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John Brooke 1531–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1531

Birth Location: St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England

Death Date: 1584

Death Location: St Leonard Churchyard Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Father: Robert Brooke

Mother: Katheryn None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whetman

Children(s): Joan Brooke, Margaret Brooke, William Brooke, John Brooke, Susan Brooke, Elizabeth Brooke, John Brooke, Mary Brooke, Robert Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Thomas Brooke, Sarah Brooke

The story of John Brooke began in 1531 in St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England. John Brooke married Elizabeth Whetman, and had children including Elizabeth Brooke, Joan Brooke, John Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Margaret Brooke, Mary Brooke, Robert Brooke, Sarah Brooke, Susan Brooke, Thomas Brooke, William Brooke. John Brooke passed away in 1584 in St Leonard Churchyard Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Brooke began in 1531 in St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England.
  • John Brooke married Elizabeth Whetman, and had children including Elizabeth Brooke, Joan Brooke, John Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Margaret Brooke, Mary Brooke, Robert Brooke, Sarah Brooke, Susan Brooke, Thomas Brooke, William Brooke.
  • John Brooke passed away in 1584 in St Leonard Churchyard Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

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John Brooke's Ancestors

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John Brooke
1531–1584
Birth Place: St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
Parents
Robert Brooke
1495–1551
London, Middlesex, England
Katheryn
1500–1566
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Brooke's Descendants

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John Brooke (Abt 1531–1584) m. Elizabeth Whetman (Abt 1533–30 Jun 1599)
  1. 1. Joan Brooke –1634 m. Robert Foote 1553–1608
    1. 1. Nathaniel Foote –1644 m. Elizabeth Deming 1595–1683
      1. 1. Elizabeth Foote 1616–1700 m. Josiah Churchill 1612–1685
        1. 1. Elizabeth Churchill 1642–1712 m. Henry Buck 1626–1712
        2. 2. Mary Churchill 1639–1690 m. Samuel Church 1636–1684
        3. 3. Hannah Churchill 1644–1688 m. Samuel Royce 1644–1711
        4. 4. Anne Churchill 1647– m. Samuel Rice 1629–
        5. 5. Joseph Churchill 1649–1699
        6. 6. Benjamin Churchill 1652–1730 m. Mary Towsey 1655–1712 m. Sarah Buck 1669–1754
        7. 7. Jesse Churchill 1654–1658
        8. 8. Infant Churchill 1654–1654
        9. 9. Josiah Churchill 1657–1658
        10. 10. Sarah Churchill 1657–1699 m. William Wickham 1657–1730
        11. 11. Henry Churchill 1659–1660
      2. 2. Nathaniel Foote 1619–1655 m. Elizabeth Smith 1627–1668
      3. 3. Mary Foote 1623–1685 m. John Stoddard –1664 m. John Goodrich 1623–1680 m. Thomas Tracy 1610–1685
      4. 4. Robert Foote 1627–1681 m. Sarah Potter 1641–1706
      5. 5. Frances Foote 1629–1678 m. John Dickinson 1624–1676 m. Francis Barnard 1617–1698
      6. 6. Sarah Foote 1632–1673 m. Jeremiah Judson 1621–1700
      7. 7. Rebecca Foote 1634–1701 m. Philip Smith 1632–1685 m. Aaron Cooke 1613–1690
    2. 2. Robert Foote –1646 m. Dionis 1581–1630 m. Elizabeth Child –1665
    3. 3. John Foote –1608
    4. 4. Mary Foote 1588–1621 m. John Hewes 1583–1621
    5. 5. Daniel Foote 1590–1658 m. Margaret Tomson 1598–1621 m. Elizabeth 1599– m. Francis Loomis 1595–1636 m. Anne West 1592–1648
    6. 6. Joseph Foote 1591–1609 m. Anne Aldous 1589–1644 m. Anne –1771 m. Ann Brasswell 1591–1644
    7. 7. Francis Foote 1594–1624 m. Lydia Bauer 1600–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Foote 1595–1658 m. Thomas Jennings 1575–1658
    9. 9. Joshua Foote 1596–1655 m. Elizabeth Berrie 1601–1659 m. Elizabeth 1605–
    10. 10. Phebe Foote 1602–1639 m. Richard Goude 1600–
    11. 11. Samuel Foote 1603–1665
  2. 2. Margaret Brooke 1560–1634 m. John Foote 1555–1616
  3. 3. William Brooke –1592
  4. 4. John Brooke –1563
  5. 5. Susan Brooke –1634 m. John Bonner 1549–1599 m. Harry Bonner 1560–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Brooke –1592 m. Thomas Berry 1558–1623
  7. 7. John Brooke –1577
  8. 8. Mary Brooke –1565
  9. 9. Robert Brooke –1601 m. Mary Gedge 1561–1597 m. Susan Perpoint 1569–
  10. 10. Katherine Brooke 1567– m. Thomas Beatham 1546–1587 m. John Norcott 1567–1592 m. Richard Flood 1563–1606
  11. 11. Thomas Brooke –1625 m. Jone Thompson 1570–1625
  12. 12. Sarah Brooke –1625 m. Augustine Story 1571–

John Brooke's Timeline

3 Records

1531
Abt 1531
Birth of John Brooke in St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
1584
Bef 8 Jul 1584
Age 53
Death of John Brooke in St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
1584
1584
Age 53
Burial of John Brooke in St Leonard Churchyard Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
St Leonard Churchyard Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1531
    Event Place: St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for John Brooke, person ID MM8G-XHB.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 8 Jul 1584
    Event Place: St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap, London, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for John Brooke, person ID MM8G-XHB.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: St Leonard Churchyard Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for John Brooke, person ID MM8G-XHB.

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