Todd, I have found my book on the Brooke family. It is "The Brooke Family
Lineage with Many Related Families" by Lucile Schreiber Witkay. This is what
she has about Mary Brooke, daughter of Baker and Anne Calvert Brooke: on p.
71 she names the children of this couple and Mary is number iv.
iv. Mary d. 1763; m. Raphael Neale (1683 - 1743) Source: Raines' History
of North Durham
Then on p. she tells about Leonard Brooke I. "The will of Leonard Brooke I
is dated Nov. 1, 1716, and was proved Apr. 2, 1718. In it he mentions the
children given below, his nephews, Richard and Leonard Brooke, and his brother
- in - law, Raphael Neale." The source for this is Raines' History of North
Durham.
This book takes the Brooke family back to 215 A.D. It is an interesting
book and seems to be well documented. However, I am not guaranteeing that it is
correct. Since there is no date that I see there on the birth date of Mary
Brooke, I can not judge how if she was older than Raphael.
I am going to go an look at the Neal book now and will let you know what I
find there.
Beverly Sullivan
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