Galen Cope

Additional Curator's Notes -- Sources disagree on Galen Cope. The first says he died unmarried (1806 edition of Baronetage of England). The second (Collectanea topographica et genealogica, Volume 8, publ 1843) says he had heirs, including the 9th Baronet Cope. The third (www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/cc4aq/cope01.htm) gives him a wife, Anne Onslow. I am going to say that, in my opinion, the 1806 publication is in error and that Galen DID marry and DID have heirs. Maria Edmonds-Zediker, curator, 13 Feb. 2011.

From the book, "Baronetage of England," printed for John Stockdale, published 1806:
Sir John succeeded his brother Anthony, 4th Baronet, who died without a male heir. He married Anne, daughter of Mr. Phillip Booth. They had a daughter Elizabeth, who died young, and seven sons: John; Anthony; Charles; Galen; Daniel; Albian, and William. Daniel, Albian and William all died unmarried Sir John died on 1 Jan. 1721 and was succeeded by his eldest son.

http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/parks/parks/country-parks/dinton/dinton...

The other major building bordering Dinton Pastures is High Chimneys, a manor house built in the early seventeenth century by Galen Cope, whose initials can still bee seen in one of the bricks today. You can still see the house nowadays, by the side of Dinton's main driveway. The land around has been farmed by various tenants over the years, but it was not until 1904 that High Chimney's dairy farm (now the Country Park café & office) was built. This marked the increased popularity and profitability of dairy farming at the turn of the century. In later years piggeries, poultry houses and stabling were added as the farm diversified. Dairy farming remained the principal activity however as this extract from a catalogue of sale shows 'a first-class dairy farm and gentleman's residence'.