Individual Details

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Born in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England, and died August 1446 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England and buried in the North Aisle of the Clopton Chancel of Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford.
He married (1) Margery Drury, of Rougham, daughter of Roger Drury and Margaret Naunton. She was born in Rougham, County Suffolk, about 3 miles southeast of Bury St. Edmunds and possibly baptized at St. Mary, and died June 19, 1420 in England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford in the North Aisle of the Clopton Chancel.
He married (2) Margery Francis, of County Norfolk, Bef. 1423 in County Norfolk, probably, daughter of Elias Francis, Esq., Armiger, of County Norfolk. She died June 12, 1424 in Long Melford, County Suffolk, England and buried Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford and buried in the North Aisle of the Clopton Chancel.

William fought in the Battle of Agincourt under the banner of the Duke of Gloucester on October 25, 1415 along side his uncle, Sir Thomas Erpingham. This date marked a stunning victory of the English over the French during the mid-point of the Hundred Years’ War. Following an unexpectedly long march in an attempt to find a practicable ford over the Somme, the exhausted invaders of 6000 were caught at Agincourt (Azincourt in the Pas-de-Calais) by a French force numbering between 20,000 and 30,000 men under the constable Charles I d’Albret. But because of the land and serious tactical errors committed by the French their numerical advantage was forfeited. The English archers led by Sir Thomas Erpingham repelled preliminary attacks by the cavalry and three hours of battle ended in disaster for the French.

It is thought a plague visited the countryside and Margery Drury, her son William, and two of her daughters, Margery and Anne died in 1420. William died March 10, Margery in June, and the two girls both died in October. Plagues were a constant threat, and during the great epidemic plague known as the Black Death of 1348-1949, entire villages disappeared.

Death	Aug 1446	Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Marriage		Margery Francis

Spouse	Margery Francis ( - 1424)
Child	John Clopton (1423 - 1497)

Father	Sir Thomas Clopton ( - 1383)
Mother	Katherine Mylde ( - 1403)
Sibling	Thomas Clopton ( - )