Lower Quinton Warwickshire - a photo on Flickriver

Effigy of William Clopton, lord of the manors of Radbrooke & Quinton, who died on 7th Sept 1419 moved from the south aisle chapel to under the arch of the south arcade between the south aisle and nave in 1739.
William was the son of (?) Mary Charlton 1st wife of John Clopton, who was later 1st husband of Juliana 1411 daughter of John Morehall and Agnes Beysin; who m2 (1st wife) Thomas Crewe 1418 MP of Wixford flic.kr/p/aimLwe
Probably a minor when his father John Clopton died, his step mother's 2nd husband Thomas Crewe was however a man of some importance in Warwickshire. He was Chief Steward of Richard, Earl of Warwick, and of his Council and had been Knight of the Shire and Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire and also was for some years in the Commission of the Peace. As a trustee of Sir William's settlement of his estate, he held the Manors of Apsley, Wicksford and Morehall for life, under the assignment of Sir William Clopton, possibly in right of his (Crewe's) wife's dower.
William described as a "most religious, beneficient and charitable man" ,was the owner of large estates ranging from Warwickshire westwards to the Welsh Marches and nearby Clopton also had "divers other lands and manors in the Counties of Worcester, Stafford, Salop, and in the Marches
of Wales",
William m Joanna 1430 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/aBpeSy 2nd daughter & co-heiress of Alexander Pearsford alias Besford 1403 of Besford, Worc by 1st wife Beatrix daughter of Sir Peter Pierce Thornton of Thornton Cheshire & Lucia Hellesby
Joanna brought him the manors of More Fladford and
Hull, and the sixth part of the Manor of Chaddeswych and Wyllynwych, and the advowson of the Church of Fleford

Children
1. Thomas - b1403 , living 1419 - died young
2. Agnes b1405 m Roger Harewell 1430 of Wootton Wawen Warks, son of John Harewell flic.kr/p/Q9YUxm and 3rd wife Margery daughter of Margaret & Thomas Beaupyne, MP
3. Joanna / Jane his eventual heir m Sir John de Burgh 1471 of Wattlesborough son of Hugh Burgh, Esq. and Elizabeth Mouthe, having 3 co-heiress daughters Elizabeth / Isabella Burgh flic.kr/p/e2HLRW 1522 wife of Sir John Lingen, Ankeret wife of John Leighton & Elizabeth wife of Thomas Mytton

At the time of his death, his only son Thomas was aged 16. Three years later in 1422, possibly after the death of Thomas, his widow Joanna made an enfeoffment of her estates and
became a vowess (taking perpetual vows of widowhood before a bishop ) For a widow of ample means, this was a safeguard against unwelcome suitors.

The effigy of Sir William Clopton is much mutilated . It lies on a plain altar tomb. 6 ft. in length, and is represented in the armour of the period, but of a fashion somewhat earlier than the death of the deceased. The head, on which is a bascinet to which a small camail of mail is attached, rests on a double cushion, the upper one being placed lozenge wise. The features of the face are entirely obliterated. The body is encased in plate armour, with additional plates to protect the shoulders and elbows, genouiieres defend the knees, and solerets the feet, on which the spur-leathers appear, but
the spurs are broken off, as are the toes of the sollerels. The
feet rest on a dog, of which the head is gone, but the two fore legs appear under the feet of the effigy on the left side. Over the cuirass is worn a short jupon, apparently made of leather, escalloped at the bottom, on which his arms are displayed. The sword, of which the hilt only remains, was supported by a narrow belt passing diagonally across the body from above the right hip, and is kept steady by two other small straps underneath. A broad embroidered baldrick, decorated with little square ornaments, crosses the body horizontally, and is fastened with a buckle in front, to this the analace is attached on the right side. The hands are covered with cuffed gauntlets. Upon the breast appears an annulet, but whether it is attached to the wrist or to the jupon is nor known

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- Church St Swithin, Lower Quinton Warwickshire,

Taken on: May 6, 2018

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