John Brooke, 1st and last Baron Cobham1

M, #12631, d. circa May 1660
John Brooke, 1st and last Baron Cobham|d. c May 1660|p1264.htm#i12631|Sir Henry Cobham|b. 5 Feb 1537/38\nd. c 1591|p1263.htm#i12629|Anne Sutton|d. c Jan 1611/12|p1263.htm#i12630|Sir George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham (of Kent)|b. c 1497\nd. 29 Sep 1558|p1182.htm#i11812|Anne Bray|d. 1 Nov 1558|p1182.htm#i11813|Sir Henry Sutton||p1736.htm#i17358||||

Last Edited=20 Dec 2008
     John Brooke, 1st and last Baron Cobham was the son of Sir Henry Cobham and Anne Sutton.1 He married, firstly, Anne (?) before 21 January 1608/9.1 He married, secondly, Frances Bamfield, daughter of Sir William Bamfield, before October 1636.1 He died circa May 1660, without surviving issue.1 He was buried on 20 May 1660 at Wakerley, Northamptonshire, England.1
     John Brooke, 1st and last Baron Cobham was invested as a Knight in January 1611/12.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Gatton in 1614.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Oxford Borough from 1621 to 1622.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Great Bedwin in 1625.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Appleby between 1640 and 1643.1 He was created 1st Baron Cobham [England] on 3 January 1644/45.1 He lived at Heckington, Lincolnshire, England.1 On his death, his title became extinct.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 338. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Elizabeth Brooke

F, #12632, b. before 1558, d. 2 April 1565
Elizabeth Brooke|b. b 1558\nd. 2 Apr 1565|p1264.htm#i12632|Sir George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham (of Kent)|b. c 1497\nd. 29 Sep 1558|p1182.htm#i11812|Anne Bray|d. 1 Nov 1558|p1182.htm#i11813|Thomas Brooke, 8th Lord Cobham (of Kent)|d. 19 Jul 1529|p1181.htm#i11810|Dorothy Heydon||p1182.htm#i11811|Edmund Bray, 1st Lord Braye|b. c 1484\nd. 18 Oct 1539|p1736.htm#i17357|Jane Halliwell|d. 24 Oct 1558|p2700.htm#i26995|

Last Edited=22 May 2004
     Elizabeth Brooke was born before 1558. She was the daughter of Sir George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Anne Bray. She died on 2 April 1565.

Robert Davidson1

M, #12633

Last Edited=26 Aug 2003
     
     Robert Davidson was invested as a Companion, Order of the Star of India (C.S.I.).1 He lived at Clayton, Fife, Scotland.

Child of Robert Davidson

Citations

  1. [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 83. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.

Sir John Leveson

M, #12634

Last Edited=29 May 2008
     
     Sir John Leveson was invested as a Knight.

Children of Sir John Leveson and Frances Sondes

Frances Sondes

F, #12635
Frances Sondes||p1264.htm#i12635|Sir Thomas Sondes|d. c 1592|p1183.htm#i11828|Margaret Brooke||p1183.htm#i11827|||||||Sir William Brooke, 10th Lord Cobham (of Kent)|b. 1 Nov 1527\nd. 6 Mar 1596/97|p1182.htm#i11814|Frances Newton|d. 17 Oct 1592|p1182.htm#i11818|

Last Edited=22 May 2004
     Frances Sondes is the daughter of Sir Thomas Sondes and Margaret Brooke.

Children of Frances Sondes and Sir John Leveson



Frances Leveson

F, #12636
Frances Leveson||p1264.htm#i12636|Sir John Leveson||p1264.htm#i12634|Frances Sondes||p1264.htm#i12635|||||||Sir Thomas Sondes|d. c 1592|p1183.htm#i11828|Margaret Brooke||p1183.htm#i11827|

Last Edited=29 May 2008
     Frances Leveson was the daughter of Sir John Leveson and Frances Sondes. She married Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Thomas Gower, 1st Bt. and Anne D'Oyley.
     Her married name became Gower.

Children of Frances Leveson and Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt.

Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt.

M, #12637, b. circa 1605, d. circa 1672
Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt.|b. c 1605\nd. c 1672|p1264.htm#i12637|Sir Thomas Gower, 1st Bt.|b. c Jul 1584\nd. bt 12 Nov 1652 - 12 Jun 1655|p17260.htm#i172597|Anne D'Oyley|d. 28 Oct 1633|p17261.htm#i172601|Thomas Gower||p17260.htm#i172598|Mary Fairfax||p17260.htm#i172599|John D'Oyley||p17261.htm#i172602|Anne Bernard||p17261.htm#i172603|

Last Edited=27 Aug 2009
     Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt. was born circa 1605. He was the son of Sir Thomas Gower, 1st Bt. and Anne D'Oyley.1 He married Frances Leveson, daughter of Sir John Leveson and Frances Sondes. He died circa 1672. He was buried on 3 September 1672.
     Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt. gained the title of 2nd Baronet Gower.

Child of Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt.

Children of Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt. and Frances Leveson

Citations

  1. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 147. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Thomas Gower

M, #12638, b. 25 October 1632
Thomas Gower|b. 25 Oct 1632|p1264.htm#i12638|Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt.|b. c 1605\nd. c 1672|p1264.htm#i12637|Frances Leveson||p1264.htm#i12636|Sir Thomas Gower, 1st Bt.|b. c Jul 1584\nd. bt 12 Nov 1652 - 12 Jun 1655|p17260.htm#i172597|Anne D'Oyley|d. 28 Oct 1633|p17261.htm#i172601|Sir John Leveson||p1264.htm#i12634|Frances Sondes||p1264.htm#i12635|

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Thomas Gower was born on 25 October 1632. He was the son of Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt. and Frances Leveson. He was buried on 5 November 1632.

Edward Gower

M, #12639
Edward Gower||p1264.htm#i12639|Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt.|b. c 1605\nd. c 1672|p1264.htm#i12637|Frances Leveson||p1264.htm#i12636|Sir Thomas Gower, 1st Bt.|b. c Jul 1584\nd. bt 12 Nov 1652 - 12 Jun 1655|p17260.htm#i172597|Anne D'Oyley|d. 28 Oct 1633|p17261.htm#i172601|Sir John Leveson||p1264.htm#i12634|Frances Sondes||p1264.htm#i12635|

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Edward Gower is the son of Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt. and Frances Leveson. He was buried on 24 January 1662.

Child of Edward Gower and Dorothy Wentworth

Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Bt.

M, #12640, d. December 1691
Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Bt.|d. Dec 1691|p1264.htm#i12640|Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt.|b. c 1605\nd. c 1672|p1264.htm#i12637|Frances Leveson||p1264.htm#i12636|Sir Thomas Gower, 1st Bt.|b. c Jul 1584\nd. bt 12 Nov 1652 - 12 Jun 1655|p17260.htm#i172597|Anne D'Oyley|d. 28 Oct 1633|p17261.htm#i172601|Sir John Leveson||p1264.htm#i12634|Frances Sondes||p1264.htm#i12635|

Last Edited=29 May 2008
     Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Bt. was the son of Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bt. and Frances Leveson. He married Lady Jane Granville, daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and Jane Wyche.1 He died in December 1691.
     Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Bt. gained the title of 4th Baronet Gower.

Children of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Bt. and Lady Jane Granville

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 22. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 268.