Catherine (Brooke) Jerningham (1544 - abt. 1591)

Born 7 Apr 1544 in Cobham, Kent, England

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Catherine was born on Monday 7 April 1544. She was the fourth daughter of George Brooke KG, Lord Cobham, and his wife Anne Bray, sister and coheir of John Lord Bray.^[1]

She must have been married to John Jerningham at the age of 17 in 1561 when the Brooke Tomb was built since her figure on the tomb includes the Jerningham coat of arms.^[2]

On 14 October 1591 there was a court case "Lord Cobham v Jernegan" which implies that John Jerningham/Jernegan had died first leaving a jointure for his wife Catherine and that Catherine had also died or remarried by this date.^[3] Some sources say that she married, as a second husband, a Bellamy.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1571 Brooke Pedigree: Emblazoned by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald
   Cecil Papers, 225/1 (original not publicly available online)
   CECIL PAPERS 225/1 at Oxford Shakespeare (accessed 11 January 2021)
   Includes an excerpted version translated to modern English.
   "Catherine, fourth daughter, born on Monday the 7 of April anno 1544, was married to John Jerningham, son of George."
2. ↑ Brooke Tomb Heraldry: "The Seaxe", Newsletter of the Middlesex Heraldry Society, Editor – Stephen Kibbey. The Heraldry on the Tomb Chest of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham at St Mary Magdalene Church, Cobham, Kent
   Part 1: No.55 February 2009 (accessed 5 January 2021)
   Part 2: No.56 September 2009 (accessed 5 January 2021)
3. ↑ Court case over jointure: "Lord Cobham v Jernegan."
   C 78 - Chancery and Supreme Court of Judicature, Chancery Division: Six Clerks Office and successors: Decree Rolls
   National Archives (accessed 12 January 2021)
4. ↑ Analysis of father's will: Analysis of THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES PROB 11/43/628
   Oxford Shakespeare (accessed 12 January 2021)

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Brooke,_9th_Baron_Cobham