William Throop (bef. 1613 - bef. 1670)

Born before 8 Aug 1613 in Lound, Nottinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Isabell (Redshaw) Throope — married 9 Jun 1636 in Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Legerd) Throope — married 7 Feb 1665 in Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died before 28 Jan 1670 at about age 56 in Lound, Nottinghamshire, England

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Biography

William Throop was born in Nottinghamshire, England.

William Throope, the son of Thomas Throope and Elizabeth Smyth, was born before 8 August 1613 at Lound in the parish of Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire. He was baptised at the parish church of St Bartholomew^[1]:
[1613] Lo[und] - Bapt - W^m the sonne of Tho: & Elyzabeth Throope was baptized the - 8 Aug[ust]

On 9 June 1636, William married Izabell Redshaw. From the original parish register of Sutton cum Lound (which is a combined register with all events entered chronologically): ^[1]
[1636 heading] Lound - Wed - William Throope of Haiton and Izabell Redshaw of Lound were married - June 9^no

A little over nine months later, their first child was baptised on 19 March 1636/7^[1]:
[1636 heading] Lound - Bap: William ye son of William Throope & Izabell his wife baptized ye 19 th of March - 19^no

William and Izabell had at least four sons, three daughters, and an unnamed child that died soon after birth: (see their profiles for the source information)

1. William - baptised 19 Mar 1636/7
2. Thomas - executor of will but his baptism does not appear in the Sutton cum Lound parish register.
3. Mary - legatee of her father's will. Presumed born before 1645 as the remainder of the siblings were born after this year. Her baptism does not appear in the Sutton cum Lound parish register
4. Issabell - baptised 26 October 1645 at Sutton cum Lound
5. George - baptised 30 Jan 1648/9 at Sutton cum Lound
6. Sara - baptised 13 Apr 1652 at Sutton cum Lound, buried 23 October 1652
7. John - baptised 27 Oct 1653 at Sutton cum Lound
8. Unnamed infant - unbaptized, buried 19 Jun 1658 at Sutton cum Lound. Izabell Throop the mother buried three days later.

Isabell was one of the four co-heirs of William Redshaw of Lound, along with her three sisters. On 25 March 1656, she and William ("William Throope of Lound in the parish of Sutton and Lound, in the Countie of Nottingham, yeoman and Issabell now his wife") sold their one-fourth part of the Redshaw land to "Thomas Chauntree of Smithees in the parish of Thorpe Salvin in the county of York" for "seaven and forty pounds" in hand. The property was arable land in the occupation of Ann Redshaw widow. To be holden of the chief Lord or Lords of the Fee or Fees thereof.

In 1660, William served as a churchwarden of the parish of Sutton cum Lound along with Richard Plater. In that same year he was also one of the "Billsmen for the Coroner" with Rob[ert] Staniforth. ^[2] 1660
William Throup and Richard Plater - Churchward[ens]
William Throupe and Rob Staniforth - Billsmen for the Corn[er]'

In 1662 William served as the parish Constable: ^[2]
William Throup - Constab[le]

... and in 1666, he served as one of four Bylawmen for the Common and Highways: ^[2]
Henry Barker, Will[iam] Throop, Tho Cop[per]white, John Feninear - Bylawemen for ye Com[m]on & high wayes Lound Like for Sutton

In 1668, William was Overseer for the poor in Lound. His name was entered with that of John Fox whose name has been struke through: ^[2]
Overseers for ye poore for LoundJohn ffox & Will[iam] Throop

This is the last entry in the Parish Officers Book for William. In 1670, his son Thomas was elected as one of the Bylawmen.

William married Elizabeth Cooke on 7 February 1664/5 at the parish Church of St Bartholomew, Sutton-cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire:^[1]
[1664] Lo[und] - Wed - William Throupe and Elizabeth Cooke was married the --- 7 ffebruary

Elizabeth passed away in the summer of 1669 and William had his Will written for him on 2 December 1669 when he was "weake in Body", signing it with his mark. ^[3] A transcription is here: Transcription of Will of William Throope of Lound, Nottinghamshire, 1670.

The Will refers to six people, all with the surname Throope:

• Sonne Will Throope, if "do return into his native Country" "shall enjoy an equal portion with the rest of my children"
• Mary Throope my daughter, received a cow, a sheep and a chest
• Isabell Throope, received a sheep and a trunk
• George Throope, received a sheep
• John Throope, received a cow, a sheep and a bay horse
• Thomas Throope, executor of Will, received Testator's bible and a chest

Two of these are described by William as a son and a daughter; the other four were probably also his children. No wife is mentioned.

William was buried at the church of St Bartholomew, Sutton-cum-Lound on 28 January 1669/70. The parish register gave him the honorific of "senex" (elderly man):^[1]
[1669] Lo[und] - Bur[ial] William Throop Senex was Buryed the -- 28 Jan[uar]ii

His Will was proved 10 months later, on 23 November 1670 at the Archdeaconry Court of Retford.

Research Notes

Bishops Transcripts vs Original Register

In the Bishop's Transcripts reviewed by Family Search the marriage record and the baptismal record of their first child appear on the same image of the original Church Register. This has led to the mistranscription of the baptism of their first child, William as occurring more than two months before their wedding^[4]. A review of the original register has confirmed the dates as outlined in the biography above.

Across Throup's Bridge

This book has a chapter on William's eldest son, William^[5]. It contains a number of errors, the worst of which is attaching the father's second wife, Elizabeth Cooke, as the son's first wife, thereby making him a bigamist.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Parish register of Sutton-cum-Lound, Nottinghamshire, England 1538-1775. Nottinghamshire County Archives, Nottingham, Notts, England Ref. PR10284. Original viewed 23 July 2022
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Book containing the names of Parish Officers of Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire, England 1538-1873. Nottinghamshire County Archives Ref. PR475 Original viewed 27 July 2022
3. ↑ Will (written 2 Dec 1669) of William Throope of Lound, Sutton, Husbandman, Archdeaconry wills for the deaneries of Retford, Newark, Nottingham and Bingham, 1466-1858, Retford 1648-1694, Reference PR/NW Accession 7245; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJJ-G9WG-6?cat=556524), image 925. Nottinghamshire Archives state a probate date of 23 November 1670.
4. ↑ "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68SW-CXHL : 22 Jul 2021), William Throope, 1636; citing Sutton Cum Lound, Nottingham, England, reference, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City
5. ↑ Malcolm Throup and Margaret Throup Lancaster, Across Throup’s Bridge (Gillroyd Mills, Wide Lane, Morley LS27 8PY: The Moxon Press Ltd, 1986) pp39-42; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/148208-across-throup-s-bridge-a-family-history-through-six-centuries?offset=).

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #199157629 for William Throope (memorial only, no headstone photo).