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988. John Brooke (Robert Broke)(1766) was born in London, Middlesex, England, circa 1525.
John died 1584 in London, Middlesex, England, at age 59.
He married Elizabet h Whatman May 8, 1554 in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London,
England.(1767)
John was employed.
John Brooke and Elizabeth Whatman had the following children:
989 i. Robert Brooke(1768) was born in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London,
Englan d, on (birth date    ).
990 ii. Susan Brooke(1769) was born in St. Leonard s, Eastcheap, London,
England, on (birth date    ).
991 iii. Margaret Bro oke(1770) was born in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London,
England, before Septemb er 13, 1634, the first event for which there is a
recorded date. Margaret died September 13, 1634 at age    .
992 iv. Katheren Brooke(1771) was born in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London,
England, on (birth date    ).
993 v. Sar a Brooke(1772) was born in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London, Middlesex, England,
on (birth date    ).
+ 896 vi. Joane Brooke was born May 1555.

John Brooke, the only surviving son of the preceding Robert Brooke, merchant tailor, by his wife Katheryn, was born perhaps about 1525 and died shortly before July 8, 1584, the date of probation of his will. No record of burial appears in the St. Leonard's registers, but he may have died elsewhere and been buried in another parish where the record may yet come to light. He had completed his apprenticeship as a leather seller about 1546-7. There is an entry in the Registry of Freemen, City of London, Henry VIII to Edward VI, unfortunately not always legible, as follows:

"John Broke, s. of ___Broke, Citizen and Marchant tailor, apprentice of William___, Citizen and leather seller, served with same, Wit.: the same William in the presence of Thomas Keightley, Warder admitted 10th ___year aforesaid Entry M, 9 Jan. ___. Henry VIII."

John Brooke married, 8 May 1554, Elizabeth Waterman/Hatman/Whetman, both of St. Leonard's and she must be the Elizabeth Broke who was a legatee of clothing in his mother's will in 1566. Just after her name in that will is a word not intelligible: it begins with a letter not read and continues, apparently with -Ane, but the meaning of this word in not known. The marriage record seems to have garbled her surname, as in her will, as we shall see, she alludes to Elizabeth and William Whetman, children of her brother. Even here, the surname may be not quite right. The will shows connections with both Hor sham, Sussex and Bleaching, now Fetchingly, Surrey. The connection with Hor sham is not relevant here since the will of her mother-in-law has shown that the connection with Hor sham began at least, in the previous generation, Mrs. Hyde and Mr. Nelson amassed a considerable bundle of data about persons named Hatman, of which Whetman must be a variant, from the registers of Fetchingly. Since our Elizabeth was undoubtedly born before the parish registers begin, her own baptism was not found. The earliest occurrence of the name Elizabeth Hatman at Fetchingly is a daughter of William Hatman, died there March 26, 1566, by wife Joan who had died there Oct. 5, 1561. Their Elizabeth was baptized Sep. 9, 1543, only eleven years before our Elizabeth was married.

Elizabeth Hatman Brooke surely belonged to the Hatman family of Fetchingly but we have not discovered her parents. As Mrs. Brooke Widow of Mr John Brooke, she was buried at St. Leonard's on June 30, 1599. Though she died testate, we must first present an abstract of her husband's will dated "Cyntha Daye of January in the yeare of our Lord God---A thousand Fye hundredth threescore and seventeen," probated 8 July 1584, PC 18 Watson.

The will of John Brooke:

"I John Brooke Citizen and Leather seller of London beinge whole and Sunde of bode and of good and perfecte remembrance---doe make my last will---first and principally and above all earthly hinges I gyve and bequeath and commend my soule to Almightie God---and my bode to be buried with the Parise Churche of St. Leonard nigh Eastcheap in London---F I doe dye within the said Citty of London, F not then to be buried where yet shall please God---and alsoe after my debts paide or sett in order to be paide---all the singuler my goods chattells, plate, Jewell, ready money and Debes whatsoever shalbe divided into three Quall and indifferent Artes, whereof one Third Pate I doe Fully and Hollie give and bequeath to Elizabeth my developed wife---and one other Third pare thereof I doe give and bequeath to and amongst all my children nowe beinge alive, that Rys to Sabie , To William Brooke, Johan Brooke, Suzan Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Thomas Brooke and Sara Brooke---and the other Third pare thereof I doe Fully and whole reserve to my Elfe for the performance and fulfilling of such gifts and legacies as I have given herein---to the aide Elizabeth my wyfe One hundredth pounds currant money of En glance---the sayd Elizabeth my wife and her assigns shall have Ould occupy possess and enjoy to her and their owne use, all that Parcell of Lande called Akens Lande contemning flower Crofts, and alsoe all that Parcell of Lande called Wardens sett lyinge and beinge in the Parise of Hildrith in the Counties of Essex, and alsoe shall have---and receive to Hair and their owne use all the rents issues and profits of the same for and During the term of her natural lye, Whicher Parcells of land I Houde by Vertie of toe leases heretofore granted to one Thomas Thresher late of Childers aforesaid yeoman deceased, She the same Elizabeth my wife paing the renters and performing the Covenantees reserved and mentioned in and by the same toe leases---after such the decease of the aide Elizabeth my wife unto my sonne John Brooke---Item---to all my Sayde children foure hundredth poundes currant money---amongest them to be devided---uppon this condicon that my said children shall permitt and suffer the sayde Elizabeth my wife to occupye and enjoye my sayde parcells of lande in Childerdiche---It---to my sister Isabell Homes the wife of____Homes one cassockclothe of Eleaven shillinges the yarde, and fyve poundes of currant money of England to be paide to her twoe shillinges everye weeke weekely until yt be ronne oute---to the poore people harboured in the hospitall called Christe Hospitall in London Fourtie shillinges---to be payde to them---at my buriall, soe that the children doe comme to my buriall---to the poore persones (here evidently not to be read as clergymenz) in Newgate, Ludgate, the Kings benche the Marshallsey and the White Lyon fyftie shillinges that is to saie, to everie of the same prison howses Tenne shillinges, at sundrye tymes in breade---and to the twoe prisons called the Compters in London Tenne shillinges that ys to saie, to eyther of them fyve shillinges in breade---to Twelve poore men Twelve gownes of clothe at fower shillinges the yarde by them to be worne at my buriall. Item---I give to fower other menn to carrye my bodye to the Churche fower shillinges, that ys to saye, to every of them twelve pence---Item---fourtie shillinges to be given at the Churche aforesaide at the daie of my buriall in breade amongst such poore people as shall then repaire thither to companye of lethersellers of London three poundes currante money of Englande to make them a dynner at their Hall or at the taverne on the daie of my buriall for that their be at my buriall---to Mr. Eaton now parson of St. Leonardes aforesaid and to other preachers fourtie shillinges---to make eighte sermons for mee in the saide church within eighte mounethes after my decease to every one of my saide children, and to all those that have married with any of my sayde children, and to all my servaunts and apprentizes whiche shall dwell with mee at the tyme of my decease everye of them a blacke downe or a cassocke---the saide Elizabeth my wife my soale executrix---my sonne William Broke Letherseller and my sonne in lawe Robert Foote citizen and fishemonger of London Overseers---to the saide Willm Brooke my sonne, all and singuler that my messuage or tenemente with shoppes, cellers, sollers (lofts) , warehouses, yardes, lightes, easements, comodities and hereditaments with the appurtenaunces whatsoever thereunto belonginge, comonly called the Signes of the Starre and the Stirrope sett and beinge in the occupacon of me the said John Brrooke, and all and singuler my Messuages, lands, tenements, meadowes, leasues, pastures, feedings, wooddes, rents, revisions, and hereditamts with all and singular their appurtenaunces whatsoever sett lyinge and beinge in the parish of Horshm in the Countie of Sussex nowe being in the occupacon of Richard Hollande---and to theires (the heirs) of his bodye lawfully to bee begotten---(for lack of such issue, the property is to go, if necessary, in turn to each of the other children)---witnesses---Richard Gall Scr James Carter William Pauke Willm Cuttes."

On this will the following comments may be made: The division of the estate into thirds, one of which is to provide for the legacies, is in accord with usual practice among London tradesman of this period. Though all the children are given their paternal surname, some of them are married, as the allusion to children-in-law, as well as other evidence shows. The clue to Childerdiche has been searched and record of Thomas Thresser found, but there was no genealogical connection, and so also the Harsham connection.


This concludes the Brooke Family of London. The wills are quite extensive in length but I thought it important to print them as one can get an idea of the times in which they lived, where they lived, their social and cultural lives, as well as proof of exact genealogical lineage.[Direct Linage1.FTW]

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REFN: 1369
988. John Brooke (Robert Broke)(1766) was born in London, Middlesex, England, circa 1525.
John died 1584 in London, Middlesex, England, at age 59.
He married Elizabet h Whatman May 8, 1554 in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London,
England.(1767)
John was employed.
John Brooke and Elizabeth Whatman had the following children:
989 i. Robert Brooke(1768) was born in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London,
Englan d, on (birth date    ).
990 ii. Susan Brooke(1769) was born in St. Leonard s, Eastcheap, London,
England, on (birth date    ).
991 iii. Margaret Bro oke(1770) was born in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London,
England, before Septemb er 13, 1634, the first event for which there is a
recorded date. Margaret died September 13, 1634 at age    .
992 iv. Katheren Brooke(1771) was born in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London,
England, on (birth date    ).
993 v. Sar a Brooke(1772) was born in St. Leonards, Eastcheap, London, Middlesex, England,
on (birth date    ).
+ 896 vi. Joane Brooke was born May 1555.

John Brooke, the only surviving son of the preceding Robert Brooke, merchant tailor, by his wife Katheryn, was born perhaps about 1525 and died shortly before July 8, 1584, the date of probation of his will. No record of burial appears in the St. Leonard's registers, but he may have died elsewhere and been buried in another parish where the record may yet come to light. He had completed his apprenticeship as a leather seller about 1546-7. There is an entry in the Registry of Freemen, City of London, Henry VIII to Edward VI, unfortunately not always legible, as follows:

"John Broke, s. of ___Broke, Citizen and Marchant tailor, apprentice of William___, Citizen and leather seller, served with same, Wit.: the same William in the presence of Thomas Keightley, Warder admitted 10th ___year aforesaid Entry M, 9 Jan. ___. Henry VIII."

John Brooke married, 8 May 1554, Elizabeth Waterman/Hatman/Whetman, both of St. Leonard's and she must be the Elizabeth Broke who was a legatee of clothing in his mother's will in 1566. Just after her name in that will is a word not intelligible: it begins with a letter not read and continues, apparently with -Ane, but the meaning of this word in not known. The marriage record seems to have garbled her surname, as in her will, as we shall see, she alludes to Elizabeth and William Whetman, children of her brother. Even here, the surname may be not quite right. The will shows connections with both Hor sham, Sussex and Bleaching, now Fetchingly, Surrey. The connection with Hor sham is not relevant here since the will of her mother-in-law has shown that the connection with Hor sham began at least, in the previous generation, Mrs. Hyde and Mr. Nelson amassed a considerable bundle of data about persons named Hatman, of which Whetman must be a variant, from the registers of Fetchingly. Since our Elizabeth was undoubtedly born before the parish registers begin, her own baptism was not found. The earliest occurrence of the name Elizabeth Hatman at Fetchingly is a daughter of William Hatman, died there March 26, 1566, by wife Joan who had died there Oct. 5, 1561. Their Elizabeth was baptized Sep. 9, 1543, only eleven years before our Elizabeth was married.

Elizabeth Hatman Brooke surely belonged to the Hatman family of Fetchingly but we have not discovered her parents. As Mrs. Brooke Widow of Mr John Brooke, she was buried at St. Leonard's on June 30, 1599. Though she died testate, we must first present an abstract of her husband's will dated "Cyntha Daye of January in the yeare of our Lord God---A thousand Fye hundredth threescore and seventeen," probated 8 July 1584, PC 18 Watson.

The will of John Brooke:

"I John Brooke Citizen and Leather seller of London beinge whole and Sunde of bode and of good and perfecte remembrance---doe make my last will---first and principally and above all earthly hinges I gyve and bequeath and commend my soule to Almightie God---and my bode to be buried with the Parise Churche of St. Leonard nigh Eastcheap in London---F I doe dye within the said Citty of London, F not then to be buried where yet shall please God---and alsoe after my debts paide or sett in order to be paide---all the singuler my goods chattells, plate, Jewell, ready money and Debes whatsoever shalbe divided into three Quall and indifferent Artes, whereof one Third Pate I doe Fully and Hollie give and bequeath to Elizabeth my developed wife---and one other Third pare thereof I doe give and bequeath to and amongst all my children nowe beinge alive, that Rys to Sabie , To William Brooke, Johan Brooke, Suzan Brooke, Katherine Brooke, Thomas Brooke and Sara Brooke---and the other Third pare thereof I doe Fully and whole reserve to my Elfe for the performance and fulfilling of such gifts and legacies as I have given herein---to the aide Elizabeth my wyfe One hundredth pounds currant money of En glance---the sayd Elizabeth my wife and her assigns shall have Ould occupy possess and enjoy to her and their owne use, all that Parcell of Lande called Akens Lande contemning flower Crofts, and alsoe all that Parcell of Lande called Wardens sett lyinge and beinge in the Parise of Hildrith in the Counties of Essex, and alsoe shall have---and receive to Hair and their owne use all the rents issues and profits of the same for and During the term of her natural lye, Whicher Parcells of land I Houde by Vertie of toe leases heretofore granted to one Thomas Thresher late of Childers aforesaid yeoman deceased, She the same Elizabeth my wife paing the renters and performing the Covenantees reserved and mentioned in and by the same toe leases---after such the decease of the aide Elizabeth my wife unto my sonne John Brooke---Item---to all my Sayde children foure hundredth poundes currant money---amongest them to be devided---uppon this condicon that my said children shall permitt and suffer the sayde Elizabeth my wife to occupye and enjoye my sayde parcells of lande in Childerdiche---It---to my sister Isabell Homes the wife of____Homes one cassockclothe of Eleaven shillinges the yarde, and fyve poundes of currant money of England to be paide to her twoe shillinges everye weeke weekely until yt be ronne oute---to the poore people harboured in the hospitall called Christe Hospitall in London Fourtie shillinges---to be payde to them---at my buriall, soe that the children doe comme to my buriall---to the poore persones (here evidently not to be read as clergymenz) in Newgate, Ludgate, the Kings benche the Marshallsey and the White Lyon fyftie shillinges that is to saie, to everie of the same prison howses Tenne shillinges, at sundrye tymes in breade---and to the twoe prisons called the Compters in London Tenne shillinges that ys to saie, to eyther of them fyve shillinges in breade---to Twelve poore men Twelve gownes of clothe at fower shillinges the yarde by them to be worne at my buriall. Item---I give to fower other menn to carrye my bodye to the Churche fower shillinges, that ys to saye, to every of them twelve pence---Item---fourtie shillinges to be given at the Churche aforesaide at the daie of my buriall in breade amongst such poore people as shall then repaire thither to companye of lethersellers of London three poundes currante money of Englande to make them a dynner at their Hall or at the taverne on the daie of my buriall for that their be at my buriall---to Mr. Eaton now parson of St. Leonardes aforesaid and to other preachers fourtie shillinges---to make eighte sermons for mee in the saide church within eighte mounethes after my decease to every one of my saide children, and to all those that have married with any of my sayde children, and to all my servaunts and apprentizes whiche shall dwell with mee at the tyme of my decease everye of them a blacke downe or a cassocke---the saide Elizabeth my wife my soale executrix---my sonne William Broke Letherseller and my sonne in lawe Robert Foote citizen and fishemonger of London Overseers---to the saide Willm Brooke my sonne, all and singuler that my messuage or tenemente with shoppes, cellers, sollers (lofts) , warehouses, yardes, lightes, easements, comodities and hereditaments with the appurtenaunces whatsoever thereunto belonginge, comonly called the Signes of the Starre and the Stirrope sett and beinge in the occupacon of me the said John Brrooke, and all and singuler my Messuages, lands, tenements, meadowes, leasues, pastures, feedings, wooddes, rents, revisions, and hereditamts with all and singular their appurtenaunces whatsoever sett lyinge and beinge in the parish of Horshm in the Countie of Sussex nowe being in the occupacon of Richard Hollande---and to theires (the heirs) of his bodye lawfully to bee begotten---(for lack of such issue, the property is to go, if necessary, in turn to each of the other children)---witnesses---Richard Gall Scr James Carter William Pauke Willm Cuttes."

On this will the following comments may be made: The division of the estate into thirds, one of which is to provide for the legacies, is in accord with usual practice among London tradesman of this period. Though all the children are given their paternal surname, some of them are married, as the allusion to children-in-law, as well as other evidence shows. The clue to Childerdiche has been searched and record of Thomas Thresser found, but there was no genealogical connection, and so also the Harsham connection.


This concludes the Brooke Family of London. The wills are quite extensive in length but I thought it important to print them as one can get an idea of the times in which they lived, where they lived, their social and cultural lives, as well as proof of exact genealogical lineage.