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bap. 16 Oct. 1614, 1st s. of Arthur Brooke of Great Oakley, and Dorothy, da. of Sir Thomas Nevill of Holt, Leics.Great Oakley par. reg.; Vis. Northants. 1681 (Harl. Soc. lxxxvii), 27-8. m. 30 Jan. 1634, Margaret, da. of Sir John Walter† of Sarsden, Oxon., chief baron of the exchequer, 3s. 6da.St James, Clerkenwell par reg.; Vis. Northants. 1681, 28. suc. fa. Nov. 1620; gdfa. Nov. 1638; bur. 22 Mar. 1658 22 Mar. 1658.Great Oakley par. reg.
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j.p. Northants. 7 June 1641–?, Aug. 1646–d.C231/5, p. 451; C231/6, p. 56. Commr. assessment, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). militia, 2 Dec. 1648;A. and O. Northants. and Rutland 14 Mar. 1655;SP25/76A, f. 16. ejecting scandalous ministers, Northants. 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. oyer and terminer, Midland circ. 13 Feb. 1655–d.;C181/6, pp. 88, 283. securing peace of commonwealth, Northants. by Nov. 1655.TSP iv. 235.

col. militia horse, Northants. 5 Mar. 1650–?;CSP Dom. 1650, p. 505. capt. by July 1655–?d.SP25/77, pp. 878, 900.

commr. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

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BROOKE, Thomas (1614-58), of Great Oakley, Northants.
of Great Oakley, Northants.
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Commons 1640-1660
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BROOKE, Thomas (1614-58), of Great Oakley, Northants.

Will
20 Apr. 1655, cod. 20 Oct. 1657, pr. 5 Mar. 1659.PROB11/289, f. 197.
Estates
In 1620, inherited manor and manor house of Great Oakley; lands in same.C142/482/52. 1642, one ‘Thomas Brooks’ of Northampton donated £10 in plate and money on the propositions for maintaining the earl of Essex’s army.SP28/172, pt. 3, unfol. In 1658, estate inc. manor house of Great Oakley and numerous closes in the parish.PROB11/289, ff. 197v-198. In 1670, house at Great Oakley assessed for 13 hearths.E179/157/446, m. 49d.
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