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Sir Knight Richard John Brooke 1530 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1594

Death Location: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England

Father: Sir Brooke

Mother: Lady Starkey

Spouse(s): Lady Twyne

Children(s): Reverend Brooke, Capt. Brooks

In 1530, Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England entered the world in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England, born to Sir Thomas Brooke and Lady Elizabeth Starkey. Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England married Lady Elizabeth Twyne, and had children including Reverend Sir Thomas Richard Brooke, Capt. Thomas Brooks. Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England entered the world in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England, born to Sir Thomas Brooke and Lady Elizabeth Starkey.
  • Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England married Lady Elizabeth Twyne, and had children including Reverend Sir Thomas Richard Brooke, Capt. Thomas Brooks.
  • Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England passed away in 1594 in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Brooke's Ancestors

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Sir Brooke
1530 – 1594
Birth Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
Parents
Sir Thomas Brooke
1500 – 1558
Whitechurch, Angleterre, Hampshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Starkey
1505 – 1563
Oulton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Brooke
1467 – 1529
Cowling, Kent
Lady (Dorothea) Heydon
1470 – 1566
Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England
Sir (Hugh) Starkey
1475 – 1516
Oulton, Cheshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Egerton
1487 – 1539
Egerton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Starkey
1440 – 1461
Agnes Needham
1448 – 1527
Phillip Egerton
1466 – 1528
Jane Smith
1462 – 1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Starkey
1410 – 1439
Elizabeth Donne
1413 –
Robert Needham
1350 – 1407
Dorothy Savage
1407 – 1475

Sir Brooke's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Richard John) Brooke (1530 – 16 Jan 1594) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Twyne (1540 – 20 May 1599)
  1. 1. Reverend (Sir Thomas Richard) Brooke (1561 – 13 Sep 1612) m. Susanna (Bradford) Forster (1570 – 18 Sep 1612)
    1. 1. Governor (Reverend Robert) Brooke, (3 Jun 1602 – 20 Jul 1655) m. Mary (Margaret) Mainwaring (1611 – 29 Nov 1663)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Eliza) Brooke (28 November 1655 – 13 July 1686) m. Major (Robert) King (1639 – 1680)
        1. 1. Dorothea (Mary) King (23 Feb 1675 – 10 Oct 1754) m. Colonel (John) Waller (23 January 1673 – 2 Aug 1754)
  2. 2. Capt. (Thomas) Brooks (1591 – 12 Feb 1683) m. Goodwife (Susanna) Bradford (1616 – 15 Sep 1681)
    1. 1. Capt. (Joshua) Brooke (7 November 1635 – 1697) m. Hannah Mason (2 Sep 1636 – 1692)
      1. 1. Ensign (Daniel) Brooks (14 November 1663 – 18 Oct 1733) m. Ann Merriam (7 Sep 1669 – 18 Oct 1733)
        1. 1. Job Brooks (16 Apr 1698 – 1697) m. Elizabeth Flagg (25 Jul 1701 – Oct 1788)

Sir Brooke's Timeline

5 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
1530
1530
Birth of Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
1593
16 Jan 1593
Age 63
Death of Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
1593
16 Jan 1593
Age 63
Death of Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
1594
16 Jan 1594
Age 64
Death of Sir Knight Richard John Brooke , of Norton Priory, Cheshire, Vice Admiral of England in Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1593
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1593
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1594
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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