John Lord Culpeper 3rd Baron of Thoresway1
Male, #8912, (before 16 Mar 1641 - 8 Jul 1719)
| Parent | John Lord Culpeper 1st Baron of Thoresway (7 Aug 1599 - 11 Jul 1660) | |
| Parent | Judith Culpeper (before 1 Jun 1606 - Nov 1691) | |
John Lord Culpeper 3rd Baron of Thoresway|b. before 16 Mar 1641\nd. 8 Jul 1719|p8912.htm|John Lord Culpeper 1st Baron of Thoresway|b. 7 Aug 1599\nd. 11 Jul 1660|p8477.htm|Judith Culpeper|b. before 1 Jun 1606\nd. Nov 1691|p8889.htm|Thomas Culpeper of Wigsell|b. 1561\nd. before 19 Sep 1613|p8391.htm|Anne Slaney|b. circa 1575\nd. before 26 Feb 1602|p8443.htm|Sir Thomas Culpeper of Hollingbourne, the Elder|b. before 8 Dec 1575\nd. before 27 Jan 1661|p8879.htm|Elizabeth Cheney|b. say 1582\nd. 27 Oct 1638|p8881.htm| | ||
| Name Variation | John Lord Culpeper 3rd Baron of Thoresway was also known as Lord Culpepper 3rd Baron of Thoresway. | |
| Name Variation | John Lord Culpeper 3rd Baron of Thoresway was also known as Lord Colepeper 3rd Baron of Thoresway. | |
| Birth* | before 16 Mar 1641 | John was born at Hollingbourne, co. Kent, England, before 16 Mar 1641. |
| Baptism | 16 Mar 1641 | He was baptized at Hollingbourne, co. Kent, England, on 16 Mar 1641. |
| He was the son of John Lord Culpeper 1st Baron of Thoresway and Judith Culpeper. | ||
| Marriage* | 30 Jun 1707 | He married Frances Culpeper on 30 Jun 1707. |
| Death* | 8 Jul 1719 | He died on 8 Jul 1719. |
| Burial* | 22 Jul 1719 | His body was interred on 22 Jul 1719 at Hollingbourne, co. Kent, England. |
| Biography* | He was baptised in Hollingbourne, March 4, 1640/1, as 'John, sonne of Sir John Culpeper, Knt. and Dame Judith his wife; had a pass to go to France with his brothers in 1651 (Cal. State Papers, 1651, P. 529) ; and was named in his father's will (1660) as 'my son John,' with injunction to 'make his brother Thomas his executor in case he die under 21 or unmarried.' After the Restoration he had a commission as lieutenant in the navy (Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1673, pp. 202, 435) and during the Dutch wars was, as his MI. recorded 'in four sea fights.' He subsequently engaged in a bitter controversy with the second Lord Culpeper over some patronage which Charles II had intended for the benefit of the first Lord Culpeper's younger children (See infra) ; in consequence of which he was himself appointed in 1681 to the profitable post of one of the Six Clerks in Chancery (Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1681). . In 1689 he succeeded as third Lord Culpeper and precipitated the attacks on the estate of his elder brother which are rehearsed infra but, being unsuccessful in recovering more than a small annuity, had difficulty in maintaining his dignity as a peer. He left no will, nor was there any administration. He m. his cousin Frances (1664-1740) dau. of Sir Thomas Culpeper the younger, of Hollingbourne; died s.p; and was buried in Hollingbourne, July 22, 1719, as 'the Rt. Honourable John, Lord Colepeper.' There his widow set up the following MI.: . 'In hopes of a blessed Resurrection to Eternal life, near this place lyeth the body of the Right Honourable John, Lord Colepeper, Baron of Thoresway, in the County of Lincoln. He was the best of Friends and the best of Husbands. He was in four Sea-Fights, wherein he behaved with great Courage & Bravery, having his Cabin shot to pieces and his Commanding Officer kil'd. He attended the House of Lords 18 years constantly, with a very small fortune, where he always behaved with steadiness for the good of his King & Country. He resigned his soul to God the 8th of July, 1719, and ended his days with Resignation and Piety. He married Francis, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Colepepper, of this place, by whom he had no issue... 'The Right Honourable Francis, Lady CoIepeper erected this Monument to show the great Respect she had to the Memory of her Husband, John, Lord Colepeper. . Source: Fairfax Harrison, "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck" (Names referenced above: John Lord Culpeper 3rd Baron of Thoresway John Lord Culpeper 3rd Baron of Thoresway). |
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.