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Mary Bray Cookney 1602–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1602

Birth Location: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Mary Austin

Spouse(s): John Rowlett

Children(s): Peter Rowlett

In 1602, Mary Bray Cookney entered the world in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England, born to Sir William Bray Knight And Mary Austin. Mary Bray Cookney married John Rowlett, and had children including Peter Pierre Rowlett. Mary Bray Cookney passed away in 1659 in Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1602, Mary Bray Cookney entered the world in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England, born to Sir William Bray Knight And Mary Austin.
  • Mary Bray Cookney married John Rowlett, and had children including Peter Pierre Rowlett.
  • Mary Bray Cookney passed away in 1659 in Henrico, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knight
1565–1661
Birth Location: St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
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Mary Austin
1565–1629
Birth Location: 1652412, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

John Rowlett
1599–1679
Birth Location: Great Oakley, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Peter Rowlett
1637–1701
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States or France
PR

Mary Cookney's Ancestors

Self
Mary Cookney
1602–1659
Birth Place: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir William BRAY Knight
1565–1661
St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England
Mary Austin
1565–1629
1652412, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Cookney's Descendants

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Mary (Bray) Cookney (2 Apr 1602–1659) m. John Rowlett (1599–2 Jun 1679)
  1. 1. Peter (Pierre) Rowlett 1637–1701 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Betts 1648–1701
    1. 1. William Rowlett 1678–1735 m. Frances Worsham 1682–1755
      1. 1. Mary (Taylor) Rowlett 1698–1782 m. William Stiles 1700–1743
        1. 1. RICHARD STILES 1725–1785 m. & (Frances) Coussens 1730–1777
        2. 2. John Stiles 1724–1724
        3. 3. Henry Stiles 1720–
      2. 2. Daniel Rowlet 1721–1735
      3. 3. John Rowlett 1709–1776
      4. 4. Peter Rowlett 1712–1754
      5. 5. William Rowlett 1706–1760
      6. 6. Frances Rowlett 1710–1782

Mary Cookney's Timeline

2 Records

1602
2 Apr 1602
Birth of Mary Bray Cookney in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England
1659
1659
Age 57
Death of Mary Bray Cookney in Henrico, Virginia, USA
Henrico, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1602
    Event Place: Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA
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