July 10, 1460—Battle of Northampton in the War of the Roses, Baron Edward Brooke, an ardent Yorkist and Cindy’s direct ancestor was there. It is 20 generations from him to Cindy! It was a significant Yorkist victory as the Kingmaker captured King Henry VI. Edward Brooke, 6th Baron Cobham—John Brooke, 7th Baron Cobham—Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham—Elizabeth Brooke, was the wife of Thomas Wyatt, the poet, and the mother of Thomas Wyatt the younger who led Wyatts Rebellion against Mary I. She was the sister of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham and was considered a possible candidate for the sixth wife of Henry VIII of England.—Sir Thomas Wyatt, the Rebel, beheaded by Bloody Mary at the Tower of London—Sir George Wyatt—The Reverend Haut Wyatt, who helped found Jamestowne—Captain John Wyatt—Major William Wyatt—John Wyatt—Elizabeth Wyatt—Joseph Oates—Ensign Jethro Oates—Major Jesse Oates—Mary Maria Oates—Nancy Jane Oates—Giles David Daniel—Robert David Daniel—James LaWayne Daniel—Cynthia R. Daniel White
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:38:59 +0000
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