Philippa Snelling1,2

Female, #8933, (1610 - before 16 Sep 1630)

Parent*Sir George Snelling of Portslade, co. Sussex (s 1580 - )
Parent*Cicely Shirley (s 1582 - )
Philippa Snelling|b. 1610\nd. before 16 Sep 1630|p8933.htm|Sir George Snelling of Portslade, co. Sussex|b. say 1580|p8932.htm|Cicely Shirley|b. say 1582|p37841.htm|Sir Richard Snelling of Portslade, co. Sussex|b. say 1550|p37843.htm|Margaretta May|b. say 1552|p37844.htm|Sir Thomas Shirley of West Grinstead, Knight|b. say 1552|p37842.htm||||

Birth*1610 Philippa was born in 1610. 
 She was the daughter of Sir George Snelling of Portslade, co. Sussex and Cicely Shirley. 
Marriage*29 Oct 1628 She married John Lord Culpeper 1st Baron of Thoresway at St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate, London, England, on 29 Oct 1628. 
Married Name29 Oct 1628  As of 29 Oct 1628, her married name was Colepeper. 
Married Name29 Oct 1628  As of 29 Oct 1628, her married name was Culpeper. 
Married Name29 Oct 1628  As of 29 Oct 1628, her married name was Culpepper. 
Death*before 16 Sep 1630 She died before 16 Sep 1630. 
Burial*16 Sep 1630 Her body was interred on 16 Sep 1630 at Hollingbourne, co. Kent, England. 
Biography* The marriage was October 29, 1628, at St. Bodolph, Bishopsgate, London (Harl. Soc. Pub., vol. 50), as 'Sir John Culpeper, Knt. & Mrs. Philip, dau. of Mr. Geo. Snelling of West Grinstead, Sussex,' and is recorded in the pedigree of Sherley of West Grinstead (of which family she was heiress), reported at the Visitation of Sussex, 1633-34 (Harl. Soc. Pub., vol. 53, pp. 4, 119; Cf. Fuller's Worthies, 1840, iii, 254). She was buried in Hollingbourne, September 16, 1630, as 'Phillip, the wife of Sir John Culpeper, Knight;' and there was set up the following MI.: 'In memoriam Philippae filiae unicae Georgii Snellinge, Equitis Aurati, et Ceciliae, filiae et unius heredum Thomae Sherley, armigeri, uxoris Johannis Culpeper, Ordinis Equestris, Primi Sternmatis Wigsellensis, cui cum duos fiberos, Alexandrurn et Philippam, care-emptam, peperisset, animarn Creatori redidit, xvi die Septembris, Anno salutis, MDCXXX, Aetatis suat XX.' - Fairfax Harrison.
The following translation has been provided by Dave Godden: "In memory of Philippa daughter of George Snelling Knight and Cicely daughter and heir of Thomas Sherley Knight wife of John Culpeper order ??????? buried 16 September saftely 1630 aged 20."3,4 

Family

John Lord Culpeper 1st Baron of Thoresway (7 Aug 1599 - 11 Jul 1660)
Children

Last Edited 15 Feb 2008

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.
  2. William Berry, compiler, Pedigrees of the Families of the County of Sussex Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1830.
  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.
  4. E-mail from Dave Godden, e-mail address to Warren Culpepper, 14 Feb 2008.