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William Clopton
1375–1446
Birth Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Clopton
1321–1383
Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Catherine Tendring
1343–1403
Clare, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clopton's Descendants

1.
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William Clopton (1375–04 Aug 1446) m. Margery Francis (1380–12 Jun 1424)
  1. 1. John Clopton 1423–1497 m. Alice Darcy 1427–1454
    1. 1. William (Clopton Lord of the Manor of) Castelyns 1450–1531 m. Joan Marrow 1460–1490
      1. 1. Elizabeth Clopton 1485–1549 m. Geoffrey Gates 1484–1526
        1. 1. Dorothy Gates 1508–1582 m. Thomas Jocelyn 1506–1562

William Clopton's Timeline

2 Records

1375
1375
Birth of William Clopton in Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Long Melford, Suffolk, England
1446
04 Aug 1446
Age 71
Death of William Clopton in Melford Church, Suffolk, England
Melford Church, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1375
    Event Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1446
    Event Place: Melford Church, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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