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Sir John Hotten Brooke 1529 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1584

Death Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain

Father: Sir Parliament;

Mother: Lady Westby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whetman

Children(s): Joane Brooke, Elizabeth Ward

In 1529, Sir John Hotten Brooke entered the world in Bury, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Robert Anthony Brooke\Broke; Gentleman of Cretingham Manor; British justice, politician and legal writer; Member of Parliament; and Lady Katherine Burley Westby. Sir John Hotten Brooke married Elizabeth Whetman, and had children including Joane Brooke, Elizabeth Margaret Ward. Sir John Hotten Brooke passed away in 1584 in Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain.

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Biography

  • In 1529, Sir John Hotten Brooke entered the world in Bury, Lancashire, England, born to Sir Robert Anthony Brooke\Broke; Gentleman of Cretingham Manor; British justice, politician and legal writer; Member of Parliament; and Lady Katherine Burley Westby.
  • Sir John Hotten Brooke married Elizabeth Whetman, and had children including Joane Brooke, Elizabeth Margaret Ward.
  • Sir John Hotten Brooke passed away in 1584 in Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Parliament;
1510 – 1551
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Lady Westby
1501 – 1566
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Whetman
1534 – 1599
Birth Location: Bletchingley, Tandridge District, Surrey, England
EW

Children(s)

Joane Brooke
1559 – 1634
Birth Location: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
JB
Elizabeth Ward
1560 – 1600
Birth Location: England
EW

Sir Brooke's Ancestors

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Sir Brooke
1529 – 1584
Birth Place: Bury, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Robert Anthony Brooke\Broke; Gentleman of Cretingham Manor; British justice, politician and legal writer; Member of Parliament;
1510 – 1551
London, Middlesex, England
Lady (Katherine Burley) Westby
1501 – 1566
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Brooke
1465 – 1529
Cowling, Kent, England
Margaret (Lady of Farmot Shrophire) Grosvenor
1500 – 1558
Bushbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Fitzjohn) Westby
1463 – 1516
Gravesend, Kent, England
Lady (Johanna "Joan") Burley
1425 – 1505
Bromscroft Castle, Bromscroft, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brooke
1470 – 1529
Eleanor Bruyn
1470 – 1560
Humphrey Grosvenor
1487 – 1501
Joyce Wells
1480 – 1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Brooke's Descendants

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Sir (John Hotten) Brooke (1529 – 8 Jul 1584) m. Elizabeth Whetman (1534 – 18 Jun 1599)
  1. 1. Joane Brooke (18 Jun 1559 – 10 Oct 1634) m. Robert (Foote Jr of Shalford (arrived aboard) "Fortune") (18 Jul 1553 – 27 Jan 1608)
    1. 1. Nathaniel (Gordon "The Settler") Foote (21 Sep 1593 – 20 Nov 1644) m. Elizabeth Deming (Abt 1597 – 28 July 1683)
      1. 1. Sarah Foote (12 February 1632 – 29 Sep 1673) m. Jeremiah Judson (1621 – 15 May 1700)
        1. 1. Mercy (Marcy) Judson (14 Jun 1665 – 1 Aug 1736) m. Solomon (William) Burton (7 Aug 1662 – 9 Feb 1734)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Margaret) Ward (1560 – 1600) m. Thomas Berry (1556 – 1623)
    1. 1. Capt (John) Barry (1583 – 1654) m. Lady (Susannah) Philbrick (01 Jan 1584 – 22 May 1687)
      1. 1. Ann (Anne Hannah Barry) Berry (22 May 1608 – 9 Mar 1675) m. Capt. (Edmund) Goodenow (11 Apr 1611 – 5 Apr 1688)
        1. 1. Hannah Goodenow (28 Nov 1639 – 5 Apr 1688) m. James (F) Pendleton (1628 – 29 Nov 1709)

Sir Brooke's Timeline

5 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Sir John Hotten Brooke in St Leonards, London, England
St Leonards, London, England
1529
1529
Birth of Sir John Hotten Brooke in Bury, Lancashire, England
Bury, Lancashire, England
1584
8 Jul 1584
Age 55
Death of Sir John Hotten Brooke in Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1584
8 Jul 1584
Age 55
Death of Sir John Hotten Brooke in Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain
1585
20 Sep 1585
Age 56
Burial of Sir John Hotten Brooke in Surrey, England
Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: St Leonards, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 365.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GLR
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Bury, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 67

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: One Bassett family in America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1584
    Event Place: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1584
    Event Place: Saint Leonard Eastcheap Church, London, London, England, Great Britain

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1585
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P40/1/1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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