Margaret Hoo Brocket

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In the Wheathampstead church there is “on the east wall, an incised white marble tablet in memory of John Heyworth, his wife Joan, and their three children all of whom died in their infancy. Dated, 1558, it tells how the bereaved parents adopted Margaret Hoo as their sole heir, this lady making an interesting second marriage to one Nicholas Brocket, Esquire. Thus we learn how two great land-owning families in the neighbourhood joined forces in marriage.”[4] Nicolas Brocket died in 1585 and was buried at Wheathampstead, his will being proved that year. Nicholas and Margret had two known children, Johanna who was buried at Wheathampsted 15 February 1566 and John Brocket, who christened at in the same church 14 January 1562. This John was known as Mr. John Brocket of Mackrey End.