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Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset 1552–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Oct 1552

Birth Location: Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Rockbourne, New Forest District, Hampshire, England

Father: Anthony Somerset

Mother: Gertrude Gilbert

Spouse(s): Sir Rockbourne

Children(s): Sir Rockbourne

In 1552, Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset entered the world in Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England, born to Anthony Skutt Of Stanton Drew In Somerset And Gertrude Gilbert. Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset married Sir John Cooper Mp Of Rockbourne, and had children including Sir John Rockburne Cooper Ii Baronet Of Rockbourne. Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset passed away in 1610 in Rockbourne, New Forest District, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1552, Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset entered the world in Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England, born to Anthony Skutt Of Stanton Drew In Somerset And Gertrude Gilbert.
  • Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset married Sir John Cooper Mp Of Rockbourne, and had children including Sir John Rockburne Cooper Ii Baronet Of Rockbourne.
  • Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset passed away in 1610 in Rockbourne, New Forest District, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Somerset
1545–1588
Birth Location: Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
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Gertrude Gilbert
1532–1593
Birth Location: Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Rockbourne
1552–1609
Birth Location: Stanton, Drew, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Sir Rockbourne
1599–1770
Birth Location: Wimborne, Dorset, England
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Lady Somerset's Ancestors

Self
Lady Somerset
1552–1610
Birth Place: Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Anthony Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset
1545–1588
Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
Gertrude Gilbert
1532–1593
Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Edward (St) Lo
1525–1589
Somerset, England
Bridget (Malte St. Lowe) (Loe)
1503–1557
Somerset, England
Sir (Robert de Gilbert , the Younger, of) Somerset
1493–1556
Frome, Bridgewater, Somerset, England, UK
Lady (Jane Roberta) Haydon
1502–1572
Woodbury Exeter, Devon, Devonshire, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Skutt
1450–
Mary Wyne
1443–1498
John Malte
1480–1546
Mary Holt
1485–1505
Sir Gilbert
1475–1543
Lady Hackett
1478–1546
Lady Tanfield
1508–1558
Sir Knight
1484–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Tanfeyld)
1489–1529
Isabel Stavely
1490–1545

Lady Somerset's Descendants

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Lady (Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in) Somerset (09 Oct 1552–1610) m. Sir (John Cooper , MP, of) Rockbourne (24 Sep 1552–5 Jun 1609)
  1. 1. Sir (John Rockburne Cooper , II, Baronet of) Rockbourne 1599–1770 m. Lady (Countess Anne Elizabeth) Ashley 1595–1628
    1. 1. Sir (Anthony Ashley-Cooper , 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Chancellor of the) Exchequer 1621–1683 m. Nancy Peters 1662–
      1. 1. Robert (Reuben Cooper) II 1654–1732 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Howard 1680–1703
        1. 1. Benjamin (O.) Cooper 1701–1907 m. Elizabeth (Augusta) Cannon 1710–1751

Lady Somerset's Timeline

14 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
1552
09 Oct 1552
Birth of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
1552
09 Oct 1552
Birth of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
1552
09 Oct 1552
Birth of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
1552
9 Oct 1552
Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset was baptized in Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
1560
about 1560
Age 8
Birth of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1560
about 1560
Age 8
Birth of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
1560
Abt. 1560
Age 8
Birth of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
1609
1609
Age 57
Death of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
1610
5 Jun 1610
Age 58
Death of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
1610
1610
Age 58
Death of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
1610
1610
Age 58
Death of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
1619
Nov 1619
Age 67
Death of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in Devon, England
Devon, England
1619
Nov 1619
Age 67
Death of Lady Martha Margaret Skutt , of Stanton Drew in Somerset in St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
St Botolph Aldgate, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1552
    Event Place: Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1552
    Event Place: Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1560
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1560
    Event Place: Stanton Drew, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1560
    Event Place: Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1552
    Event Place: Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1552
    Event Place: Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1610
    Event Place: St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Stanton Drew, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1619
    Event Place: Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1619
    Event Place: St Botolph Aldgate, London, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: St Botolph Aldgate, London, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: St Botolph Aldgate, London, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockbourne, New Forest District, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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