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Sir John Cooper 1552 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1552

Birth Location: Stanton, Drew, Somerset, England

Death Date: abt 1609

Death Location: Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Cooper

Mother: Jane Kingsmill

Spouse(s): Lady Skutt

Children(s): Sir Cooper

The story of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne began in 1552 in Stanton, Drew, Somerset, England. Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne married Lady Martha Margaret Skutt, and had children including Sir John Rockburne Cooper. Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne passed away in 1609 in Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne began in 1552 in Stanton, Drew, Somerset, England.
  • Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne married Lady Martha Margaret Skutt, and had children including Sir John Rockburne Cooper.
  • Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne passed away in 1609 in Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Cooper's Ancestors

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Sir Cooper
1552 – 1609
Birth Place: Stanton, Drew, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Knight Richard John de Cooper
1525 – 1588
Rudgwick, Horsham District, County West Sussex, England
Jane Kingsmill
1536 – 1566
Sydmonton, Hauts, County Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Richard) Cooper
1490 – 1566
Hants, Hampshire, England
Lady (Alice "Anne") Ashley
1490 – 1525
Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire, England
Sir (John) Kingsmill
1515 – 1556
Sydmonton, Hampshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Constance) Goring
1519 – 1580
Burton, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Ashley
1465 – 1493
Lady Walwyn
1470 – 1493
Sir Plea
1458 – 1509
Lady Gifford
1472 – 1566
William Goring
1470 – 1521
Lady Dyke
1474 – 1521
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cooper's Descendants

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Sir (John) Cooper (24 Sep 1552 – abt 1609) m. Lady (Martha Margaret) Skutt (09 Oct 1552 – 1610)
  1. 1. Sir (John Rockburne) Cooper (1599 – 23 Mar 1631) m. Lady (Countess Anne Elizabeth) Ashley (July 20 1595 – 20 Jul 1628)
    1. 1. Sir (Anthony) Ashley-Cooper (22 Jul 1621 – 21 Jan 1683) m. Nancy Peters (1662 – )
      1. 1. Robert (Reuben Cooper) II (30 Jul 1654 – 16 Feb 1732) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Howard (1680 – 1730)
        1. 1. Benjamin (O.) Cooper (12 Jan 1701 – 1907) m. Elizabeth (Augusta) Cannon (1710 – abt 1751)

Sir Cooper's Timeline

11 Records

1552
24 Sep 1552
Birth of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in Drew, Somerset, or Rudgwick, Horsham District, County West Sussex, England
Drew, Somerset, or Rudgwick, Horsham District, County West Sussex, England
1552
24 Sep 1552
Birth of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in Stanton, Drew, Somerset, England
Stanton, Drew, Somerset, England
1558
Dec 1558
Age 6
Birth of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in Drew, Somerset, , England
Drew, Somerset, , England
1600
5 May 1600
Age 48
Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne was baptized in St Botolph Without Aldgate,London,London,England
St Botolph Without Aldgate,London,London,England
1609
abt 1609
Age 57
Death of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
1609
abt 1609
Age 57
Death of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
1609
abt 1609
Age 57
Death of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
1609
5 Jun 1609
Age 57
Burial of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
1610
5 Jun 1610
Age 58
Death of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
1610
24 Nov 1610
Age 58
Death of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in Little Horwood, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Little Horwood, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
1610
24 Nov 1610
Age 58
Death of Sir John Cooper , MP, of Rockbourne in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
Whitchurch, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1552
    Event Place: Drew, Somerset, or Rudgwick, Horsham District, County West Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1558
    Event Place: Drew, Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1552
    Event Place: Stanton, Drew, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 May 1600
    Event Place: St Botolph Without Aldgate,London,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Habberly Habberly Habberly Audnome Habberly Habberly Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shropshire: Condover - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Broughton
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 790

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1610
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/BOT2/A/015/MS09222/001
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1610
    Event Place: Little Horwood, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1609
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1610
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1609
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1609
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1609
    Event Place: St. Botolph Aldgate, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/BOT2/A/015/MS09222/001
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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