Edward Hopton Esq (abt. 1503 - abt. 1557)

Born about 1503 in Rockhill in Greet, Shropshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wolryche) Hopton — married 1524 in Shropshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

1503 Birth and Parentage

Edward Hopton, Esq., Steward of Richard's Castle & Staunton Lacy was born circa 1503 at of Rockhill in Greet, Shropshire, England.^[1]

Father: Henry Hopton

1524 Marriage to Elizabeth Wolriche

He married Elizabeth Wolriche, daughter of Humphrey Wolriche, Esq. and Eleanor Peshall, circa 1524 at of Shropshire, England; They had 3 sons (John; George; & Edward) and 2 daughters (Katherine, wife of Thomas Anderson, & of Walter Garraway; & Elizabeth, wife of John Wysham).^[2]

Family

• Elizabeth Wolriche

Grant of Chirbury Priory

Edward Hopton received a grant of Chirbury Priory from Henry VIII. ^[3]

He also had the estate of Rockhill or Rockall near Burford. He married Elizabeth Woolrich of Dudmaston.

1557 Death and Probate

His estate was probated on 29 May 1557; Gentleman usher of the chamber to King Henry VIII.^[4]

Issue

1. John Hopton, born, say 1527
2. Katherine, born, say, 1525, wife of Thomas Anderson, & of Walter Garraway
3. George, born, say, 1529
4. Edward, born, say 1531
5. Elizabeth, wife of John Wysham, born, say, 1533

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 152.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 524.
3. ↑ Transactions. Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Shrewsbury. Vol VI, 1906 The History of Chirbury, p. 255. Internet Archive
4. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 311.