'Coplestone01'
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Families covered: Coplestone of Bicton, Coplestone of Bowden, Coplestone of Coplestone, Copleston of Eggesford, Coplestone of Instow, Coplestone of Woodland
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| We have seen reference in a web site to the fact that research on this family has taken it back to the 12th century, apparently with its roots in Devon, but we have not yet found a source which provides the early generations. The Visitation spreads its information on this family over different sections (some of which were identified by the Harleian editor as Supplementary), giving clues but leaving us having to make assumptions on how they fitted together (the main assumption being that there was no misleading/confusing repetition of names across generations combined with multiple marriages). | |||||||||||||||
| John Coplestone of Coplestone | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Hawley (dau of John Hawley of Dartmouth by Emma, dau of Sir Robert Trevilian) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Philip Copleston of Copleston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Bonvile (dau/heir of John Bonvile) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Raphe Copleston of Copleston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emma or Ellen Arundell (dau of Sir John Arundell of Lanherne) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Coplestone of Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Bridge (dau of Raphe Bridge or Bridges) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Christopher Coplestone of Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Mary Courtney (dau of Sir William Courtney of Powderam) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Jone Pawlet (dau of Sir Hugh Pawlet of St. George Henton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Hugh Coplestone of Coplestone (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Clifton | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Coplestone of Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susan Pollard (dau of Lewis Pollard of Nimpton Bishop) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Amias Coplestone of Coplestone (b c1581, a 1620, younger son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gertrude Chichester (dau of Sir John Chichester, sister of Sir Robert) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Elizabeth Coplestone (b c1608) possibly the Elizabeth (dau of Amias, sister/coheir of John) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c03.1631) John Elford of Sheepstor (bpt 29.05.1603, bur 03.08.1678) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Gertrud Coplestone (b c1610) possibly the Gertrude (dau of Amias 'of Warleigh') who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Bampfylde, 1st Bart of Poltimore (a 1641) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue (a 1620) - John (b c1608), Susan (b c1603), Francisca (b c1606) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Susan Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Calmadie | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Jone Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Crimes of Buckland Monachorum | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Elizabeth Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Shilston Calmadie (d 1617) | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Philippa Coplestone probably the Philippa who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (29.05.1621) Nicholas Slaninge of Leye (dsp) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (c04.1632) Nicholas Trefusis of Lezant | |||||||||||||||
| (F)+ | other issue (dsp) - John, John, Lewis | ||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - Christopher, Marke (sic), Robert, Philip, Jone, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| b. | George Coplestone of Ley in Morewinstow, Devon | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes Drwe (dau/heir of _ Drwe (Drue or Drewe?) of Newton St. Seres) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Christopher Coplestone of Kingdon in Alverdiscott | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Addington (dau of John Addington of Biddeford) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Christopher Coplestone (b c1594) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Dennis (dau of _ Dennis of Gloucestershire, son/heir of Sir Moris) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Catherine Coplestone (b by 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue (a 1620) - Lancelot (b c1599), Thomas (b c1608) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Mary Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bevill of North Lew | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Francis Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Taylor | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Grace Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Vigors | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Richard Coplestone of Woodland, Devon | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomazine Floyer (dau of John Floyer of Devonshire) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Coplestone of Woodland | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation ends with this generation. It is speculative presumption that Thomas was father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Richard Coplestone of Woodland | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Eulalia Coplestone (d 1643) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1630) William Mallet of Ash (b 23.12.1601, bur 1662) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Richard, John, Catherine, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Ellenor Copleston possibly of this family, of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Pollard | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Edward Copleston of Instow, Devon | ||||||||||||||
| m. Morye Burnbye (dau of _ Burnbye of Burnbye) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Copleston of Instow | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joane Burgoin (dau of William Burgoin or Burgoyne of Zeale) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Humphrie Copleston of Instow | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Dodington (dau of John Dodington of Dodington) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Humphrie Copleston of Instow (a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.11.1596) Joane Pine (dau of Phillip Pine of Estdowne) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue (a 1620) - Julius (b c1606), Humphrie, Mary, Jane, Emilia, Dorothy, Lois, Elizabeth, Agnes, Herise | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Anthony Copleston of Weeke or Wyke, Devon | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Parker (dau of John Parker of Northmolton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anthony Copleston 'of Wear Gifford' of Upton Pine (a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Larder (dau/heir of Humphrie Larder of Upton Pine) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Marie Copleston | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Molton of Collampton | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue (a 1620) - Thomas (b c1598), Margaret, Honor, Ursula, Sara, Grace, Jon | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Humphrey Copleston of Wear Gifford, Devon (a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Woollacomb (dau of John Woollacomb) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue (a 1620) - Humphrey (b c1651), Mary | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Radigunda Coplestone apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Reynell of Malston & East Ogwell | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Walter Coplestone of Yalhampton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Stone (dau/heir of Thomas or John Stone by Mawde, dau/heir of Richard Colland son of Robert by Bazill, dau/heir of John de Bowden) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Coplestone of Bowden in Yanton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Vowell (dau of William Vowell (Fowell) of Vowellscombe) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Coplestone of Bowden | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Fortescue (dau of Henry Fortescue of Pruteston) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Henry Coplestone of Bowden | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Coplestone of Bowden possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Copleston (bur 25.02.1739-40) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.02.1694-5) Thomas Prideaux (b 27.12.1666, bur 19.11.1736) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - John, William, Catherine, Elizabeth, Joane, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Thomas Coplestone (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Prideaux of Orcharton | |||||||||||||||
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| Presumably connected to the above family was ... | |||||||||||||||
| Henry Copleston of Briketon, Devon | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Charles Copleston of Briketon (Bicton) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Reigny (dau/heir of Richard Reigny son of John of Egford) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Coplestone of Eggesford, Devon | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. Anne Stewkely of Colridge | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Coplestone of Eggesford | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margaret Coplestone possibly the Margaret who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Wood of Asseridge | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Christopher Wood of Asseridge | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Fowell (b c1601, dau of William Fowell or Vowel of Black Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Thomazine, Margery | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation ending with the next generation, mentioning only John's marriage to Anne Stewkely plus their children. Assuming that the record took the family to 1620, it was probably this John, rather than his son, who (also) married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Dorothy Beeston (dau of Sir George Beeston of Beeston) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Anne Coplestone (d 08.03.1616) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.07.1605) Sir Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount of Carrickfergus (d 08.07.1648) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Elizabeth Coplestone | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Cornwall | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Devon, 1620, Coplestone - various)
(2) For lower section : Visitation (Devon, 1620, Coplestone of Bicton (Supp.))
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