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Colonel Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent 1624–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1624

Birth Location: St. Lawrence House, Canterbury, Kent, UK

Death Date: 10 March 1690

Death Location: Buried in St Pauls Church, Canterbury, England

Father: George Rooke

Mother: Mary Burrell

Spouse(s): Jane Finch

Children(s): George Laurence

In 1624, Colonel Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent entered the world in St. Lawrence House, Canterbury, Kent, UK, born to George Rooke And Mary Burrell. Colonel Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent married Jane Finch, and had children including George Laurence. Colonel Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent passed away in 1690 in Buried in St Pauls Church, Canterbury, England.

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Biography

  • In 1624, Colonel Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent entered the world in St. Lawrence House, Canterbury, Kent, UK, born to George Rooke And Mary Burrell.
  • Colonel Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent married Jane Finch, and had children including George Laurence.
  • Colonel Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent passed away in 1690 in Buried in St Pauls Church, Canterbury, England.

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Colonel Kent's Ancestors

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Colonel Kent
1624–1690
Birth Place: St. Lawrence House, Canterbury, Kent, UK
Parents
George Rooke
1580–1649
Monkshorten, Kent
Mary Burrell
1597–1678
Poplar, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Laurence Rooke
1551–1612
Monkshorten, Kent, England
Ursula Scott
1547–1629
Scotts Hall, Kent, England
William Burrell
1545–1630
Berwick, North Cumberland, England
Mary Andrews
1555–1656
All Hallows Barking, London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
George Rooke
1515–1603
Elizabeth Hall
1520–1578
Ralph Burrill
1510–
Elizabeth Rodway
1530–
Johane Belson
1531–1598
Thomas Scots
1543–1594
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert **
1495–1582
Roberdye Pake
1500–1616
Thomas Belson
1507–1533
Agnes Newport
1507–1541
SIR ANDREWES
1508–1594

Colonel Kent's Descendants

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Colonel (Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of) Kent (6 Jun 1624–10 March 1690) m. Jane Finch (1628–30 Sept 1711)
  1. 1. George Laurence 1650–1709 m. Henry Moore 1684–1755
    1. 1. John Rook 1705–1781 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Newlin 1713–1758
      1. 1. John (C.) Rook 1733–1783 m. Sarah Rook 1727–1830
        1. 1. John Rook 1760–1824 m. Susannah (Sukey) Moody 1758–1826

Colonel Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1624
6 Jun 1624
Birth of Colonel Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent in St. Lawrence House, Canterbury, Kent, UK
St. Lawrence House, Canterbury, Kent, UK
1690
10 March 1690
Age 66
Death of Colonel Sir William Rooke of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent in Buried in St Pauls Church, Canterbury, England
Buried in St Pauls Church, Canterbury, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1624
    Event Place: St. Lawrence House, Canterbury, Kent, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1690
    Event Place: Buried in St Pauls Church, Canterbury, England

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