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Baron Colepeper is an extinct title in the Peerage of England. Colepeper is sometimes rendered ''Culpeper'', Baron Colepeper of Thoresway, or Baron Thoresway. The barony was created in 1644 and became extinct following the death of the fourth baron in 1725. All Saints Church, Hollingbourne, Kent, contains numerous monuments and memorials to the Culpeper family, owners of

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and

Hollingbourne Manor Hollingbourne Manor is an Elizabethan manor house in Hollingbourne, Kent, England. Building The L-shaped house was built in the late 16th century by the Colepeper family, and comprises the south and west wings of an incomplete E-shaped house, th ...

. These include the first, third and fourth Barons Colepeper: John Colpeper (''d''. 1660), John Colepeper (''d''. 1719) and Cheny Colepeper (''d''. 1725). The memorials for the third and fourth barons are by

John Michael Rysbrack Johannes Michel or John Michael Rysbrack, original name Jan Michiel Rijsbrack, often referred to simply as Michael Rysbrack (24 June 1694 – 8 January 1770), was an 18th-century Flemish sculptor, who spent most of his career in England where h ...

Barons Colepeper (1640 or 1644)

John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper John Colepeper, 1st Baron Culpeper ( – 11 July 1660) was an English peer, military officer and politician who, as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1642–43) and Master of the Rolls (1643) was an influential counsellor of King Charles I during t ...

(died 11 June 1660) *

Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, (21 March 1635 – 27 January 1689) was an English peer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1677 to 1683. Biography Born in 1635, Colepeper (often referred to by the al ...

(1635–1689) * John Colepeper, 3rd Baron of Colepeper * Cheney Colepeper, 4th Baron Colepeper

North American history

The title was held by several members of the Colepeper family who controlled land in the North American

Colony of Virginia The Colony of Virginia, chartered in 1606 and settled in 1607, was the first enduring English colonial empire, English colony in North America, following failed attempts at settlement on Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland by Sir Humphrey GilbertG ...

, in particular the

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. In the context of Colonial history in North America, the family is often recorded as Culpeper.

Culpeper County, Virginia Culpeper County is a county located along the borderlands of the northern and central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 52,552. Its county seat and only incorporated community is Cul ...

is named for

colonial governor of Virginia This is a list of colonial governors of Virginia. Some of those who held the lead role as governor of Virginia never visited the New World and governed through deputies resident in the colony. Others, such as Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, hel ...

; his only surviving daughter,

Catherine Culpeper Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

; or another close relative.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Colepeper 1640s establishments in England Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England Culpeper family Noble titles created in 1644

Barons Colepeper (1640 or 1644)

North American history

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