Droape History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Droape familyThe surname Droape was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The family name was first referenced in the year 1177 when Adam Drope held lands. Drope is a hamlet in the valley of the River Ely in Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. Early History of the Droape familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Droape research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1330, 1455, 1477, 1487, 1629, 1645, 1647, 1648, 1660, 1662, 1667, 1669, 1670 and 1671 are included under the topic Early Droape History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Droape Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Drope, Droop, Droope, Trope, Trupe, Thrope, Trope and many more. Early Notables of the Droape familyDistinguished members of the family include Francis Drope (1629?-1671), an English arboriculturist, younger son of the Rev. Thomas Drope, B.D., vicar of Cumnor, Berkshire, and rector of Ardley, near Bicester, Oxfordshire. "He became a demy of Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1645, three years after his brother John, and graduated as B.A. in 1647. In 1648 he was ejected, having probably, like his brother, borne arms for the king, and... Migration of the Droape familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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