Richard Culpeper of Newton Longville, co. Bucks.

Male, #8830, (1545 - 1605)
Father*William Culpeper of Hunton and Wigsell (1509 - Nov 1559)
Mother*Cicely Dingley Barrett (1512 - b 6 Dec 1559)
Name-AltSpell This surname is sometimes spelled Culpepper. 
Name-AltSpell This surname is sometimes spelled Colepeper. 
Birth*1545 Richard was born at Wigsell, Salehurst, co. Sussex, England, in 1545. 
Will16 Nov 1559 He is mentioned in the will of William Culpeper of Hunton and Wigsell on 16 Nov 1559.1 
Death of FatherNov 1559 His father William Culpeper of Hunton and Wigsell died in Nov 1559 at Salehurst, co. Sussex, England. 
Marriage*17 May 1589 He married Jane Stede on 17 May 1589. 
Will8 Mar 1594 He is mentioned in the will of Joan Pordage on 8 Mar 1594.2 
Birth of Son1595 His son William Culpeper was born in 1595. 
Death*1605 He died in 1605. 
Biography* He is named in his father's will (1559) as 'Richard Colepepyr my vj (8th) son,' in that of John Sydley of Southfleet (1581) as 'my brother-in-law Mr. Richard Colepepyr;' and makes his next appearance in a mar. lic. at Canterbury, May 17, 1589, as 'Richard Colepepyr gent. & Jane Steede, spr., dau. of... Steede of Harrison [Harrietsham], co. Kent, gent.' His wife was a daughter by her first marriage of Joan Pordage, the second wife of his brother Francis of Greenway Court, thus celebrating the first of several Culpeper-Stede marriages. He is not named in Francis' will (1590), but appears in that of his wife's mother (1594) as 'my son Richard Colepepyr' This is the last record of him alive, (Both his mother's and father's wills may be found in the Archive section of Culpepper Connections) - Fairfax Harrison. 
Will1 Oct 1605 He is mentioned in the will of Dr. Martin Culpeper of Feckenham in Astwood, co. Worc. on 1 Oct 1605.3 

Family

Jane Stede (circa 1562 - )
Marriage*17 May 1589 He married Jane Stede on 17 May 1589. 
Child
ChartsCharlemagne, 'Emperor of the West': Descendent Chart
The 12th century Culpepers of England: Descendant Chart (16 generations, Males only)
Last Edited4 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. 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.
    Colepepers of Wigsell, in Salehurst (pages 60-74).
  2. 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.
    C. Liber 38, No. 168.
  3. Fairfax Harrison, The Proprietors of the Northern Neck - Chapters of Culpepper Genealogy, Richmond, VA: The Old Dominion Press (Privately printed), 1926, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Film #929429. Transcription available online at: http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/nneck/default.htm
    Will of Dr. Martin Culpeper of Astwood in Feckingham; P.C.C. Hayes, 88; Will dated October 1, 1605; Proved December 12, 1605.