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- (Research):Jacob Cooke. Born at Leyden, Holland, in 1618, died July 7/1676 at Plymouth. He came to America in the ship "Ann". He married, 1st, on June 10/1646, Damaris Hopkins, daughter of Stephen Hopkins who came Subject 686. P5 (373/374) on the Mayflower, and of his second wife Elizabeth Fisher. He married, 2nd, on November 16/1669, at Plymouth, the widow Elizabeth Shurtleffe, daughter of Thomas Lettice, see subject 650. In 1637 Jacob was a Volunteer in Capt Prince's Company for the Indian War: Surveyor of Highways in 1654 and 1666: Grand Inquest 1662 and 1667. His Will, dated December 11/1675 left his wife Elizabeth, one yoke of oxen and one cow towards the bringing up of my three youngest daughters and the use of the orchard in my now dwelling house and the orchard I planted in the place I lived in at my first marriage: to my son Caleb a double portion of all my lands: to Jacob, one share of lands. His estate was inventoried at œ104. Issue:- (by his first wife) 2/1. Elizabeth Cooke. Born at Plymouth January 16/1648, died November 21/1692. Married in 1667 John Doty, who died May 6/1701, son of Edward Doty who came on the Mayflower and his second wife Faith Clark. John Doty married, 2nd, Sarah Rickard daughter of Charles Rickard of Plymouth. This Rickard family is the same which married into the maternal line of John Lindsely. 2/2. Caleb Cooke. Born March 29/1651. Married Jane ---. Caleb was a Captain in King Philip's War and when Philip was surrounded by the English at Mount Hope, near Tiverton, R.I., Caleb was stationed with an Indian named Alderman on the outskirts of the swamp where King Philip was concealed. (King Philip's Indian name was too long to pronounce: he was given the name Philip by Governor John Winslow, who named him Philip in remembrance of Philip of Macedon). On the approach of the Indian Chief Philip, Caleb levelled his gun but it missed fire, so Alderman took his turn and shot Philip in the heart. Caleb got Alderman to change guns so tat he might keep the weapon that did the deed, now preserved in Pilgrim Hall at Plymouth. 2/5. Jacob Cooke. Born at Plymouth March 26/1653, died 1748. He married, 1st, on December 29/1681, Lydia Miller who died March 1st, 1727. He married, 2nd, Phebe ---. 2/4. Mary Cooke. Born at Plymouth January l2/1657, died March 21/1715. 2/5. Martha Cooke. Born March 16/1659, died September 17/1722. She married as his second wife in 1683, Elkanah Cushman, son of Thomas Cushman who cane on The "Fortune" in 1621. Elkanah had married, 1st, in 1677, Elizabeth Cole, who died 1681, after the birth of her first child. 2/6. Francis Cooke. Born January 5/1662. He married in 1687 Elizabeth Latham, daughter of Robert & Sasannah (Winslow) Latham. 2/7, Ruth Cooke. Born January 17/1665. 2/8. Sarah Cooke. Married in 1691 as his second wife, Robert Bartlett, born 1663, son of Joseph & Hannah (Fallowell) Bartlett. 2/9. Rebecca Cooke. No data.
10 June 1646 : "This 10th of June 1646 the condicions of the marriage between Jacob Cooke and Damarise hopkins
"Know all men by these presents that upon a conclusion of a marriage between Jacob Cooke of Plymouth and Damarise hopkins of the same It is promised by ffrancis Cooke of Plym : aforsaid and father of the said Jacob Cooke upon the conclusion of the said marriage That hee Doth give unto the said Jacob his sonne one hundred acres of land with meddow or therabouts bee It more or lesse Lying att the north River ;
"2condly The said ffrancis giveth to his said sonne Jacob halfe the Land that att any time shall fall to him the said ffrancis by any Devision of the Purchase Land or Due to the first commers
"3dly The said ffrancis given upon the conclusion aforsaid to his said sonne Jacob one oxe one cow and one calfe and the next fole that the said ffrancis his mare bringeth
"4ly It is promised by the sd ffrancis that att any time that the said Jacob shall see most conducable to his condicon that the said Jacob at his said fathers appointment in such place as shalbee considered convenient by the said ffrancis and Jacob build an house upon the Land wherof the said ffrancis is now possessed of att Rockynooke and if the said Jacob shall think it convenient att any time in the time of his fathers life or after his Decease to Remove himselfe or shalbee enforced to Remove ; that then the said ffrancis Doth promise that the said Jacob Removeing or being Removed the said Jacob shall at the Judgment of honest and Judiciall men shall have satisfaction for any building or buildings fence or fences which otherwise might prove Damage to the said Jacob ;
"5ly It is mutually promised by the said ffrancis Cooke and Hester Cook his wife ; the parents of the aforsaid Jacob Cooke that att the Decease of the Longer surviver of the said ffrancis and hester that then and att such time the said Jacob or his heires shall have the teame with all the furniture belonging therunto
"And to concluding of all these prmises aforsaid wee the said ffrancis and hester Doe by these prsents bind ourselves our heires adminestrators or assignes
"Witnesse our hands the Day and yeare above written ; In prsence of these Witnesses
ffrancis Cooke
the marke of hester Cooke
Miles Standish
James Hurst
John Howland"
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Abt 1618 - 1676 (58 years)