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John Locke

Birthdate:
Birthplace: St Katharine's & Wapping, London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Death: 1599 (40-42)
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Locke and Mary Locke
Brother of Matthew Locke, Esq. of Merton; Rowland Locke; Mary Locke; William Locke; Thomas Locke and 1 other
Half brother of Martha Allen; Dorothy Allen and Judith Allen

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About John Locke

  • Genealogical Gleanings in England, Volume 2 By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=caNCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1226&lpg=PA1226...
  • https://archive.org/details/genealogicalglea02byuwate
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalglea02byuwate#page/1227/mode...
  • THOMAS LOK citizen and mercer of London, 21 March 1553, with a codicil, proved 11 December 1556. To be buried in the Mercers Church in West Cheape, London, commonly called St. Thomas of Acoru church, as nigh to the place there where my late father lieth buried as conveniently may be. My loving brethren and friends John Cosowarth, Thomas Stacy and Anthony Hykman citizens and mercers of London. My younger sons Rowland, Thomas and Mathewe Lok. Houses, lands, &c. in the city of London and the Suburbs and in the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey. Wife Mary to have (among other property) my best ring of gold set with a diamond that was my father's. My daughter Mary at lawful age or
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalglea02byuwate#page/1228/mode...
  • marriage. My four sons, William, Rowland, Thomas and Mathew Lok at twenty one. William, my eldest son, and Anthony Hikman, my brother, to be executors, my said brother to administer by himself alone until my said eldest son shall accomplish the age of eighteen years.
  • In the codicil he speaks of his brother Thomas as having deceased. And God hath given me one other son whose name is John and one daughter called Anne and besides my said wife is with child, at this present uncertain whether it be a man child or a woman child. Mary mine eldest daughter. Ketchyn, 26. ___________________________
  • Book of the Lockes: A genealogical and historical record of the descendants ... By John Goodwin Locke
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=2twUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA358&lpg=PA358&dq...
  • https://archive.org/details/bookoflockesgene00lock
  • https://archive.org/stream/bookoflockesgene00lock#page/342/mode/1up
  • John Locke, sheriff of London, 1460 ch: Thomas d. 1507
  • Thomas Locke d. anno 1507 m. Joan Wilcock d.1512 ch: 1. John d.1519, 2. Sir William d. 1550 m. 2 wives; (b) 1st Elizabeth Spencer, 2nd Catharine, daughter of Wm. Cook, 3. Michael, 4. Thomas (probably son) m. Mary.
    • (a) I am of opinion, after an examination of Stow's "Survey of London," that the "arms in the window" were those of Sir William Locke, who was buried in Mercer's Chapel in 1550; yet a doubt remains.
    • (b) He had four wives.
  • https://archive.org/stream/bookoflockesgene00lock#page/342/mode/1up
  • 3. Michael Locke, younger brother (a) of Sir William, children: 1. Matthew
  • 1. Mathew Locke, ch: 1. Richard d.1617 and 2. Christopher
  • https://archive.org/stream/bookoflockesgene00lock#page/344/mode/1up
  • 2. Christopher Locke, the youngest son children: 1. Christopher, 2. John, 3. Honour, 4. Christian, 5. Lewis.
  • https://archive.org/stream/bookoflockesgene00lock#page/349/mode/1up
  • Sir William Locke was employed by Henry Vlll., having the charge of his commercial affairs "both at home and abroad." In the Cottonian Library, London, are several manuscript letters from him to the King, and to Secretary Cromwell, dated at Antwerp, in 1533-4, 1535 and 1538, relating to some works carrying on at Calais, concerning negotiations with France and about the woollen trade. He was, says Collins, "Particularly employed by Queen Anne Bullen, [Boleyn] privately to gather the Epistles, Gospels and Psalms, from beyond sea, in which he ran great hazard, some having been secretly made away with, for attempting the same thing." He had four wives, (see the chart, p. 358-9,) and twenty or more children, many of which died young. The name of his first wife has been variously given by different writers ; some say it was Alice Spence, and others Elizabeth Spencer. Anciently the names of Elizabeth and Alice were convertible, one for the other. The records of the Herald's office, which are the best authority, say that her name was Alice Spence.
  • https://archive.org/stream/bookoflockesgene00lock#page/358/mode/2up
    • The following Pedigree is principally compiled from the Herald's Visitation and the Gentleman's Magazine.
  • JOHN LOCKE, Sheriff of London 1461, his Monument was in the Church of St. Mary, Bow, London. He was probably descended from Thomas Locke, of Merton Abbey, in Surrey. Lyson says the Rectory of Merton was granted to Thomas Locke by Edward III. in 1291. ; ch: Thomas (m. Joan Wilcock)
    • Thomas, merchant of London, d. 1507, buried at St Thomas of Acres, London. = Joan, only dau. and heir of Mr. Wilcock or Wilkokes, of Rotherman, in Yorkshire; d. 1512. ; ch: Sir William (m. Alice Spence & Katherine Cook & Eleanor, wid. Marshe & Elizabeth wid. Meredith), John (d.1519), Thomas (m. Mary Minister), Michael?
      • John, died s p. buried in Mercer's Chapel, London, 1519.
      • Thomas wf. Mary Minister at Merton 1552, probably was son of Thomas.
      • (Michael?)
      • Sir WILLIAM, Knt. and Alderman, b. 1480, d. 1550. He was knighted by Hen. VIII. for going over to Dunkirk and pulling down the Pope's bull; was sheriff of London 1548. Sir William was Gent. of the Privy Chamber. His 3d wf. was Eleanor, wid. of Walter Marshe. She d 1546. His 4th wf. was Elizabeth, widow of Robert Meredith. = 1st. Alice Spence or Elizabeth Spencer, of London who died in 1522, buried at Mercer's Chapel, London. ; ch: William (b. 1511), Philip (d.1524), Jane (m. Robt. Meredith), Peter (d.1517), William (b.1517), Richard (d.1516), Edmund (d.1516), Thomas (m. Mary Lounge), Matthew (m. Elizabeth Baker) Locke ; = 2d. Katherine, dau. of William, and sister and co-heir of Sir Thos Cook of Wiltshire, Knt. She was buried at Merton Abbey, Surrey. She d. Oct. 14, 1537. ; ch: Dorothy (m. Otwell Hill & Jno. Cosworth), Katherine (m. Thomas Stacey & William Matthew), Rose (m. Anthony Hickman & _ Throgmorton), John (d. France), Alice (d.1537), Thomasin (d.1530), Henry (m. Anne Vaughan), Michael (m. Jane Wilkinson & Margery Peryn), Elizabeth (m. Richard Hill & Nicholas Bullingham), John (d.1537) Locke
        • William, b. 1511, died 1517.
        • Philip, d. 1524, s. p.
        • Jane, born August 29, 1512; m. Robt. Meredith, of London, Mercer. ; ch: Mary (m. Richard Springham)
        • Peter, died 1517, s. p.
        • William b. 1517, d. 1519.
        • Richard d. 1516.
        • Edmund, died for love of Sir Brian Tuke's or Tuck's daughter 1545.
        • Thomas, b. Feb. 8, 1514, a merchant of London = Mary dau. of __ Lounge. ; ch: 1. William, 2. Rowland, 3. Mathew (m. Dau. of Sir William Allen), 4. John, 5. Mary Locke
          • 1. William
          • 2. Rowland.
          • 3. Matthew. = Daughter of Sir William Allen, Alderman of London. ch: Thomas perhaps (m. Susan Gedney) Locke
          • 4. John.
          • 5. Mary.
        • .... etc. ___________________
  • Simon THROCKMORTON
  • Born: BEF 1526, Brampton, Huntingdon, England
  • Died: 27 Mar 1585
  • Father: Richard THROCKMORTON of Higham Ferrars
  • Mother: Johanna BEAUFO
  • Married 1: Agnes WAUTON? 16 May 1547
  • Children:
    • .... etc.
  • Married 2: Rose LOCKE (b. 26 Dec 1526 - d. 21 Nov 1613) (dau. of William Locke and Catherine Cook) (w. of Anthony Hickman)
  • Children:
    • 10. John THROCKMORTON
    • 11. Bartholomew THROCKMORTON
    • 12. Thomas THROCKMORTON
    • 13. Matthew THROCKMORTON
    • 14. Francis THROCKMORTON
    • 15. Gervis THROCKMORTON
    • 16. Mary THROCKMORTON
    • 17. Martha THROCKMORTON
  • .... etc.
  • His second wife, Rose Locke, was the daughter of William Locke or Lok (b. 1480 - d. 24 Aug 1550) and Catherine Cook (d. 14 Oct 1537). She was part of a large family. Her father was a well-to-do London mercer who also served as an occasional agent for the Crown in France and Flanders.
  • Her brother Thomas (b. 8 Feb 1514 - d. 9 Nov 1556) married Mary Long, and by her had six children: William, Rowland, Matthew (b. 1553 - d. 1599), John, Mary, and Anne. Rose chided her sister-in-law, Mary for keeping her husband in England after he was arrested for heresy and thus contributing to his death. Later Mary Long married Dr. George Owen, physician of Henry VIII, and may have been the Mrs. Owen living at Cumnor Place at the time of Amy Robsart’s death.
  • Rose married first, on 28 Nov 1543, Anthony Hickman (d. 1573), by whom she had eight children: Mary (b. 1547), William (b. 1549 - d. 25 Sep 1625), Henry (b. 1550), Walter (b. 1552 - d. BEF Feb 1618), another Mary (b. 1554), Anthony (b. 1560 - d. 13 Dec 1597), Eleazar (b. 1562), and Matthew. During Mary Tudor’s reign, Rose’s husband and her brother Thomas were charged with heresy and imprisoned in the Fleet. When they were set free, Anthony left England for Antwerp. Rose, being pregnant, retired to Oxfordshire to give birth, after which she joined her husband abroad. She gave birth to another child in Antwerp. The Hickmans returned to England when Elizabeth Tudor became Queen.
  • In 1610, Rose wrote her autobiography from the year 1534 to Queen Mary’s death in 1558. This still exists in manuscript.
  • From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/SimonThrockmorton.htm _________________
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John Locke's Timeline

1557
1557
St Katharine's & Wapping, London, Greater London, United Kingdom
1599
1599
Age 42
Greater London, England, United Kingdom