Dorothy (Cupper) Fowke (1556 - 1651)

Born 1556 in Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Fowke Esq. — married 19 Nov 1583 in Glympton, Oxfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 1651 at about age 95 in England

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Biography

Father John Cupper Mother Audrey Peyto

Daughter of John Cupper, Esq of Glympton, Oxfordshire and Audrey, daughter of John Peyto.

She married John Fowke, Esq of Gunston, Staffordshire. They had nine children.

• Roger, Esq
• Ursula
• Dorothy
• Margaret
• 5 others

Dorothy died in 1651. Her will was dated 5 December 1643 and proved 27 June 1651.^[1] In it, among other provisions, she:^[2][3]

• described her self as of Gunston, Staffordshire
• requested burial at Brewood, Staffordshire as near her husband as was convenient
• requested payment of anything due to children of Richard Creswell, lately of Barnhurst, Esq.
• made bequests to
  • her daughter Cassandra Fowke
  • her sons Anthony, Roger, Gerard and Walter
  • her grandchild Dorothy Fowke, daughter of her son Gerard
  • the five sons of her son Francis that "are now with me": Barry, Walter, Carroll, Roger and Digby Fowke
  • her granddaughters Dorothy, Mary, Elizabeth and Martha Fowke, daughters of her deceased son Francis
• appointed her daughter Cassandra and her grand-daughter Dorothy Fowke, daughter of her son Francis, as executors and named her son Roger and her grandson Richard Creswell as overseers of the will

Administration was in the event granted to Mary Fowke, granddaughter of Dorothy.

Research Notes

Children - for when the profile is overhauled

Please see her husband's profile for information about her children, which needs to be incorporated in this profile.

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd edition 2011, Vol II, pages 225-226
2. ↑ The National Archives, ref. PROB 11/217/460, Discovery Centre catalogue entry
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1839 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2017. Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records. Ancestry Record 61517 #298179.

• "Royal Ancestry" Douglas Richardson, 2013, Vol. III. p. 13

Acknowledgements

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Magna Carta trail

See Base Camp for the Magna Carta Project. The trail from Gerard Fowke, Gateway Ancestor, is marked "Ready for Review". Since it's been awaiting review for a while, the trail needs to be re-reviewed. ~ Noland-165 15:12, 30 November 2019 (UTC)