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Joan Somerset Cook 1520 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 Apr 1597

Death Location: Bridgewater, Somerset, England

Father: Edmund Somerset

Mother: Marguerite Coney

Spouse(s): John Pearce

Children(s): Joan Pearce

Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England was born in 1520 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Thomas Somerset and Marguerite Coney. Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England married John Pearce, and had children including Joan Pearce. Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England passed away in 1597 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England was born in 1520 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Thomas Somerset and Marguerite Coney.
  • Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England married John Pearce, and had children including Joan Pearce.
  • Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England passed away in 1597 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Somerset
1500 – 1533
Birth Location: Burbage, Wiltshire, England
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Marguerite Coney
1502 – 1572
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

John Pearce
1524 – 1604
Birth Location: Of, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Joan Pearce
1539 – 1592
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
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Joan Cook's Ancestors

Self
Joan Cook
1520 – 1597
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Thomas Somerset
1500 – 1533
Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Marguerite Coney
1502 – 1572
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Cook's Descendants

1.
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Joan (Somerset) Cook (1520 – 16 Apr 1597) m. John Pearce (1524 – abt 1604)
  1. 1. Joan Pearce (1539 – 20 May 1592 Bridgewater, Somerset, England) m. Giles (Gyles William) Gilbert (1535 – 17 Jun 1595)
    1. 1. Richard Gilbert (1536 – 8 Apr 1626) m. Elizabeth Bainbrigge (1552 – 1600)
      1. 1. Dorothy Gilbert (1564 – 1629)
        1. 1. William Thompson (1618 – 1696) m. Martha Thompson (1620 – 1685)

Joan Cook's Timeline

8 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England in Bridgewater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bridgewater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1537
1537
Age 17
Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England was married in Bridgewater, Somerset, , England
Bridgewater, Somerset, , England
1540
abt 1540
Age 20
Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England was married in Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Burbage, Wiltshire, England
1561
21 Jul 1561
Age 41
Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England was married in West Pennard, Somerset, England
West Pennard, Somerset, England
1592
06 Nov 1592
Age 72
Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England was married in Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Burbage, Wiltshire, England
1597
16 Apr 1597
Age 77
Death of Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England in Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
1698
7 Aug 1698
Age 178
Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England was married in Frome St John, Somerset, England
Frome St John, Somerset, England
1948
Apr 1948
Age 428
Joan Somerset Cook 1520 England was married in Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom
Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1540
    Event Place: Burbage, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1561
    Event Place: West Pennard, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1592
    Event Place: Burbage, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1698
    Event Place: Frome St John, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1948
    Event Place: Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1597
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
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