Francis Cooke

Male 1578 - 1663  (~ 84 years)


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  • Name Francis Cooke 
    Christened 25 Oct 1578  St. Martins, Charing Cross, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Apr 1663  Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9433  My Pedigree
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2011 

    Family Esther "Hester" de Mahieu,   b. Abt 1580, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 30 Jun 1603  Leiden, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jean "John" Cooke,   b. 1 Jan 1605/06, Leiden, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1695, Dartmouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Not Named Cooke,   b. Abt 1608,   bur. 20 May 1608, Pieterskerk, Lieden, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Jane Cooke,   b. 1609, Leiden, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth Cooke,   c. 26 Dec 1611, Leiden, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Hester Cooke,   b. Abt 1616, Leiden, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1665  (Age 49 years)
     6. Jacob Cooke,   b. Abt 1618, Leiden, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1676, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     7. Mary Cooke,   b. 22 Mar 1625/26, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2011 
    Family ID F3327  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • (Research):http://www.pilgrimhall.org/cookefrancisrecords.htm

      http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/mayflower/governor_bradfords_list.htm

      http://www.antonymaitland.com/hptext/hp0686.txt

      attended St. Johns Cambridge about 1592.

      Couk, Franchoys of England, Wool-comber, acc[ompanied] by Phillipe de Veau and Raphael Roelandt his acq[aintance]. betr[othed]. 30 June 1603 to Hester Mahieu of Canterbury in England, acc[ompanied]. by Jenne Mahieu her mother and Jenne mahieu her sister ..."

      Francis Cooke and his son John came on the Mayflower, the rest of the family came afterwards.

      Francis Cooke * is still living, a very olde man, and hath seene his childrens, children, have children: after his wife came over. (with other of his children) he hath .3. still living by her, all maried, and have .5. children so their encrease is .8. And his sone John which came over with him, is maried, and hath .4. chilldren living.[* In the margin, in a different hand, is written "dyed 7 of April 1663 above 80."]