Mary Tooke

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Tooke was born in 1629, in England, her father, James Tooke, was 46 and her mother, Dorothy Gray, was 45. She had at least 1 son with Thomas Davis. She died in 1710, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Davis
1585–1679
Mary Tooke
1629–1710
John Davis
1665–1712

Sources (1)

  • Mary Tuke Or Tooke, "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"

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World Events (2)

1642 · The English Civil War

A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.

1688 · Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk and Suffolk): from the Middle English personal name Toky, Toke, Tuke, Tuk(ke) (Old Danish Tōki, Tūki, Tukk(a)). This was probably a pet form of Old Norse Thorkell (Old Danish Thurkell; see Turkel ), and perhaps of other names in Thor- or Thur- with the Old Norse hypocoristic suffix -ki. An additional source of Tōki may have been a nickname, Old Norse tóki ‘simpleton’. It was popular in Scandinavia partly perhaps because it was that of a master archer in the Icelandic Jómsvíkinga saga.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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