'Rooke1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Rooke of Bigsweir (Bigswear), Rooke of Canterbury, Rooke of Mersham, Rooke of Monks Horton
Thomas Rooke of Mersham, Kent (d before 13.11.1538) | |||||||||||||||
m. (Elizabeth?) Lucas | |||||||||||||||
1. | George Rooke of Mersham (d 1554) the first mentioned by BLG1952 & Visitation | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Hall | |||||||||||||||
A. | Thomas Rooke of Mersham | ||||||||||||||
m. Margaret Scott (dau of Sir Reginald Scott of Scot's Hall by Mary, dau of Brian Tuke) | |||||||||||||||
i. | George Rooke (bpt 19.05.1577) | ||||||||||||||
m. Sarah Lyne | |||||||||||||||
a. | Timothy Rooke in Canterbury (d before 11.04.1685) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Barnham of Boughton Quarry (a 1681) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Mary Rooke | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Shepheard | |||||||||||||||
(2)+ | other issue - Edward of Southwark (b c1643, a 1681), Robert (dvp?) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Jane Rooke | ||||||||||||||
m. William Nethersole | |||||||||||||||
iii.+ | other issue - Thomas, Elizabeth (bpt 09.10.1576, d 12.1599) | ||||||||||||||
B. | Laurence Rooke of Mersham (d 1612) this line followed by BLG1952 & Visitation | ||||||||||||||
BLG1952 identifies Laurence's wife as Ursula, dau of Sir Richard Scott, but 'The Genealogist' confirms that she was ... | |||||||||||||||
m. (09.08.1576) Ursula Scott (d 16.01.1629, dau of Sir Reginald Scott of Scot's Hall, sister of Margaret) | |||||||||||||||
i. | George Rooke of Monks Horton (b 1578-9, bur 07.06.1649) | ||||||||||||||
m. Maria Burrell (dau of William Burrell of Poplar and/or Deptford and/or Cuckfield, niece of Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Laurence Rooke of Monks Horton (b 13.03.1621-2, d 1662) | ||||||||||||||
m. Barbara or Sarah Heyman (dau of Sir Peter Heyman of Somerfield son of Henry, by Rebecca, dau/coheir of Robert Horne, Bishop of Winchester) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Heyman Rooke, last of Monks Horton, of Canterbury then Isleworth (bpt 1653, d 09.01.1724-5, Major General) | ||||||||||||||
m. Disney (a 1756) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | James Rooke of Bigsweir (Bigswear), Gloucestershire (d 16.06.1773) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (16/26.08.1707) Mary Tudor (d 05.11.1726, natural dau of Charles II by Mary Davis) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (03.07.1735) Jane Catchmay (bpt 25.07.1703, d 05.03.1777, dau/heir of Tracy Catchmay of Bigswear) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | James Rooke of Bigsweir (Bigswear) (d 11.10.1805, General, MP) | ||||||||||||||
m. (03.09.1777) Elizabeth Brown (b 1729-80, d 05.03.1806) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | James Rooke of Bigsweir & Wichwood Lodge (d 1819) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (25.05.1798) Mary Rigge (d 15.11.1814, dau/coheir of Thomas Rigge of Clifton) | |||||||||||||||
((1)) | George Rooke of Bigsweir (d unm 15.12.1839, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
((2)) | Elizabeth Rooke (d young) | ||||||||||||||
m2. _ Kane of St. Kitts (m2. _ Smith) | |||||||||||||||
(b) | Jane Sophia Rooke (b 1763-4, d unm 11.07.1790) | ||||||||||||||
(c) | Eleanor Rooke | ||||||||||||||
m1. (sp) _ Patterson (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (07.09.1802) Thomas Probyn, Governor of St. Kitts (Lt. Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
m3. (sp) Charles Fallon (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Eleanor Rooke (b c1741, d 25.09.1768) | ||||||||||||||
m. (25.01.1762) Charles Wyndham of Clowerwall, later Edwyn of Dunraven Castle (m2. widow of ?? Ashley) | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Barbara Rooke (bpt 30.09.1741, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. Rev. T. Barry (of Gloucester?) | |||||||||||||||
(iv) | Frances Rooke (b 1743, bur 1746) | ||||||||||||||
(v) | Jane Rooke (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. Rev. Thomas Birt of Newland | |||||||||||||||
(vi) | Margaret Frances Disney Rooke (d 1766) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. William Sheldon of Weston (d 1780) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | Brudenell Rice Rooke of Piccadilly (b c1692, d before 03.1776, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.01.1722-3) Anne Millington (bpt 22.08.1703, d 28.05.1770-1, dau of Thomas Millington of Westminster) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Henry Rooke (b 30.07.1742, d 12.06.1821) | ||||||||||||||
(a) | Selina Mary Rooke (b 08.04.1772, d 03.02.1859) | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir Henry Willoughby Rooke @@ just below | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Charles Rooke of Drayton (b 04.09.1746, d 02.02.1827, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Dawson (dau of Ambrose Dawson of Langcliffe Hall & Bolton Hall by Mary, sister of Sir Willoughby Aston, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Sir Henry Willoughby Rooke of Marinshern, later of Pilston House (b 02.08.1782, d 02.05.1869, Major General, ADC to the Duke of Wellington) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. Selina Mary Rooke (dau/heir of Henry Rooke) @@ just above | |||||||||||||||
(b)+ | other issue - John Charles (b 10.07.1781, Lt. Colonel), Elizabeth Dinah (b 11.08.1777, d young), Mary Hannah (b 1785-6, d unm 23.08.1870) | ||||||||||||||
(iii) | Elizabeth Rooke (b 13.05.1734-5, d 13.04.1802) | ||||||||||||||
m. (27.04.1765) John Douglas, Bishop of Carlisle then Salisbury | |||||||||||||||
(iv)+ | other issue - Heyman (b 20.02.1723-4, d unm 18.09.1806, Major), Brudenell (b 03.06.1725, d 1776), Robert (b 31.03.1727, dsp), William (b 09.05.1728, d young), George (b 03.09.1733, d young), Anne (b 20.08.1729, d young), Selina (b 24.02.1731, d unm), Jane (b 05.11.1736) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Elizabeth Rooke (bpt 18.01.1655) | ||||||||||||||
m. William Graye | |||||||||||||||
(3)+ | other issue - George (bpt 11.04.1653, a 1709, Captain), Carles, Laurence (bpt 20.03.1656), William (bpt 20.03.1660?), Mary (bpt 18.01.1654), Barbara (bpt 04.09.1658), Martha (bpt 1659) | ||||||||||||||
b. | Sir William Rooke 'of Horton' of Canterbury, Sheriff of Kent (b c1623, d 10.03.1690-1) | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane Finch (dau/coheir of Thomas Finch of Copetree by Ursula, dau of John Best of Allington Castle by Anne, dau of Laurence Rooke of Mersham) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Sir George Rooke of Rook's Nest (b 1650, d 12/24.01.1708-9, Vice Admiral of England) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Mary (Margaret) Howe (d 1699, dau of Sir John Grubham Howe of Cold Barwick, 1st Bart, by Elizabeth, dau of Speaker Sir Harbottle Grimston, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Mary Luttrell (d 07.172, dau of Colonel ?? Luttrell of Dunster Castle) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | George Rooke (b 1702, dsp 24.11.1739) | ||||||||||||||
m. Frances Ward (dsp bur 22.10.1770, dau of John Ward, 1st Viscount Dudley & Ward) | |||||||||||||||
m3. Catherine Knatchbull (d 19.08.1755, dau of Sir Thomas Knatchbull, Bart, (by Mary, dau of Sir Edward Dering, Bart), m2. Henry Moore) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Thomas Rooke (bur 05.1701, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
m. (c11.1689) Anne Worrall (bpt 11.02.1666-7, bur 06.09.1697) | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Finch Rooke (d 08.03.1696) | ||||||||||||||
(4) | Mary Rooke | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Blashford | |||||||||||||||
(5) | Ursula Rooke | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir Thomas Hardres of Hardres, 3rd Bart (b c1660, d 1688) | |||||||||||||||
(6) | Jane Rooke | ||||||||||||||
m. (30.03.1693)Thomas Lee (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
(A)+ | issue - George, Thomas, William, Jane | ||||||||||||||
c. | Mary Rooke (bpt 16.10.1625) | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Gibbon of West Cliffe (son of Thomas by Dorothy, dau of John Best of Allington by Dorothy Knatchbull) | |||||||||||||||
ii. | William Rooke 'of Horton' | ||||||||||||||
m1. (09.1611) Anna Toke (dau of George Toke or Tooke of Beere by Peyton, dau of Thomas Monins) | |||||||||||||||
a.+ | issue (a 1619) - John (b c1610), George (b c1612), Laurence (b after 1619?), Anna | ||||||||||||||
m2. Susan (Heyman?) | |||||||||||||||
iii. | John Rooke in Canterbury (dsp before 29.11.1634) | ||||||||||||||
m. Maria Fogg (a 11.1634, dau of Ezechias Fogg (ffogg) of Chilham) | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Thomas Rooke (b 1576-7) | ||||||||||||||
v. | Ursula Rooke (d before 16.06.1634) | ||||||||||||||
m. Henry Vanner (dsp 1630, alderman of Canterbury) | |||||||||||||||
vi. | Anne Rooke | ||||||||||||||
m. (1598) John Best of Allington Castle | |||||||||||||||
vii. | Elizabeth Rooke (bpt 09.10.1576) | ||||||||||||||
m(1). (19.04.1604) Thomas Fineux (ffineux) of Hougham | |||||||||||||||
m(2). (by 1634, ??) _ Barton | |||||||||||||||
viii. | Mary Rooke (bpt 1580, d 1622) | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Taverner | |||||||||||||||
C. | John Rooke | ||||||||||||||
2. | William Rooke of Mersham (bur 21.12.1560) | ||||||||||||||
m. Jone | |||||||||||||||
A.+ | issue - son, Rose, Amy (bpt 20.01.1560-1) | ||||||||||||||
3. | Alice Rooke | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Sole (Atsloe?) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
'The Genealogist' (George Marshall (1880), vol 4, p195+) with some support from BLG1952 ('Rooke of Bigsweir House'), Visitation (Kent, 1619, 'Rooke')
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