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William John Brock 1544 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1544

Birth Location: Boxted, Essex, England

Death Date: 13 Jun 1598

Death Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Father: Sir Broke

Mother: Johanne Brooke

Spouse(s): Lady Reeve

Children(s): Mary Brock

In 1544, William John Brock entered the world in Boxted, Essex, England, born to Sir Robert Broke and Johanne Brooke. William John Brock married Lady Margery BEDELL Reeve, and had children including Mary Anne Brock. William John Brock passed away in 1598 in Colchester, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1544, William John Brock entered the world in Boxted, Essex, England, born to Sir Robert Broke and Johanne Brooke.
  • William John Brock married Lady Margery BEDELL Reeve, and had children including Mary Anne Brock.
  • William John Brock passed away in 1598 in Colchester, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Broke
1512 – 1558
Birth Location: Stradbroke, Suffolk, England
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Johanne Brooke
1516 – 1579
Birth Location: Stradbroke, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Reeve
1529 – 1569
Birth Location: Notley, Gosfield, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Mary Brock
1566 – 1620
Birth Location: Gosfield, Essex, England
MB

William Brock's Ancestors

Self
William Brock
1544 – 1598
Birth Place: Boxted, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Robert Broke
1512 – 1558
Stradbroke, Suffolk, England
Johanne Brooke
1516 – 1579
Stradbroke, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Nancy (Agnes) Jocelyn\Josselyn\Josslin
1500 – 1558
Great Canfield Manor, Dunmow, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brock's Descendants

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William (John) Brock (24 Aug 1544 – 13 Jun 1598) m. Lady (Margery BEDELL) Reeve (1529 – 14 June 1569)
  1. 1. Mary (Anne) Brock (08 Apr 1566 – 14 Oct 1620) m. John (Henry Reeve) Jnr (9 Feb 1561 – 9 Jan 1621)
    1. 1. Thomas (Sr) Reeves (1624 – Nov 5, 1650) m. Lady (Ellen) Garrett (15 Jul 1592 – 1632)
      1. 1. Mary ("Molly" Reeve (Accused of being a witch and hung but) survived) (20 Jul 1617 – 3 June 1698) m. William Webster (26 Dec 1614 – 27 Apr 1688)
        1. 1. Johanna (Anna) Webster (1640 – 14 Jan 1719) m. Benjamin Goodman (12 May 1639 – 5 May 1735)

William Brock's Timeline

2 Records

1544
24 Aug 1544
Birth of William John Brock in Boxted, Essex, England
Boxted, Essex, England
1598
13 Jun 1598
Age 54
Death of William John Brock in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1544
    Event Place: Boxted, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1598
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England
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