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William Clopton 1450–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Long Melford, Suffolk, , England,

Death Date: 20 Feb 1529

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

Father: John Clopton

Mother: Alice Darcy

Spouse(s): Thomasine Knyvet, Katherine Hopton, Joan Marrow

Children(s): Anne Clopton, Katherine Clopton, Richard Clopton, John Clopton, Richard Clopton, Miss Clopton, John Clopton, Richard Clopton, Townsend Clopton, Francis Clopton, Elizabeth Clopton, Robert Clopton, William Clopton, William Clopton, Francis Clopton, Dorothy Clopton, Ann Poley

In 1450, William Clopton entered the world in Long Melford, Suffolk, , England,, born to John Clopton And Alice Darcy. William Clopton married Joan Marrow, Katherine Hopton, Thomasine Knyvet, and had children including Ann Poley, Anne Clopton, Dorothy Clopton, Elizabeth Clopton, Francis Clopton, John Clapton, John Clopton, Katherine Clopton, Miss Clopton, Richard Clopton, Robert Clopton, Townsend Clopton, William Clopton. William Clopton passed away in 1529 in Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1450, William Clopton entered the world in Long Melford, Suffolk, , England,, born to John Clopton And Alice Darcy.
  • William Clopton married Joan Marrow, Katherine Hopton, Thomasine Knyvet, and had children including Ann Poley, Anne Clopton, Dorothy Clopton, Elizabeth Clopton, Francis Clopton, John Clapton, John Clopton, Katherine Clopton, Miss Clopton, Richard Clopton, Robert Clopton, Townsend Clopton, William Clopton.
  • William Clopton passed away in 1529 in Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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William Clopton's Ancestors

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William Clopton
1450–1529
Birth Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, , England,
Parents
John Clopton
1423–1494
Kentwell, Suffolk, , England
Alice Darcy
1427–1450
Maldon, Essex, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clopton's Descendants

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William Clopton (1450–20 Feb 1529) m. Thomasine Knyvet (1467–1536) m. Katherine Hopton (1440–1490) m. Joan Marrow (1450–1490)
  1. 1. Anne Clopton 1490–1549
  2. 2. Katherine Clopton 1488–
  3. 3. Richard Clopton 1530–1530
  4. 4. John Clopton 1480–1541
  5. 5. Richard Clopton 1530–1615 m. Margery Playters 1515–1556
    1. 1. Julian Clopton 1550–1584
    2. 2. Elizabeth Clopton 1546–1607
    3. 3. Richard Clopton 1548–1639
    4. 4. William Clopton 1551–1616
    5. 5. Mary Clopton –1583
    6. 6. Thomasine Clopton 1542–
    7. 7. Edward Clopton 1553–
    8. 8. Mary Clopton 1500–1583
    9. 9. Mary Clopton 1556–
    10. 10. Julian Clopton 1552–
    11. 11. Frances Clopton 1544–1585 m. Martin Bowes 1540–
      1. 1. Cordelia Bowes 1575–1617 m. John (Bishop of Carlisle) May 1575–1615 m. John (Charles) May 1575–1617
        1. 1. Jacquelene May 1599–
        2. 2. Dorethea May 1590–1620 m. William Kadfort 1589–1657
        3. 3. Sarah May 1600–1678
        4. 4. John May 1590–1670
        5. 5. Elizabeth May 1603–
        6. 6. Jacquelene May 1599–
        7. 7. Henry May 1588–
  6. 6. Miss Clopton 1490–
  7. 7. John Clopton 1500–
  8. 8. Richard Clopton 1510–1600
  9. 9. Townsend Clopton 1500–1562
  10. 10. Francis Clopton 1511–1557
  11. 11. Elizabeth Clopton 1490–
  12. 12. Robert Clopton 1486–
  13. 13. William Clopton 1476–1537
  14. 14. William Clopton 1478–1537
  15. 15. Francis Clopton 1498–1559
  16. 16. Dorothy Clopton 1490–1508
  17. 17. Ann Poley 1484–1550

William Clopton's Timeline

3 Records

1450
1450
Birth of William Clopton in Melford, , K, England
Melford, , K, England
1450
1450
Birth of William Clopton in Long Melford, Suffolk, , England,
Long Melford, Suffolk, , England,
1529
20 Feb 1529
Age 79
Death of William Clopton in Long Melford, Suffolk, , England
Long Melford, Suffolk, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Melford, , K, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, , England,

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1529
    Event Place: Long Melford, Suffolk, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Long Melford, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

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