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Sir John Robert Hooker 1524–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Exeter, City of Exeter, British Empire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 November 1558

Death Location: Blaston, British Empire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Rev Crowe

Mother: Cecely Digby

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Rev

In 1524, Sir John Robert Hooker entered the world in Exeter, City of Exeter, British Empire, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Rev Thomas Vowell Hooker Crowe And Cecely Prest De Digby. Sir John Robert Hooker married Alice Stanyerne, and had children including Thomas Hart Hooker V Sr Rev. Sir John Robert Hooker passed away in 1558 in Blaston, British Empire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Sir John Robert Hooker entered the world in Exeter, City of Exeter, British Empire, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Rev Thomas Vowell Hooker Crowe And Cecely Prest De Digby.
  • Sir John Robert Hooker married Alice Stanyerne, and had children including Thomas Hart Hooker V Sr Rev.
  • Sir John Robert Hooker passed away in 1558 in Blaston, British Empire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Hooker's Ancestors

Self
Sir Hooker
1524–1558
Birth Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, British Empire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Rev Thomas Vowell Hooker Crowe
1500–1562
Blaston, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
Cecely (Prest de) Digby
1504–1561
Blaston, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Everard Digby
1496–1540
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Margery) Heydon
1496–1546
Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Heydon
1468–1550
Lady Willoughby
1474–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hooker's Descendants

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Sir (John Robert) Hooker (1524–6 November 1558)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hart Hooker V Sr) Rev 1553–1635 m. Lady (Susannah) Pym 1564–1631
    1. 1. Rev. (Thomas Hooker “Father of American Democracy” “Founded The Connecticut) Colony” 1586–1647
      1. 1. Mary Hooker 1623–1675
        1. 1. John Newton 1656–1699 m. Lydia Ford 1661–1747
    2. 2. William Hooker 1603–1616
    3. 3. Amy Hooker 1594–1669
    4. 4. Dorothy Hooker 1595–1662
    5. 5. Dorothy Hooker 1608–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Hooker 1597–1668
    7. 7. Frances Hooker 1588–1623
    8. 8. John Hooker 1584–1617
    9. 9. Bridgette Shayse 1578–

Sir Hooker's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Sir John Robert Hooker in Exeter, City of Exeter, British Empire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Exeter, City of Exeter, British Empire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1558
6 November 1558
Age 34
Death of Sir John Robert Hooker in Blaston, British Empire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Blaston, British Empire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Exeter, City of Exeter, British Empire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1558
    Event Place: Blaston, British Empire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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