The Ancestry of WILLIAM CLOPTON of YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA with records of ·,ome of his descendants to which are added ROYAL LINES; MAGNA CARTA SURETIES; CHARTERS; WILLS; DEEDS, ETC. Also notes on certain Englishfamilies, viz: Acworth D'Arcy Jenny Playters Basset Despenser Jolye Stapleton Belhous Drury Knevet Sutcliffe Calthorpe Echyngha.m Lunesford Waldegrave Chastelyn Howard Maydstone Wentworth Compiled by LUCY LANE ERWIN (Mrs. Wi~liam Whitehead Erwin) Pri'Oately Printed - J;,imited Edition Cop;righl I9.J9 By LUCY LANE ERWIN THE TUTTLE PuBUSHING Co., INc. Rutland, Vermont The .Ancejtry of WILLIAM CLOPTON of YORK COUNTY, VIRGINIA TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction VII Ack..lowledgments IX List of illustrations XI List of Documents and Wills XIII PART I (ENGLISH) CHAPTER I Cloptunne of Wickham.brook, County Suffolk 1 Cloptonne of Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, County Suffolk 5 Clopton of Groton, County Suffolk, and Boxted, County Essex 12 Legal Papers connecting the Clopton family of America with that of England · 17 CHAPTER II Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, County Suffolk 19 The Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, County Suffolk 21 Castelyn Hall, Groton, County Suffolk 23 Clopton Pedigree registered at the College of Arms, London 25 CRAPTERill Royal descents with references . 27 Magna Carta Sureties with references . 37 CRAPTERIV Allied families, viz: Acworth; Basset; Belhous; Calthorpe; D'Arcy; 44 Despenser; Drury; Echyngham; Howard; Jenny; Knevet; 51 Lunesford; Maidstone; Playters; Stapleton; Waldegrave . 66 Trial and conviction of Thomas Culpepper and Francis Dereham 77 Wentworth Notes 79 CHAPTER V Documents, Wills, etc., of the Cloptons and allied families 81 [,.. 1 PART II (AMERICAN) CRAFTER VI Clopton of Virginia and other States . 133 CHAPl'ER VII Booth; Foote; Hoggatt; Kearney; Lane and Michaux family Notes 222 CHAPTER VIII Wills and Documents 238 Charts 252 ADDENDA Jolye - Sutcliffe Notes 260 Jolye - Lowe Wills 262 Will of Rev. Thomas Jolye, of Thundersley, County Essex, 1599 Will of Rev. Thomas Jolye, of Thundersley, County Essex, 1618 Will (original) of Johanna Jollie of Thundersley, County Essex, 1620 Will (original) of Kellum Lowe of Rayleigh, County Essex, 1627 APPENDIX Clopton of Warwickshire, England 269 Unplaced Cloptons ·271 Index 275 [vi] INTRODUCTION Compiling this book has been a slow, painstaking process extending over a period of many years. It has involved tracing casual records to their sources, and proving their authenticity by documentary evidence, thus clearing fact from tradition. Interwoven in the drab of the fabric various accounts from the romantic past have appeared, thus adding to the cold facts of vital records, interesting threads of color. It has been the purpose of the compiler to establish the ancestry of William Clopton of York (now New Kent) County, Virginia. To this end she has made repeated visits to England where authentic documents were consulted. This search of the source records made personally, has been rewarded through her persistent effort. With the assurance that what she now offers to Clopton descendants is a solid structure, built on documentary evidence, she begs to state that, having proved the English lineage of William Clop­ ton of York County, Virginia, her real task is finished. But in addition ap attempt has been made to add to this, a record of his American descendants to the ninth generation, accompanied by copies of several documents obtained from personal research in this country. Great effort has been m.'\Cle to secure accuracy but for errors that may appear in family data she begs the kind indulgence of the reader. During the past summer, 1939, there were such rewarding results in Epgland of a hitherto baffling search for the maternal ancestry of William Clopton, that the publication of the book was delayed to include them. (See Jolye-Sutcliffe Notes and four wills in Addenda.) In presenting abstracts of original records the spelling of names therein employed has been followed even when variously spelled in the same document. The ar:·angement of this volume is simple. Each child is given a number, and a plus sign before the name indicates that the said child is carried for­ ward as a family number, which development is carried on throughout the book. A chapter is devoted to English and American Wills, but it seemed feasible to place charters, deeds, etc., with the generation concerned. As far as possible definite pages of reference books used have been_indicated but a list is given of source material. [vii J ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Herein is expressed my sincere thanks and gratitude to all who, in what­ ever way, have aided in this work, but special mention is due Mrs. A. E. Rowan, London, England, for valuable research and translations; E. N. Geijer, Esq., Rouge Dragon and Hon. Librarian, College of Arms, London, for documentary records, arms, and photographs of pedigrees; Mr. and Mrs. C. D. B. Starkie Bence of Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, County Suffolk, for valuable and ancient records and photographs; Herbert E. West, Esq., of Castlings Hall, Groton, County Suffolk; the Society of Genealogists, London; to many of the Essex and Suffolk Clergy, Custo­ dians of Church records for their many courtesies and kindness in the use of books and ancient manuscripts. I have pleasure in acknowledging indebtedness to Mrs. Richard I. Man­ ning, Columbia, S. C., and the Virginia Historical Society for valuable information relative to an early generation; Dr. Joseph D. Eggleston, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia for Michaux records; Mr. Strippel, Librarian Genealogical Division, New York Public Library; Miss Bass, Librarian State Library, Richmond, Virginia; State and County Record Offices for their courtesies extended in the use of all books and records; the Clopton descendants for their family data and to Miss Mary B. McIntyre for her great assistance. But my special appreciation and gratitude is given to one without whose continued encouragement this volume would never have been completed. L.L.E. New York, N. Y. September, 1939 [ix] LIST O ~ ILLUSTRATIONS ()ppo8ite Page CLOPTONE ARMS . Title Ancient Cloptone Seal 3 Katherine Mylde wife of Sir Thomas de Cloptone, Knt., died 1404 . 4 Harleian Charter 54 A.22 6 Harleian Charter 48 D.25 . 8 Pedigree of Clopton, Visitat;on of Suffolk, 1613, College of Arms,London 10 Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk . 19 Clopton Chantry and Tomb of John Clopton, Esq., died 1497 21 Castlings Hall, Groton, County Suffolk 23 Clopton Pedigree, Certified Chart, College of Arms, London 26 Waldegrave Monument, Lawford Church, County Essex 76 Will of Walter Clopton of Boxted, County Essex, Gent., died 1622 . 112 Map and particular of Monks, Lutons and Kentwell, County Suffolk, 1Sl3 132 Kentwell Hall showing Moat and Bridges 132 Kentwell Thill (interior views) 132 Church of the Holy Trinity, Long Melford, Suffolk 132 Church of the Holy Trinity Interior 132 Recessed Tomb with Effigy in Armour of William Cloptone, Gent., died 1446 . 132 Brass in Long Melford Church to Margery (Francys) Cloptone, died 1424 132 CLOPTONE ARMS AND CREST 132 Rubbing of Arms, Tomb of William. Clopton, Gent., St. Peter's Church, New Kent County, Vrrginia. 134 Tomb of Ann (Booth) Clopton, St. Peter's Church, New Kent County, Virginia. 137 Virginia Susanne Clopton 170 Anthony Clopton Lane 187 Hon. Francis Asbury Lane 222 [ xi 1 LIST OF DOCUMENTS AND WILLS PART I (ENGLISH) Ancient Deed temp. Stephen or Henry II . 2 Harleian Charter 48 C. 49 (16 Edward II) . 3 51 A. 48 (11 Edward III) . 4 48 D. 9 (23 Edward ID) 1349 5 48 E. 35 (2 liichard II) 1379 5 48 D. 3 (6 Richard II) 1382 5 Early Chancery Proceedings, Suffolk, Kent and Essex 9 Marriage settlement betweev. Margaret (Maidstone) Clopton, widow of Walter Clopton of Boxted, Essex, and Robert Crane of Great Coggeshall . 13 Legal Papers connecting the Clopton family of America with that of England . 17 Clopton Pedigree Record from the College of Arms, London . 25 Inquisition post mortem of Edward Knyvet, Esq., Calendar of Henry VII . 64 Trial and conviction record of Thomas Culpepper and Francis Dereham, 33 Henry VIII . 77 Will of Sir Thomas de Cloptonne of Kentwell Hall, Knt., 1382 81 Lady Ketherine de Tendrynnge, 1403 83 W:tlliam Cloptone (undated), died 1446 84 John Clopton, Esquire, 1494 . 87 Inquisition on the death of John Clopton, Esquire, 1497 /8 92 Will of Sir W:tlliam Clopton, Knt., 1530 93 Francis Clopton, Gent., 1559 . 100 W:tlliam Clopton, Gent., 1615 . 105 Inquisition on the death of W:tlliam Clopton, Esquire, 1617 107 Will of Walter Clopton, Gent., 1622 . 112 Rev. W:tlliam Clopton, 1670 . 113 Administration of Mrs. Elizabeth (Sutcliffe) Clopton, widow, 1683 114 ALLIED FAMILIES Will of Sibilla Calthorpe of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, 1420 115 Samuel Crane of Great Coggeshall, County Essex, 1669 115 Sir Robert Drury, Knt., 1535 . 117 Henry Hammond, citizen of London, 1703 118 W:tlliam Hammond, of Ratcliff, County Middlesex, 1732 119 Dame Alice (de Tendringe) Howard, wife of Sir John Howard, 1426 120 Robert Maidstone of Boxted, County Essex, Yeoman, 1573 121 [ xiii J Will of Robert Maidstone of Boxted and Great Horkesley, Essex, Gent., 1637 122 William Playters of Sotterley, County Suffolk, Esquire, 1512 123 Jane Playters, widow of William Playters, 1540 123 Rev. Izaiah Sutclifi'e of Rettendon, County Essex, 1653 124 Sir William Waldegrave of Smallbridge, County Suffolk, Knt., 1524 125 Dame Margery (Wentworth) Waldegrave, widow, 1539 127 George Waldegrave of Smallbridge, County Suffolk, Esq., 1~8 lW Edward Waldegrave of Lawford Hall, County Essex, Esq., 1584 130 Mary (le Despenser) Wentworth, Lady de Roos, 1477 130 PART II (AMERICAN) Deed of Gift from William Clopton, York County, Virginia to his daughters, 1682 . 133 Suit-Elizabeth Cole vs William Clopton, Gent., York County, Virginia, 1683 . 135 Nonsuits Tobacco damages granted William Clopton, Gent., York County, Va. 1684-7 135 Deposition of William Clopton, Gent., York County, Virginia, 1685 135 Public Service Certificate attests the patriotism of Mrs Lucy (Wyatt) Mills 141 Power of attorney given Wm.