Thomas Culpeper of Wilmington, co. Sussex1
Male, #8827, (1543 - 7 Oct 1603)
| Parent | William Culpeper of Hunton and Wigsell (1509 - 6 Dec 1559) | |
| Parent | Cicely Dingley Barrett (1512 - before 6 Dec 1559) | |
Thomas Culpeper of Wilmington, co. Sussex|b. 1543\nd. 7 Oct 1603|p8827.htm|William Culpeper of Hunton and Wigsell|b. 1509\nd. 6 Dec 1559|p8388.htm|Cicely Dingley Barrett|b. 1512\nd. before 6 Dec 1559|p8390.htm|Walter Culpeper of Calais and Wigsell|b. say 1475\nd. before 24 Jun 1515|p8387.htm|Anne Aucher|b. say 1480\nd. after 4 Sep 1532|p8394.htm|John Barrett of Belhouse in Aveley, Essex|b. 1485\nd. 4 Oct 1526|p8321.htm|Phyllis Barnfield|b. 1490|p8322.htm| | ||
| Name Variation | Thomas Culpeper of Wilmington, co. Sussex was also known as Colepeper of Wilmington, co. Sussex. | |
| Name Variation | Thomas Culpeper of Wilmington, co. Sussex was also known as Culpepper of Wilmington, co. Sussex. | |
| Birth* | 1543 | Thomas was born at Wigsell, Salehurst, co. Sussex, England, in 1543. |
| He was the son of William Culpeper of Hunton and Wigsell and Cicely Dingley Barrett. | ||
| Marriage* | 17 Dec 1589 | He married Elizabeth (?) of Wilmington, Sussex at co. Kent, England, on 17 Dec 1589. |
| Death* | 7 Oct 1603 | He died at Wilmington, co. Sussex, England, on 7 Oct 1603. |
| Burial* | 10 Oct 1603 | His body was interred on 10 Oct 1603 at Wilmington, co. Sussex, England. |
| Probate | 22 Oct 1603 | Thomas's will was probated at Canterbury, co. Kent, England, on 22 Oct 1603. |
| Biography* | He is named in his father's will (1559) as 'Thomas Culpeper my fifth son,' and in the will (1581) of John Sydley of Southfleet, as 'my brother-in-law, Mr. Thomas Colepepyr.' His mar. lic. at Canterbury, December 17, 1579, describes him as 'of Hawkhurst, gent.,' but he is named in the will of his brother, Francis (1590), as 'of Willmington, Sussex, esquire.' He died, 1603, and was buried at Wilmington, 'aged 60;' leaving a will which was proved as P. C. C. Bolein, 102. . He married in 1579, Elizabeth, widow of John Gode of London, but described in the mar. lic. as 'of Harrietsham.' His will shows that he left no issue. Abstract of the Will (Lewes, A. 11, 218, and P.C.C., 102 Bolein): . "I Thomas Culpeper, of Wilmington in the County of Sussex Esq. 22 Oct 1602. My brother John Culpeper of Wigsell co. Sussex Esq. his wife Elizabeth and their son Thomas. My cousin Anthony Culpeper of Bedgbury in Kent Esq. and his son Henry. My nephew Culpeper of Fokington co. Sussex. My nephew William Steede of Steede Hill Esq. To my wife Elizabeth the relict of John Gode of London merchant taylor my lease of Courtlodge in Wilmington, and the lease of the Rectory of Westham. To her son John Gode of London, gent. To my good Mr and landlord Lord Buckhurst £20. Servauts Wm. Jurden, Edmond Shibbard and Richard Colliar. Leaves his personal property to be divided into 6 parts as follows:2 parts to John Godes brother in law and my son in law John Leake marchant taylor and Mary Leake his wife. To Anne late the wife of Cassian Cooper my said wife's eldest daughter a third part. To Katheryn Hampson, daughter of my said wife, and wife of Robert Hampson Esq. one of the Aldermen of London a fourth part. To Mary Leake third and now youngest daughter of my said wife, and now wife of John Leake marchant taylor a fifth part, and the sixth of the said six parts to my overseers. My son in law Francis Gode. Wife Elizabeth residuary legatee and executrix, by whom the will was proved 22 Oct 1603." . Source of the preceding: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck" . The Leeds Castle pedigree chart identifies Thomas as the ancestor of the Colepepers of St. Stephen's, near Canterbury (Names referenced above: Thomas Culpeper of Wilmington, co. Sussex Thomas Culpeper of Wilmington, co. Sussex). |
| Charts | Charlemagne's Descendants, Part 2: William Malet to Henry Culpeper of Lower Norfolk Descendants of William Culpeper of Hunton and Wigsell, from 1509: 7 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 I", Sussex Archaeological Collections, XLVII, 47-81, (1904) http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/sussex/default.htm.