Twelfth Generation

14. RICHARD CLOPTON , Gent, of Fore Hall Long Melford⁵² died before 28 November 1615 in FORE HALL, LONG MELFORD, ENGLAND. He was born in LONG MELFORD, COUNTY SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. He was buried in HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD, ENGLAND.⁵³ Of Fore Hall in Melford, to whom did descend the lands of the Knevets.
Named as one of his father's executors 1530.

was born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, probably, about 3 miles northwest of Sudbury and 10 miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, and probably baptized at Holy Trinity Church, and died Bef. November 28, 1615 in Fore Hall, Long Melford, probably, and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. He married (1) Margaret Playters, of Sotterley, Suffolk, daughter of William Playters and Jane Jenney. She was born in Sotterley, County Suffolk, probably, about 5 miles southeast of Beccles and about 24 miles northeast of Clopton, Suffolk, and probably baptized at St. Margaret, Sotterley, and died in Fore Hall, Long Melford, probably, and possibly buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford. He married (2) Margaret Bozun, of County Lincolnshire, daughter of Richard Bozun, Knt., of County Lincolnshire.

Margaret Playters' ancestral church, St. Margaret, features a fifteenth century glass in the east window, one panel showing Sir William Playters, a Yorkist, in complete armor with his seven sons. Her father, William's effigy was stolen in 1843. The brass kneeling effigy of his second wife remains. The inscription on the tomb reads: "Here lieth buried the bodie of William Playters esquier, sonne and heire of Thomas and Ann his wife, who married Ann [sic. Jane], daughter to Sir Edmond Jenny of Knotshall, Knight, by whom he had issue. . ." His first wife, and Margaret's mother, is buried at St. Mary, Henstead, County Suffolk, about five miles southeast of Beccles. There are a number of other brasses and monuments dedicated to various Playters.

RICHARD CLOPTON , Gent, of Fore Hall Long Melford and MARGERY PLAYTERS were married.⁵⁴ MARGERY PLAYTERS was born in SOTTERLEY COUNTY, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. She died in FORE HALL, LONG MELFORD, ENGLAND. She was buried in HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG MELFORD, ENGLAND.

RICHARD CLOPTON , Gent, of Fore Hall Long Melford and MARGERY PLAYTERS had the following children:

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WILLIAM CLOPTON , armiger Lord of Castlings Manor.

RICHARD CLOPTON , Gent, of Fore Hall Long Melford and MARGARET BOZUN were married.⁵⁵ MARGARET BOZUN (private).