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     Dorothy Heydon is the daughter of Sir Henry Heydon and Anne Boleyn.^1,2 She married Thomas Brooke, 8th Lord Cobham (of Kent), son of John Brooke, 7th Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Margaret Neville.¹
     Her married name became Brooke.¹

     George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham (of Kent) was born circa 1497.² He was the son of Thomas Brooke, 8th Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Dorothy Heydon.¹ He married Anne Bray, daughter of Edmund Bray, 1st Lord Braye and Jane Halliwell, from 1517 to 1526.³ He died on 29 September 1558.¹ An inquest post mortem was held for his on 20 January 1558/59.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 6 December 1560.³
     He was appointed Knight Bachelor in July 1523 by the Earl of Surrey, after the capture of Morlaix.² He succeeded as the 9th Lord Cobham, Kent [E., 1313] in November 1529.¹ In 1536 he sat as one of the 27 peers for the trial of Queen Anne Boleyn.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1546, against the Scots, under the Earl of Hertford.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 24 April 1549.⁴ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 23 May 1550.³ He was accused of complicity in Sir Thomas Wyatt's rebellion, but was exonerated and released.¹ He received large grants of land after the Dissolution of the Monasteries.¹ His last will was dated 13 January 1557/58.

     Anne Bray was born in 1501.² She was the daughter of Edmund Bray, 1st Lord Braye and Jane Halliwell.¹ She married George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham (of Kent), son of Thomas Brooke, 8th Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Dorothy Heydon, from 1517 to 1526.³ She died on 1 November 1558.¹ She was buried at Cobham, Kent, England^G.³
     From before 1526, her married name became Brooke.¹ Her last will was dated 7 October 1558.³

     William Brooke, 10th Lord Cobham (of Kent) was born on 1 November 1527.³ He was the son of George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Anne Bray.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Dorothy Neville, daughter of George Neville, 3rd Lord Abergavenny and Lady Mary Stafford, before 1559.⁴ He married, secondly, Frances Newton, daughter of Sir John Newton and Margaret Poyntz, on 25 February 1559/60 at Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England^G.^3,5 He died on 6 March 1596/97 at age 69.³ He was buried at Cobham Church, Cobham, Kent, England^G.⁶ His will was proven (by probate) on 23 May 1597.⁶
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hythe between 1547 and 1552.⁵ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Rochester in 1555.⁵ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Kent between 1558 and 1596.⁵ He succeeded as the 10th Lord Cobham, Kent [E., 1313] in November 1558.³ He held the office of Constable of Dover.³ He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.³ He held the office of Ambassador to the Spanish Governor of the Netherlands in 1578.⁵ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 April 1584.^3,5 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) before 12 February 1585/86.⁵ He held the office of Ambassador to the Spanish Governor of the Netherlands in 1588.⁵ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain from August 1596 to 1597.^3,5 His last will was dated 24 February 1596/97.

     Lady Dorothy Neville was born after 1520. She was the daughter of George Neville, 3rd Lord Abergavenny and Lady Mary Stafford.¹ She married William Brooke, 10th Lord Cobham (of Kent), son of George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Anne Bray, before 1559.¹ She died on 22 September 1559 at Cobham, Kent, England^G, without male issue.^1,2 She was buried on 3 October 1559 at Cobham, Kent, England^G.²
     From before 1559, her married name became Brooke.¹

     Henry Neville, 7th Lord Abergavenny was born before 1580.¹ He was the son of Edward Neville, 6th Lord Abergavenny and Rachel Lennard.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Mary Sackville, daughter of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset and Cecily Baker, before 1601.¹ He married, secondly, Catherine Vaux, daughter of Hon. George Vaux and Hon. Elizabeth Roper, before 1616.¹ He died circa December 1641. He was buried on 24 December 1641 at Birling, Kent, England^G.¹
     He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 9 July 1594 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 7th Lord Abergavenny [E., 1450] on 1 December 1622.¹

     Rachel Lennard was the daughter of John Lennard and Elizabeth Harman.¹ She married Edward Neville, 6th Lord Abergavenny, son of Edward Neville, 5th Lord Abergavenny and Katharine Brome, before 1580.² She died circa October 1616. She was buried on 16 October 1616 at Birling, Kent, England^G.¹
     From before 1580, her married name became Neville.² After her marriage, Rachel Lennard was styled as Baroness Bergavenny.

     Frances Newton was the daughter of Sir John Newton and Margaret Poyntz.^1,3 She married William Brooke, 10th Lord Cobham (of Kent), son of George Brooke, 9th Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Anne Bray, on 25 February 1559/60 at Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England^G.^1,3 She died on 17 October 1592 at Cobham, Kent, England^G.³ She was buried at Cobham, Kent, England^G.³
     From 25 February 1559/60, her married name became Brooke.

     Henry Brooke, 11th Lord Cobham (of Kent) was born on 22 November 1564.³ He was the son of William Brooke, 10th Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Frances Newton.¹ He married Lady Frances Howard, daughter of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham and Katherine Carey, circa 27 May 1601.³ He died on 24 January 1618/19 at age 54 at Tower of London, London, England^G, without issue.⁴
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent from 1588 to 1589.^3,5 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire in 1593.^3,5 He held the office of Warden of the Cinque Ports between 1597 and July 1603.⁵ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Cobham, Kent [E., 1313] in October 1597.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 April 1599.^3,5 In 1604 he was attainted with his brother George and his honours forfeited (including hisknighthood of the Garter). He was not executed but imprisoned in the Tower of London until his death.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     Frances Brooke was the daughter of William Brooke, 10th Lord Cobham (of Kent) and Lady Dorothy Neville.¹ She married, firstly, Thomas Coppinger.² She married, secondly, Edward Becher, son of Henry Becher and Alice Heron.²
     Her married name became Coppinger.² Her married name became Becher.²