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Sir William Holbrook 1568–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1568

Birth Location: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England

Death Date: 11 Dec 1625

Death Location: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England

Father: Thomas II

Mother: Constance Thayer

Spouse(s): Lady Coles

Children(s): Rebecca Holbrook, Elizabeth Holbrook, Bassell Holbrook, John Holbrook, William Jr, Joan Holbrook, John Holbrook, Thomas I

Sir William Holbrook was born in 1568 in Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England, the child of Thomas Holbrook Ii And Constance Thayer. Sir William Holbrook married Lady Edith Saunders Coles, and had children including Bassell Holbrook, Elizabeth Holbrook, Joan Holbrook, John Holbrook, Rebecca Holbrook, Thomas Holbrook I, William Holbrook Jr. Sir William Holbrook passed away in 1625 in Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Holbrook was born in 1568 in Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England, the child of Thomas Holbrook Ii And Constance Thayer.
  • Sir William Holbrook married Lady Edith Saunders Coles, and had children including Bassell Holbrook, Elizabeth Holbrook, Joan Holbrook, John Holbrook, Rebecca Holbrook, Thomas Holbrook I, William Holbrook Jr.
  • Sir William Holbrook passed away in 1625 in Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas II
1539–1571
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
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Constance Thayer
1537–1586
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Coles
1562–1612
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England
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Children(s)

Rebecca Holbrook
1597–1688
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Holbrook
1588–1590
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Bassell Holbrook
1602–1636
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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John Holbrook
1589–1590
Birth Location: –
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William Jr
1595–1699
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, , England
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Joan Holbrook
1587–1606
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
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John Holbrook
1595–1644
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Thomas I
1599–1677
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, England
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Sir Holbrook's Ancestors

Self
Sir Holbrook
1568–1625
Birth Place: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Holbrook II
1539–1571
Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Constance Thayer
1537–1586
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Holbrook) Sr
1500–1562
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Agnes Darrell
1503–1562
Lamberhurst, Kent, England
John ("Johanas Tawier") Thayer
1503–1561
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Constance Holdbrook
1507–1576
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Holbrook
1474–1546
Elizabeth Holbrook
1474–1549
Henry Darrell
1458–1536
Elizabeth Cheyney
1459–1545
Lord THAYER
1474–1560
Mary Roberts
1481–1546
William Holbrook
1474–1546
Elizabeth Holbrook
1474–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Holbrook
1440–1503
Agnes Darrell
1445–
Coy Holbrook
1444–
Bessie Price
1454–
Thomas Darrell
1422–1471
Thomasine Gresley
1440–1487
John Cheyney
1443–1494
Agnes Farby
1452–
John THAYER
1450–1487
Mary Brown
1460–1546
Sir Roberts
1455–1562
Lady Fremingham
1461–1506
Thomas Holbrook
1440–1503
Agnes Darrell
1445–
Coy Holbrook
1444–
Bessie Price
1454–

Sir Holbrook's Descendants

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Sir (William) Holbrook (Apr 1568–11 Dec 1625) m. Lady (Edith Saunders) Coles (1562–08 Jun 1612)
  1. 1. Rebecca Holbrook 1597–1688
  2. 2. Elizabeth Holbrook 1588–1590
  3. 3. Bassell Holbrook 1602–1636
  4. 4. John Holbrook 1589–1590
  5. 5. William (Holbrook) Jr 1595–1699
  6. 6. Joan Holbrook 1587–1606
  7. 7. John Holbrook 1595–1644 m. Sarah Loring 1600–1643
    1. 1. Margreat Hollock 1630–1670
    2. 2. Mary Holbrook 1629–1670
    3. 3. Nathaniel Holbrook 1626–1673
    4. 4. Thomas Holbrook 1627–1705
    5. 5. William Holbrook 1620–1670
    6. 6. Samuel Holbrook 1625–1673
    7. 7. Daniel Holbrook 1620–1670
    8. 8. Richard Holbrook 1620–1670 m. Agnes (Elizabeth) Streame 1622–1675
      1. 1. Abigail Holbrook 1648–1681
      2. 2. Abel HOLBROOK 1653–1747
      3. 3. Mary Holbrook 1650–1722
      4. 4. David Holbrook 1646–1647
      5. 5. Israel Holbrook 1652–1680
      6. 6. Patience Holbrook 1658–1726
      7. 7. Hannah Holbrook 1656–1745
      8. 8. Pelatiah Holbrook 1653–1707
      9. 9. John Holbrook 1641–1678 m. Elizabeth Hemingway 1645–1719
        1. 1. John Holbrook 1664–1735
        2. 2. Elizabeth Holbrook 1670–1734
        3. 3. Abigail HOLBROOK 1669–1674
        4. 4. DANIEL Holbrook 1676–1719
        5. 5. Mary Holbrook 1674–1736 m. John (Puffer) Lieut. 1665–1751 m. James Smith 1668–
  8. 8. Thomas (Holbrook) I 1599–1677 m. Jane Powyes 1600–1677
    1. 1. Elizabeth Holbrook 1630–1674
    2. 2. John Holbrook 1617–1699
    3. 3. Ann Holbrook 1628–1699
    4. 4. Jane Holbrook 1636–1679 m. Thomas (Westover) Drake 1635–1692
      1. 1. Benajmin Drake 1677–1759 m. Sarah Poole 1676–1775
        1. 1. Robert Drake 1723–1797
        2. 2. Joseph Drake 1706–1791
        3. 3. Thomas (Drake) Sr 1709–1803
        4. 4. John (Drake) Sr 1711–1804
        5. 5. Richard Drake 1717–1773
        6. 6. William Drake 1715–1746
      2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1668–1748 m. John (Phillips) Captain 1672–1760
        1. 1. Thomas Phillips 1712–1800
      3. 3. John Drake 1659–1717
      4. 4. Thomas Drake 1657–1728
      5. 5. William Drake 1707–1770
      6. 6. Joseph Drake 1663–1719
      7. 7. Mary Drake 1585–1665
      8. 8. Joseph Drake 1706–1791
      9. 9. William Drake 1661–1727 m. Sarah (Susannah) Nash 1669–1735
        1. 1. Lydia Drake 1698–1721
        2. 2. William (C. Drake) ll 1707–1770
        3. 3. James (Drake) II 1704–1798
        4. 4. William (DRAKE) Jr 1695–1757
        5. 5. Benjamin (Holbrook) Drake 1700–1784
        6. 6. Sarah (Holbrook) Drake 1687–1687
        7. 7. Abigail Drake 1689–1690
        8. 8. Joseph Drake 1702–1779
        9. 9. Rebecca (Holbrook) Drake 1706–1721
        10. 10. James Drake 1691–1704
        11. 11. Joseph Drake 1698–1780
        12. 12. Daniel (Joseph) Drake 1702–1750 m. Bethiah Cobb 1713–1767
      10. 10. Amy Drake 1665–1689 m. Joshua Phillips 1662–1692
        1. 1. John Phillips 1688–1688
        2. 2. Captain (Joshua) Phillips 1689–1748 m. Hannah Jones 1685–1738
        3. 3. Amy (Anna) Phillips 1687–1780 m. John Smith 1698– m. Charles Shaw 1687– m. Deacon 1684–1745
        4. 4. John Phillips 1691–1748 m. Anna Phillips 1687–
      11. 11. Elishama Drake 1667–1718
    5. 5. Thomas (Holbrook) II 1624–1697 m. Joanna Kingman 1624–1696
      1. 1. Elizabeth Holbrook 1650–1651
      2. 2. Peter Holbrook 1655–1712 m. Alice Godfrey 1656–1705
        1. 1. John Holbrook 1679–1765
        2. 2. Peter Holbrook 1681–1738
        3. 3. Joseph Holbrook 1683–1750
        4. 4. Johannah Holbrook 1687–1767
        5. 5. Richard Holbrook 1690–1770
        6. 6. Eliphalet Holbrook 1691–1775
        7. 7. Samuel Holbrook 1695–1775
        8. 8. Mary Holbrook 1702–1781
        9. 9. Silvanus Holbrook 1685–1740
        10. 10. Thomas Holbrook 1678–1702
      3. 3. Joanna Holbrook 1656–1682 m. Uriah Clark 1644–1721
        1. 1. Uriah (Clark) jr 1677–1725
    6. 6. William (Holbrook) Captain 1620–1699 m. Elizabeth Pitts 1624–1696
      1. 1. Mehitable Holbrook 1649–1710 m. Jonathan (Sprague) Sr 1648–1741
        1. 1. Mary Sprague 1691–1770 m. Daniel Brown 1689–1724

Sir Holbrook's Timeline

2 Records

1568
Apr 1568
Birth of Sir William Holbrook in Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
1625
11 Dec 1625
Age 57
Death of Sir William Holbrook in Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1568
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1625
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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