Thomas Culpeper of Lowdham1
Male, #8732, (say 1498 - before 4 Nov 1572)
| Parent* | Richard Culpeper of Wakehurst (s 1470 - c 15 Sep 1539) | |
| Parent* | Joanna Naylor (s 1473 - a 1539) | |
Thomas Culpeper of Lowdham|b. say 1498\nd. before 4 Nov 1572|p8732.htm|Richard Culpeper of Wakehurst|b. say 1470\nd. circa 15 Sep 1539|p8692.htm|Joanna Naylor|b. say 1473\nd. after 1539|p8694.htm|Nicholas Culpeper of Wakehurst|b. say 1437\nd. 23 May 1510|p8429.htm|Elizabeth Wakehurst|b. say 1449\nd. after 1517|p8430.htm|Richard Naylor|b. say 1443\nd. say 1483|p8693.htm|Elizabeth (?)|b. say 1448|p37833.htm| | ||
| Name Variation | Thomas Culpeper of Lowdham was also known as Colepeper of Lowdham. | |
| Name Variation | Thomas Culpeper of Lowdham was also known as Culpepper of Lowdham. | |
| Birth* | say 1498 | Thomas was born say 1498. |
| He was the son of Richard Culpeper of Wakehurst and Joanna Naylor. | ||
| Marriage* | say 1535 | He married Mary Bleuerhasset say 1535. |
| Will* | 12 Apr 1571 | He made a will on 12 Apr 1571.2 |
| Probate* | 4 Nov 1572 | Thomas's will was probated at co. Kent, England, on 4 Nov 1572.2 |
| Death* | before 4 Nov 1572 | He died at Lowdham, co. Suffolk, England, before 4 Nov 1572. |
| Biography* | Thomas Culpeper in 1555 (3 Mary) is described as lately of Bysshe Court, co. Kent.24 His wife, Mary, was the daughter and sole heiress of Sir George Bleuerhasset, Knight, and afterwards married Francis Bacon. She died 7 Sep 1587, aged 70, and was buried at Frenze, co. Norfolk, where there is a monument to her memory. The following is an abstract of his will: . 12 Apr 1571. I Thomas Culpeper of Lowdham, co. Suffolk, Esq. Body to be buried by the appointment of Marie my wife. To the curate of Pistre if I be buried there 6s/8d and to churchwardens 20s but latter gift to be void if not buried there, but Marie my wife to deliver 6s/8d to the church wardens for the poor of the parish. To the reparation of the church of Frenze, co. Norfolk, 6s/8d. To the poor there, 3s/4d. To the poor of Diss, 6s/8d. To the poor of Pistre, 6s/8d. To the poor of these towns near Lowdham aforesaid, viz. Rendlesham, Ashe next Eyke, Vfford, Melton, Woodbridge, Bredfield, Dillinghoo, and Wickham Market 3s/4d each. To every child of a gentleman who is my godchild 5s/-. To every other 2s/-. Servants Roger Pynner 30s/-, Hugh Battell 20s/-, Robert Spillwater 20s/-, old servant Thomas Sumner. To the right. worshipful Mr. John Bleuerhasset, Esq., treasurer with the mighty Prince Thomas Duke of Norfolk £20, and I pray him to be aiding Mary, his niece, my well-beloved wife. To my brother William Culpeper, £20 in two years, and if he is not minded to continue in the house with my said wife, but will with his wife depart from thence, then I will that the first £10 shall be paid him at his departure and the other £10 within a year. To my niece Anne Fynch, my brother Jasper Culpeper's daughter, £15 in two years. To Thomas Culpeper and Richard Culpeper, sons of my uncle George Culpeper, 40s/- each. To my three sisters, 20s/- each. To my wife's godson Richard Bleuerhasset, one of the sons of the said John Bleuerhasset, my two marshes in Orford and Gedgrave. The manor of Ellwell Hall in co. Essex to wife my wife Mary who is executrix. Proved 4 Nov 1572, by his widow Mary. . Source: "The Sussex Colepepers-II." |
Family | Mary Bleuerhasset (say 1517 - 7 Sep 1587) | |
| Charts | The Earliest Colepepers and Culpepers (10 generations) The Culpepers of Wakehurst, from 1437: Extinct after 8 generations |
| Last Edited | 3 Oct 2002 |
Citations
- Col. F.W.T. Attree R.E./F.S.A. & Rev. J.H.L. Booker M.A., "The Sussex Colepepers, Part II", Sussex Archaeological Collections, XLVIII, 65-98, (1905) http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/sussex/default.htm.
- P.C.C. 35 Draper.