Descendants of John Coo

Generation No. 5



5. JOHN5 COO (THOMAS4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1)9 was born Abt. 1460 in Gestingthorpe, Co. Essex, England9, and died 1520 in Gestingthorpe, Co. Essex, England10. He married JOANE GOLDING11 Abt. 1490 in ?11, daughter of THOMAS GOLDING and AGNES LETTON. She was born Unknown in Co. Suffolk or Belchamp, Co. Essex, England/Suffolk Co., England11, and died Unknown.

Notes for JOHN COO:
This John Coo, born about 1460, was a prosperous farmer on an extensive scale, holding estates in county Essex.
He died in the latter part of 1520 at Gestingthorpe, co. Essex. In the floor of Gestingthorpe church may still be seen the stone slab originally placed over his grave. In this stone slab is a matrix about 2 feet long, showing the outline of two figures lying facing each other. The original brass effigies of John Coo and his wife, with their inscriptions, were torn out and destroyed during the Puritan Cromwell's time (1643) when thousands of such mutilations were perpetrated with the idea of destroying all evidences of ancient Catholic superstitions. (Bartlett, p. 27).

The custom of conferring the same given name 'John' upon 2 sons in a family was very prevalent in England up through the 16th century. One was named after St. John the Evangelist, the other after St. John the Baptist. (Bartlett, p. 27).

This John Coo was the last member of our line who was a Catholic; his children conformed to the Church of England. (His great-grandson, Henry Coe of Thorpe-Morieux, born 1555 became a Puritan Dissenter and raised all his children as Puritans.)

More About JOHN COO:
Burial: 1520, Gestingthorpe Church
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Catholic

Children of JOHN COO and JOANE GOLDING are:

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JOHN6 COO, b. Abt. 1495, Gestingthorpe, Co. Essex, England; d. 1533, Gestingthorpe, Co. Essex, England.
 

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THOMAS COO12, b. Abt. 1503, Gestingthorpe, Co. Essex, England12; d. Unknown.
 

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AGNES COO12, b. Unknown, Gestingthorpe, Co. Essex, England; d. Unknown.
 

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ALICE COO12, b. Unknown, Gestingthorpe, Co. Essex, England; d. Unknown.
 

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JOANE COO13, b. Unknown, Gestingthorpe, Co. Essex, England; d. Unknown.

This John Coo, born about 1460 in Gestingthorpe, County Essex, England, was a prosperous farmer on an extensive scale, holding estates in County Essex. He married Joane Golding, the daughter of Thomas Golding and Agnes Letton, around 1490. He died in the latter part of 1520 at Gestingthorpe.

In the floor of Gestingthorpe church may still be seen the stone slab originally placed over his grave. In this stone slab is a matrix about 2 feet long, showing the outline of two figures lying facing each other. The original brass effigies of John Coo and his wife, with their inscriptions, were torn out and destroyed during the Puritan Cromwell's time (1643) when thousands of such mutilations were perpetrated with the idea of destroying all evidences of ancient Catholic superstitions. (Bartlett, p. 27).

The custom of conferring the same given name 'John' upon two sons in a family was very prevalent in England up through the 16th century. One was named after St. John the Evangelist, the other after St. John the Baptist. (Bartlett, p. 27).

This John Coo was the last member of our line who was a Catholic; his children conformed to the Church of England.
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