Amitia (Grey) Clopton (abt. 1320 - abt. 1348)

Born about 1320 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England [uncertain]

Wife of William Clopton — married about 1340 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Died about 1348 at about age 28 in Clopton, Suffolk, England

Biography

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Birth

Amitia was born approximately 1320, the daughter^[1] of Thomas Grey.

Marriage

Amitia married^[2] Sir William Clopton of Wickhambrook (who died 1376)^[1]

They had 4 children together before Ivetta died.

William named in his father's will and inherited Hawstead Manor

Walter who married Elizabeth the daughter of Sir John Peccott. He inherited Toppesfield Hall from his father

John who had no issue and was not named in his father's will

Edmund who married Blanche FitzEustace and who inherited Newenham Hall, Ashdon when his father died in 1376.

Death

It is not known when Ivetta died but before Sir William Clopton married again in 1348. She may have been buried at Chipley Priory.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Suffolk Manorial Families: Frederic Johnson, Suffolk Manorial Families: Being the County Visitations and Other Pedigrees, Edited, with Extensive Additions
   United Kingdom: W. Pollard & Company, 1900
   Google Books (accessed 23 March 2024)
2. ↑ Dictionary of National Biography: "Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22"
   London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 04; Page: 578
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1981 #20015476 (accessed 23 March 2024)
   Name: Ivetta Grey; Gender: Female; Spouse: Sir William De Clopton; Child: Walter De Clopton.