It has been a while since I have posted this information and would love any
feedback. If anyone has access to meeting minutes in Limerick or Dublin or
Cumberland, England, I would love to have some marriage, birth or death
information about the people listed below.
I have information from Mary Shackleton Leadbeater's letters she published
about some of these people, but do not have much in the order of "legal"
documents for birth, death, marriage, etc.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks to all!
Jana Rooke
GEORGE ROOKE, b. 1652, Bolton, Cumberland, England, d. 7 Dec 1742, Dublin,
Ireland
married, 1686, JOAN COOKE, b. about 1653 in Limerick, Ireland, d. September
17, 1737, Dublin, Ireland.
Their Children:
1. RACHEL ROOKE, b. August 6, 1687, Limerick, Ireland, d. 1766, possibly
Dublin, Ireland
married JOSHUA CARLTON, b. May 21, 1684, Balinasang, County, Wicklow,
Ireland, d. Feb. 21, 1735/36, Dublin, Ireland. They had at least two
children: Deborah and Elizabeth who married RICHARD SHACKLETON (Eiz. and
Rich.'s child was Mary "Molly" Shackleton LEADBEATER).
2. JOANNA ROOKE, b. December 9, 1688, Limerick, Ireland, d. 1695 posibly
Dublin, Ireland. We think she was a spinster.
3. GEORGE ROOKE, b. December 15, 1690, Limerick, Ireland, d. abt 1750,
Dublin, Ireland, married abt. 1712,possibly in Dublin, ELIZABETH STRETTELL
(possibly the daughter of AMOS OR ABEL STRETTELL OF DUBLIN). Their children
were GEORGE, AMOS, ABEL, JOANNA, ROBERT, ELIZABETH, THOMAS AND BENJAMIN.
George and Amos left Ireland for America several years before 1750. Abel is
said to have been living in Limerick at the time of the admistrations of his
fathers will. Not sure about Robert, Elizabeth, or Benjamin. We think Thomas
is our ancestor and he came to Philadelphia before 1739.
4. ANNE ROOKE, b. 1693, unknown place, married JOHN BARCLAY (grandson of
Robert "THE APOLOGIST" Barclay)
5. JOHN ROOKE, b. August 6, 1694, unknown place, d. Feb. 8, 1731/32, Dublin,
Ireland.
6. BENJAMIN ROOKE, b. May 11, 1698, Dublin, Ireland, d. November 17, 1729,
Dublin, Ireland.
If you wish any other information about these people go to our home page on
Family Tree Maker:
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/o/o/Mark--Jana--Rooke/index.html
Go to the Rooke family report. Our family database has over 15,000 names in
it so you can check it out also!
Thanks again to all,
Jana Rooke
San Jose, CA