Aston Cockayne

Sir Aston Cockayne
1st Baronet Cockayne of Ashbourne
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Baptised20 December 1608
Died1684
Noble familyCockayne
Spouse(s)Mary Kniveton (daughter of Sir William Kniveton)
FatherSir Thomas Cockayne
MotherLady Anne Stanhope (daughter of Sir John Stanhope)
OccupationBaronet, Landowner, Cavalier, Poet and Writer.

Sir Aston Cockayne, 1st Baronet (1608–1684) Also spelt Aston Cockain was, in his day, a well-known Cavalier and a minor literary figure, now best remembered as a friend of Philip Massinger, John Fletcher, Michael Drayton, Richard Brome, Thomas Randolph, and other writers of his generation.[1]