'Colepeper1'
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Families covered: Colepeper of Bay Hall, Colepeper of Bedgebery, Colepeper of Thoresway, Colepeper of Wakehurst, Colepeper of Wigsell

Sir John Colepeper of Bay Hall
1. Sir Thomas Colepeper of Bay Hall
  A. John Colepeper of Bay Hall
  m. Eliza Hardreshall (dau of Sir John Hardreshall of Hardreshall)
  i. Sir Thomas Colepeper
  m. Jane Green (dau of Nicholas Green by Joan, dau of John Bruse of Exton)
a. Catherine Colepeper
  m1. John (or Robert) Harington of Exton
  m2. Bryan Talbot
  ii. Walter Colepeper
  m. Agnes Roper (dau of Ralph Roper of St. Dunstan's)
  a. Richard Colepeper (dsp)
  m. _ Wakehurst (dau of Richard Wakehurst)
  b. Sir John Colepeper (d 1480)
  m. Agnes Bedgebery (dau of John Bedgebery of Bedgebery)
(1) Sir Alexander Colepeper of Bedgebery
  m1. Agnes Davy (dau of Roger Davy of Northfleet)
  (A) Alice Colepeper
  m. Sir Adam Newington of Withernden Ticehurst
  m2. Constantia Chamberlaine (dau of Sir Robert Chamberlaine of Sussex)
  (B) Thomas Colepeper of Bedgebery
  m1. Eliza Hawte (dau of Sir William Hawte of Borne)
  (i) Sir Alexander Colepeper of Bedgebery
  m. Mary Dacre (dau of Sir William Dacre, 3rd Lord of Gillesland, 'the North')
  (a) Sir Anthony Colepeper of Bedgebery
  m. Anne Martin (dau of Sir Roger Martin of London)
  ((1)) Sir Alexander Colepeper of Bedgebery
  m1. Elizabeth Roberts (dau of Sir Thomas Roberts of Glassonbery)
((A)) Anne Colepeper (b 1603)
  m. (1624) Thomas Shelgrave
  m2. Jane Burrell (dau of Ninian Burrell of Cuckfield)
  m2. Helen Hendley (dau of Sir Walter Hendley)
  (C) John Colepeper
  m. Mary Hales (dau of Sir Chrishoper Hales)
  (i) Anne Colepeper
  (D) Jane Colepeper
  m. Richard Molins of Perks
  (E) Margaret Colepeper
  m. Philip Choute
  (F) Catherine Colepeper
  m. Thomas Barrett
  (G) Joan Colepeper
  m. John FitzJames of Devon
(H) Elizabeth Colepeper (dsp)
  m. John Saint-Cleere
  (2) Walter Colepeper
  m. Anne Aucher (dau of John Aucher of Losnam)
  (A) William Colepeper of Losenham and Wigsell
  m. Cecilia Barrett (dau of Edward Barrett)
  (i) Sir John Colepeper of Wigsell
  m. Elizabeth Sedley (dau of William Sedley of Southfleet)
(a) Sir John Colepeper of Bedgebery, 1st Lord of Thoresway (b c1600, d 11.07.1660, Chancellor)
  m1. (29.10.1628) Philippa Snelling (bur 16.09.1630, dau of Sir John Snelling of West Grinstead)
  ((1)) Alexander Colepeper (dvpsp 02.03.1648/9)
  m. (08.09.1648) Catherine Ford (b c1636, dau of Sir Edward Ford of Harting)
  ((2)) Philippa Colepeper
  m. Thomas Harlakenden of Wood Church
m2. (before 1635) Judith Colepeper (bpt 01.06.1606, dau of Sir Thomas Colepeper of Hollingbourne) @1@ below
  ((3)) Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Lord of Thoresway (bpt 21.03.1634/5, d 27.01.1688/9)
  m. (before 13.09.1660) Margaret Van Hesse (b c1635, d 10.05.1710, dau of Jan Van Hesse, Herr Van Piershil)
  ((A)) Catherine Colepeper (d before 23.06.1719)
  m. (c1685) Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord of Cameron (b 16.04.1657, d 06.01.1709-10)
The following connection comes from King's Staffordshire Pedigrees (1664-1700, Pershall or Peshall).
  p. Susan Willis
  ((B)) Charlotte Colepeper
  m. John (Peter?) Peshall or Pershall 'of Great Sugnal' (dvp 1705)
  ((3)) John Colepeper, 3rd Lord of Thoresway (bpt 04.03.1640, dsp 08.07.1719)
  m. (30.06.1707) Frances Colepeper (b 04.02.1644, d 17.02.1740/1, dau of Sir Thomas Colepeper of Hollingbourne) @2@ below
  ((3)) Cheney Colepeper, 4th Lord of Thoresway (bpt 06.09.1642, d unm 15.06.1725)
  ((4)) Elizabeth Colepeper (b c1637, d 1709)
  m. (1661) James Hamilton, younger of Donalong (dvp 06.06.1673, Colonel)
  ((5)) Judith Colepeper
  m. _ Colepeper
  ((6))+ other issue - Francis (d unm), Philippa
  (ii) Francis Colepeper of Greenway Court (b c1538, d 1591)
  m. Joane Pordage (dau of John Pordage of Rodmersham)
(a) Sir Thomas Colepeper of Hollingbourne
  m. Elizabeth Cheney (b c1582, d 27.10.1638, dau of John Cheney of Guestling)
  ((1)) Cheney Colepeper
  ((2)) Sir Thomas Colepeper of Hollingbourne
  m. Alice Colepeper (dau of Sir William Colepeper of Aylesford)
  ((A)) Margaret Colepeper (d 19.10.1736)
  m. William Hamilton of Chilston Park (bur 20.07.1737)
  ((B)) Frances Colepeper (b 04.02.1644, d 17.02.1740/1)
  m. (30.06.1707) John Colepeper, 3rd Lord of Thoresway (bpt 04.03.1640, dsp 08.07.1719) @2@ above
  ((3)) Judith Colepeper (bpt 01.06.1606, bur 21.11.1691 ?)
m. (before 1635) Sir John Colepeper of Bedgebery, 1st Lord of Thoresway (b c1600, d 11.07.1660, Chancellor) @1@ above
  (B) Elizabeth Colepeper
  m. Thomas Wilsford
  (3) Jocosa Colepeper
  m1. Geratio Hume
  m2. Reginald Peckham
  c. Nicholas Colepeper (d 1510)
  m. Elizabeth Wakehurst (dau of Richard Wakehurst of Wakehurst)
  (1) Richard Colepeper of Wakehurst
  m. Joan Naylor (dau of Richard Naylor of London)
  (A) John Colepeper of Wakehurst
  m. Emma Erneley (dau of Sir John Erneley)
  (i) Thomas Colepeper of Wakehurst
  m. Phillipa Teacher (dau of John Teacher of Presthouse)
  (a) Sir Edward Colepeper of Wakehurst
  m. Elizabeth Farnefoulde (dau of William Farnefoulde)
  (ii)+ other issue
  (B) Jasper Colepeper
  m. Anne Stafford (widow of Richard Clifford)
  (C) Elizabeth Colepeper
  m. John Fynes of Sussex
  (D) Anne Colepeper
  m. John Hayward
  (E) Alice Colepeper
  m. William Bird of Sussex
  (G)+ other issue - Gerard, Edmund, John of Norfolk, Thomas, William, Mary (dsp)
  (2)+ other issue - Thomas, George, Edward, Richard, Margaret
  d.+ other issue - Margaret, Elizabeth
  iii. Thomas Colepeper (dsp)
  iv. Nicholas Colepeper
  a. Susanna Joyce Colepeper

Main sources: BE1883 (Colepeper of Thoresway) with support from TCP (Colepeper of Thoresway)
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