'Roper1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Roper of Brenley, Roper of St. Dunstan's (Canterbury), Roper of Eltham, Roper of Well Hall

William Musard of Miserden, later Rosper or de Rubra Spatha (a temp Henry III 1216-1272)

m. Elnith (dau of Thomas Appledore of Dean Court)

1.

Edwin or Adam Roper

The Visitation starts with this Edwin. Collins calls him Adam.

A.

Adam Roper

Of the following children, Thomas & John are mentioned by Collins, Edmund & Thomas & Agnes by the Visitation record.

i.

Edmund Roper (prior of Billingston)

ii.

Thomas Roper

m. _ Apledore (dau of Thomas Apledore)

a.

Ralph Roper of St. Dunstan's, Canterbury

m. Beatrix Lewkenor (dau of Sir Thomas Lewkenor)

(1)

John Roper of Canterbury

(A)

Edmund Roper (dvpsp)

m. Catharine

(2)

Edmund Roper (d 11.12.1433)

(A)

John Roper of Swacliff

m. Margery Tattershall (d 02.02.1518, dau of John Tatershall by Agnes Chicheley)

(i)

John Roper of Eltham (a 07.04.1524, Attorney General)

m. Jane Fineux (dau of Sir John Fineux of Swingfield by Elizabeth Apulderfeld)

(a)

William Roper of Eltham (b 1495, d 04.01.1577)

m. Margaret More (b 1505, d 1564, dau of Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor)

((1))

Thomas Roper of Eltham (d 1567)

m. Lucia Browne (dau of Sir Anthony Browne)

((A))

William Roper of Eltham and St. Dunstan's

m. Catherine Browne (dau of Sir Anthony Browne of Ridley Hall)

((i))

Anthony Roper of Well Hall

m1. Mary Gerrard (dau of William Gerrard of Trent)

((a))

Mary Roper

m2. Dorothy or Catherine Holte (dau of Sir Thomas Holte of Ashton)

((b))+

other issue - Anthony, Elizabeth

m3. ?? Compton (dau of Sir Henry Compton of Bramble Tye)

((d))

Edward Roper of Well Hall, Eltham and St. Dunstan's

m. Katherine Butler (dau of James Butler of Amberley Castle)

(((1)))

Elizabeth Roper (a 1700)

m. Edward Henshaw of Hampshire

(((2)))+

other issue (d young) - Edward (b c1672), Lennard, Katharine, Margaret

((e))

Anne Roper (b c1640)

((ii))

Thomas Roper

m. Susan Winchcombe (dau of John Winchcombe of Henwick)

((iii))

Mary or Anne Roper

m. Sir Philip Constable, 1st Bart of Everingham

((2))

Anthony Roper of Faringham

m. Anna

((3))

Elizabeth Roper

m. Sir Edward Bray of Shere (d 1581)

((4))

Margaret Roper

m. Sir William Dawtrey of Moor House

((5))

Mary Roper (b by 1531)

m1. (sp) Stephen Clarke (d 1554)

m2. James Basset (b 1523, d 21.11.1558)

(b)

Christopher Roper of Badmangore and Linsted (d 04.1559)

m. Elizabeth Blore (dau of Christopher Blore of Rainham and Teynham)

(c)

Eleanor Roper

m1. John Moreton

m2. Sir Edmund Montague (Lord Chief Justice)

m3. Sir John Digby

(d)

Elizabeth Roper

m1. John Pilborow

m2. Leonard Saunders

(e)

Margaret Roper

m. Henry Appleton of Dartford

(f)

Anne Roper

m. Sir Edward Mackson or Maddison

(g)

Elizabeth Roper

m. Sir John Dawney

(h)

Agnes Roper (nun)

(ii)

Thomas Roper of Brenley

Collins places this Thomas here. The Visitation shows him below.

(iii)

Robert Roper in Norfolk

(iv)

Margery Roper

m. John Boys of Monyngton

(B)

Thomas Roper (dsp)

(C)

Edmund Roper

(i)

Thomas Roper of Brenley see above also

m. Alicia Toke (dau of William Toke)

(a)

John Roper of Brenley

((1))

Elizabeth Roper

m. Robert Eyre of Derbyshire

(b)

Benneta Roper

m. John Ramsey

(3)

Agnes Roper

m. Walter Colepeper of Bedgebery (d 1480)

iii.

John Roper (a temp Edward 1327-1377)

iv.

Agnes Roper

m. Simon Kennett

2.

John Rousper

Main source(s): Collins (1741, vol IV, Roper, Lord Teynham), Visitation (Kent, 1619, Roper), BP1934 (Teynham)
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