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John Robert Hooker 1524 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 23 Mar 1601

Death Location: Rayno, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Hooker

Mother: Cecilia Digby\Druitt

Spouse(s): Alice Grindall

Children(s): Sarah Hooker

The story of John Robert Hooker began in 1524 in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England. John Robert Hooker married Alice Stanyerne Grindall, and had children including Sarah "Goodwife" Hooker. John Robert Hooker passed away in 1601 in Rayno, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Robert Hooker began in 1524 in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England.
  • John Robert Hooker married Alice Stanyerne Grindall, and had children including Sarah "Goodwife" Hooker.
  • John Robert Hooker passed away in 1601 in Rayno, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hooker's Ancestors

Self
John Hooker
1524 – 1601
Birth Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas (Druitt) Hooker
1500 – 1562
Blaston, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Cecilia (Kelly) Digby\Druitt
1504 – 1562
Blaston, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Voell \ Vowell \) Hooker
1473 – 1538
Exeter, Devon, England
Lady (Agnes) Doble
1475 – 1540
Woodbridge, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Sir (Everard Tilton Stokesdry) Digby
1473 – 1540
Stoke Dry, Rutland, England
Margaret Heydon
1485 – 1554
Heydon, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hooker's Descendants

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John (Robert) Hooker (1524 – 23 Mar 1601) m. Alice (Stanyerne) Grindall (1524 – 25 Mar 1599)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Goodwife") Hooker (1539 – 27 Nov 1604) m. John (Kelleyme (aka Vowell)) Hooker (16 Aug 1541 – 23 Mar 1600)
    1. 1. Adam (Crowe) Crowell (16 Aug 1561 – 1607) m. Susan (Mehitable) Crowe (1565 – 1589)
      1. 1. John Crow\Crowe\Crowell (1574 – 14 Jan 1673) m. Elishua (Bedingfield) Yelverton (Jan 4 1592 – 9 Mar 1689)
        1. 1. Sir (John) Crowe (1639 – 16 Jan 1685/86) m. Elizabeth Goodwin (1620 – 26 Jun 1717)

John Hooker's Timeline

3 Records

1524
1524
Birth of John Robert Hooker in Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
1551
1551
Age 27
John Robert Hooker was married in St Bees, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
St Bees, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1601
23 Mar 1601
Age 77
Death of John Robert Hooker in Rayno, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Rayno, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 1181
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: St Bees, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1601
    Event Place: Rayno, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 1181
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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