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]
[email protected]
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 in Bletsoe, County
Bedfordshire, about 24 miles west of Cambridge, County Cambridgeshire93,
and died 148293.
She married (1) Oliver St. John, Knt., of Penmark94
Bef. 143795. He
died 143796. She
married (2) John Beaufort, KG, 3rd Earl of Somerset97
Bef. 144398, son of John Beaufort and Margaret Holland. He was born 1404, and died 1444 in
England, and buried at Wimborne Minster, County Dorset, about 8 miles southwest
of Ringwood.
John Beauford, the 3rd Earl
of Somerset was a distinguished military commanded and served Henry V and Henry
VI. Henry VI created for John in
1443, the Earl of Kendal and Duke of Somerset. He was made lieutenant- general of Aquitaine, and the whole
realm of France and Ducy of Normandy.
When he died in 1444, the Earldom of Kendal expired, but the Earldom of
Somerset continued through his brother, Edmund.
Children of Margaret
Beauchamp and Oliver St. John are:
+ 57 i. John12 St. John,
K.B., Penmark, Glamorganshire, died Aft. 1488.
+ 58 ii. Oliver St. John, died 1497 in
Fonterabia, Spain.
+ 59 iii. Edith St. John, Lady Pole.
Child of Margaret Beauchamp
and John Beaufort is:
+ 60 i. Margaret12
Beaufort, Countess of Richmond & Derby, born May 31, 1443 in Bletsoe, County
Bedfordshire, about 24 miles west of Cambridge, County Cambridgeshire; died
June 29, 1509 in Abbot's House, Cheyney Gates, now Deanery, and buried
Westminster Abbey.
45. John11 Mauteby, Esq., of
Mauteby, Norfolk (Margaret10 Beauchamp, Johane9 Clopton,
of Toppesfield Manor, Hadleigh, William8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)99
died 1433. He married Margaret
Berney, of Reedham, daughter of John Berney and Elizabeth Heveningham. She was born in Reedham, County Norfolk, about 8 miles southwest of
Mautby and 21 miles from Paston100.
Child of John Mauteby and
Margaret Berney is:
+ 61 i. Margaret12
Mauteby, of Mauteby, Norfolk, died November 4, 1484 in Mauteby, County Norfolk,
and buried in the aisle of Mautby church, and that the aisle should be newly
roofed, leaded, and glazed, and its walls raised 'conveniently and workmanly'.
46. John11 Harleston, The
Younger, Esq. of Shimpling (Alicia10 Clopton, of Kentwell Hall,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)101
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 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. He
married Margaret Berdewell102, daughter of William
Berdewell and Elizabeth Hethe. She
was born in Bardwell, County Suffolk, probably, and possibly baptized at St.
Peter & St. Paul, about 8 miles northeast of Bury St. Edmunds, and died
Bet. March 10, 1458/59 and November 6, 1459 in Bardwell, County Suffolk,
probably, and possibly buried at St. Peter & St. Paul, about 8 miles
northeast of Bury St. Edmunds103.
Children of John Harleston
and Margaret Berdewell are:
62 i. John12 Harleston,
III, of Bardwell, County Suffolk, born in Bardwell, County Suffolk, probably, and
possibly baptized at St. Peter & St. Paul, about 8 miles northeast of Bury
St. Edmunds.
+ 63 ii. Margaret Harleston, of
Bardwell, County Suffolk, born in Bardwell, County Suffolk, probably, and
possibly baptized at St. Peter & St. Paul, about 8 miles northeast of Bury
St. Edmunds; died September 18, 1489 in Little Maldon, County Essex, probably,
and buried at All Saints, Maldon, about 8 miles east of Chelmsford.
51. Anne11 Clopton, of
Lutons, Long Melford, Suffolk (John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)104 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, Stanningfield105. She married Thomas Rookwood, Esq.,
of Stanningfield106. He died 1520 in Stanningfield, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles southeast of Bury St. Edmunds and 5 miles north of Long
Melford, and buried at St. Nicholas,
Stanningfield107.
Child of Anne Clopton and
Thomas Rookwood is:
+ 64 i. John12 Rookwood,
of Coldham Hall, County Suffolk.
54. Edward11 Clopton, of
Glemsford, County Suffolk (John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham) 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
Melford108.
In his will, makes an
interesting gift to Sir William Waldegrave: "And I ordeyn and make my
saide wife myn executrice, and my supervisour Sir William Waldegrave, knyght;
and I bequeith unto hym for his labour, the corsse of gold whiche I was wont to
were on my cape, praying hym to be goode maister unto my saide wif, to helpe
hir whan she hath nede about thexecucion of this my last will and testament,
and for to call upon hi truely for to pay my dettes. And as for my maner of
Sharlowis I will my saide wife have it terme of hir lif, according to my
fader's will."
Children of Edward Clopton,
of Glemsford, County Suffolk are:
65 i. Elizabeth12
Clopton, of Glemsford, County Suffolk109, born in Glemsford,
County Suffolk, probably, about
two miles northwest of Long Melford and 5 miles northeast of Clare, and possibly baptized at St. Mary,
Glemsford; died in Fulbourn, County Cambridgeshire, probably,. She married Nicholas Wood, of Fulbourn110;
born in Fulbourn, County Cambridgeshire, probably, about 6 miles southeast of
Cambridge.
66 ii. John Clopton, of Glemsford,
County Suffolk111, born in Glemsford, County Suffolk,
probably, about two miles
northwest of Long Melford and 5 miles northeast of Clare, and baptized, possibly at St. Mary,
Glemsford.
55. William11 Clopton, Knt,
of Lutons, County Suffolk (John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)112 was born 1450 in Long Melford, County
Suffolk, and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford113, and
died February 20, 1529/30 in Long Melford, probably, and buried Holy Trinity
Church, Long Melford in the upper end of the Chancel114. He married (1) Joan Marrow, County
Middlesex115 Abt. 1470 in County MIddlesex, possibly116,
daughter of William Marrow, Knt., Lord Mayor of London. She died in England and buried Holy
Trinity Church, Long Melford in the upper end of the Chancel. He married (2) Katherine Hopton
Abt. 1489117.
She died in England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford and
buried in the upper end of the Chancel.
He married (3) Thomasine Knyvet, of Great Stanway118
Abt. 1490 in Great Stanway, probably119, daughter of Thomas
Knyvet and Elizabeth Lunesford.
She was born Abt. 1467 in Stanway, County Essex, probably, about 4 miles
southwest of Colchester120, and died 1536 in Long Melford,
probably, and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford in the upper end of the
Chancel121.
While Sir William Clopton
was off to do battle with one Lambert Simnel, his wife, Thomasine Knyvet, added
to her duties of maintaining the household and bearing children, the
responsibility of guarding her husband's properties. Warfare defined the world of the Clopton and women from the
ninth to the seventeenth century.
A knight's lady acted on their behalf in their absence during war. The wives and daughters exercised
authority, defended the family's lands and title. While women received no formal education, surviving
documents show they could read and write.
Noblewomen left records of their household accounts, instruction to
administrators of the family's holdings, and letters to their husbands to keep
them abreast of decisions made while they were at battle. Like the other women of the castles and
manors, Lady Thomasine would be expected to serve food and drink to the warrior
bands and tend the injured and sick.
See "A Pretender At the Door"
Children of William Clopton
and Joan Marrow are:
+ 67 i. John12 Clopton,
Esq., of Kentwell Manor, Suffolk, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk,
probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St.
Edmunds; died October 21, 1541 in Long Melford, probably, and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long
Melford.
+ 68 ii. William Clopton, Esq., of
Kentwell Hall Suffolk, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3
miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds; died October
26, 1537 in Liston Hall, County Essex, probably, about 3 miles southwest of
Long Melford.
69 iii. Robert Clopton, A Priest122,
born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of
Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds.
+ 70 iv. Elizabeth Clopton, of
Kentwell Manor, Lady Gates, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably,
about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds.
+ 71 v. Anne Clopton, of Kentwell
Manor, Long Melford, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3
miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds; died Bet.
May 14, 1549 and January 20, 1549/50 in Boxted, County Suffolk, probably, and
buried at Holy Trinity, Boxted.
72 vi. Dorothy Clopton, of Kentwell
Manor123, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably,
about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds; died
Bef. September 26, 1508 in Long Melford, probably, and probably buried at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford124.
73 vii. Katherine Clopton, of
Kentwell Manor125, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk,
probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St.
Edmunds. She married Austen126.
74 viii. Joan Clopton, of Kentwell
Manor, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest
of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds.
75 ix. Townsend Clopton, of Kentwell
Manor, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest
of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds; died August 24, 1561 in Long
Melford, probably, and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.
The identify of his parents
is not clear in Holy Trinity Church's registry of burials. It merely states, "1561. August. Townsend Clopton, the 24th."
+ 76 x. Mary Clopton, of Kentwell
Manor, born in Long Melford, probably.
Children of William Clopton
and Thomasine Knyvet are:
77 i. Francis12 Clopton,
armiger, Gent of Long Melford127, died Bet. February 2,
1557/58 and July 7, 1559 in England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long
Melford in the Clopton Chapel128. He married (1) Bridgett Crane, of Chilton, County Suffolk129;
born in Chilton, County Suffok,
possibly, and baptized, probably, at St. Mary, about 1 mile northeast of
Sudbury and about 2 miles from Long Melford130; died Bef.
November 26, 1607 in England, and buried at Theberton, County Suffolk, about 2
miles northeast of Leiston, at St. Peter, November 26, 1607. He married (2) Elizabeth
Blennerhassett, of Frenze, Norfolk131.
From
the "Virginia Genealogists" ...A Royal Descent for Christopher
Calthorpe by John Anderson Brayton, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Edward Calthorpe d. 1558 was
married to a Thomasine (Gaval ) Copeldike...dau
of Thomas Gavel whose will ,
dated 16 Feb. 1522, proved 9 Aug. 1552
(Consistory of Norwich, 149
Alabaster), named daughters Thomasine, wife of
Leonard Copeldike; Dorothy,
wife of Francis CLOPTON; Elenaor, wife of John
Bury; and Elizabeth, wife of
John Cook. See Rev. Charles Parkin, "An Essay
Towards a Topographical
History of the County of Norfolk (London, 1775), v. 4.
"Kirkeby-Kam,",
pp. 248-50. Which "Francis Clopton" could this be?
+ 78 ii. Richard Clopton, Gent, of
Fore Hall Long Melford, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3
miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and probably
baptized at Holy Trinity Church; died Bef. November 28, 1615 in Fore Hall, Long
Melford, probably, and buried Holy
Trinity Church, Long Melford.
Generation
No. 12
56. Ralph or Rauffe12
Bendish, of Toppesfield Manor (Thomas11, Alice10
Clopton, of Toppesfield Manor, Walter9, William8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)132
was born in Toppesfield Manor, possibly, Hadleigh, County Suffolk, and possibly
baptized at St. Mary, Hadleigh, about eight miles east of Sudbury. He married Dorathy Hobart, of
Layham, County Suffolk132, daughter of Thomas Hobart, of
Layham, County Suffolk. She was
born in Layham, County Suffolk, probably, about 1 mile south of Hadleigh, and
possibly baptized at St. Andrew, Layham.
Although the 1612
Visitation of Essex states Dorathy was the daughter and heir of Thomas
"Hobert of Leyham in com. Suffolke, Gent." the correct surname is no
doubt "Hobart." A
distant cousin of Ralph Bendish, John Clopton, of Monks Eleigh, County Suffolk
married Margaret Reyce, of Preston, County Suffolk. She was also married to Andrew Hobart, a descendant of a
Thomas Hobert of Layham in Suffolk.
Child of Ralph Bendish and
Dorathy Hobart is:
79 i. Elizabeth13
Bendish, of Topesfield Manor132, born in Toppesfield Manor,
possibly, Hadleigh, County Suffolk, and possibly baptized at St. Mary,
Hadleigh, about eight miles east of Sudbury. She married Thomas Doyley, Esq., of Overbury Hall, Leigham132;
born in England, probably.
However, there is no Leigham in England and the only reference to an
Overbury is in County Worcestershire.
57. John12 St. John, K.B.,
Penmark, Glamorganshire (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)133 died Aft. 1488. He married Alice Bradshaw, of Haigh134
in Bletsoe, County Bedfordshire, daughter of Thomas Bradshaw, Haigh, County
Lancaster.
Sir John was created
Knight of the Bath in November 1488 by his kinsman, Henry VII at the creation
of King Henry's son, Arthur as Prince of Wales.
Child of John St. John and
Alice Bradshaw is:
+ 80 i. John13 St. John,
K.B., of Bletsoe, born in Bletsoe, County Bedfordshire, about 24 miles west of
Cambridge, County Cambridgeshire; died 1525.
58. Oliver12 St. John
(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)135 died 1497 in Fonterabia, Spain. He married Elizabeth Scrope,
daughter of Henry Scrope, Lord Henry.
Children of Oliver St. John
and Elizabeth Scrope are:
81 i. Elizabeth13 St.
John.
82 ii. John St. John.
83 iii. 1473 St. John.
59. Edith12 St. John, Lady
Pole (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) She married Geoffrey
Pole, Knt., of Medmenhan & Ellesborough136. He died Bef. March 21, 1473/74.
Child of Edith St. John and
Geoffrey Pole is:
+ 84 i. Richard13 Pole,
K.G., died Bef. December 18, 1505.
60. Margaret12 Beaufort,
Countess of Richmond & Derby (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)137
was born May 31, 1443 in Bletsoe, County Bedfordshire, about 24 miles west of
Cambridge, County Cambridgeshire, and died June 29, 1509 in Abbot's House,
Cheyney Gates, now Deanery, and buried Westminster Abbey138. She married (1) John de la Pole
July 1450. She married
(2) Edmund Tudor, of Hadham, Earl of Richmond139
November 1, 1455, son of Owen Tudor and Katherine. He was born Abt. 1430, and died Bet. July and November 1,
1456 in Carmarthen Castle as a prisoner of the Yorkists. She married (3) Henry Stafford, Knt
Bef. 1464 in Bletsoe, County Bedfordshire, son of Humphrey Stafford and Anne
Neville. He was born in County
Buckinghamshire, and died 1481.
She married (4) Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derby140
November 1482 in Bletsoe, County Bedfordshire. He was born 1435, and died July 28, 1504.
Countess Beaufort was only
thirteen years old when her first husband died. She supported the churchman John Fisher and encouraged and
arranged for the publication of his writings. She also translated part of the mystic Thomas 'a Kempis'
writings. She is best remembered
as the foundress of two colleges at Cambridge, Christ's and St. John's, and a
Chair of Divinity at both Oxford and Cambridge. She established charities which gave money and food to
windows. She was the Patroness of
Caxton and of Wynkyn de Worde. Her
many intellectual and benevolent accomplishments are recorded in the epitaph on
her tomb. Both she and Edmond
Tudor are buried at Westminster Abbey, Chapel of Henry VII, South Aisle. Her effigy is most striking because of
the delicate and lovely wrinkled hands raised in prayer. See "Everyone Who Knew Her
Loved Her"
Child of Margaret Beaufort
and Edmund Tudor is:
+ 85 i. Henry VII13, King
of England, born January 28, 1456/57 in Pembroke Castle when his mother was 13,
and crowned king October 30, 1485 at Westminster Abbey; died April 22, 1509 in
Richmond Castle and buried Westminster Abbey with his wife after reigning 24 years.
61. Margaret12 Mauteby, of
Mauteby, Norfolk (John11, Margaret10 Beauchamp,
Johane9 Clopton, of Toppesfield Manor, Hadleigh, William8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)141 died November 4, 1484 in Mauteby,
County Norfolk, and buried in the aisle of Mautby church, and that the aisle
should be newly roofed, leaded, and glazed, and its walls raised 'conveniently
and workmanly'142.
She married John Paston, I Esq, Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk143
Abt. 1440, son of William Paston and Agnes Berry. He was born 1421, and died Abt. May 21, 1466 in London and
buried at Bromholm Priory, County Norfolk, near Bacton, about 2 miles from Paston.
Children of Margaret Mauteby
and John Paston are:
86 i. John13 Paston, II
Knt., M.P. for Yarmouth144, born Bef. April 15, 1442; died
November 15, 1479 in London.
+ 87 ii. John Paston, III The Younger,
Knt., born 1444; died 1504.
88 iii. Edmond Paston II145.
89 iv. Walter Paston, B.A.145,
born Aft. 1455; died Abt. August 19, 1479 in Norwich, County Norfolk, and buried at St Peter's Hungate Church146.
90 v. William Paston III147,
born Abt. 1461.
91 vi. Margery Paston147,
died Bef. 1479. She married
Richard Calle 1469.
92 vii. Anne Paston147,
died Abt. 1494. She married
William Yelverton 1477148.
63. Margaret12 Harleston, of
Bardwell, County Suffolk (John11, Alicia10 Clopton,
of Kentwell Hall, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)
was born in Bardwell, County Suffolk, probably, and possibly baptized at St.
Peter & St. Paul, about 8 miles northeast of Bury St. Edmunds, and died
September 18, 1489 in Little Maldon, County Essex, probably, and buried at All
Saints, Maldon, about 8 miles east of Chelmsford. She married Thomas Darcy, Esq., of Maldon & Danbury149,
son of Robert Darcy and Elizabeth Tyrrell. He was born in Little Maldon, County Essex, probably, and
possibly baptized at All Saints, Maldon, about 8 miles east of Chelmsford, and
died September 22, 1485 in Little Maldon, County Essex, probably, and buried at
All Saints, Maldon, about 8 miles east of Chelmsford.
Child of Margaret Harleston
and Thomas Darcy is:
+ 93 i. Roger13 Darcy,
Esq., of Little Maldon, Essex, born in Little Maldon, County Essex, probably,
and possibly baptized at All Saints, Maldon, about 8 miles east of Chelmsford;
died September 30, 1508 in Little Maldon, County Essex, probably, and possibly
buried at All Saints, Maldon, about 8 miles east of Chelmsford.
64. John12 Rookwood, of
Coldham Hall, County Suffolk (Anne11 Clopton, of Lutons, Long
Melford, Suffolk, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)150. He married Elizabeth Higham, of Giffords Hall,
Wickhambrook151, daughter of Clement Higham and Joan
Cotton. She was born in Giffords
Hall, Wickhambrook, County Suffolk, probably, and possibly baptized at All
Saints, about 10 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds.
Children of John Rookwood
and Elizabeth Higham are:
+ 94 i. Robert13 Rookwood,
I Coldham Hall, County Suffolk, died in Coldham Hall, Stanningfield, County
Suffolk, and probably buried at St. Nicholas, Stanningfield, about 5 miles southeast
of Bury St. Edmunds.
+ 95 ii. Elizabeth Rookwood, of
Coldham Hall, died Aft. 1568 in Thwaite Hall, probably, and possibly buried at
St. George, Thwaite, about 5 miles southwest of Eye.
67. John12 Clopton, Esq., of
Kentwell Manor, Suffolk (William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)152 was born in Long
Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10
miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and died October 21, 1541 in Long Melford,
probably, and buried Holy Trinity
Church, Long Melford153. He married Elizabeth Roydon, of Ramsey, County Essex154,
daughter of John Roydon and Margaret Knyvet. She was born Abt. 1490 in Ramsey, County Essex, probably,
about 12 miles northeast of Colchester, and died Bet. December 1, 1563 and
April 26, 1564 in Sudbury, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles southeast of
Long Melford155.
John father left one item
to his son with very special instructions.
"Item, I gyve unto
the above writen John Clopton my sonne, my corsse of gold which I where dayly
abowtte my necke after the deasse of my wyffe; and after the decesse of this
same John Clopton my sonne, I will this same crosse schall remane unto the
heyres males of the body of this same John Clopton lawfully begoten; and for
defaute of such usche, to heres males of the body of me the same William
Clopton, knyght, lawfully begoten, upon the condicion that they and every of
them dow lenne this same crosse unto women of honeste being with child the tyme
of ther laboure and immediately to be surely delivered unto howrs ayen."
Children of John Clopton and
Elizabeth Roydon are:
+ 96 i. William13 Clopton,
Esq., of Kentwell, Long Melford, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk,
probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St.
Edmunds; died Abt. August 17, 1562 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, and buried
in the Clopton Chapel on the north side of the Chancel of Holy Trinity Church
August 17, 1562.
+ 97 ii. John Clopton, of Monks
Eleigh, County Suffolk, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3
miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds; died in
Monks Eleigh, probably, about 6 miles northwest of Hadleigh and about 6 miles
northeast of Long Melford, and possibly buried at St. Peter, Monks Eleigh.
+ 98 iii. Anthony Clopton, of Kentwell,
Long Melford, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles
northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds; died Bef. October
5, 1541.
+ 99 iv. George Clopton, Gent., of
Sudbury, Suffolk, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles
northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds; died Bet.
September 24 and November 23, 1565 in London, possibly, and buried St. Gregory's Church,
Sudbury, County Suffolk, about 3 miles southeast of Long Melford.
100 v. Francis Clopton, Esq., of
Kentwell, Long Melford156, born in Long Melford, County
Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of
Bury St. Edmunds.
101 vi. Elizabeth Clopton, of
Kentwell, Long Melford157, born in Long Melford, County
Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of
Bury St. Edmunds. She married
Coleman.
102 vii. Griselda Clopton, of
Kentwell, Long Melford158, born in Long Melford, County
Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of
Bury St. Edmunds; died in Great Cornard, County Suffolk, possibly, about 1
miles southeast of Sudbury and 4 miles southeast of Long Melford, and possibly
buried at St. Andrew, Great Cornard.
She married Thomas West, Esq., of Great Cornard.
103 viii. Dorothy Clopton, of Kentwell,
Long Melford159.
She married (1) White160. She married (2) Vavasor160. She married (3) Appleyard160.
68. William12 Clopton, Esq.,
of Kentwell Hall Suffolk (William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)161 was born in Long
Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10
miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and died October 26, 1537 in Liston Hall,
County Essex, probably, about 3 miles southwest of Long Melford162. He married Elizabeth Saye, of Liston
Hall, Essex163, daughter of Thomas Saye, Knt., of Liston
Hall, Essex. She was born in
Liston Hall, County Essex, about 3 miles southwest of Long Melford, and died in
Liston Hall, probably.
Children of William Clopton
and Elizabeth Saye are:
+ 104 i. William13 Clopton,
II, of Liston Hall, Essex, born Abt. 1509 in Liston Hall, County Essex,
probably, about 3 miles southwest of Long Melford; died October 6, 1568 in
Liston Hall, probably.
105 ii. Edward Clopton, of Liston
Hall, Essex, born in Liston Hall, County Essex, probably, about 3 miles
southwest of Long Melford.
106 iii. Francis Clopton, of
Kedington, Suffolk164, born in Liston Hall, County Essex,
probably, about 3 miles southwest of Long Melford; died in Kedington, County
Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northeast of Haverhill and about 12 miles west
of Long Melford, and possibly buried at St. Peter and St. Paul, Kedington165. He married (1) Elizabeth Barnardistone,
of Kedington, Suffolk166; born in Kedington, County Suffolk,
probably, about 3 miles northeast of Haverhill and about 12 miles west of Long
Melford; died in Kedington, County Suffolk, probably, and possibly buried at
St. Peter and St. Paul, Kedington.
He married (2) Dorothy Gavell, of Kirby Cane, County Norfolk167;
born in Kirby Cane, County Norfolk, probably, about 12 miles southeast of
Norwich and about 28 miles northeast of Clopton, County Suffolk; died in
Kedington, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northeast of Haverhill and
about 12 miles west of Long Melford, and possibly buried at St. Peter and St.
Paul, Kedington. He married (3)
Lora or Laura Wentworth, of Codham Hall, Essex168. He married (4) Mary Walsingham, of
Scadbury, County Kent169.
Francis
Clopton married first, Dorothy Gavell, Laura Wentworth, second, third, Mary
Walsingham, and fourth, Elizabeth Barnardistone.
70. Elizabeth12 Clopton, of
Kentwell Manor, Lady Gates (William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)170
was born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of
Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds. She married Geoffrey Gates, I, Knt., of High Easter,
Essex171, son of William Gates and Mabel Capdow. He was born in High Easter, County
Essex, probably, about 8 miles northwest of Chelmsford.
Children of Elizabeth
Clopton and Geoffrey Gates are:
+ 107 i. John13 Gates,
Knt., Captain of the Guards.
+ 108 ii. Geoffrey Gates, of Walton,
County Essex.
109 iii. Henry Gates, Knt., of Seymour172.
+ 110 iv. Dorothy Gates, died February
11, 1581/82 in either High Roding, County Essex, or at Sawbridgeworth, County
Hampshire, and probably buried at Sawbridgeworth, about 9 miles southwest of
High Roding.
111 v. William Gates172.
112 vi. John Gates.
113 vii. Alice Gates.
114 viii. Avery Gates.
115 ix. Albert Gates.
71. Anne12 Clopton, of
Kentwell Manor, Long Melford (William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)173
was born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of
Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and died Bet. May 14, 1549 and
January 20, 1549/50 in Boxted, County Suffolk, probably, and buried at Holy
Trinity, Boxted174.
She married Richard Poley, Esq., of Boxted, County Suffolk175. He was born in Boxted, County Suffolk,
probably, about 7 miles northwest of Sudbury and about 4 miles north of Long Melford, and
probably baptized at Holy Trinity, Boxted, and died 1546 in Boxted, County
Suffolk, probably, and buried at Holy Trinity, Boxted176.
The lovely flint and stone
church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, dominates the town of Boxted. The Poley
Chapel features some original glass in the east window. The elevated Poley pew occupies most of
the north aisle of the nave. A
brass inscription to "Recherd Poly Esquyer" 1546 and his wife Anne is
found in the church as well as to Sir John Poley of Wormegay in Norfolk and his
wife Abigail Memorials to the
Poley family include two rare, life-size recumbent funeral effigies in wood
commemorating William Poley, who died in 1587, and his wife, Alice. A life size alabaster funeral effigy of
Thomas Poley, who died in 1638, is found in the north chapel. The register of the church dates from
1538.
Child of Anne Clopton and
Richard Poley is:
116 i. John13 Poley, of
Boxted, County Suffolk177.
76. Mary12 Clopton, of
Kentwell Manor (William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)178 was born in Long
Melford, probably. She married Abell
Hunt, of Springfield, County Essex, son of John Hunt and Anne
Rushbrook. He was born in
Springfield, County Essex, possibly, right outside of Chelmsford, although he
could have been born at his mother's home in Rushbrooke, about 3 miles
southeast of Bury St. Edmunds.
CAUTION: The Hunt pedigree taken from Harleian
Manuscript 1541, 28, 32, 203b, found in the Visitations of Essex, page 585,
Miscellaneous Essex Pedigrees, states that "Mary d. of Wm Clopton of
Kentwell in com. Suff. Knt." married Abell le Hunt of Springfield. His father is John le Hunt of
Springfield, County Essex, and his mother is Anne, daughter and heir of Sir
William Rushbrook, Knt., of Rushbrook, Suffolk. While there is no proof that Mary is the child of this
William Clopton, she is the aunt of William Clopton of Kentwell who married
Margaret Jermyn of Rushbrook.
Until further evidence is found, we will leave Mary connected to these
parents.
Child of Mary Clopton and
Abell Hunt is:
+ 117 i. John13 Hunt, of
Springfield, County Essex, born in Springfield, County Essex, possibly, right
outside of Chelmsford.
78. Richard12 Clopton, Gent,
of Fore Hall Long Melford (William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)179 was born in Long Melford,
County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south
of Bury St. Edmunds, and probably baptized at Holy Trinity Church, and died
Bef. November 28, 1615 in Fore Hall, Long Melford, probably, and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long
Melford180. He
married (1) Margaret Playters, of Sotterley, Suffolk181,
daughter of William Playters and Jane Jenney. She was born in Sotterley, County Suffolk, probably, about 5
miles southeast of Beccles and about 24 miles northeast of Clopton, Suffolk,
and probably baptized at St. Margaret, Sotterley, and died in Fore Hall, Long
Melford, probably, and possibly
buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.
He married (2) Margaret Bozun, of County Lincolnshire182,
daughter of Richard Bozun, Knt., of County Lincolnshire.
Margaret Playters'
ancestral church, St. Margaret,
features a fifteenth century glass in the east window, one panel showing Sir
William Playters, a Yorkist, in
complete armor with his seven sons.
Her father, William's effigy was stolen in 1843. The brass kneeling effigy of his second
wife remains. The inscription on
the tomb reads: "Here lieth
buried the bodie of William Playters esquier, sonne and heire of Thomas and Ann
his wife, who married Ann [sic. Jane], daughter to Sir Edmond Jenny of
Knotshall, Knight, by whom he had issue. . ." His first wife, and Margaret's mother, is buried at
St. Mary, Henstead, County Suffolk, about five miles southeast of Beccles. There are a number of other brasses and
monuments dedicated to various Playters.
Children of Richard Clopton
and Margaret Playters are:
+ 118 i. William13 Clopton,
armiger Lord of Castlings Manor, died August 19, 1616 in Castlings Manor,
Groton, County Suffolk, about 10 miles southeast of Long Melford, and buried August
19,1616 at St. Bartholomew's
Church, Groton, County Suffolk.
119 ii. Thomasine Clopton, of Fore
Hall Long Melford183.
She married (1) Thomas Kighley, of Greys, County Essex184;
born in Greys, County Essex, possibly, about 2 miles northwest of Tilbury,
County Essex, and about 18 miles southwest of Chelmsford. She married (2) Thomas Aldham, Gent, of
Sapiston, County Suffolk185; born in Sapiston, County
Suffolk, probably, about 8 miles northeast of Bury St. Edmunds and about 3
miles northwest of Ixworth, and possibly baptized at St. Andrew; died Bet. July
30, 1581 and May 12, 1582186.
+ 120 iii. Frances Clopton, of Fore Hall
Long Melford, died Aft. 1585.
+ 121 iv. Elizabeth Clopton, of Fore
Hall Long Melford, died Aft. 1559.
122 v. Richard Clopton, of Fore Hall
Long Melford187, died Abt. September 14, 1639 in Groton,
probably, and buried St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton188.
123 vi. Emma Clopton, of Fore Hall
Long Melford189, died Aft. 1584190. She married George Smyth, Esq., of
Haverhill Manor & Hersham191; born in Haverhill, County
Suffolk, probably, about 6 miles west of Clare and about 12 miles west of Long
Melford, and possibly baptized at St. Mary, Haverhill.
124 vii. Julian Clopton, of Fore Hall
Long Melford192, died Aft. 1584. She married (1) Thomas Wye, of Lyppicot, Gloucestershire193. She married (2) John Throgmorton, of
County Oxfordshire194.
125 viii. Mary Clopton, of Fore Hall
Long Melford195, died Aft. 1584. She married Edward Kinge, of County Lincolnshire196.
126 ix. Edward Clopton, of Fore Hall
Long Melford196.
Child of Richard Clopton and
Margaret Bozun is:
+ 127 i. Mary13 Clopton, of
Fore Hall, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England; died Bet. February 2
and March 18, 1583/84 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England and buried Holy
Trinity Church, Long Melford, March 18, 1584.
Generation
No. 13
80. John13 St. John, K.B., of
Bletsoe (John12, 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)197 was born in Bletsoe,
County Bedfordshire, about 24 miles west of Cambridge, County Cambridgeshire,
and died 1525198.
He married Sybil Jenkyn, Lady St. John199 Abt. 1483
in Wales, daughter of Morgan ap Jenkin ap Philippe.
Sir John was created
Knight of the Bath, 17 Henry VII.
Children of John St. John
and Sybil Jenkyn are:
+ 128 i. John14 St. John,
of Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, born in Bletsoe, County Bedfordshire, about 24 miles
west of Cambridge, County Cambridgeshire; died Abt. 1535 in Smallbridge Manor,
County Suffolk.
+ 129 ii. Alexander St. John, of
Thorley.
130 iii. Oliver St. John, of
Sharnbrook.
84. Richard13 Pole, K.G.
(Edith12 St. John, Lady Pole, 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)200
died Bef. December 18, 1505. He
married Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George
Plantagenet and Isabella Neville.
She was born August 1473201, and died May 28, 1541 in
Tower of London by execution.
Countess Salisbury was one
of the last members of the ancient royal house, the Plantagenets.
She herself had never expressed any desire to occupy the throne,
although her claim was valid, and had been a loyal and devoted supported of the
Tudors, Henry VIII imprisoned her in the Tower. He ordered the death sentence, and on the morning of May 28,
1541, Lady Salisbury met a death which sickened even the jaded Tudor
court. She was taken to the
scaffold on Tower Green, Herre Anne Boleyn had died. The executioner was young and inexperienced. Faced with the prisoner, an elderly and
obviously well born woman, he panicked and struck out blindly, hacking at his
victim's head, neck and shoulders, until he had finally butchered her to death.
Children of Richard Pole and
Margaret Plantagenet are:
+ 131 i. Henry14 Pole, Lord
Montagu, died January 9, 1537/38 in England by execution.
132 ii. Reginald Pole, Archbishop of
Canterbury, born 1500; died 1558.
133 iii. Geoffrey Pole, died 1558.
134 iv. Arthur Pole, died 1570.
85. Henry VII13, King of
England (Margaret12 Beaufort, Countess of Richmond & Derby,
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)202
was born January 28, 1456/57 in Pembroke Castle when his mother was 13, and
crowned king October 30, 1485 at Westminster Abbey203, and
died April 22, 1509 in Richmond Castle and buried Westminster Abbey with his
wife after reigning 24 years204. He married Elizabeth Plantagenet, of York205
January 18, 1485/86 in Westminster Abbey, daughter of Edward and Elizabeth
Wydvilles. She was born 1466 in
England and she was crowned queen November 25, 1487206, and
died February 11, 1502/03 in Tower of London in childbirth and buried
Westminster Abbey, Chapel of Henry VII, the Nave207.
Henry VII's reign ushered
in the House of Tudor, and since that time, the crown of England has remained
in the line of the heirs of this marriage. His marriage was politically motivated. He was well aware that many people
viewed Elizabeth as the rightful Queen of England. Their marriage assured that his title could not be disputed. The alliance brought about the
reconciliation of both the Lancastrians and Yorkists. Once safely established as king, however, he appears to have
suffered from an uneasy conscience.
In an attempt to make peace with his Maker, he founded a splendid Chapel
to the Virgin, 'in whom (I) hath ever been my most singulier trust and
confience... and by whom I have hiterto in al myne adversities ev'r had my
special comforte and relief.'
Elizabeth had long
red-gold hair, inherited from her Plantagenet forbearers. She was intelligent, pious and
literate, and possessed her father's sensual and passionate nature. Many considered
her to be the legitimate heiress of the House of York. She attracted the attention of
her uncle, Richard, III. The court
gossips whispered of an affair.
When his determination to marry his niece reached the ears of his
subjects, they were not pleased.
Accused of poisoning his wife, his incestuous passion cooled. Elizabeth, her ambitions and
determinations fueled by vengeful hatred, set about to oust him. His death brought Henry VII to the
throne, and in one of those interesting little arrangements, she married him
and at last wore the crown she had so desperately wanted.
Although their marriage had
been arranged, the couple held great affection for each other. Considering the moral laxity of the
courts, it is remarkable to note that her husband was faithful to Elizabeth
throughout their marriage. When
she died in childbirth a year following the tragic death of their son in 1502,
Henry was deeply grieved. In his
moving elegy, Thomas More wrote as if the dying Queen addressed her husband: "Adieu! Mine own dear spouse, my worthy lord! The faithful love, that did us both
continue in marriage and peaceable concord, into your hands here I do resign,
to be bestowed on your children and mine; erst were ye father, now must ye
supply the mother's part also, for here I lie.
Children of Henry and
Elizabeth Plantagenet are:
135 i. Arthur14 Tudor,
Prince of Wales, born September 19, 1486; died April 2, 1502 in Ludlow Castle
of the sweating sickness. He married
Catherine of Aragon November 14, 1501 in St. Paul's Cathedral; born December
16, 1485; died January 7, 1535/36 in Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire of
cancer and buried in Peterborough Cathedral.
+ 136 ii. Margaret Tudor, Queen of
Scots, born 1489; died 1541.
+ 137 iii. Henry VIII, King of England,
born June 28, 1491 in Greenwich Palace and crowned king June 24, 1509 at
Westminster Abbey; died in Whitehall Palace and buried Windsor, St. George's
Chapel, with Jane Seymour after
reigning 38 years.
138 iv. Elizabeth Tudor, born 1492;
died 1495.
+ 139 v. Mary Tudor, Queen of France,
born 1498; died 1533 in Manor of Westhrop, County Suffolk, and buried first at
the Monastery of St. Edmund's Bury, and later moved to St. Mary, Bury St.
Edmunds in the north corner of the sanctuary.
87. John13 Paston, III The
Younger, Knt. (Margaret12 Mauteby, of Mauteby, Norfolk, John11,
Margaret10 Beauchamp, Johane9 Clopton, of Toppesfield
Manor, Hadleigh, William8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)208
was born 1444, and died 1504. He
married (1) Margery Brews, of Hinton Hall, Norfolk209
August 1477, daughter of Thomas Brewes and Elizabeth. She died Abt. 1495.
He married (2) Agnes Morley Aft. 1495, daughter of Nicholas
Morley.
Sir John was the younger
of two brothers named John. He
held the Manors of Marlingfield, Oxnead, Paston, Crowmer, and Calster. He was Sheriff of Norfolk, and knighted
at the Battle of Stoke, June 16, 1487.
Children of John Paston and
Margery Brews are:
140 i. Dorothy14 Paston,
died 1533. She married Thomas
Hardres210; died 1536.
141 ii. Christopher Paston, born
1478; died Bef. 1482.
142 iii. William Paston, IV, Knt.211,
born Abt. 1479; died 1554. He
married (1) Bridget Heydon. He
married (2) Bridget Heydon, of Baconsthorpe.
93. Roger13 Darcy, Esq., of
Little Maldon, Essex (Margaret12 Harleston, of Bardwell, County
Suffolk, John11, Alicia10 Clopton, of Kentwell Hall,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)212
was born in Little Maldon, County Essex, probably, and possibly baptized at All
Saints, Maldon, about 8 miles east of Chelmsford, and died September 30, 1508
in Little Maldon, County Essex, probably, and possibly buried at All Saints,
Maldon, about 8 miles east of Chelmsford.
He married Elizabeth Wentworth, Countess Bourchier, daughter of
Henry Wentworth and Elizabeth Neville.
She was born in Nettlestead, County Suffolk, probably, and possibly
baptized at St. Mary, about 4 miles south of Needham Market, and died Aft.
1542.
Children of Roger Darcy and
Elizabeth Wentworth are:
+ 143 i. Thomas14 Darcy,
K.G., 1st Lord Darcy, born in Osyth, County Essex, about 12 miles southeast of
Colchester; died in England and buried at St. Osyth Priory, County Essex.
+ 144 ii. Thomasine Darcy, of Little
Maldon, Essex.
145 iii. Eleanor Darcy, of Little
Maldon, Essex.
146 iv. Elizabeth Darcy, of Little
Maldon, Essex. She married John
Legh.
94. Robert13 Rookwood, I
Coldham Hall, County Suffolk (John12, Anne11 Clopton,
of Lutons, Long Melford, Suffolk, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)213 died in Coldham Hall,
Stanningfield, County Suffolk, and probably buried at St. Nicholas,
Stanningfield, about 5 miles southeast of Bury St. Edmunds. He married (1) Agnes Spourne, of
Lavenham, County Suffolk. She
was born in Lavenham, County Suffolk, possibly, about 4 miles northeast of Long
Melford. He married (2) Anne
Ashton, of Lane, daughter of Nicholas Ashton, of Lane.
Children of Robert Rookwood
and Agnes Spourne are:
+ 147 i. Robert14 Rookwood,
II Coldham Hall County Suffolk, died in Coldham Hall, Stanningfield, County
Suffolk, and probably buried at St. Nicholas, Stanningfield.
148 ii. Frances Rookwood, of Coldham
Hall, Sussex213, born in Coldham Hall, Stanningfield, County
Suffolk. She married John
Radcliffe, of Hundon, County Suffolk.
149 iii. Audrey Rookwood, of Coldham
Hall, Suffolk213, born in Coldham Hall, Stanningfield, County
Suffolk. She married Humphrey
Drewell, of Little Gedding, Hunts.
150 iv. Elizabeth Rookwood, of
Coldham Hall, Suffolk213, born in Coldham Hall,
Stanningfield, County Suffolk. She
married Thomas Brampton, of Blow Norton, County Norfolk.
95. Elizabeth13 Rookwood, of
Coldham Hall (John12, Anne11 Clopton, of Lutons, Long
Melford, Suffolk, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)214 died Aft. 1568 in Thwaite Hall,
probably, and possibly buried at St. George, Thwaite, about 5 miles southwest
of Eye215. She
married John Wright, Gent. of Thwaite Hall, Suffolk216,
son of Edward Wright and Margaret Singleton. He died Abt. 1567 in Thwaite Hall, probably, and possibly
buried at St. George, Thwaite, about 5 miles southwest of Eye217.
Children of Elizabeth
Rookwood and John Wright are:
+ 151 i. Edward14 Wright,
of Thwaite Hall, County Suffolk, born in Thwaite Hall, probably, and possibly
baptized at St. George, Thwaite, about 5 miles southwest of Eye.
152 ii. Thomas Wright, of Thwaite
Hall, County Suffolk218, born in Thwaite Hall, probably, and
possibly baptized at St. George, Thwaite, about 5 miles southwest of Eye.
153 iii. Bartholomew Wright, of
Thwaite Hall, Suffolk218, born in Thwaite Hall, probably, and
possibly baptized at St. George, Thwaite, about 5 miles southwest of Eye.
154 iv. Elizabeth Wright, of Thwaite
Hall, Suffolk218, born in Thwaite Hall, probably, and
possibly baptized at St. George, Thwaite, about 5 miles southwest of Eye.
155 v. Anne Wright, of Thwaite Hall,
County Suffolk219, born in Thwaite Hall, probably, and
possibly baptized at St. George, Thwaite, about 5 miles southwest of Eye. She married John Coggeshall, of St.
Genevieve Manor.
156 vi. Thomasine Wright, of Thwaite
Hall, Suffolk219.
She married William Thurbern 1576.
96. William13 Clopton, Esq.,
of Kentwell, Long Melford (John12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)220
was born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of
Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and died Abt. August 17, 1562
in Long Melford, County Suffolk, and buried in the Clopton Chapel on the north
side of the Chancel of Holy Trinity Church August 17, 1562221. He married (1) Margaret Jermyn, of
Rushbrook, County Suffolk222, daughter of Thomas Jermyn,
Knt, of Rushbrook, County Suffolk.
She was born in Rushbrooke Hall, probably, about 3 miles southeast of
Bury St. Edmunds and 10 miles north of Long Melford, and probably baptized at
St. Nicholas, Rushbrook, and died in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England and
buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford in the Clopton Chancel. He married (2) Mary Peryent, of
Digswell, County Hertfordshire223, daughter of George
Peryent, of Digswell, County Hertfordshir.
St. Nicholas, the
ancestral church of the Jermyn family, was largely rebuilt in the late
sixteenth century. The most
arresting feature in the chapel is the marble monument of fifteen year old
Thomas Jermyn. He is shown dressed
as he may have been when killed by a falling mast in 1692. There are several other monuments to
the Jermyn family, including Sir Robert who entertained Elizabeth I on two
occasions at Rushbrooke Hall. The
register dates from 1568.
Children of William Clopton
and Margaret Jermyn are:
157 i. Margaret14
Clopton, of Kentwell, Long Melford224, died Aft. 1612 in Long
Melford, possibly, and possibly buried at Holy Trinity Church, Long
Melford. She married Edward
Stuteville, of Barrow, County Suffolk225; born in Barrow,
County Suffolk, probably, about 6 miles west of Bury St. Edmunds, and he was
probably baptized at All Saints; died Bef. July 19, 1585 in Barrow, County
Suffolk, and buried at All Saints, Barrow, July 19, 1585226.
+ 158 ii. Agnes Clopton, of Kentwell,
Long Melford, born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles
northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds; died September 18,
1624 in Chillesford, probably, and
buried Chillesford Church, County Suffolk, about 9 miles northeast of
Woodbridge, Suffolk, and about 9 miles east of Clopton, Suffolk.
+ 159 iii. Elizabeth Clopton, of
Kentwell, County Suffolk.
160 iv. Francis Clopton, Esq., of
Long Melford227, born Abt. 1539228; died
April 5, 1578 in Long Melford, and buried Holy Trinity Church August 17, 1562,
in the Clopton Chapel229. He married Agnes Crane, of Chilton, County Suffock230,231;
born in Chilton, County Suffok, possibly, and baptized, probably, at St. Mary,
about 1 mile northeast of Sudbury and about 2 miles from Long Melford; died
Aft. 1619.
161 v. William Clopton, Esq., of
Kentwell, Long Melford, died Abt. December 18, 1588 in England and buried Holy
Trinity Church, Long Melford in the Clopton Chapel232. He married Anne Elmes233.
162 vi. Thomas Clopton, the Elder, of
Kentwell, died August 10, 1584 in England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long
Melford in the Clopton Chapel234. He married Dorothy.
Children of William Clopton
and Mary Peryent are:
163 i. George14 Clopton,
Gent, of Kentwell, Long Melford, died Abt. July 17, 1587 in England and buried
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford235.
+ 164 ii. Thomas Clopton, the Younger,
of Kentwell Hall, died Abt. February 16, 1596/97 in England and buried Holy
Trinity Church, Long Melford in the Clopton Chapel.
165 iii. Bridget Clopton, of Kentwell,
Long Melford. She married John
Stafford, Esq., of Blatherwick, Northampton236.
97. John13 Clopton, of Monks
Eleigh, County Suffolk (John12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)237
was born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of
Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and died in Monks Eleigh,
probably, about 6 miles northwest of Hadleigh and about 6 miles northeast of
Long Melford, and possibly buried at St. Peter, Monks Eleigh. He married Margaret Reyce, of
Preston, County Suffolk238, daughter of Robert Reyce,
Esq., of Preston, County Suffolk.
She was born in Preston, County Suffolk, probably, about 2 miles
northeast of Lavenham and about 6 miles northeast of Long Melford, and probably
baptized at St. Mary, Preston, and died in Monks Eleigh, probably, about 6
miles northwest of Hadleigh and about 6 miles northeast of Long Melford, and
possibly buried at St. Peter, Monks Eleigh.
Margaret's ancestors, who
sometimes spelt the name Ryece, had been living in Preston, County Suffolk, for
over a century and owned Preston Hall. Her father was Justice of the Peace of
Preston., and her brother, Robert, was a well-known historian and is considered
the patron of St. Mary's Church.
The slab commemorating the
death of her brother, the author of "Suffolk in the XVIIth Century, The
Breviary of Suffolk," contains the largest display of heraldry to be seen
on a monumental brass in County Suffolk.
It was Reye who so outraged Simond D'Ewes, when he decorated the
interior of St. Mary's Church with the arms of many of his Suffolk
neighbors. The Cloptons earned a
prominent spot among those shields, but much to Sir Simond's distress, he found
his family arms displayed along with parish gentry in an inferior location, in
the base of the tower. See "A
Goodly Sweet Child," for more about this particular episode in Clopton
history.
Children of John Clopton and
Margaret Reyce are:
+ 166 i. Francis14 Clopton,
I, of Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, born in Monks Eleigh, probably, about 6 miles
northwest of Hadleigh and about 6 miles northeast of Long Melford, and possibly
baptized at St. Peter, Monks
Eleigh; died Bef. June 15, 1605.
+ 167 ii. Rice Clopton, of Lavenham,
County Suffolk, born in Monks Eleigh, probably, about 6 miles northwest of
Hadleigh and about 6 miles northeast of Long Melford, and possibly baptized
at St. Peter, Monks Eleigh.
168 iii. Margaret Clopton, of Monks
Eleigh, Suffolk239, born in Monks Eleigh, probably, about 6
miles northwest of Hadleigh and about 6 miles northeast of Long Melford, and
possibly baptized at St. Peter,
Monks Eleigh.
169 iv. Katherine Clopton, of Monks
Eleigh, Suffolk, born in Monks Eleigh, probably, about 6 miles northwest of
Hadleigh and about 6 miles northeast of Long Melford, and possibly baptized
at St. Peter, Monks Eleigh.
170 v. Anne Clopton, of Monks
Eleigh, County Suffolk, born in Monks Eleigh, probably, about 6 miles northwest
of Hadleigh and about 6 miles northeast of Long Melford, and possibly baptized
at St. Peter, Monks Eleigh.
98. Anthony13 Clopton, of
Kentwell, Long Melford (John12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born in Long
Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10
miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and died Bef. October 5, 1541240. He married Eleanor Hubbard241.
Child of Anthony Clopton and
Eleanor Hubbard is:
171 i. John14 Clopton, of
London242.
99. George13 Clopton, Gent.,
of Sudbury, Suffolk (John12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)243
was born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of
Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and died Bet. September 24 and
November 23, 1565 in London, possibly,
and buried St. Gregory's Church, Sudbury, County Suffolk, about 3 miles
southeast of Long Melford244. He married (1) Eleanor Dyve, of Bromham, Bedfordshire245. She was born in Bromham, west of
Bedford, County Bedfordshire, possibly, about 35 miles southwest of
Cambridge. He married (2)
Martha Downes, of County Norfolk246, daughter of Robert
Downes, Gent., of County Norfolk.
She died Aft. November 23, 1565.
He married (3) Alice Peacock, of London247 1532248,
daughter of Stephen Peacock, Lord Mayor of London.
Child of George Clopton and
Eleanor Dyve is:
172 i. Francis14 Clopton,
the Younger, of Sudbury249.
Child of George Clopton and
Martha Downes is:
173 i. George14 Clopton,
of "Bricke Close," London.
Children of George Clopton
and Alice Peacock are:
174 i. George14 Clopton,
of Sudbury, Suffolk250.
175 ii. William Clopton, of County
York251.
176 iii. Edmond Clopton, of Sudbury,
Suffolk252.
177 iv. Francis Clopton, the Elder,
of Sudbury253.
178 v. Thomas Clopton, of Sudbury,
County Suffolk254.
179 vi. Marie Clopton, of Sudbury,
County Suffolk255.
180 vii. Elizabeth Clopton, of
Sudbury, County Suffolk256. She married Charles Stowers February 24, 1580/81257.
104. William13 Clopton, II, of
Liston Hall, Essex (William12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born Abt. 1509
in Liston Hall, County Essex, probably, about 3 miles southwest of Long Melford258,
and died October 6, 1568 in Liston Hall, probably259. He married Elizabeth Everard, of
Chantry Farm, Denston260, daughter of Henry Everard and
Margaret Broughton. She was born
in Denston, County Suffolk, probably, about 6 miles north of Clare and about 6
miles northwest of Long Melford, and probably baptized at St. Nicholas,
Denston, and died in Liston Hall, probably.
In 1521, Elizabeth
Everard's father, Henry Everard, Esq., obtained the lease of Chantry Farm. One condition was that he found and pay
the costs and charges of a priest to serve the "chyrche or chapell of
Denaston." The brass in St.
Nicholas in the chancel floor is an effigy of Henry in armor and tabard of
Everard with crescent for difference.
His wife is shown in the mantle of Everard impaling Broughton and
quarterings; shields; an inscription, which is now lost, stated ". . .
Henrici Everard armigeri et Margarete uxoris ejus, que Margareta obiit 6 die
Augusti, annon D'm 1524." Although
the church is small, it has an impressive interior comprising a nave and
chancel, extending for seven bays in an unbroken line.
Children of William Clopton
and Elizabeth Everard are:
+ 181 i. William14 Clopton,
III, Esq. of Liston Hall, Essex, born Abt. 1540; died October 25, 1612.
182 ii. Roger Clopton, of Liston Hall261.
183 iii. Thomas Clopton, of Liston
Hall, County Essex261.
184 iv. John Clopton, of Lincolnshire262.
107. John13 Gates, Knt.,
Captain of the Guards (Elizabeth12 Clopton, of Kentwell Manor,
Lady Gates, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)263. He married Mary Denny, of Herts264,
daughter of Edward Denny, Knt..
Notes for John Gates, Knt.,
Captain of the Guards:
Sir John was Vice
Chamberlain to King Edward, VI.
Child of John Gates and Mary
Denny is:
+ 185 i. Geffrey14 Gates,
the Elder.
108. Geoffrey13 Gates, of
Walton, County Essex (Elizabeth12 Clopton, of Kentwell Manor,
Lady Gates, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)265. He married Elizabeth Walsingham,
daughter of Francis Walsingham, Knt, Sec. to Queen Elizabeth.
CAUTION: There is no Walton in County
Essex. There is however, Great and
Littl Waltham, which is only a few miles southeast of High Easter where some of
their children were born.
Children of Geoffrey Gates
and Elizabeth Walsingham are:
+ 186 i. Geoffrey14 Gates,
of Walton, County Essex, born 1525.
+ 187 ii. Anthony Gates, of Walton,
County Essex.
188 iii. Joyce Gates, of Walton,
County Essex265.
She married John Taverner, of Corbets Tye, County Essex.
John
Taverner was Surveyor of the Queen's Woods, South Trent.
110. Dorothy13 Gates (Elizabeth12
Clopton, of Kentwell Manor, Lady Gates, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)266
died February 11, 1581/82 in either High Roding, County Essex, or at
Sawbridgeworth, County Hampshire, and probably buried at Sawbridgeworth, about
9 miles southwest of High Roding.
She married Thomas Josselyn, K.B., of Hide Hall267
1524, son of John Josselyn and Phillipa Bradbury. He died October 24, 1562 in High Roding, County Essex, or at
Sawbridgeworth, County Hampshire, and buried at Sawbridgeworth, about 9 miles
southwest of High Roding.
None of this information
has been confirmed. More research
on this line is in order.
A descendant of this
marriage, Henry Josselyn (1606-1683) would become the first Deputy Governor of
Maine.
Children of Dorothy Gates
and Thomas Josselyn are:
+ 189 i. Henry14 Josselyn,
Esq., of Willingale-Doe, died August 25, 1587 in Willingale-Doe, County Essex, probably, and buried at
Willingale-Doe. There is a
Willingale about 6 miles west of Chelmsford and about 6 miles south of High
Roding.
190 ii. Richard Josselyn, of High
Roding, Essex. He married Anne
Lucas, of Little Saxham Manor & Horringer; born in Little Saxham Manor, probably,
about 4 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds, and baptized, probably at St.
James, Little Saxham; died April 13, 1614268.
191 iii. Thomas Josselyn.
192 iv. Leonard Josselyn.
193 v. John Josselyn.
194 vi. Mary Josselyn.
195 vii. Jane Josselyn.
196 viii. Edward Josselyn.
117. John13 Hunt, of
Springfield, County Essex (Mary12 Clopton, of Kentwell Manor,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)269 was born in Springfield, County
Essex, possibly, right outside of Chelmsford. He married Frances Topsfield, of Yeldham, County Essex269. She was born in County Essex, probably,
but there is no Yeldham in England.
Child of John Hunt and
Frances Topsfield is:
+ 197 i. Robert14 Hunt, of
Springfield, County Essex, born in Springfield, County Essex, possibly, right
outside of Chelmsford.
118. William13 Clopton,
armiger Lord of Castlings Manor (Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)270
died August 19, 1616 in Castlings Manor, Groton, County Suffolk, about 10 miles
southeast of Long Melford, and buried August 19,1616 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk271. He married Margery Waldegrave, of
Lawford Hall272 in Lawford Hall, probably. The 1558 Visitation of Essex refers to
William of Bretton in Essex. There
is no Bretton in Essex, however, the Visitation of 1612 refers to "Castlyns
in Grotton", daughter of Edward Waldegrave and Joan Acworth. She was born in Lawford Hall, Lawford,
County Essex, probably, about six miles northeast of Colchester, and died Aft.
1616 in Groton, County Suffolk, about 10 miles southeast of Long Melford,
buried St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton273.
In light of the family's
unerring ability to irritate kings, it was probably a good thing we migrated to
Virginia. With breathtaking regularity
one kin or another was being hauled to the Tower of London and threatened with
beheading or worse. The close
connections with royalty gave the family ample opportunity to hone this
questionable talent. And our
grandparents, Edward Waldegrave and Joan (Acworth) Bulmer established a
benchmark in this arena that has not been surpassed by any of their Clopton
descendants despite the passage of centuries. Tempting fate, they careened about the palace with Queen
Katherine Howard indulging in amorous escapades right underneath the nose of
the infamous Henry VIII. Had their
tender necks not escaped the axe, then their daughter, and our grandmother,
Margery, would not have been born.
See "Midnight Romps & Wilted Roses"
Children of William Clopton
and Margery Waldegrave are:
198 i. Francis14 Clopton,
of Castlings Manor, Groton274.
+ 199 ii. George Clopton, of Castlings
Manor, Groton.
+ 200 iii. Anna Clopton, of Castlings
Manor, Groton, born Abt. January 29, 1579/80 in Castlings Manor and baptized
January 29, 1579 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk; died in
Boxted, possibly, and buried at St. Peter's Church, Boxted, possibly, although
there is no memorial to her in the church.
+ 201 iv. Bridgett Clopton, of
Castlings Manor, Groton, born Abt. January 29, 1580/81 in Castlings Manor and
baptized January 29, 1581 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk;
died March 1673/74 in Kersey, possibly, and buried St. Bartholomew's Church,
Groton, County Suffolk.
+ 202 v. Thomasine Clopton, of
Castlings Manor, Groton, born Abt. February 5, 1581/82 in Castlings Manor and
baptized February 5, 1582 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk;
died December 11, 1616 in Winthrop Manor, England and buried St. Bartholomew's
Church, in the Chancel, Groton, County Suffolk, December 11, 1616.
+ 203 vi. William Clopton, Esq, of
Castlings Manor, Groton, born Abt. April 9, 1584 in Castlings Manor and
baptized April 9, 1584 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk;
died November 7, 1640 in Castlings Manor and buried November 7, 1640 at St.
Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk.
+ 204 vii. Walter Clopton, Gent., of
Coggeshall, Essex, born Abt. June 30, 1585 in Castlings Manor and baptized June
30, 1585 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk; died Aft.
December 24, 1622 in Coggeshall, County Essex, possibly, about 6 miles
southwest of Colchester, and probably buried at St. Nicholas, Little
Coggeshall.
+ 205 viii. Waldegrave Clopton, of
Castlings Manor, Groton, born Abt. May 18, 1587 in Castlings Manor and baptized
May 18, 1587 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk.
206 ix. Mary Clopton, of Castlings
Manor, Groton275, born Abt. January 15, 1587/88 in Castlings
Manor and baptized January 15, 1588
at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk276;
died Abt. May 19, 1632 in Groton, County Suffolk, England and buried St.
Bartholomew's Church, Groton277. She married George Jennings, Gentleman, of London December
20, 1624278.
+ 207 x. Margery Clopton, of Castlings
Manor, born Abt. June 18, 1590 in Castlings Manor and baptized June 18, 1590 at
St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk; died Abt. October 30, 1633 in
Groton, County Suffolk, England and buried St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton.
+ 208 xi. Thomas Clopton, Rector of
Ramsden-Belhouse, born Abt. September 18, 1593 in Castlings Manor and baptized
September 18, 1593 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton, County Suffolk; died
February 13, 1662/63 in West Hanningfield, County Essex, about 3 miles north of
Ramsden Bellhouse, and buried at St. Mary the Virgin, Ramsden Bellhouse, about
seven miles south of Chelmsford.
209 xii. Elizabeth Clopton, of
Castlings Manor, Groton279, born Abt. July 9, 1601 in
Castlings Manor and baptized July 9, 1601 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton,
County Suffolk280; died Abt. November 6, 1627 in Groton,
County Suffolk, England and buried St. Bartholomew's Church, Groton281. She married George Cocke, Gentleman, of
Ipswich September 19, 1627282; born in Ipswich, County Suffolk,
possibly, about 12 miles east of Groton.
120. Frances13 Clopton, of
Fore Hall Long Melford (Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)283
died Aft. 1585. She married (1)
Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of York November 20, 1582284,
son of Matthew Hutton, of Priest Hutton, Warton. He was born 1529 in Priest Hutton, Warton Parish, North Lancashire,
and died January 16, 1605/06 in Bishopthorpe, England and buried York Minster,
South Aisle of the Choir284. She married (2) Martin Bowes285
Aft. 1605, son of Martin Bowes and Cicely Elyot.
Frances Clopton was
Matthew Hutton's third wife. In
previously published Clopton genealogies, his name was mistakenly given as
Henry. No doubt this was due to an
error in the pedigree of Clopton registered at the Visitation of Suffolk, 1613. A copy of this record is located at
College of Arms, London. The text
reads:
Richard Clopton 2d sone to
Sir William Clopton by Tomazen sister & haire to Edward Knevet of Stanway
in Essex his 2nd wife married to his first wife [Margaret] daughter of
[Richard] Bozun of Lincolneshire, & had [issue] Mary [who] married to Sir William Cordall
Knight of Longe Melford & he married to his 2d wife Margery daughter of
[William] Plater of Soterley hall in Suffolk & had [issue] William sone
& heire, Richard & Edward [both of whom] died and [a daughter] Tomazen
[who] married to Thomas Aldham of Saxham in Suff(olk) . Francis married to her first
husband Martin Bowes 2d sone of Sir Martin Bowes of London. [After married] to her 2nd husband
Henry [should be Matthew] Hutton Archbyshop of Yorke. Eliz [Clopton] married to Nicholas Hobart of Linley in
Suff(olk). Em(me Clopton] married to George Smith of Cavdish [Cavendish] in
Suff(olk) Jelian [Clopton] married
to Thomas Wye of Luppiest [Luppitt] in Gloucestershire & to her 2nd husband
John Throgmorton of
Oxfordshire. Mary [Clopton]
married to Edward King of Lincolneshire.
William Clopton of Groton sone & heire of Richard married
Margery daughter of Edward
Waldegrave of Laweforde in Essex & had issue, William sone & heire Walter 2d Waldegrave 3d Thomas 4th
Ann married to John Maidstone of Bartede in -- Bridget married to John Sampson of --- in Suff(olk)
Thomazen, Mary, Margery, Eliz
Suspected of leaning to
the puritans, Dr. Hutton became
involved in a dispute with Archbishop Sandys, who in 1586, brought charges
against him. Dr. Hutton defended
himself with spirit. He was
eventually found guilty of nothing more than the use of violent and indiscreet
expressions.
Obviously his "violent
and indiscreet expressions" were not considered a serious crime, because
he was was elected to the bishopric of Durham, June 9, 1589, and Archbishop of
York, February 14, 1595.
In 1594 he wrote moving
appeals on behalf of Lady Margaret Neville, who had been condemned to death
along with her father, Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmoreland. He was successful in his efforts and
was also able to gain a pension for her.
One of his last public
acts was to write a letter to Robert Cecil, Lord Cranborne, counseling a
relaxation in the prosecution of the puritans.
Children of Frances Clopton
and Martin Bowes are:
+ 210 i. Cordelia14 Bowes,
died 1627 in County Norfolk, probably, and buried at South Lynn Church.
211 ii. Frances Bowes286. She married Thomas Parmiter, armige of
Witton County Norfolk286.
212 iii. Richard Bowes, Esq. of Babthrope,
County York286.
+ 213 iv. Thomas Bowes, Sr., of London.
121. Elizabeth13 Clopton, of
Fore Hall Long Melford (Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)287
died Aft. 1559. She married Nicholas
Hobart, Gent., of Lindsay, Suffolk288, son of Andrew
Hobart and Margaret Reyce. He was
born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably, about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh,
and about 8 miles east of Long Melford, and died Bet. February 14 and 26,
1605/06 in Lindsey, probably, and
buried in the Chancel of St. Peter, Lindsey289.
Children of Elizabeth
Clopton and Nicholas Hobart are:
+ 214 i. William14 Hobart,
Gent, of Lindsey, County Suffolk, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey.
215 ii. Robert Hobart, of Lindsey,
County Suffolk290, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey.
216 iii. Thomas Hobart, of Lindsey,
County Suffolk290, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey.
217 iv. Walter Hobart, of Lindsey,
County Suffolk290, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey.
218 v. Mary Hobart, of Lindsey,
County Suffolk290, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey. She married William Loveday, of Bradenham in Bucks.
219 vi. Elizabeth Hobart, of Lindsey,
County Suffolk290, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey. She married George Marrow, of Lidgate, County Suffolk; born
in Lidgate, County Suffolk, possibly, about 8 miles southwest of Bury St. Edmunds
and about 10 miles northwests of Long Melford, and probably baptized at St.
Mary, Lidgate.
220 vii. Frances Hobart, of Lindsey,
County Suffolk290, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey. She married Thomas Stacie, of Ridgewell, County Essex; born
in Ridgewell, County Essex, possibly, about 8 miles west of Sudbury and about 8
miles northeast of Long Melford.
221 viii. Ann Hobart, of Lindsey,
County Suffolk290, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey. She married Robert Tod, of Sturmere, County Essex.
222 ix. Margery Hobart, of Lindsey,
County Suffolk290, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey. She married George Carter, Clerk of Whatfield County
Suffolk; born in Whatfield, County Suffolk, possibly, about 3 miles northeast
of Hadleigh, and about 5 miles west of Long Melford, and possibly baptized at
St. Margaret, Whatfield.
223 x. Margaret Hobart, of Lindsey,
County Suffolk290, born in Lindsey, County Suffolk, probably,
about 5 miles northwest of Hadleigh, and about 8 miles east of Long Melford,
and probably baptized at St. Peter Church, Lindsey. She married (1) George Holton, of Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk;
born in Stoke-by-Nayland, County Suffolk, possibly, about 6 miles southwest of
Hadleigh, and about 9 miles southeast of Long Melford, and possibly baptized at
St. Mary Church, Stoke-by-Nayland.
She married (2) Henry Dawes, of Rayne, County Essex; born in Rayne,
County Essex, possibly, about 1 mile west of Braintree, and about 14 miles
southwest of Colchester, Essex.
127. Mary13 Clopton, of Fore
Hall (Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)291
was born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England, and died Bet. February 2 and
March 18, 1583/84 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England and buried Holy
Trinity Church, Long Melford, March 18, 1584292. She married William Cordell, Knt, of
Melford Hall293, son of John Cordell and Emme Webb. He died Bet. January 1, 1579/80 and
June 19, 1581 in England and buried June 19, 1581, Holy Trinity Church in a
tomb within the altar rails294.
Sir William was awarded
the Manor of Melford in 1554 by Queen Mary in recognition of his "past
good, true, faithful and acceptable service." By 1558 he was M.P. for Suffolk and knighted. He was Speaker of the House of Commons
under Queen Mary. He was to become
Solicitor General and Master of the Rolls under the first Queen Elizabeth. He
founded The Hospital of the Undivided Trinity in 1573 for twelve poor men and
two servants on the Green opposite Holy Trinity Church in Long Melford.
Queen Elizabeth, I, was
famous for her 'progresses,' and in August 1578, Sir William and Lady Mary
entertained her and her great retinue.
An account of this visit
begins: "The truth is,
although they had small warning certainly to build upon, of the coming of the
Queen's Majesty into both of those shires, the Gentlemen had made such ready
provision, that all the velvets and silks were taken up that might be laid
hands on, and bought for any money, and soon converted to such garments and
suits of robes, that the show thereof might have beautified the greatest
triumph that was in England these many years." See "Two Hundred Men
in Velvet"
Child of Mary Clopton and
William Cordell is:
224 i. Thomas14 Cordell,
of Melford Hall, Long Melford, born Abt. August 23, 1564 in Long Melford and baptized
Holy Trinity Church, August 23, 1564295; died Abt. February
12, 1566/67 in Long Melford and buried Holy Trinity Church, February 12, 1567.
[1] The
Descendants of Guillaume Peche, Lord of Cloptunna and Dalham, The First Sixteen
Generations, is an excerpt from The Clopton
Chronicles, the Ancestors and Descendants of Sir Thomas Clopton, Knt., &
Katherine Mylde, and is the
property of the Clopton Family Genealogical Society which holds the copyright
on this material. Permission is
granted to quote or reprint articles for noncommercial use provided credit is
given to the CFGS. Prior written
permission must be obtained from the Society for commercial use.
Suellen (Clopton) DeLoach Blanton, Founder and Executive Director of The
Clopton Family Genealogical Society & Clopton Family Archives, is a direct
descendant of this line.
The Society wishes to thank The Massachusetts
Historical Society; Francis Bremer, Ph.D. of Millersville University, Editor, Groton Gazette, The Newsletter of the
Winthrop Papers Projects, a project of the Massachusetts Historical
Society. The
Winthrop Papers may be found on-line at http://www.millersv.edu/~winthrop/index.html;
James Doggett, webmaster of the English Antecedents of The Rev. Benjamin
Doggett who maintains a website at http://www.doggettfam.org/england.htm;
Martin Wood, LL. B., M.A., author and historian living in Groton, County
Suffolk, England, who serves on the United Kingdom Editorial Board, The
Winthrop Papers, A Project of the Massachusetts Historical Society; Gladys
Partridge of Groton Hall; Joyce L. (Wilman) Hutchinson and James L. Wilman,
descendants of the Winthrop family; Bert Hampton Blanton, Jr.; Len Ferris, Churchwarden, St. Mary’s
Church, Ramsden Bellhouse, County Essex, England; Dr. J. B. Enticknap, former Church
Warden, Stambourne Church, County Essex, England; Robin Meares, Landers
Bookshop, Hall Street, Long Melford, County Suffolk, England; The Rev. Linda
Steward, Rector, The Parish Church of All Saints, Rettendon, County Essex,
England; Linda B. MacIver, Reference Librarian, Social Sciences Department,
Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts; George F. Sanborn, Jr., Reference
Librarian, International Studies Department, New England Historic Genealogical
Society, Boston, Massachusetts; and, Bruce M. Rodenberger, M.D., Sacred Heart
OB/GYN, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Also thanks to Clopton descendants, Gene Carlton Clopton; Jeffery B.
Clopton; Wallace Chandler Clopton; Katherine Elizabeth (DeLoach) Eubanks, B.S.,
R.N.; Mary Diane Hull; John Henry Knowlton, Jr.; James M. McMillen; and, Isabel
Lancaster (Clopton) Steiner.