'Clopton01'
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Families covered: Clopton of Chiperley, Clopton of Clopton, Clopton of Kentwell, Clopton of Long Melford, Clopton of Toppesfield, Clopton of Wickhambrook
| The progenitor of this family is reported to be the following Guillaume Peche who accompanied the Conqueror from Normandy. | |||||||||||||||
| William (Guillaume) Peche of Cloptunna and Dalham (d after 1088) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Alfwen | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William de Clopton of Clopton | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Walter de Clopton of Clopton Hall (d after 1154) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir William de Clopton of Clopton Hall | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Walter de Clopton of Wickhambrook | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Trussell (dau of Sir William Trussell) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Clopton of Wickhambrook & Chiperley (d 1294) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Walter Clopton of Wickhambrook and Chiperley (d 1327) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alice FitzHugh (a 1289, dau of Warin FitzHugh) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir William Clopton of Toppesfield (d c1376) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Amitia or Ivetta de Grey (dau of Thomas de Grey of Bokingham or Buckingham Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Clopton of Hawkedon or Hawsted | ||||||||||||||
| m. _Chewyt | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | son (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Trussell | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Walter Clopton of Toppesfield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Piggott or Peccolt | |||||||||||||||
| ((1))+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Edward Clopton of Newenham or Newnham Hall (d 1389) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Blanche FitzEustace | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | son (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| Reported by Visitation as being sisters of Sir William but shown by the Clopton site as his daughters, which we provisionally follow having regard to the dates, were 2 sisters both called Joan or Johanna. | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Johanna Clopton | H | |||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Walter Walcote | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Roger Beauchamp, '2nd Lord Bletsho' (d 1406) | H | ||||||||||||||
| (e) | Joan Clopton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Erpingham (b 1357,d 1428, Lord Marshall of England, KG) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Cockerell (dau of Sir William Cockerell of Toppesfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (f) | Thomas Clopton | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sir Thomas Clopton of Kentwell Hall (d c1382/3) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Katharine Mylde (d 1402/3, dau of William Mylde of Clare, m2. Sir William Tendring) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Clopton of Long Melford (d 08.1446) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margery Drury (dau of Sir Roger Drury of Rougham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Alice Clopton (d 06.1440) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Harleston of Shimpling | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Katherine Clopton | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Denston 'of Denston' (son of John by _ Wanton) | |||||||||||||||
| Visitation (Bedfordshire, 1566, Cheyney of Toddington) provides the following connection. | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Anne Denston | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Broughton | |||||||||||||||
| ((3))+ | other issue - William (dvp 10.03.1420), Margery, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Margery Francis (dau of Elias Francis of Norfolk) | |||||||||||||||
| ((6)) | John Clopton of Long Melford & Kentwell (d before 16.11.1497) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Darcy (dau of Robert Darcy of Maldon) | |||||||||||||||
| ((7)) | Elizabeth Clopton | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir John Gedney, Lord Mayor of London | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Robert Cavendish (sergeant-at-law) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anwett or Ivetta Weyland | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Clopton of Chiperley | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Adam, Clement (a 1323), William, Hugo, Robert | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Richard de Clopton | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): the Clopton Family Genealogical Society site within Rootsweb, Visitation (Suffolk, 1561, 'Clopton of Kentwell Hall in Long Melford')
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