The Clopton Chronicles
A Project of the Clopton Family Genealogical Society
Regarding
The Descendants of Guillaume Peche, Lord of
Cloptunna and Dalham
Compiled By
Suellen Clopton Blanton,[1]
bblanton@fast.net
The
information contained in the following genealogy must be judged on the evidence
submitted supporting each claim.
Any additional information which will add to our knowledge of this
family will be gratefully accepted.
Katherine
Mylde married first, Sir Thomas.
Following Sir Thomas’ death, Dame Katherine married Sir William
deTendring, Knt., of Tendering Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, County Suffolk. It is believed those claiming Clopton
ancestry through William Clopton, Gentleman, of Eastwood, County Essex, and
York (now New Kent) County, Virginia and his wife, Ann (Booth) Dennett are
descendants of both these marriages.
Thomas Clopton + Katherine Mylde
William Clopton + Margery
Francis
John Clopton + Alice Darcy
William Clopton + Thomasine
Knyvet
Richard Clopton + Margaret
Playters
William Clopton + Margery
Waldegrave
Walter Clopton + Margery
Maidstone
William Clopton + Elizabeth
Sutcliffe
William Clopton + Ann Booth
Katherine Mylde + William
deTendring
Alice deTendring + John
Howard
Henry Howard + Mary Hussey
Elizabeth Howard + Henry
Wentworth
Margaret Wentworth +
William Waldegrave
George Waldegrave + Anne
Drury
Edward Waldegrave + Joan
Acworth
Margery Waldegrave +
William Clopton
Walter Clopton + Margery
Maidstone
William Clopton + Elizabeth
Sutcliffe
William Clopton + Ann Booth
See also The Descendants of William
deTendring, Knt., of Tendering Hall &
Several other Clopton lines of descent from the
ancient Cloptons, which do not go through William
Clopton, Gentleman, of Eastwood, County Essex, and York (now New Kent) County,
Virginia and his wife, Ann (Booth) Dennett, are under study including:
Walter Clopton + Alice FitzHugh
William Clopton + Amitia or Ivetta Grey
Johane Clopton + Roger Beauchamp
John Beauchamp + Margaret Holland
Margaret Beauchamp + Oliver St. John
John St. John + Alice Bradshaw
John St. John + Sybil Jenkyn
John St. John + Anne Neville
Cressit St. John + John Boetler or Butler
John Boetler or Butler + Jane Elliott
Elizabeth Boetler +William Claiborne, Sr. Secretary
for Life of Virginia
Thomas Clopton + Katherine Mylde
William Clopton + Margery
Francis
John Clopton + Alice Darcy
William Clopton + Joan
Marrow
Elizabeth Clopton +
Geoffrey Gates
Dorothy Gates + Thomas
Josselyn
Henry Josselyn + Anne
Torrell
Thomas Josselyn + Theodora
Cooke
Henry Josselyn, Deputy
Governor of Maine
Alice Clopton + John
Harleston
John Harleston + Margaret
Berdewell
Margaret Harleston + Thomas
Darcy
Roger Darcy + Elizabeth
Wentworth
Thomas Darcy + Elizabeth de
Vere
Mary Darcy + Richard Southwell
Richard Southwell + Bridget
Copley
Katherine Southwell +
Leonard Mapes
Francis Mapes + Anna
Loveday
Thomas Mapes + Sarah
Purrier
See also The Descendants of William
deTendring, Knt., of Tendering Hall &
Of interest to those who claim descent from the
Claiborne family of Virginia is another line from Katherine Mylde and her
second husband, William deTendring:
Katherine Mylde + William
deTendring
Alice deTendring + John
Howard
Robert Howard + Margaret
Mowbray
John Howard + Katherine
Moleyns
Thomas Howard + Elizabeth
Tylney
Elizabeth Howard + Thomas
Boleyn
Mary Boleyn + William Carey
Mary Carey + Francis
Knolleys
Anne Knolleys + Thomas West
John West, of “West’s
Point,” Governor of Virginia + Anne Claiborne
John West, Jr. + Ursula
Croshaw
Anne West + Henry Fox
Ann Fox + Thomas Claiborne,
Jr., of “Sweet Hall”
See The Descendants of William deTendring,
Knt., of Tendering Hall &
1. Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham1 was born in
Normandy, possibly, and died Aft. 1088 in Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly,
10 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds, or at Dalham, about 4 miles north of
Wickhambrook2.
He married Alfwen3. She died Abt. 1088.
The Clopton Family is
constantly changing, a product of human history, its evolutions and
revolutions. Very little is known
about these first Cloptons. There
is no record of their hopes and dreams, their fears and wishes, only the
niggardly scraps of information contained in a few tattered and shattered legal
documents remain to mark their lives.
As the new millennium stretches before us let us look back to the year
1000 and begin our journey through time as the ancient ones whisper their
stories. See "Of Norman
Blood"
Child of Guillaume Peche and
Alfwen is:
+ 2 i. William2 Clopton,
Gent., of Clopton Hall, Suffolk, born in Clopton Hall, Wickhambrook, County
Suffolk, possibly, 10 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds; died in Clopton
Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly. All Saints Church at Wickhambrook dates from about 1240, too
late to be the burial place for William and Anne, although there was probably
an earlier church. A small Saxon
figure is on the south wall.
Generation
No. 2
2. William2 Clopton, Gent.,
of Clopton Hall, Suffolk (Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna
and Dalham)4 was born in Clopton Hall, Wickhambrook, County
Suffolk, possibly, 10 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds, and died in Clopton
Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly. All Saints Church at Wickhambrook dates from about 1240, too
late to be the burial place for William and Anne, although there was probably
an earlier church. A small Saxon
figure is on the south wall. He
married Anne Grey, of Buckingham Castle, County Norfolk5,
daughter of John Grey, of Buckingham Castle, County Norfolk. She died in Clopton Hall, Wickhambrook,
County Suffolk, possibly.
Child of William Clopton and
Anne Grey is:
+ 3 i. Walter3 Clopton,
Knt., of Clopton Hall, born in Clopton Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk,
possibly, 10 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds; died Aft. 1154 in Clopton
Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly.
Generation
No. 3
3. Walter3 Clopton, Knt., of
Clopton Hall (William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)6 was born in Clopton Hall,
Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly, 10 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds,
and died Aft. 1154 in Clopton Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly7. He married Chewyt8.
Child of Walter Clopton and
Chewyt is:
+ 4 i. William4 Clopton, Sir
William of Clopton Hall, born in Clopton Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk,
possibly, 10 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds; died Aft. 1216 in Clopton
Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly.
Generation
No. 4
4. William4 Clopton, Sir
William of Clopton Hall (Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)9 was born in Clopton
Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly, 10 miles southwest of Bury St.
Edmunds, and died Aft. 1216 in Clopton Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk,
possibly10. He
married Cockerell11, daughter of William Cockerell,
Sir William.
Children of William Clopton
and Cockerell are:
+ 5 i. Walter5 Clopton,
of Wickhambrook, born in Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly, 10 miles
southwest of Bury St. Edmunds; died in Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly.
6 ii. Richard Clopton, of
Wickhambrook.
Generation
No. 5
5. Walter5 Clopton, of
Wickhambrook (William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)12
was born in Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly, 10 miles southwest of Bury
St. Edmunds, and died in Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly. He married Frances Trussell13,
daughter of William Trussell, Sir William.
Child of Walter Clopton and
Frances Trussell is:
+ 7 i. William6 Clopton,
Lord of Chiperley Manor, born Aft. 1216 in Wickhambrook, County Suffolk,
possibly, 10 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds; died 1294 in Poslingford,
County Suffolk, possibly, and believed to be buried at the Church of the
Blessed Mary, near Chipley Priory about 3 miles northeast of Clare, County,
Suffolk.
Generation
No. 6
7. William6 Clopton, Lord of
Chiperley Manor (Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)14
was born Aft. 1216 in Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, possibly, 10 miles
southwest of Bury St. Edmunds15, and died 1294 in
Poslingford, County Suffolk, possibly, and believed to be buried at the Church
of the Blessed Mary, near Chipley Priory about 3 miles northeast of Clare,
County, Suffolk16.
Children of William Clopton,
Lord of Chiperley Manor are:
+ 8 i. Walter7 Clopton,
Lord of Chiperley Manor, died 1327 in Poslingford, County Suffolk, possibly,
and believed to be buried at The Church of the Blessed Mary, near Chipley
Priory.
9 ii. Adam Clopton, of Chiperley
Manor.
10 iii. Clement Clopton, of Chiperley
Manor17, died Aft. 132318.
In
1323, Clement sold some land in the village of Cowlinge, about 3 miles west of
Wickhambrook, to John de Shardelowe.
"Let all men know that I, Clement son of William Cloptone have
given &c., to John de Shardelowe one rood of land in the town of Coulynge
&c. Given at Coulynge on the Sunday after Trinity in the 16th. Year of King
Edward, son of King Edward."
The
church at Cowlinge, St. Margaret, dates from the 12th century, as evidenced by
incorporated fragments in the walls, but the main church is early 14th century.
11 iv. William Clopton, of Chiperley
Manor.
12 v. Hugo Clopton, of Chiperley
Manor.
13 vi. Robert Clopton, of Chiperley
Manor.
Generation
No. 7
8. Walter7 Clopton, Lord of
Chiperley Manor (William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)19 died 1327 in Poslingford, County
Suffolk, possibly, and believed to be buried at The Church of the Blessed Mary,
near Chipley Priory20.
He married (1) Alice FitzHugh21, daughter of
Warin FitzHugh. She died Aft. 1289
in Poslingford, County Suffolk, possibly, and believed to be buried at The
Church of the Blessed Mary, near Chipley Priory22. He married (2) Anwett or Ivetta
Weyland23.
She died Aft. 1338 in Poslingford, County Suffolk, possibly, and
believed to be buried at Chipley Priory, Clare24.
Children of Walter Clopton
and Alice FitzHugh are:
+ 14 i. William8 Clopton,
Knt., Lord of Toppesfield Manor, died Bet. January 22, 1375/76 and January 14,
1376/77 in England and buried in Babwell Friary.
+ 15 ii. Thomas Clopton, Knt, of
Kentwell Estate, Suffolk, died Bet. March 8, 1381/82 and October 12, 1383 in
Long Melford, County Suffolk, and buried at the Church of the Blessed Mary,
near Chipley Priory.
Child of Walter Clopton and
Anwett Weyland is:
16 i. John8 Clopton, of
Chiperley Manor, died Aft. 1338 in Poslingford, County Suffolk, possibly, and
believed to be buried at Chipley Priory, Clare.
Generation
No. 8
14. William8 Clopton, Knt.,
Lord of Toppesfield Manor (Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)25 died Bet. January 22,
1375/76 and January 14, 1376/77 in England and buried in Babwell Friary26. He married (1) Amitia or Ivetta
Grey, of Buckenham Castle27, daughter of Thomas Grey,
Knt., of Buckenham Castle, Norfolk.
She was born in England.
Buckenham, County Norfolk, is about 8 miles southeast of Norwich. It is reported that her daughter
Johane, was born at Paston, Norfolk, about 22 miles north of Norwich. None of this has been confirmed. He married (2) Mary Cockerell, of
Toppesfield Manor, Hadleigh28, daughter of William Cockerell,
Knt, of Toppesfield Manor.
Children of William Clopton
and Amitia Grey are:
+ 17 i. William9 Clopton,
of Hawstead Manor, died in Hawstead Manor, County Suffolk, possibly, about 4
miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds and may be buried at All Saints, Hawstead.
+ 18 ii. Walter Clopton, of
Toppesfield Manor, Hadleigh, died Aft. May 5, 1413 in Toppesfield Manor,
probably, and possibly buried at
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, County Suffolk.
+ 19 iii. Edward Clopton, of Newnham
Hall, Ashdon, Essex, died 1389 in Newenham Hall, Ashdon, County Essex.
+ 20 iv. Johane Clopton, of
Toppesfield Manor, Hadleigh, born in Paston, County Norfolk, possibly, about 22
miles north of Norwich.
21 v. Joan Clopton, of Wickhambrook
& Norwich29, died 1404 in England and buried on the north
side of the presbytery at Norwich Cathedral, County Norfolk30. She married Thomas Erpingham, K.G.,
Lord Marshall of England31 Aft. 138032;
born 1357; died 1428 in England and buried on the north side of the presbytery at
Norwich Cathedral, County Norfolk33.
On
a cold and wet morning in 1415, five thousands archers stood waiting at
Agincourt. Henry Bolingbroke,
later crowned King Henry IV, called to him the husband of Joan Clopton, the
distinguished marshall of his army, Sir Thomas Erpingham. Sir Thomas brought the men into
position. The elderly knight
tossed his baton into the air and cried 'Nestrocque," his command answered
with roars which echoed across the gentle countryside soon to be drenched in
blood. And thus began one of the
most famous battles in history, the Battle of Agincourt. One of the highest-ranking officers at
Agincourt, Sir Thomas was immortalized by William Shakespeare in his play Henry
V. See "In The Name of Jesus,
Mary and St. George"
Child of William Clopton and
Mary Cockerell is:
22 i. Thomas9 Clopton,
of Toppesfield Manor34.
15. Thomas8 Clopton, Knt, of
Kentwell Estate, Suffolk (Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)35 died Bet. March 8,
1381/82 and October 12, 1383 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, and buried at the
Church of the Blessed Mary, near Chipley Priory36. He married Katherine Mylde, of
Clare, Suffolk3738, daughter of William Mylde, of Clare,
County Suffolk. She died Bet.
February 24, 1402/03 and June 18, 1403 in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland,
County Suffolk, about 6 miles southwest of Hadleigh, and buried The Church of
St. Mary the Virgin, before the altar in the South Chapel39.
After Sir Thomas' death,
Dame Katherine took as her second husband Sir William de Tendring of
Stoke-by-Nayland. Through this
marriage she became the distant grandmother of three queens of England: two of
the unfortunate wives of Henry the VIII, Ann Boleyn and Catherine Howard, and Queen
Elizabeth I. Dame Katherine, who died in 1403, is buried at the Church of St.
Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nyland, Suffolk. Their memorial brasses are among the
finest in England. The Clopton
Arms: ermine spot on the bend in
base may be seen on the mantle of the depiction of Dame Katherine. The descendants of William Clopton and
his wife, Ann Booth, are direct descendants of Guillaume Peche and Alfwen, his
wife, by both the Clopton-Mylde marriage and the Mylde deTendring marriage.
See "Place of Lutons."
Children of Thomas Clopton
and Katherine Mylde are:
+ 23 i. William9 Clopton,
Knt., of Long Melford, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England; died
August 1446 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England and buried in the North Aisle
of the Clopton Chancel of Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.
24 ii. Thomas Clopton, of Long
Melford, Suffolk40, died Aft. 138241.
Generation
No. 9
17. William9 Clopton, of
Hawstead Manor (William8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)42
died in Hawstead Manor, County Suffolk, possibly, about 4 miles southwest of
Bury St. Edmunds and may be buried at All Saints, Hawstead. He married Chewyt. She died in Hawstead Manor, County Suffolk,
possibly, about 4 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds and may be buried at All
Saints, Hawstead.
Child of William Clopton and
Chewyt is:
25 i. William10 Clopton,
Knt., of Hawstead Manor43, born in Hawstead Manor, County
Suffolk, possibly, about 4 miles
southwest of Bury St. Edmunds; died 1416 in England and possibly buried Holy
Trinity Church, Long Melford in the Clopton Chancel44. He married Frances Trussell, Lady
Salle.
18. Walter9 Clopton, of
Toppesfield Manor, Hadleigh (William8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)45
died Aft. May 5, 1413 in Toppesfield Manor, probably, and possibly buried at Holy Trinity Church, Long
Melford, County Suffolk46. He married Elizabeth Peccott47,
daughter of John Peccott. She died
in Toppesfield Manor, probably, and possibly buried at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, County Suffolk.
Notes for Elizabeth Peccott:
The 1612 Visitation of
Essex refers to Sir Walter as a Knight of the "Roodes." States he was the third son by the
second wife.
Children of Walter Clopton
and Elizabeth Peccott are:
+ 26 i. Alice10 Clopton,
of Toppesfield Manor, born in Toppesfield Manor, possibly, Hadleigh, County
Suffolk, and possibly baptized at St. Mary, Hadleigh, about eight miles east of
Sudbury.
27 ii. Elizabeth Clopton, of
Toppesfield Manor. She married
John Barwick, Esq.48.
19. Edward9 Clopton, of
Newnham Hall, Ashdon, Essex (William8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)49
died 1389 in Newenham Hall, Ashdon, County Essex50. He married Blanche FitzEustice.
Child of Edward Clopton and
Blanche FitzEustice is:
28 i. William10 Clopton,
of Newenham Hall51.
20. Johane9 Clopton, of
Toppesfield Manor, Hadleigh (William8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)52
was born in Paston, County Norfolk, possibly, about 22 miles north of
Norwich. She married (1) Walter
Walcote, of County Norfolk. She married (2) Roger Beauchamp, 2nd Baron
Beauchamp of Bletsho5354, son of Roger Beauchamp. He was born Abt. 1363 in Bletsoe,
County Bedfordshire, about 24 miles west of Cambridge, County Cambridgeshire55,
and died May 3, 140656.
She married (3) John Cavendish, Knt.57.
Johane married into one of
the most eminent and powerful families, the Beauchamps. A companion in arms of the
victorious William the Conqueror, the family was represented by the Earls of
Warwick and Albemarle, and, the Barons of St. Amand, Barons of Bletsho, Hache,
Kydderminster and Powyke. Counted
among her direct descendants are most of the Kings and Queens of England who
have held the throne since Henry, VII.
Children of Johane Clopton
and Roger Beauchamp are:
+ 29 i. John10 Beauchamp,
3rd Baron Beauchamp of Bletsho.
+ 30 ii. Margaret Beauchamp.
23. William9 Clopton, Knt.,
of Long Melford (Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)58
was born in Long Melford, County
Suffolk, England59, and died August 1446 in Long Melford,
County Suffolk, England and buried in the North Aisle of the Clopton Chancel of
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford60. He married (1) Margery Drury, of
Rougham61, daughter of Roger Drury and Margaret
Naunton. She was born in Rougham, County Suffolk, about 3
miles southeast of Bury St. Edmunds and possibly baptized at St. Mary62,
and died June 19, 1420 in England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford
in the North Aisle of the Clopton Chancel63. He married (2) Margery Francis, of
County Norfolk64 Bef. 1423 in County Norfolk, probably,
daughter of Elias Francis, Esq., Armiger, of County Norfolk. She died June 12, 1424 in Long Melford,
County Suffolk, England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford and buried
in the North Aisle of the Clopton Chancel65.
William fought in the
Battle of Agincourt under the banner of the Duke of Gloucester on October 25,
1415 along side his uncle, Sir Thomas Erpingham. This date marked a stunning victory of the English over the
French during the mid-point of the Hundred Years’ War. Following an unexpectedly long march in
an attempt to find a practicable ford over the Somme, the exhausted invaders of
6000 were caught at Agincourt (Azincourt in the Pas-de-Calais) by a French
force numbering between 20,000 and 30,000 men under the constable Charles I
d’Albret.
But because of the land
and serious tactical errors committed by the French their numerical advantage
was forfeited. The English archers
led by Sir Thomas Erpingham repelled preliminary attacks by the cavalry and
three hours of battle ended in disaster for the French.
It is thought a plague
visited the countryside and Margery Drury, her son William, and two of her
daughters, Margery and Anne died in 1420.
William died March 10, Margery in June, and the two girls both died in
October. Plagues were a constant
threat, and during the great epidemic plague known as the Black Death of
1348-1949, entire villages disappeared.
For more on the life of William and the terrible plague which threatened
to destroy his family, see "Black Death"
Children of William Clopton
and Margery Drury are:
31 i. William10 Clopton,
of Kentwell Hall, died March 10, 1419/20 in England and buried Holy Trinity
Church, Long Melford, his monumental brass later relaid on the floor of the
Clopton Chapel, at the east end of the north aisle66.
32 ii. Margery Clopton, of Kentwell
Hall, died October 1420 in England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford
in the Clopton Chancel67.
33 iii. Anne Clopton, of Kentwell
Hall, died October 1420 in England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford
and buried in the Clopton Chancel.
+ 34 iv. Alicia Clopton, of Kentwell
Hall, died Aft. November 16, 1497 in England and buried in the Clopton Aisle,
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, County Suffolk.
35 v. Katherine Clopton, of
Kentwell Hall68, died in Denston, County Suffolk, and buried at St. Nicholas Church,
Denston about 6 miles north of Clare near Wickhambrook. She married John Denston, Esq. of
Denston Hall, Suffolk69; died in Denston, County
Suffolk, and buried at St.
Nicholas Church, Denston about 6 miles north of Clare near Wickhambrook.
Children of William Clopton and
Margery Francis are:
+ 36 i. John10 Clopton,
Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, born 1423 in Long Melford, County Suffolk,
England, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St.
Edmunds; died Bet. November 4, 1494 and November 16, 1497 in Long Melford,
County Suffolk, England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.
37 ii. Elizabeth Clopton, of Long
Melford, Suffolk70, died in Cavendish, County Suffolk,
possibly, and probably buried at St. Mary's Church, Cavendish, about 3 miles
northeast of Clare71.
She married (1) Robert Cavendish, of Cavendish & Sargeant-at-Law72
in unknown but Robert Cavendish was her second husband, John Gedney was her
first husband, date of that marriage also unknown; born in Cavendish, County
Suffolk, possibly, and probably baptized at St. Mary's Church, Cavendish, about
3 miles northeast of Clare; died in Cavendish, County Suffolk, possibly, and
probably buried at St. Mary's Church, Cavendish. She married (2) John Gedney, Lord Mayor of London73.
Generation
No. 10
26. Alice10 Clopton, of
Toppesfield Manor (Walter9, William8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)74
was born in Toppesfield Manor, possibly, Hadleigh, County Suffolk, and possibly
baptized at St. Mary, Hadleigh, about eight miles east of Sudbury. She married Thomas Bendish, Esq., of
Steeple Bumpstead75 Abt. 1410, son of Edmond Bendish and
Alice Banington. He was born in
Steeple Bumpstead, County Essex, probably, about 10 miles southwest of Long
Melford, County Suffolk.
Children of Alice Clopton
and Thomas Bendish are:
+ 38 i. Thomas11 Bendish,
of Toppesfield Manor, born in Toppesfield Manor, possibly, Hadleigh, County
Suffolk, and possibly baptized at St. Mary, Hadleigh, about eight miles east of
Sudbury.
39 ii. William Bendish, of
Toppesfield Manor75, born in Toppesfield Manor, possibly,
Hadleigh, County Suffolk, and possibly baptized at St. Mary, Hadleigh, about
eight miles east of Sudbury.
40 iii. John Bendish, of Toppesfield
Manor75, born in Toppesfield Manor, possibly, Hadleigh,
County Suffolk, and possibly baptized at St. Mary, Hadleigh, about eight miles
east of Sudbury.
41 iv. Elizabeth Bendish, of
Toppesfield Manor75, born in Toppesfield Manor, possibly,
Hadleigh, County Suffolk, and possibly baptized at St. Mary, Hadleigh, about
eight miles east of Sudbury.
42 v. Alice Bendish, of Toppesfield
Manor75, born in Toppesfield Manor, possibly, Hadleigh,
County Suffolk, and possibly baptized at St. Mary, Hadleigh, about eight miles
east of Sudbury.
29. John10 Beauchamp, 3rd
Baron Beauchamp of Bletsho (Johane9 Clopton, of Toppesfield
Manor, Hadleigh, William8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)76
was born 77, and died 78. He married (1) Elizabeth or Edith
Stourton79 in Stourton, County Wiltshire, about 9 miles
southwest of Warminster, daughter of John Stourton and Jane Bassett. She died June 13, 1441. He married (2) Margaret Holland,
daughter of John Holland.
Child of John Beauchamp and
Elizabeth Stourton is:
43 i. John11 Beauchamp,
4th Baron Beauchamp of Bletsho80.
John was only two years
old when his father died and he became the 4th Baron. At his death, his title and estates passed to his only
sister and heiress, Margaret
Child of John Beauchamp and
Margaret Holland is:
+ 44 i. Margaret11
Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset, born in Bletsoe, County Bedfordshire, about 24
miles west of Cambridge, County Cambridgeshire; died 1482.
30. Margaret10 Beauchamp
(Johane9 Clopton, of Toppesfield Manor, Hadleigh, William8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)81. She married Robert Mauteby, of Mauteby, Norfolk81.
Child of Margaret Beauchamp
and Robert Mauteby is:
+ 45 i. John11 Mauteby,
Esq., of Mauteby, Norfolk, died 1433.
34. Alicia10 Clopton, of
Kentwell Hall (William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)82
died Aft. November 16, 1497 in England and buried in the Clopton Aisle, Holy
Trinity Church, Long Melford, County Suffolk. She married John Harleston, armiger, of Shimpling,
Suffolk83.
He was born in Shimpling, County Suffolk, probably, and possibly
baptized at St. George, 4 miles northwest of Lavenham and about 5 miles north
of Long Melford, and died March 8, 1455/56.
Children of Alicia Clopton
and John Harleston are:
+ 46 i. John11 Harleston,
The Younger, Esq. of Shimpling, born in Shimpling, County Suffolk probably, and
possibly baptized at St. George, 4 miles northwest of Lavenham and about 5
miles north of Long Melford; died Bet. May 31 and October 25, 1458 in Bardwell,
County Suffolk, probably, and possibly buried at St. Peter & St. Paul,
about 8 miles northeast of Bury St. Edmunds.
47 ii. Robert Harleston, of
Shimpling, Suffolk, born in Shimpling, County Suffolk probably, and possibly
baptized at St. George, 4 miles northwest of Lavenham and about 5 miles north
of Long Melford; died April 14, 1471 in battle. He died during the Battle of Barnet, County Hertfordshire.
48 iii. Elizabeth Harleston, of
Shimpling, Suffolk, born in Shimpling, County Suffolk probably, and possibly
baptized at St. George, 4 miles northwest of Lavenham and about 5 miles north
of Long Melford; died in Friston, County Suffolk, and possibly buried at St.
Mary, Friston, about 2 miles southeast of Saxmundham and about 4 miles
northwest of Aldeburgh.
49 iv. Alice Harleston, of
Shimpling, Suffolk, born in Shimpling, County Suffolk probably, and possibly
baptized at St. George, 4 miles northwest of Lavenham and about 5 miles north
of Long Melford.
50 v. Henry Harleston, of
shimpling, Suffolk, born in Shimpling, County Suffolk probably, and possibly
baptized at St. George, 4 miles northwest of Lavenham and about 5 miles north
of Long Melford; died Aft. May 1, 1462.
36. John10 Clopton, Sheriff
of Norfolk & Suffolk (William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)84
was born 1423 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England, about 3 miles northwest
of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and died Bet. November 4,
1494 and November 16, 1497 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England and buried
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford85. He married Alice Darcy, of Maldon,
County Essex86, daughter of Robert Darcy and Alice
Fitzlangley. She was born in Maldon, County Essex, probably, and
baptized at All Saints' Church, Maldon, about eight miles east of Chelmsford87,
and died Bef. April 1454 in Long Melford, probably, and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford88.
A widower with five children,
John Clopton, courted young Elizabeth Paston. She refused his marriage proposal, and her parents locked
her in a dark room without food and almost beat her to death. Bloody but definitely unbowed, she held
her ground. John would spend the
rest of his long life overseeing the construction of Long Melford's Holy
Trinity Church. And Elizabeth,
why, she married twice, and became one of the wealthiest women in England. In 1485, John was summoned to be made a
Knight of the Bath at the coronation planned for the young Edward V. However, while John was shining his
armor, his kinsman was busy plotting murder, and John's chances of becoming a
knight died along with the little Princes in the Tower. See "The Red Rose or the
White"
Children of John Clopton and
Alice Darcy are:
+ 51 i. Anne11 Clopton, of
Lutons, Long Melford, Suffolk, died Bef. 1497 in Stanningfield, County Suffolk,
probably, about 5 miles southeast of Bury St. Edmunds and 5 miles north of Long
Melford, and buried, possibly, at
St. Nicholas, Stanningfield.
52 ii. Dorothy Clopton, of Long
Melford89, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably,
about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds. She married Thomas Curson, of
Billingford, County Norfolk; born in Billingford, County Norfolk, possibly,
about 16 miles northwest of Clopton, County Suffolk and about 20 miles east of
Norwich.
53 iii. Edmund Clopton, Knight of the
Rhodes90.
+ 54 iv. Edward Clopton, of Glemsford,
County Suffolk, died Bet. May 4, 1504 and 1510 in Glemsford, County Suffolk,
probably, about two miles
northwest of Long Melford and 5 miles northeast of Clare, and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long
Melford.
+ 55 v. William Clopton, Knt, of
Lutons, County Suffolk, born 1450 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, and buried
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford; died February 20, 1529/30 in Long Melford,
probably, and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford in the upper end of the
Chancel.
Generation
No. 11
38. Thomas11 Bendish, of
Toppesfield Manor (Alice10 Clopton, of Toppesfield Manor, Walter9,
William8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)91 was born in
Toppesfield Manor, possibly, Hadleigh, County Suffolk, and possibly baptized at
St. Mary, Hadleigh, about eight miles east of Sudbury.
Child of Thomas Bendish, of
Toppesfield Manor is:
+ 56 i. Ralph or Rauffe12
Bendish, of Toppesfield Manor, born in Toppesfield Manor, possibly, Hadleigh,
County Suffolk, and possibly baptized at St. Mary, Hadleigh, about eight miles
east of Sudbury.
44. Margaret11 Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset (John10, Johane9 Clopton, of Toppesfield Manor, Hadleigh, William8, Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)92 was born