'Brooke01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Broke of Leighton, Brooke of Nantwich

                               
Adam, lord of Leighton
1. William del Broke
  A. William Broke of Leighton (a 1249)
  i. Richard del Broke de Leighton (a 1291)
  a. John del Broke (dvp)
  (1) Thomas del Broke of Leighton
  m. Felicia Crowmarsh (dau of R. Crowmarsh)
(A) Richard del Broke (a 1332)
  (i) Nicholas de la Broke of Leighton (a 1362)
  (a) Ralph de la Broke of Leighton (a 1374)
  ((1)) Roger de la Broke of Leighton (a 1404)
  ((A)) John Broke (dvp)
  ((i)) Thomas Broke of Leighton (a 1460)
  m. Agnes Venables
  ((a)) Thomas Broke of Leighton - continued below
  m. _ Parker (dau of John Parker of Cuerden or Copen Hall)

 

 

Thomas Broke of Leighton - continued above
m. _ Parker (dau of John Parker of Cuerden or Copen Hall)
1. John Broke of Leighton
  m. Jane Meverell of Throwleigh
  A. Thomas Broke of Leighton
m. Elizabeth Starky (dau of Hugh (probably not Thomas) Starky of Alton (Olton))
  i. John Broke or Brooke of Leighton (a 1566) named Thomas by BP1934
  m1. Katherine Ormeshaw (dau of Thomas Ormeshaw)
a. Anne Brooke
  m. William Monkas (Mokas) of Coppenhall
  b. Maud Brooke
  m. Thomas Triber of Norwich
  m2. Margery Manwaring (dau of Charles Manwaring of Croxton)
  c. Thomas Brooke of Leighton (a 1588, 1613, 2nd son?)
  m. Alice Croxton (dau of William Croxton of Ravenscroft)
(1) Margery Brooke
  m. John Bryne of Aston
  (2) Alice Brooke
  m. Thomas Stringer of Mertmore
  (3)+ other issue - Ann, Susan, Mary
  d.+ other issue - Richard (dsp), William, John, Charles, Roger, Robert, Margery
  ii. Richard Brooke of Norton, Sheriff of Cheshire (d 1569)
  m. Christian Carew (dau of John Carew of Hackam, m2. Raffe Donne of Flaxyard)
  iii. Andrew Brooke of Kirkby
  a. Basill Brooke of Lubenham (Davenham)
2. Ralph Brooke of Nantwich, Governor of Calais
  The following comes from Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, Brooke of Nantwich).
  m1. Elizabeth Minshull (dau of Thomas Minshull of Nantwich)
  A. Robert Brooke
  m. _ Whitmore (dau of John Whitmore of Wirrall)
  B. Henry Brooke
m2. _ Crockett of Nantwich
  m3. _ Wright of Nantwich
  C. Roger Brooke of Nantwich (4th son?)
  m. Margery Wettenhall (dau of Thomas Wettenhall of Cholmeston)
  i. Ralph Brooke of Nantwich
  m. Margaret Maynwaring (dau of Oliver Maynwaring of Nantwich)
  a. Roger Brooke of Nantwich had issue
  m. Mary Parre (dau/coheir of Thomas Parre of Horton)
  b. Margaret Brooke
  m. John Passey
  c.+ other issue - Raffe, Richard, Thomas, Robert
  ii. Cicely or Margaret Brooke
m. John Maynwaring of Nantwich
  iii. Ales Brooke
  m1. Thomas Stanymor
  m2. Raffe Yardley
  m3. Sir Raffe Egerton
  m4. Peregryn Browne
  m5. Bryan Bowley
  iv.+ other issue - Roger, John, Thomas
  m4. Elizabeth Frodsham (dau/coheir of Lawrance Frodsham)
3. Sir Richard Broke (d 1529, chief baron of the Exchequer, 4th son)
  m. Anne Leeds (dau of William Leeds of Steyning)
4.+ other issue - Robert, Henry

Main source(s): BEB1841 (Broke of Nacton), Visitation (Cheshire, 1580 & 1613, Brooke of Leighton) with a little support/input for lower section from BP1934 (Brooke of Norton Priory) and some input/support as reported above
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