COPE, of HANWELL, co. Oxford
20 June 1611

     Sir JOHN COPE, Bart., succeeded his brother, sir Denzil, 12 Dec. 181.2 ; is married, and has issue.
    This family descends from John Cope, esq., a very eminent person in the reigns of king Richard II. and Henry IV., and several years one of the knts. of the shire for Northampton.
   I. Sir ANTHONY COPE, the 1st hart., previously to his being advanced to that dignity, had been knighted by queen Elizabeth, and represented the borough of Banbury in 5 several parliaments; m. 1st, Trances, da. of sir Rowland Lytton, knt., by whom he had 7 sons, 4 of whom lived to man's estate, and 3 das., viz.
   1. Sir WILLIAM, 2dbart.
   2. Anthony;
   3. Richard, who both settled in Ireland, and left issue.
   4. John.
   5. Anne, m, sir John Leigh, knt.
   6. Elizabeth, m. sir Richard Cecil, knt.
   7. Mary, m. Henry Champernon, of Darlington, co. Devon, esq.
   Sir Anthony m. 2dly, Anne, da. of William Paston, of Pastors, co. Norfolk, esq., and widow of sir George Chaworth, of Wiverton, co. Notts, knt., and of sir Nicholas Lestrange, of Hunstanton, Norfolk, knt., by which lady he had no issue.
     Sir Anthony d. 1615, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
   II. Sir W ILLAM 2d bart., M.P. for Banbury in the 1st parliament of king James I, and for co. Oxford in 3 other parliaments of that reign,  m. Elizabeth, da. and h. of sir George Chaworth, knt., and had issue,
   1. Sir JOHN 3d hart.
   2. Jonathan, of Rawton Abbey, co. Stafford, m. Anne, da. of sir Hatton Fermor, of Easton, co. Northampton, knt., and was grandfather of sir Jonathan Cope, of Brewern, co. Oxon, created a hart. 1713.
   3. Frances, m. Robert, son and h. of sir Robert Lee, knt.
   4. Mary; 5. Ursula, d. unm.
     Sir William d. 2 Aug. 163, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
   III. Sir JOHN, m. 1st, Mary, da. of sir John Walter, knt., lord chief baron of the exchequer, who d., leaving him an only da.,
   1. Anne.
   He m. 2dly, lady Elizabeth, da. of Francis, earl of Westmoreland, and had
   2. Sir ANTHONY, 4th hart.
   3. William, d. young.
   4. Sir JOHN, 5th hart.
   5. Mary, d. an infant.
  6. Elisabeth, m. Thomas Estcourt, esq.
      IV. Sir ANTHONY, eldest son of sir John, m. Mary, da. of Dutton, lord Gerard, of Gerard's Bromley, and had issue:
   1. Mary; 2. John; 3. Anthony; 4. Henry, all d. young.
     Sir Anthony served for Banbury, at the restoration of king Charles II. and the nest year was chosen knt. of the shire co. Oxford.  He d. 1675, and was succeeded by his brother,
     V. Sir JOHN, who also sat in several parliaments for Oxfordshire and Banbury, m. Anne, da. of Philip Booth, esq., by whom he had issue:
   1. Sir JOHN, 6th hart.
   2. Anthony, on. Anne, da. of the rev. Nathaniel Spinks, prebendary of Sarum, by whom he had no issue.
   3. Charles.
   4. Galen, who was first a capt. of horse, but afterwards took orders, and was rector of Eversley, co. Hants, m. Jane, da. of Richard Onslow, esq., of Drungwicke, co. Sussex, by whom he had 2 sons--1. Sir RICHARD, 9th hart.--2.William, of Bridgen Place, Bexley co. Kent, esq., m. Anne, da. of Benjamin Greenwood, of St. Mary Cray, Co . Kent, esq., and ad issue, sir DENZIL, 10th bart., and sir JOHN, present bart.
   5. Daniel;
   6. Albion, both d. unm.
   7. William, lieut. in the foot-guards, d. unin. 7 June 1706
   8. Elizabeth.
     Sir John d. 11 Jan. 1721, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
   VI. Sir JOHN, served in several parliaments for Plvmpton, Tavistock, Lymington, and the co. Southampton; m. Alice, da. of sir Humphrey Monnoux, of Wotton, co. Bedford, hart., by whom (who d. Feb. 1'728) he had,
   1. Sir MONNOUX, his successor.
   2. John, gentleman usher to George II. ,
   3. Anne, m. William Bethell, esq.
     Sir John d. 8 Dec. 1743, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
   VII. Sir MONNOUX, who was member in several parliaments for Banbury, m. Penelope, only da. of the hors. lieut-gen. Henry Mordaunt, brother to Charles, earl of Peterborough, by whom (who d. Dec, 1737) he had,
   1. William, d. young.
   2. Sir JOHN-Mordaunt, 8th hart.
      Sir Monnoux d. 21 June 1'773, aged 67, and was succeeded by his only son,
   VIII. Sir JOHN-MORDAUNT, d. 7 March 1772, without issue, and was succeeded by his cousin,
   IX. Sir RICHARD (2d son of Galen, 4th son of sir John, 5th bart., in holy orders, prebendary of Durham, and rector of Eversley), m. 1st, a da. of Wyndham, esq., of Salisbury; and 2dly, 20 Dec. 1787, Catharine, da. and h. of John Law, of Rotherham, co. York, esq., and d. without issue, was succeeded by his nephew,
   X. Sir DENZIL , m. 13 Sept. 1810, miss Frances, of Park Place, St. James's-street, and by her (who d. 30 Aug. 1820) had no issue. Sir Denzil d. 30 Dec. 1812, and was succeeded by his brother,
    XI. Sir JOHN, present hart.

Arms--Argent, on a chevron, azure, between three roses, gales, shpt, proper, as many fleurs-de-lie, or.
Crest--On a wreath, a fleur-de-lis, or, a dragon's head issuing from the top thereof, gales.
Motto--Æquo adeste ammo.
Seat--Bramshill Park, near Hertford Bridge, co. Hampshire.