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John Hooker 1524 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 8 Nov 1601

Death Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Father: Robert Hooker

Mother: Agnes Dobell

Spouse(s): Rachel Grindall

Children(s): Mary Hooker

John Hooker was born in 1524 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Robert Vowell Hooker and Agnes Dobell. John Hooker married Rachel Grindall, and had children including Mary Hooker. John Hooker passed away in 1601 in Exeter, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • John Hooker was born in 1524 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Robert Vowell Hooker and Agnes Dobell.
  • John Hooker married Rachel Grindall, and had children including Mary Hooker.
  • John Hooker passed away in 1601 in Exeter, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hooker's Ancestors

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John Hooker
1524 – 1601
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
Robert Vowell Hooker
1494 – 1537
Exeter, Devon, England
Agnes Dobell
1505 – 1528
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hooker's Descendants

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John Hooker (1524 – 8 Nov 1601) m. Rachel Grindall (1530 – 1565)
  1. 1. Mary Hooker (16 August 1567 – 1617) m. Richard Greene (1560 – June 1617) m. Richard Greene (1527 – 3 May 1608)
    1. 1. John Greene (1575 – 7 Jan 1659)
      1. 1. Thomas Green (18 May 1606 – 19 Dec 1667) m. Elizabeth Lynde (Oct 1607 – 22 Aug 1658) m. Elizabeth Green (1658 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Green (1628 – 1629)
        2. 2. Henry Greene (19 June 1638 – 19 Sep 1717) m. Esther (Hester) Hasse (20 Mar 1650 – 26 Feb 1748)
    2. 2. John Greene (9 Feb 1597 – 7 Jan 1659)

John Hooker's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of John Hooker in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England
1601
8 Nov 1601
Age 77
Death of John Hooker in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1532-1533
    Event Place: Devon
    Record Source: British Chancery Records, 1386-1558

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1601
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [4] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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