Gov. Robert BROOKE

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• Matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford University: 28 Apr 1618, Oxfordshire, England; Received B.A. on July 6, 1620 and M.A. on April 20, 1624
• Commission was issued to Robert as a Commander of a County in Maryland: 20 Sep 1649, London, England; Had an agreement with Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore, to receive a manor of 2,000 acres for every ten persons he transported to Maryland.
• Immigration to Maryland: 30 Jun 1650, Cheshire, England
• Took the Oath of Fidelity to the Proprietor: 22 Jul 1650, Maryland, British Colonial America
• MilitaryService: 30 Oct 1650, Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America; Commissioned Commander of newly formed Charles County
• Residence: 21 Nov 1650, St. Mary's, Maryland, British Colonial America; Patented "De La Brooke" - 2,000 acres in Resurrection Manor, St. Mary's County.
• Occupation: Between 1652 and 1654, Maryland, British Colonial America; Provisional Council President (equivalent to Lt. Governor)
• Occupation: 1652, Maryland, British Colonial America; Served as Colonial Governor of Maryland for several months in 1652
• Residence: 1652, Calvert, Maryland, British Colonial America; "Brooke Place Manor" - 2,100 acres on Battle Creek, Leonard's Creek Hundred, Calvert Co., Maryland.
• Occupation: 29 Mar 1652, Maryland, British Colonial America; Head of the Provisional Council of Maryland
• At time of his death he had accumulated 8,000 acres of land.: 20 Jul 1655, "Brooke Place", Calvert, Maryland, British Colonial America

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"Robert Brooke immigrated on June 30, 1649 to Charles Co., MD. He resided in 1650 at 'Brooke Place Manor', Charles Co., MD. He and Mary Mainwaring were members of Council on July 22, 1650 at Maryland. He was Acting Governor in 1652 in Maryland. He was President of Council in 1652 at Maryland." (Another excerpt from the source below)
Early life

Robert Brooke was born in Whitemarsh, Southampton on June 23, 1602, son of Hon. Thomas Brooke (1561? 1612) of Whitchurch and Susan Foster, daughter of Sir Thomas Foster (1548? 1612) of "Etherstone".[2] He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford University on April 28, 1618. He received the degree of B.A. July 6, 1620; consequently, in 1624, without further study or examination, he also received a Master of Arts degree. He was admitted to Orders,[3] but it is doubtful whether he was ever the incumbent of a parish.
The Brooke family arms were recorded in the Visitation of Hampshire, 1634.[3]
First family
Brooke married first, on February 25, 1627, Mary Baker (1602? 34), daughter of Thomas Baker of Battle in Sussex, England.[3] Robert and Mary (Baker) Brooke had four children:
Baker, married Anne Calvert, daughter of Gov. Leonard Calvert, first Governor of Maryland
Mary
Thomas, married Eleanor Hatton, daughter of Richard Hatton and wife Margaret
Barbara
Second family
Brooke married second, on May 11, 1635, Mary Mainwaring, daughter of Roger Mainwaring (1582? 1653), Dean of Worcester and Bishop of St David's, and his wife Cecilia Proper. Robert and Mary (Mainwaring) Brooke had thirteen children:[4]
Charles, never married.
Roger, married:
Dorothy Neale, daughter of Capt. James Neale and Anna Maria Gill
Mary Wolseley, daughter of Walter Wolseley and Mary Beauchamp.
Robert, married Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of William Thompson and Mary Bretton.
John, married Rebecca Isaacs.
Mary.
William.
Ann, married Christopher Beanes.
Francis, never married.
Basil, died in infancy.
Henry, never married.
Elizabeth, married Capt. Richard Smith Jr.
Emigrants to Maryland[edit]

Leonard Calvert
(Florence MacKubin, 1914)
On September 20, 1649, Brooke was issued with a commission as Commander of "one whole county" (in the province of Maryland) "to be newly set forth, erected, &c".[5] He was to receive a grant of 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) for every ten persons he transported. Brooke is said to have emigrated (June 1650) aboard his own ships and at his own expense, along with his wife, ten children, 28 servants, and a pack of hounds. On July 22, 1650, along with his two sons, Baker and Thomas Sr., he took the oath of Fidelity to the Proprietor. His sons each received separate grants of land in various counties of Maryland. Robert Brooke was constituted as Commander of newly formed Charles County in Maryland on October 30, 1650.[4]
Political activities[edit]
In 1652, under the Cromwellian Government, Brooke was made Governor,[1] and served in this capacity from March 29 to July 3, 1652. His co-operation with the Bennett-Claiborne Puritan faction brought him the displeasure of Lord Baltimore and the loss of his proprietary offices. Later he allied himself with the conservative Catholic Party.
Property
Like most of the wealthy emigrants who came to Maryland under the patronage of the Proprietor, Brooke amassed many thousands of acres of land. He constructed three large estates, each named for himself:
"De La Brooke Manor" (2,000 acres (8.1 km2), granted July 28, 1650) in St. Mary's County, Maryland; now the home of a hunting club.[6]
"Brooke Place Manor" (2,100 acres (8.5 km2)) on Battle Creek, Calvert County, across the Patuxent, where he built a home almost a replica of "De La Brooke".[7]
"Brooke Court" (2,000 acres (8.1 km2)) in what is now Prince George's County.
By the time of his death on July 20, 1655,[8] Brooke is said to have accumulated 8,000 acres (32 km2) of land.
See also[edit]
Colonial families of Maryland
Notes[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Scharf, John Thomas, History of Western Maryland, p.774
Jump up ^ "The Brookes of Whitchurch"
^ Jump up to: a b c Pedigrees from the visitation of Hampshire made by Thomas Benolt, Clarenceulx a 1530 : enlarged with the vissitation of the same county made by Robert Cooke, Clarenceulx anno 1575 both which are continued with the vissitation made by John Phillipott, Somersett (for William Camden, Clarenceux) in a 1622 most part then done & finished in a 1634. As collected by Richard Mundy in Harleian ms. no. 1544
^ Jump up to: a b The Brooke family of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England; together with an account of Acting-governor Robert Brooke of Maryland and Colonel Ninian Beall of Maryland and some of their descendants
Jump up ^ Bozman, John Leeds, History of Maryland, Vol. 2, p376.
Jump up ^ De La Brooke Foxhounds
Jump up ^ Maryland Historical Magazine, pp 68
Jump up ^ Tyler, Samuel, Memoir of Roger Brooke Taney (out of print), p 25
References[edit]
Taney, Roger Brooke (1872). Memoir of Roger Brooke Taney, LL.D.: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. John Murphy & Co.
Maryland Historical Magazine. Maryland Historical Society. 1906. Retrieved 2007-10-06.

Robert married Mary BAKER on 25 Feb 1627 in London, Middlesex, England. Mary (daughter of Thomas BAKER and Marye ENGHAM) was born on 25 Feb 1607 in Battle, Sussex, England; died on 20 Nov 1634 in Wickham, Hampshire, England; was buried in Dec 1634 in Battle, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Baker BROOKE was born on 16 Nov 1628 in Battle, Sussex, England; was buried in 1679 in Calvert County, Maryland, British Colonial America.
2. Mary BROOKE was born on 19 Feb 1630 in Battle, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; was christened on 27 Feb 1630 in Battle, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; and died.
3. Thomas BROOKE was born on 23 Jun 1632 in Battel, Sussex, England; died before 29 Dec 1676 in Calvert, Maryland, British Colonial America; was buried before 29 Dec 1676 in Maryland, British Colonial America.
4. Barbara BROOKE was born in 1634 in Whickham, Durham, England, United Kingdom; and died.

Robert married Mary MAINWARING on 11 May 1635 in Saint Giles in the Field, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. Mary (daughter of Roger MAINWARING and Cecillia PROPER) was born in 1606 in Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died on 29 Nov 1663 in Calvert, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Charles BROOKE was born on 3 Apr 1636 in St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; was christened on 4 Apr 1636 in St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; died on 29 May 1671 in Calvert, Maryland, American Colonies.
2. Roger BROOKE, Sr. was born on 20 Sep 1637 in Brecknock College, Wales; died on 8 Apr 1700 in Calvert, Colony of Maryland; was buried in Battle Creek Manor Cemetery, Saint Leonard, Calvert, MD.
3. Robert BROOKE, JR. was born on 21 Apr 1639 in St Bride's Church Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom; was christened on 25 May 1639 in St Bride's Church Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom; died on 25 Dec 1667 in Calvert, Cecil, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America.
4. John BROOKE was born on 20 Sep 1640 in Battle, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; was christened in 1647 in Great Gonerby, Lincoln, England, Great Britian; died in 1675 in Brooke Place Manor, Calvert, Maryland.
5. Mary BROOKE was born on 14 Apr 1642 in London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; was christened on 5 Nov 1643 in ST NICHOLAS COLE ABBEY, LONDON, London, ENGLAND; died in in Maryland, British Colonial America.
6. William BROOKE was born on 1 Dec 1643 in Battle, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; and died.

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• TitleOfNobility: ; Sir
• Residence: Whitchurch, Hampshire, England; "Parsonage Farm" in Whitchurch, now known as "King's Lodge".
• Matriculated at New College, Oxford, receiving B.A. on May 4, 1584.: 24 Nov 1581, Oxfordshire, England
• Occupation: 1595, London, England; Barrister and of the Inner Temple
• Occupation: Between 1604 and 1611, Whitchurch, Hampshire, England; Member of Parliament for Whitchurch
• Will was proved: 30 Nov 1612, Whitchurch, Hampshire, England

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Son of Richard Brooke and Elizabeth Twyne, Thomas Brooke married Susan Forster. "He matriculated 24 November 1581 at New College, Oxford, at the age of twenty. He received the BA on 4 May 1584. Thomas was a barrister at the Inner Temple, becoming a bencher in 1607 (a senior member of an Inn of Court which governed the society), and an autumn reader in 1611. Thomas served as Member of Parliament from Whitchurch from 1604 to 1611 during the reign of King James I." Thomas and Susan Brooke had eleven children, at least two of whom, Richard Brooke (1602-1656) and Dr. John Brooke (d. 1693), immigrated to Maryland. More information about the family, including pictures of the tomb effigies, can be found at: http://www.whitchurchhampshire.org.uk/BrookeW.html

Thomas married Susan FORSTER on 24 Nov 1591 in Whitchurch, Hampshie, England. Susan (daughter of Sir Thomas FOSTER and Susan FOSTER) was born before 28 Mar 1565 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 28 Mar 1565 in Aston, Hertfordshire, England; died on 18 Sep 1614 in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England; was buried on 18 Sep 1614 in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Probate: 10 Jan 1588

Richard married Lady Elizabeth TWYNE in 1552 in Whitechurch, Hampshire, England. Elizabeth was born in 1540 in London, England; died on 20 May 1599 in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England; was buried after 20 May 1599 in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Elizabeth TWYNNE
• Will: 16 May 1599, Somerset House, London, England

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Thomas married Susan FOSTER. Susan was born in 1548 in Iden, Sussex, England; died on 3 Apr 1625 in Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; was buried in Apr 1625 in Saint Dunstan Churchyard, Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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