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George Brookes 1497–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

Father: Sir Banneret

Mother: Lady Heydon

Spouse(s): Lady Braye

Children(s): Elizabeth Brooke, William Brooke, Frances Jerningham, Anne Brooke, Dorothy Brooke, Edmund Brooke, Edward Brooke, George Brooke, John Brooke, Thomas Brooke

The story of George Brookes began in 1497 in England. George Brookes married Lady Anne Braye Baroness Cobham Braye, and had children including Anne Brooke, Dorothy Brooke, Edmund Brooke, Edward Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, Frances Jerningham, George Brooke, John Brooke, Thomas Brooke, William Brooke. George Brookes passed away in 1558 in Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of George Brookes began in 1497 in England.
  • George Brookes married Lady Anne Braye Baroness Cobham Braye, and had children including Anne Brooke, Dorothy Brooke, Edmund Brooke, Edward Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, Frances Jerningham, George Brooke, John Brooke, Thomas Brooke, William Brooke.
  • George Brookes passed away in 1558 in Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Banneret
1465–1529
Birth Location: Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
SB
Lady Heydon
1500–1560
Birth Location: Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Lady Braye
1501–1558
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
LB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Brooke
1526–1565
Birth Location: Cobham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
EB
William Brooke
1527–1597
Birth Location: –
WB
Frances Jerningham
–1616
Birth Location: –
FJ
Anne Brooke
1524–1565
Birth Location: Cobham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
AB
Dorothy Brooke
1539–
Birth Location: –
DB
Edmund Brooke
1539–1578
Birth Location: Cobham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
EB
Edward Brooke
1535–1594
Birth Location: Cobham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
EB
George Brooke
–1569
Birth Location: –
GB
John Brooke
1535–1594
Birth Location: –
JB
Thomas Brooke
1533–
Birth Location: Cobham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
TB

George Brookes's Ancestors

Self
George Brookes
1497–1558
Birth Place: England
Parents
Sir Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron Brooke of Cobham, Knight Banneret
1465–1529
Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Lady (Dorothy) Heydon
1500–1560
Baconsthorpe Castle, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John Brooke
1447–1511
Cowling (Kent) England
Margaret Brooke
1455–1506
Raby With Keverstone, Staindrop, Durham, England
Sir (Henry) Heydon
1440–1504
Baconthorpe (Norfolk) England
Lady (Anne) Boleyn
1440–1510
Baconthorpe (Norfolk) England
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Boleyn
1406–1463
Anne HOO
1424–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Brookes's Descendants

1.
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George Brookes (1497–1558) m. Lady (Anne Braye, Baroness Cobham) Braye (21 Mar 1501–1 Nov 1558)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Brooke 1526–1565 m. Sir (William Baron Kendal Parr 1st Marquess of Northampton 1st) Ear 1513–1571 m. Edward Potter 1527–1582 m. Thomas Deming 1526–1610
    1. 1. Ann (Margaret) Parye 1516–1612 m. William Marlar 1515–1597
      1. 1. Sara (Elizabeth) Ritchin 1554–1600 m. James (Hampshire) Nettleton 1550–1579
        1. 1. Robert ("m. Hannah HAWES" NETTLETON (*10GGF)) Eng-Conn 1579–1604 m. Hannah ("Mrs Robert NETTLETON" HAWES) (*10GGM) 1583–1659
        2. 2. Robert ("m. Hannah HAWES" NETTLETON (*10GGF)) Eng-Conn 1579–1604 m. Hannah ("Mrs Robert NETTLETON" HAWES) (*10GGM) 1583–1659 m. Hannah Hawes 1583–1620
    2. 2. Thomas (Josiah Deming Or De) Ming 1545–1584 m. Honour ((Honora) Lambert) (Yumbert) 1535–1627 m. Abigail Flyer 1551–1589
      1. 1. Jonathan ("John") Deming 1574–1673 m. Elizabeth (Jane (Scarburgh, Bennett)) Gilbert 1575–1654
        1. 1. Elizabeth HUNT 1592–1640 m. Nathaniel (Brooke) Foote 1592–1644 m. Thomas Welles 1594–1660
        2. 2. John Deming 1615–1705
        3. 3. Thomas Deming 1613–1683
    3. 3. Elizabeth Kendall 1539–
    4. 4. Robert (PARR declared) illegitimate 1549–1609
    5. 5. Margaret (Ann Lady Parr) Parye 1540–1612
    6. 6. Alice (Anges) Parr 1540–1585
    7. 7. Katheryne Parr 1541–
    8. 8. Mary Parr 1541–
    9. 9. Nicholas Parr 1538–
    10. 10. Richard Parr 1542–1542
    11. 11. Thomas Parr 1535–1633 m. Margaret* ((Ane Wodfall)) Woodfall 1563–1592
    12. 12. William (Thomas) Parr 1545–1571
  2. 2. William Brooke 1527–1597
  3. 3. Frances Jerningham –1616
  4. 4. Anne Brooke 1524–1565
  5. 5. Dorothy Brooke 1539–
  6. 6. Edmund Brooke 1539–1578
  7. 7. Edward Brooke 1535–1594
  8. 8. George Brooke –1569
  9. 9. John Brooke 1535–1594
  10. 10. Thomas Brooke 1533–

George Brookes's Timeline

3 Records

1497
1497
Birth of George Brookes in England
England
1526
1526
Age 29
George Brookes was married in Cobham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Cobham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1558
1558
Age 61
Death of George Brookes in Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Cobham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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