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John Brooke 1447–1512 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1447

Birth Location: Castle Hedingham, Castle Hedingham Village, Braintree District, Essex County , England

Death Date: 9 Mar 1512

Death Location: Earls Colne, Essex, England

Father: Sir Lancastrian

Mother: Elizabeth Howard

Spouse(s): Lady Oxford, Margaret Neville

Children(s): John Hertfordshire, Elizabeth (Trussell), Katherine Vere, Katherine illegitimate

John Brooke was born in 1447 in Castle Hedingham, Castle Hedingham Village, Braintree District, Essex County , England, the child of Sir John De Vere 12Th Earl Of Oxford Lancastrian And Elizabeth Dupl Howard. John Brooke married Lady Elizabeth Le Scrope De Vere Countess Of Oxford, Margaret Neville, and had children including Elizabeth De Vere Trussell, John De Vere Kg 15Th Earl Of Oxford Great Chamberlain Privy Councillor Sheriff Of Essex Hertfordshire, Katherine De Vere Illegitimate, Katherine Vere. John Brooke passed away in 1512 in Earls Colne, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • John Brooke was born in 1447 in Castle Hedingham, Castle Hedingham Village, Braintree District, Essex County , England, the child of Sir John De Vere 12Th Earl Of Oxford Lancastrian And Elizabeth Dupl Howard.
  • John Brooke married Lady Elizabeth Le Scrope De Vere Countess Of Oxford, Margaret Neville, and had children including Elizabeth De Vere Trussell, John De Vere Kg 15Th Earl Of Oxford Great Chamberlain Privy Councillor Sheriff Of Essex Hertfordshire, Katherine De Vere Illegitimate, Katherine Vere.
  • John Brooke passed away in 1512 in Earls Colne, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Brooke's Ancestors

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John Brooke
1447–1512
Birth Place: Castle Hedingham, Castle Hedingham Village, Braintree District, Essex County , England
Parents
Sir John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, Lancastrian
1408–1462
Castle Hedingham, Braintree District, Essex, England
Elizabeth (DUPL) Howard
1410–1465
Wiggonholt, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Richard (de Vere, KG, 11th Earl of Oxford, commander at Battle of) Agincourt
1385–1417
Hedingham Castle, Essex, England
Alice (Sergeaux, Countess of) Oxford
1384–1452
Killigarth Colquite, Cornwall, England
John (Howard, War of the) Roses
1415–1485
Tendring, Essex, , England
Great-Grandparents
Aubrey Oxford
1338–1400
Alice FitzWalter
1343–1401
Sir Cornwall
1346–1393
Lady FitzAlan
1351–1399
Sir Essex
1365–1436
Alice Tendering
1365–1426
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Oxford
1311–1359
Maud Oxford
1310–1366
John Fitzwalter
1317–1361
Eleanor Percy
1322–1368
Sir Cornwall
1328–1393
Margaret Seneschal
1326–1355
Richard wealthy
1306–1376
Isabel Despenser
1312–1356
Robert Howard
1336–1388
Margaret DeScales
1339–1416

John Brooke's Descendants

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John Brooke (1447–9 Mar 1512) m. Lady (Elizabeth le Scrope de Vere, Countess of) Oxford (1468–26 June 1537) m. Margaret Neville (abt 1444–1506)
  1. 1. John (de Vere , KG, 15th Earl of Oxford-Great Chamberlain-Privy Councillor, Sheriff of Essex &) Hertfordshire 1464–1539 m. Lady (Elizabeth de) Trussel 1496–1527
    1. 1. Aubrey (de Vere, my father, a man of great renown, chamberlain to King, Henry the first, admitted to his innermost) council 1513–1579 m. Bridget (de) Gibbons 1517–1577 m. Margaret ('Margaret' de Spring, married as) Vere 1517–1544
      1. 1. Hugh ('Hugo' de) Vere 1554–1632 m. Eleanor Walsh 1555–1575
        1. 1. Robert (de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford, a soldier in Dutch) army 1575–1632 m. Beatrice ((Bauck) van Hemmema, Countess of) Oxford 1580–1653
    2. 2. John (de Vere, 16th Earl of) Oxford 1516–1562
      1. 1. Sir (Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, thought to be to actual author of those great literary works normally attributed to William) Shakespeare 1550–1604 m. Anne (Cecil, Countess of Oxford, Maid of Honor to Queen) Elizabeth 1556–1588
        1. 1. Philippa (Suzanne de Vere (Herbert), Countess Consort of Pembroke and) Montgomery 1587–1629 m. Sir (Lord Philips I Herbert, K.G., 4th Earl of Pembroke en Montgomery, Lord) Chamberlain 1584–1649
        2. 2. William (De) Vere 1575–1625
        3. 3. Sir (Edward de Vere, illegitimate) son 1581–1629
        4. 4. Henry (de Vere, 3rd Earl of) Southampton 1574–1624
    3. 3. Frances (de Vere, Dame & Countess of) Surrey 1517–1577
  2. 2. Elizabeth (de Vere) (Trussell) 1494–1558
  3. 3. Katherine Vere –1504
  4. 4. Katherine (de Vere,) illegitimate –1504

John Brooke's Timeline

4 Records

1442
08 Sep 1442
Birth of John Brooke in Castle Hedingham, Castle Hedingham Village, Braintree District, Essex County , England
Castle Hedingham, Castle Hedingham Village, Braintree District, Essex County , England
1447
1447
Birth of John Brooke
None
1512
9 Mar 1512
Age 65
Death of John Brooke
None
1513
10 Mar 1513
Age 66
Death of John Brooke in Castle Hedingham, Braintree, Essex, England
Castle Hedingham, Braintree, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1442
    Event Place: Castle Hedingham, Castle Hedingham Village, Braintree District, Essex County , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 240
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1447

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1513
    Event Place: Castle Hedingham, Braintree, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 240
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1512

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cobham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Earls Colne, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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