Stephen de Thorpe, Esq.

Stephen de Thorpe, Esq. was born c. 1446 at Thorpe, next to Welwisk & Snape, Yorkshire, England to Stephen Thorpe and Joan Eyre. He married Denise Eland, daughter of William Eland, sometime between 1466 and 1471. They had four children:

1. Stephen de Thorp

2. Joan de Thorp, wife of (Mr.) Handby

3. Denise de Thorp, wife of (Mr.) Musgrave

4. Elizabeth de Thorp

He married Isabel Constable daughter of Sir John Constable, Sheriff of Lincolnshire and Lora FitzHugh about 1482. They had 12 children (6 sons and 6 daughters):

5. John de Thorpe

6. William de Thorpe

7. Lancelot de Thorpe

8. George de Thorpe

9. Bartholomew de Thorpe

10. Arthur de Thorpe

11. Lora de Thorpe, wife of Peter Frodingham, Gent.

12. Alice de Thorpe, wife of William Newton

13. Margaret de Thorpe, wife of (Mr.) Buck and John Newton, Gent.

14. Dorothy de Thorpe, wife of William Bawde

15. Elizabeth de Thorpe, wife of William Hedon

16. Isabel, wife of Francis Strangeways

Stephen Thorpe, Esg.'s will was dated February 11, 1503 and probated June 13, 1503. Burial requested at Welwick, Yorkshire.

Sources:

    1. [S15] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, p. 623.
    2. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 120.
    3. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 259.
    4. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 19.
    5. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 247.
    6. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 246-247.