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Ralph Brooks 1549 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Bobbington, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: Roanoke, Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Father: ^(Sir) -

Mother: ^(Lady) Whitman\Whiteman\Wightman\Weightman

Spouse(s): Christian Duke, Emma Warren

Children(s): John Brooks, James BROOKS

In 1549, Ralph Brooks entered the world in Bobbington, Staffordshire, England, born to ^(Sir) John\Jon Richard\Richarde Brooke\Brookes\Brook\Brooks\Brock\Broke - and ^(Lady) Elizabeth\Elizabethe\Elisabeth\Elisabethe Whitman\Whiteman\Wightman\Weightman. Ralph Brooks married Christian (Christina) Duke, Emma Warren, and had children including John Brooks, James BROOKS. Ralph Brooks passed away in 1581 in Roanoke, Northampton, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1549, Ralph Brooks entered the world in Bobbington, Staffordshire, England, born to ^(Sir) John\Jon Richard\Richarde Brooke\Brookes\Brook\Brooks\Brock\Broke - and ^(Lady) Elizabeth\Elizabethe\Elisabeth\Elisabethe Whitman\Whiteman\Wightman\Weightman.
  • Ralph Brooks married Christian (Christina) Duke, Emma Warren, and had children including John Brooks, James BROOKS.
  • Ralph Brooks passed away in 1581 in Roanoke, Northampton, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

^(Sir) -
1529 – 1584
Birth Location: St Leonards, London, England
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^(Lady) Whitman\Whiteman\Wightman\Weightman
1533 – 1599
Birth Location: Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Christian Duke
1535 – 1609
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Emma Warren
1553 – 1571
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

John Brooks
1561 – 1590
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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James BROOKS
1580 –
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
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Ralph Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Brooks
1549 – 1581
Birth Place: Bobbington, Staffordshire, England
Parents
^(Sir) John\Jon Richard\Richarde Brooke\Brookes\Brook\Brooks\Brock\Broke -
1529 – 1584
St Leonards, London, England
^(Lady) (Elizabeth\Elizabethe\Elisabeth\Elisabethe) Whitman\Whiteman\Wightman\Weightman
1533 – 1599
Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Brooke
1495 – 1551
London, Middlesex, England
Lady (Katheryn) Westby
1500 – 1563
London, Middlesex, England
Edward Whitman
1509 –
(bletchingly, Surry, England)
Bridget Kellond
1513 –
of, Bletchingly, Surry, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Banneret
1480 – 1529
Margaret Grosvenor
1485 – 1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brooke
1474 – 1522
Margaret Neville
– 1506
Humphrey Grosvenor
1487 – 1501
Joyce Wells
1480 –

Ralph Brooks's Descendants

1.
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Ralph Brooks (1549 – 1581) m. Christian ((Christina)) Duke (1535 – 13 Oct 1609) m. Emma Warren (1553 – 1571)
  1. 1. John Brooks (22 Apr 1561 – 1590)
  2. 2. James BROOKS (1580 – ) m. Emme Brookes (1592 – abt 1624)
    1. 1. Mary BROOKS (1616 – 24 April 1701) m. Robert BATSON (15 January 1614 – 27 March 1690)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Batson (06 JUN 1654 – 25 NOV 1723) m. James BOWDEN (08 November 1652 – )
        1. 1. James (Bowden) (Bowdian) (1687 – 1737) m. Mary Humphries ( – 1771)

Ralph Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Ralph Brooks in Bobbington, Staffordshire, England
Bobbington, Staffordshire, England
1581
1581
Age 32
Death of Ralph Brooks in Roanoke, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Roanoke, Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Bobbington, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Roanoke, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
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