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Sir Richard Brooke 1525–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Norton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 16 January 1594

Death Location: Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England

Father: Thomas Cobham

Mother: Lady Cobham

Spouse(s): Lady Twyne

Children(s): Katherine Brooke, Rev. Brooke, Martha Brooke, Margaret Ellis, Christian Brooke, Barbara Brooke, Dorothy Brooke, Robert Brooke, John Brookes, Thomas Brooks, Christopher Brooke, John Brooke, Richard Brooke, Joane Brooke, Mary Brooke

In 1525, Sir Richard Brooke entered the world in Norton, Cheshire, England, born to Thomas Brooke Lord Cobham And Lady Dorothy Heydon Baroness Of Cobham. Sir Richard Brooke married Lady Elizabeth Twyne, and had children including Barbara Brooke, Christian Brooke, Christopher Brooke, Dorothy Brooke, Joane Brooke, John Brooke, John Brookes, Katherine Brooke, Margaret Ellis, Martha Brooke, Mary Brooke, Rev Thomas Brooke, Richard Brooke, Robert Brooke, Thomas Brooks. Sir Richard Brooke passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Sir Richard Brooke entered the world in Norton, Cheshire, England, born to Thomas Brooke Lord Cobham And Lady Dorothy Heydon Baroness Of Cobham.
  • Sir Richard Brooke married Lady Elizabeth Twyne, and had children including Barbara Brooke, Christian Brooke, Christopher Brooke, Dorothy Brooke, Joane Brooke, John Brooke, John Brookes, Katherine Brooke, Margaret Ellis, Martha Brooke, Mary Brooke, Rev Thomas Brooke, Richard Brooke, Robert Brooke, Thomas Brooks.
  • Sir Richard Brooke passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England.

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Sir Brooke's Ancestors

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Sir Brooke
1525–1594
Birth Place: Norton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Brooke Lord Cobham
1465–1529
Cowling, Kent, England
Lady (Dorothy Heydon Baroness of) Cobham
1465–1560
Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Sir Brooke's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Brooke (1525–16 January 1594) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Twyne (1535–20 May 1599)
  1. 1. Katherine Brooke 1560–1601 m. Anthony Stevens 1560–1625 m. Thomas Betheam 1567–
    1. 1. Colonel (Thomas Stephens) Sr. 1585–1634 m. Mary Walle 1585–1639
      1. 1. Nicholas (Stephens) Capt 1620–1670
      2. 2. Richard Stephens 1625–1726
      3. 3. Thomas (Stevens, Jr.) Col. 1622–1738 m. Pheby Heard 1625–
        1. 1. Thomas Stevens 1647–
      4. 4. Mary Stephens 1627–1695
      5. 5. Catherine Stephens 1629–1697
      6. 6. Anthony Stevens 1624–1684
      7. 7. Cyprian Stevens 1631–1722 m. Mary Willard 1653–1685
        1. 1. Cyprian Stevens 1705–1754 m. Damaris Whitney 1707–1787
        2. 2. John Stevens 1684–1685
        3. 3. Mary Stevens 1672–1739 m. Samuel ((Capt)) Wright 1670–1739
        4. 4. Elizabeth Stevens 1680–1769
        5. 5. Phinheas Stevens 1679–1756
        6. 6. Simon Stevens 1677–1758
        7. 7. Joseph (Stevens) (Dea) 1685–1769
        8. 8. Dorothy Stevens 1675–1680
      8. 8. Denis (Stephens) (Stevens) 1620–
      9. 9. John Stephens 1616–1684
      10. 10. Henry Stevens 1611–1690
      11. 11. George Stephens 1626–
      12. 12. Rebecca Stephens 1608–1661
      13. 13. Katharine Stephens 1650–1727
      14. 14. Thomas Stephens 1646–
      15. 15. William Stephens 1618–1737
      16. 16. Mary Stephens 1627–1695
      17. 17. THOMAS STEPHENS 1606–1669
    2. 2. Captain (Richard) Stephens 1602–1636 m. Elizabeth (Stephens) Harvey 1609–1646
      1. 1. William Stevens 1630–1687
    3. 3. Richard Stevens 1584–1671
  2. 2. Rev. (Thomas) Brooke 1561–1612
  3. 3. Martha Brooke 1553–
  4. 4. Margaret Ellis 1572–1656
  5. 5. Christian Brooke 1554–1610
  6. 6. Barbara Brooke 1567–
  7. 7. Dorothy Brooke 1565–
  8. 8. Robert Brooke 1565–1663
  9. 9. John Brookes 1563–1614
  10. 10. Thomas Brooks 1594–1667
  11. 11. Christopher Brooke 1565–1604
  12. 12. John Brooke 1557–1558
  13. 13. Richard Brooke 1563–1612
  14. 14. Joane Brooke 1555–1599
  15. 15. Mary Brooke 1561–

Sir Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Richard Brooke in Norton, Cheshire, England
Norton, Cheshire, England
1594
16 January 1594
Age 69
Death of Sir Richard Brooke in Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Norton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1594
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Findagrave, Richard Brooke 16 Jan 1594

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1594
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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