Eleanor (Norwood) Culpeper (1571 - 1624)

Born 1571 in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Wife of George Blount — married about 1587 in England

Wife of John Culpeper Esq. — married 1 May 1615 in Rock, Worcestershire, England

Descendants

Died Feb 1624 at about age 53 in England

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Biography

Eleanor Norwood was the daughter of William Norwood and Elizabeth Ligon.^[1][2] Elinor, child of William, was baptised on 1 Sep 1571 in Cheltenham, St Mary, Gloucestershire, England.^[3]

Eleanor married Sir George Blount of Sodington, Worcestershire. She was a major beneficiary in his 1607 will. ^[4]

After the death of her first husband, Eleanor married John Culpepper. Their marriage took place on 1 May 1615 in Rock, Worcestershire, England.^[5][1] It was a second marriage for both of them. Eleanor and John had no children together.

Eleanor is said to have died in 1624 and to have been buried at Mamble, Worcestershire in the Blount Chapel. No primary sources have been found yet to confirm this.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. III, pages 578-579, LIGON 17.v. Elizabeth Ligon.
2. ↑ William D. Ligon. The Ligon Family and Connections. (Hartford, CT: Printed by the Bond Press, 1947). Online at Ancestry.com, pages 102-103
3. ↑ Baptism: "Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813"
   Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P78/1 in 1/1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 4732 #2296362 (accessed 26 January 2022)
   Elinor Norwood baptism in 1571, child of Willm, in Cheltenham, St Mary, Gloucestershire, England.
4. ↑ Will of Sir George Blount: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 117
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #953674 (accessed 26 January 2022)
   Will of Dni Georgij Blounte of Goddington, Worcestershire, England, granted probate on 3 Jun 1611. Died Abt 1611.
5. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
   FamilySearch (accessed 24 January 2022)
   Elionor Blount marriage to John Culpepper on 1 May 1615 in Rock, Worcestershire, England.

• "Royal Ancestry" 2013 by Douglas Richardson Vol. II. p. 370
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry (2013) Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol III, page 580, Eleanor Norwood.