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Sir John Baronet of Rockbourne Cooper 1597–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 October 1597

Birth Location: Colchester Essex Colchester, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 March 1631

Death Location: Sham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Rockbourne

Mother: Lady Skutt

Spouse(s): Lady Ashley

Children(s): Lord (Couper)

Sir John Baronet of Rockbourne Cooper was born in 1597 in Colchester Essex Colchester, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight John Sr Cooper I Mp Of Rockbourne And Lady Martha Margaret Skutt. Sir John Baronet of Rockbourne Cooper married Lady Elizabeth Anne Ashley, and had children including Lord Anthonie Ayshley Cooper Earl Van Shaftesbury Couper. Sir John Baronet of Rockbourne Cooper passed away in 1631 in Sham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir John Baronet of Rockbourne Cooper was born in 1597 in Colchester Essex Colchester, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight John Sr Cooper I Mp Of Rockbourne And Lady Martha Margaret Skutt.
  • Sir John Baronet of Rockbourne Cooper married Lady Elizabeth Anne Ashley, and had children including Lord Anthonie Ayshley Cooper Earl Van Shaftesbury Couper.
  • Sir John Baronet of Rockbourne Cooper passed away in 1631 in Sham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Cooper's Ancestors

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Sir Cooper
1597–1631
Birth Place: Colchester Essex Colchester, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight John Sr Cooper I, MP of Rockbourne
1552–1610
Drew, Somerset, or Rudgwick, Horsham District, County West Sussex, England
Lady (Martha Margaret) Skutt
1552–1610
Stanton-upon-Drew, Somerset, England, United Kingdom / Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Cooper
1540–1568
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jane Kingsmill
–1689
Anthony (Skutt) -
1520–1589
Stanton Drew, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Gertrude (Kniveton) Gilbert
1532–1593
Stanton Drew, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Cooper
1513–1559
Mary Sommerville
1515–1606
Sir Knight,
1500–1556
Anthony Ireland
1499–1559
Bridget Loe
1500–1557
Gilbert
1497–1561
Margaret Coffin
1501–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1480–1527
Lady Morgahn
1482–1532
Sir Dudley
1495–1553
Margaret Graham
1500–1600
Ralph Sentleger
1472–1518
Isabel Sentleger
1469–1515
John Malte
1480–1546
Anne Harrington
1488–1549
Humfrey Castle
1488–1583
Elizabeth Hackett
1482–1546
John Coffin
1475–1566
Elizabeth Hingston
1475–1567

Sir Cooper's Descendants

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Sir (John Baronet of Rockbourne) Cooper (24 October 1597–23 March 1631) m. Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Ashley (1602–20 July 1628)
  1. 1. Lord (Anthonie Ayshley-Cooper Earl van Shaftesbury) (Couper) 1621–1683 m. Elizabeth (Clementina) Oldfield 1625–1679 m. Mary (Margaret) Spencer 1627–1693 m. Frances Cecil 1633–1654
    1. 1. James Cooper 1661–1732 m. Mary (Hester) Burrows 1665–1706 m. Mary Cooper –1732
      1. 1. William (H) Cooper 1700–1736 m. Mary (Groom) Quaker 1695–1772
        1. 1. James Cooper 1729–1795 m. Hannah Hibbs 1730–1777 m. Elizabeth Wager 1749–1814
        2. 2. Thomas (Cooper) Sr 1726–1805
    2. 2. Penelope (Lucretia Ashley) Massie 1647–1711
    3. 3. Anthonie (Ashley-Cooper Earl Van) Shaftesbury 1652–1699
    4. 4. Anthony (Ashley) Cooper 1651–

Sir Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1597
24 October 1597
Birth of Sir John Baronet of Rockbourne Cooper in Colchester Essex Colchester, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Colchester Essex Colchester, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1631
23 March 1631
Age 34
Death of Sir John Baronet of Rockbourne Cooper in Sham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Sham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1597
    Event Place: Colchester Essex Colchester, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 March 1631
    Event Place: Sham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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