William Clopton , of Kentwell, Sir Knight 
William was born about 1365 in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England. William's father was Thomas Clopton , of Kentwell, Sir Knight and his mother was Katherine Milde. His maternal grandfather was William Milde , of Clare. He had a half-sister named Alice. He died in August 1446 in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England.General Notes
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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 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 3 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.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1328 in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England d.AFT. 8 MAR 1380/81 in Chipley Priory, Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1365 in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England d.Aug 1446 in Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
- b.1322 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1350 in Clare, Risbridge, Suffolk, England d.<18 Jun 1403 in Tendring Hall, Stokes-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England
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