George Tucker, of Throwleigh & Gravesend

Was involved in an anti-papist plot that nearly cost him his head in Catholic-Protestant fighting 1550-54. Was a Jurate Gravesend, would become Prime Searcher of the Port in 1572, Portreeve (Mayor) of Gravesend in 1574. Also listed as Freeman of the Borough of Gravesend and Lord of the Manor of Milton.

Descendants of William Tucker

http://sites.rootsweb.com/~bmuwgw/tuckergen.htm ; (document attached)

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 TUCKER was born Abt. 1495 in of, Throuley (Throwley), Devonshire, England, and died Bef. 1543 in Throwleigh Parish, Dartmoor, Devonshire, England.

He married JOSEA OR ISOTA ASHE 1516 in probably, Devonshire, England, GB, daughter of WILLIAM ASHE. She was born Abt. 1498 in Ashe Manor Farm, Throwleigh, Devonshire, England, and died Aft. 1543 in England.

Children of WILLIAM TUCKER and JOSEA ASHE are:

Generation No. 2

2. GEORGE2 TUCKER (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1520 in of, Throwleigh, Devonshire, England, and died March 31, 1587 in Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England.

He married MARY OR MARIE HUNTER Bef. 1560 in Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England, GB, daughter of JOHN HUNTER. She was born in of, Gaunte, Flanders, Belgium.

Children of GEORGE TUCKER and MARY HUNTER are:

5. i. GEORGE3 TUCKER, b. Abt. 1560, Milton-next-Gravesend, Kent, England; d. December 26, 1625, Milton, Kent, England.

ii. MARY (OR MARIA) TUCKER, b. Abt. 1565, probably, Gravesend, Kent, England; d. Bef. 1619; m. ARTHUR STARKEY, November 03, 1588, Milton Church, Milton, Kent, England, GB.

iii. MARTHA TUCKER, b. Bef. 1566, Gravesend, Kent, England, GB; d. Aft. 1619; m. (1) ANTHONY HERENT, England, GB; b. of, Oundell, England, GB; m. (2) CHRISTOPHER FREEMAN, Abt. 1606, England, GB; b. of, Higham, Northamptonshire, England.

6. iv. NICHOLAS TUCKER, b. 1566, Milton, Kent, England; d. Aft. November 28, 1603, will, Milton, Kent, England.

7. v. TOBIAS TUCKER, b. April 06, 1567, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England; d. Aft. 1619, of, London, Middlesex, England.

vi. ELIZABETH TUCKER, b. September 12, 1568, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England; d. Aft. 1619; m. PAUL (PAWLE) STRONNARD, Abt. 1588, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England, GB; b. of, Gravesend, Kent, England; d. Aft. 1604.

vii. ABRAHAM TUCKER, b. September 12, 1569, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England; d. Bef. 1619.

viii. SAMUEL TUCKER, b. February 24, 1570/71, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England; d. August 30, 1575, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England.

ix. CATHERINE TUCKER, b. May 14, 1573, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England; d. December 11, 1586, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England.

8. x. DANIEL TUCKER, b. April 10, 1575, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England; d. February 10, 1624/25, Port Royal, Southampton, Bermuda.

xi. HESTER TUCKER, b. April 05, 1579, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England; m. RICHARD CODWELL, March 07, 1601/02, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England, GB.

xii. MANSFIELD TUCKER, b. August 07, 1580, Milton next Gravesend, Kent, England; m. ELIZABETH GRAY, Abt. 1602, Barnet, Herefordshire, England, GB.

Source: From “Descendants of William Tucker of Throwleigh Devon”. https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Tucker-731

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References

• Tucker, Robert Dennard (1991). The Descendants of William Tucker of Throwleigh, Devon. < GoogleBooks >