Edward Cope (abt. 1517 - abt. 1557)

Born about 1517 in England

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Died about 20 Jun 1557 at about age 40 in Oxfordshire, England

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Biography

Edward was born in 1517 the son of Sir Anthony Cope of Hanwell, Oxfordshire. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Walter Mohun of Wollaston and died 20 June 1557.

Sources

• Stirnet: Cope [1]
• Wikipedia biography of his son, Sir Walter Cope [2]
• The Visitation of the county of Oxford Page 123: Carleton
• Stott, Clifford L., Ancestry of Agnes Spencer, Wife of Thomas Higginson of Berkeswell, Warwickshire, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 212.

• He is mentioned in the will of his paternal grandmother.

Lineage

John Cope of Denshanger (d 1415) 1. William Cope (youngest son)   A. Stephen Cope

i. Sir William Cope of Banbury (b 1450, d 07.04.1513, keeper of Porchester Castle)   m1. Agnes Harcourt (dau of Sir Robert Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt)   a. Sir Henry Cope   m. Ann Sanders (dau of William Sanders)   (1) George Cope   m. Dorothy Spencer (dau of Thomas Spencer of Everdon)   (A) John Cope   (B) Dorothy Cope   m. _ Kirton   b. Stephen Cope of Bedhampton had issue (ancestor of Copes in America)   m2. (before 1496) Jane Spencer (d 12.02.1525, dau of Sir John Spencer of Hodnell)

c. Sir Anthony Cope of Hanwell and Grymsbury, Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire (d 06.01.1550-1)   m. Jane Crews (dau of Matthew Crews of Pynne)   (1) Edward Cope of Hanwell (b 1517, d 20.06.1557)   m. Elizabeth Mohun (dau of Walter Mohun of Wollaston)