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William Clopton 1375 – 1464 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1375

Birth Location: Melford, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 4 Aug 1464

Death Location: Long Melford, Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Clopton

Mother: Katherine Mylde

Spouse(s): Margery Drury, None None, Margery Francis, Margery Francis

Children(s): William Clopton, Catherine Clopton, Alice Clopton, Margery Clopton, Anne Clopton

William Clopton was born in 1375 in Melford, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Clopton and Katherine Mylde. William Clopton married Margery Drury, Margery Francis, Margery Francis, and had children including William Clopton, Catherine Clopton, Alice Clopton, Margery Clopton, Anne Clopton. William Clopton passed away in 1464 in Long Melford, Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Clopton was born in 1375 in Melford, Suffolk, England, the child of Thomas Clopton and Katherine Mylde.
  • William Clopton married Margery Drury, Margery Francis, Margery Francis, and had children including William Clopton, Catherine Clopton, Alice Clopton, Margery Clopton, Anne Clopton.
  • William Clopton passed away in 1464 in Long Melford, Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Clopton
1321 – 1383
Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England
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Katherine Mylde
1343 – 1403
Birth Location: Tendring Hall, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Margery Drury
1375 – 1420
Birth Location: England
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None None
Birth Location: –
Margery Francis
Birth Location: –
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Margery Francis
1382 – 1424
Birth Location: Toddington, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

William Clopton
1400 – 1419
Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England
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Catherine Clopton
1404 –
Birth Location: Kentwell, Suffolk, England
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Alice Clopton
1405 – 1497
Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
AC
Margery Clopton
1406 – 1420
Birth Location: Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, England
MC
Anne Clopton
1408 – 1420
Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, England
AC

William Clopton's Ancestors

Self
William Clopton
1375 – 1464
Birth Place: Melford, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Clopton
1321 – 1383
Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Katherine Mylde
1343 – 1403
Tendring Hall, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Walter Clopton
1298 – 1327
Chiperley Manor, Suffolk, England
Alice FitzHugh
1305 – 1377
Clopton, Suffolk, England
William Mylde
1322 – 1343
Clare, Suffolk, England
Katherine Clare
1322 – 1344
Clare, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Clopton
1238 – 1294
MISS PYGOTT
1258 – 1298
Warin FitzHugh
1286 – 1343
Mrs FitzHugh
1272 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Clopton
1210 – 1238
Frances Trussell
1226 – 1295
Henry FitzHugh
1266 – 1356
Albreda Steyngrave
1244 – 1302

William Clopton's Descendants

1.
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William Clopton (1375 – 4 Aug 1464) m. Margery Drury (Abt 1375 – 19 Jun 1420) m. m. Margery Francis m. Margery Francis (1382 – 12 Jun 1424)
  1. 1. William Clopton (1400 – 10 Mar 1419)
  2. 2. Catherine Clopton (1404 – )
    1. 1. Margaret DeCopeland (1427 – 30 May 1481) m. John (L) Broughton (1423 – 24 Jan 1518)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Broughton (1450 – 1524) m. William Thornburgh (1450 – 19 Dec 1521) m. William Thornburgh (Abt 1479 – 1531) m. William Thorneborough (1455 – 1531)
        1. 1. William Thornburgh (Abt 1479 – 1531) m. Elizabeth Broughton (1450 – 1524)
        2. 2. Rowland Thornburgh (1480 – Apr 1544) m. Margaret Middleton (1485 – 21 Jan 1570) m. Eleanor Musgrave (1500 – )
        3. 3. Ann Thornburgh (1480 – 1524) m. Thomas Preston (1485 – 6 Nov 1523) m. Thomas Preston (1485 – 6 Nov 1523)
        4. 4. Thomas Thorburgh (Abt 1482 – )
        5. 5. Isabel Thornburgh (1484 – 1522)
        6. 6. Alice Thornborough (1485 – 19 Jan 1562)
        7. 7. Alice Thornburg (1485 – 19 Jan 1562) m. Nicolas Griffin (1476 – 15 May 1509)
        8. 8. Rowland Thornburgh (1487 – 1535) m. Margaret Middleton (1485 – 21 Jan 1570)
        9. 9. Ellinor Thornborough (Abt 1488 – ) m. Richard Curwen (1484 – )
        10. 10. Nicholas Thornburgh (1491 – )
        11. 11. Elizabeth Thornburgh (1492 – ) m. William Kirby (1481 – 1549)
        12. 12. Dorothy Thornburgh (1496 – )
  3. 3. Alice Clopton (1405 – 16 Nov 1497) m. John Harleston (28 Nov 1403 – 8 Mar 1456) m. John Bardwell (1383 – 1428)
  4. 4. Margery Clopton (Abt 1406 – Oct 1420)
  5. 5. Anne Clopton (1408 – Oct 1420)

William Clopton's Timeline

3 Records

1375
1375
Birth of William Clopton in Melford, Suffolk, England
Melford, Suffolk, England
1464
4 Aug 1464
Age 89
Death of William Clopton in Long Melford, Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, England
Long Melford, Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, England
1464
4 Aug 1464
Age 89
Burial of William Clopton in Melford, Suffolk, England
Melford, Suffolk, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1464
    Event Place: Long Melford, Kentwell Hall, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1464
    Event Place: Melford, Suffolk, England
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