Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
Gov. Robert Brooke, Sr. (I11051)
1602 - 1655 (53 years)
1607 - 1634 (26 years)-
Name Robert Brooke [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Title Gov. Suffix Sr. Relationship 
with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth 3 Jun 1602 White Marsh, Southampton, Hampshire, England 
[2, 4, 6, 7] Gender Male Education Between 28 Apr 1618 and 1624 [3, 4] Wadham College, Oxford University, receiving the degrees of B.A. and M.A. Occupation 1652 [4] 6th Governor of Maryland Reference Number 11585 Religion Episcopal minister [5] Residence Aft 28 Jul 1650 De La Brooke Manor, Charles, Maryland, USA [5] 2,000 acres granted Death 20 Jul 1655 Brooke Place Manor, Calvert, Maryland, USA [2, 4, 6, 8] Burial Brooke Place Manor Cemetery, St Leonard, Calvert, Maryland, USA Siblings 6 brothers and 3 sisters 1. Thomas Brooke, b. 1599 d. DECEASED 2. Richard Brooke, b. Abt 1600 d. DECEASED 3. Gov. Robert Brooke, Sr. (current person), b. 3 Jun 1602, White Marsh, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 20 Jul 1655, Brooke Place Manor, Calvert, Maryland, USA (Age 53 years)
▻Mary Baker, b. 25 Feb 1607, Battle, Sussex, Englandd. 1634, Battle, Sussex, England (Age 26 years), m. 25 Feb 1627, Battle, Sussex, England
▻Mary Mainwaring, b. 1605, St Giles in the Fields and St George, London, Englandd. 29 Nov 1663, Calvert, Maryland, USA (Age 58 years), m. 11 May 1635, London, London, England 4. John Brooke, b. 1605, Whitchurch, Hampshire, England d. DECEASED5. Frances Brooke, b. Abt 1607 d. DECEASED 6. Susan Brooke, b. Abt 1608 d. DECEASED 7. William Brooke, b. Abt 1609 d. DECEASED 8. Elizabeth Brooke, b. Abt 1610 d. DECEASED 9. Charles Brooke, b. Abt 1611 d. DECEASED 10. Humphrey Brooke, b. Abt 1612 d. DECEASED Notes - Arrived in 1550 with dogs (Chesapeake Bay Retrievers) and kids. Became permanent citizens of Maryland. It should be noted that Robert Brooke and 7 of his descendants in the male line served in the Maryland Assembly.
(Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789, by Edward C. Papenfuse, 2 vols, New York: The John Hopkins University Press)
Robert Brooke arrived in Maryland 30 June 1650, with his second wife Mary, his ten (10) children; Barker, Thomas, Charles, Roger, Robert, John, William, Francis, Mary, and Anna Brooke, and 28 servants, all transported at his own ex pence .
(Maryland Land Office, Liber 1, folio 165-166.)
In Gust Skordes' "Early Settlers of Maryland", pg.62. -
Brooke, Robert, Esq., Liber Q, Folio 446, Aggres to immigrate with his wife, 8sons and family in 1649.
Brooke, Robert, Liber 1, Folio 165, Immigrated 1650 with wife, ten children, 21 men servants and
7 maid servants.
Robert Brooke, with his two sons, Baker and Thomas, took the oath of fidelity to the Proprietary,
22 July 1650.
(Maryland Archives, iii, 256.)
He took the oath of office as a member of the Council of Maryland, 22 July 1650 (Maryland Archives, iii, 237, 240, 256)
Robert was constituted the Commander when Charles County was erected, 30 October 1650. (Maryland Archives, iii, 259) When Maryland was reduced in size, in 1652, by the Parliamentary Commissioners, he was placed at the head of the provisional council instituted by them, and served from 29 March until 3 July 1652. (Maryland Archives, iii, 271-276)
He was a member of the council and the commander of Charles County until 3 July 1654, when an order was passed revoking his commission and nullifying the act of erecting the county, in place a new county was erected, called Calvert County. (Maryland Archives, iii, 308)
According to the Brooke Family Record; "He was the first that did seat the Patuxent, about 20 miles up the river at De la Brooke, and had one son there, born in 1651, called Basil, who died the same day. In 1652 he removed to Brooke Place, being right against De la Brooke; and on the 28th of November, 1655, between 3 & 4 o'clock in the afternoon, had two children, Eliza and Henry, twins. He departed this world on the 20th day of 1655, and lieth buried at Brooke Place Manor; and his wife, Mary Brooke, departed this life the 29th November 1663." (Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 1 (1906), p. 66-73.)
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Arrived in 1550 with dogs (Chesapeake Bay Retrievers) and kids. Became permanent citizens of Maryland. It should be noted that Robert Brooke and 7 of his descendants in the male line served in the Maryland Assembly.
(Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789, by Edward C. Papenfuse, 2 vols, New York: The John Hopkins University Press)
Robert Brooke arrived in Maryland 30 June 1650, with his second wife Mary, his ten (10) children; Barker, Thomas, Charles, Roger, Robert, John, William, Francis, Mary, and Anna Brooke, and 28 servants, all transported at his own ex pence .
(Maryland Land Office, Liber 1, folio 165-166.)
In Gust Skordes' "Early Settlers of Maryland", pg.62. -
Brooke, Robert, Esq., Liber Q, Folio 446, Aggres to immigrate with his wife, 8sons and family in 1649.
Brooke, Robert, Liber 1, Folio 165, Immigrated 1650 with wife, ten children, 21 men servants and
7 maid servants.
Robert Brooke, with his two sons, Baker and Thomas, took the oath of fidelity to the Proprietary,
22 July 1650.
(Maryland Archives, iii, 256.)
He took the oath of office as a member of the Council of Maryland, 22 July 1650 (Maryland Archives, iii, 237, 240, 256)
Robert was constituted the Commander when Charles County was erected, 30 October 1650. (Maryland Archives, iii, 259) When Maryland was reduced in size, in 1652, by the Parliamentary Commissioners, he was placed at the head of the provisional council instituted by them, and served from 29 March until 3 July 1652. (Maryland Archives, iii, 271-276)
He was a member of the council and the commander of Charles County until 3 July 1654, when an order was passed revoking his commission and nullifying the act of erecting the county, in place a new county was erected, called Calvert County. (Maryland Archives, iii, 308)
According to the Brooke Family Record; "He was the first that did seat the Patuxent, about 20 miles up the river at De la Brooke, and had one son there, born in 1651, called Basil, who died the same day. In 1652 he removed to Brooke Place, being right against De la Brooke; and on the 28th of November, 1655, between 3 & 4 o'clock in the afternoon, had two children, Eliza and Henry, twins. He departed this world on the 20th day of 1655, and lieth buried at Brooke Place Manor; and his wife, Mary Brooke, departed this life the 29th November 1663." (Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 1 (1906), p. 66-73.)
Person ID I11051 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Father Thomas Brooke, b. 1561, Whitchurch, Hampshire, England d. 1612, Whitchurch, Hampshire, England (Age 51 years) Mother Susan Forster d. DECEASED Marriage 1597 Whitchurch, Hampshire, England [4] Reference Number 91022 Family ID F4023 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Baker, b. 25 Feb 1607, Battle, Sussex, England d. 1634, Battle, Sussex, England (Age 26 years) Marriage 25 Feb 1627 Battle, Sussex, England [4, 9] Reference Number 90934 Children 1. Baker Brooke, b. 16 Nov 1628, Battle, Sussex, England d. 1679, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA (Age 50 years)2. Mary Brooke, b. 19 Feb 1630 d. DECEASED 3. Thomas Brooke, b. 23 Jun 1632 d. DECEASED 4. Barbara Brooke, b. 1634 d. DECEASED Family ID F4020 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Family 2 Mary Mainwaring, b. 1605, St Giles in the Fields and St George, London, England d. 29 Nov 1663, Calvert, Maryland, USA (Age 58 years) Marriage 11 May 1635 London, London, England [4, 10] Reference Number 90885 Notes - From the Brooke Family Papers - "May the 11th, 1635, Robert Brooke was married to Mary, second daughter to Roger Mainwaring, Doctor of Divinity & Dean of Worcester, wh: Mary was born at St. Giles-in-the-Fields, London." Roger Mainwaring, the father of Robert Brooke's second wife, subsequently became Bishop of St. David's and came into collision with Parliament through his over zealous advocacy of the royal prerogative.
(Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 1 (1906), p. 66-73.)
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From the Brooke Family Papers - "May the 11th, 1635, Robert Brooke was married to Mary, second daughter to Roger Mainwaring, Doctor of Divinity & Dean of Worcester, wh: Mary was born at St. Giles-in-the-Fields, London." Roger Mainwaring, the father of Robert Brooke's second wife, subsequently became Bishop of St. David's and came into collision with Parliament through his over zealous advocacy of the royal prerogative.
(Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 1 (1906), p. 66-73.)
Children 1. Charles Brooke, b. 3 Apr 1636, London, London, England d. 1671, Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 34 years)2. Roger Brooke, b. 20 Sep 1637, Brecon, Powys, Wales d. 8 Apr 1700, Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 62 years)3. Robert Brooke, b. 21 Apr 1639, London, London, England d. 1667, Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 27 years)4. John Brooke, b. 20 Sep 1640, London, London, England d. 1677, Maryland, USA (Age 36 years)5. Mary Brooke, b. 14 Apr 1642, London, London, England d. DECEASED, Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, USA 6. William Brooke, b. 1 Dec 1643, London, London, England d. DECEASED, Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, USA 7. Ann Brooke, b. 22 Jan 1645, London, London, England d. DECEASED8. Francis Brooke, b. 30 May 1648, London, London, England d. Abt 1670, Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 21 years)9. Basil Brooke, b. 1651, De La Brooke Manor, Charles, Maryland, USA d. 1651, De La Brooke Manor, Charles, Maryland, USA (Age 0 years)10. Elizabeth Brooke, b. 28 Nov 1655, Brooke Place Manor, Calvert, Maryland, USA d. DECEASED11. Henry Brooke, b. 28 Nov 1655, Brooke Place Manor, Calvert, Maryland, USA d. 1672, Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age 16 years)Family ID F4016 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
- Arrived in 1550 with dogs (Chesapeake Bay Retrievers) and kids. Became permanent citizens of Maryland. It should be noted that Robert Brooke and 7 of his descendants in the male line served in the Maryland Assembly.
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Birth - 3 Jun 1602 - White Marsh, Southampton, Hampshire, England 
Marriage - 25 Feb 1627 - Battle, Sussex, England 
Marriage - 11 May 1635 - London, London, England 
Residence - 2,000 acres granted - Aft 28 Jul 1650 - De La Brooke Manor, Charles, Maryland, USA 
Death - 20 Jul 1655 - Brooke Place Manor, Calvert, Maryland, USA 
Burial - - Brooke Place Manor Cemetery, St Leonard, Calvert, Maryland, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones Brooke Sr Robert Headstone
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Sources - [S179] Robert W. Barnes, Maryland Genealogies from the Maryland Historical Magazine, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD., 1980;), Vol. 1, Pg.92, ISBN 0-8063-0887-7.
- [S42] Robert W. Barnes, British Roots of Maryland Families, (Name: 1999 Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD;), Pg. 79, ISBN 0-8063-1615-2.
- [S179] Robert W. Barnes, Maryland Genealogies from the Maryland Historical Magazine, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD., 1980;), Vol.1, Pg.92, ISBN 0-8063-0887-7.
- [S255] Family Database SmithG.FTW.
Date of Import: 1 Dec 2004 - [S1096] Thomas John Chew Williams and Foger McKinsey, History of Frederick Maryland, Volume 1, (Date: 1910, republished in 1967, 1979, 1997, and 2003;), 2003 edition, page 1215.].
https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/41889097/person/20463427027/media/a25ab9e0-847f-4522-84d5-3efc645f3de1?destTreeId=167934432&destPersonId=102175007854&_phsrc=pDA36&_phstart=default
Smith Family Summary Document - [S1251] Find A Grave, Robert Brooke.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17908266/robert-brookeBrooke Sr Robert Headstone - [S179] Robert W. Barnes, Maryland Genealogies from the Maryland Historical Magazine, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD., 1980;), Vol.1, Pg.92, ISBN 0-8063-0887-7.
...born according to family record "at London, 3rd June 1602, being Thursday, between 10 and 11 of the clock in the forenoon, being Corpus Christi day." - [S179] Robert W. Barnes, Maryland Genealogies from the Maryland Historical Magazine, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD., 1980;), Vol.1, Pg.93, ISBN 0-8063-0887-7.
"He departed this world the 20th day of July 1655, and lieth buried at Brooke Place Manor." - [S179] Robert W. Barnes, Maryland Genealogies from the Maryland Historical Magazine, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD., 1980;), Vol.1, Pg. 92, ISBN 0-8063-0887-7.
- [S180] Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 1 (1906), p. 66-73.
- [S179] Robert W. Barnes, Maryland Genealogies from the Maryland Historical Magazine, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD., 1980;), Vol. 1, Pg.92, ISBN 0-8063-0887-7.
