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Francis Cooke 1577–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1577

Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1663

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sir served

Mother: Lady Caunton

Spouse(s): Hester Mahieu

Children(s): John I

Francis Cooke was born in 1577 in Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke Of Gidea Hall Followed His Father To Court And Served And Lady Alice Anne Caunton. Francis Cooke married Hester Mahieu, and had children including John Cooke Mayflower I. Francis Cooke passed away in 1663 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Francis Cooke was born in 1577 in Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke Of Gidea Hall Followed His Father To Court And Served And Lady Alice Anne Caunton.
  • Francis Cooke married Hester Mahieu, and had children including John Cooke Mayflower I.
  • Francis Cooke passed away in 1663 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir served
1521–1579
Birth Location: Gidea Hall, Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
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Lady Caunton
1526–1618
Birth Location: Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Hester Mahieu
1582–1666
Birth Location: Lille, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
HM

Children(s)

John I
1607–1695
Birth Location: Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
JI

Francis Cooke's Ancestors

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Francis Cooke
1577–1663
Birth Place: Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Edward Woodstocke Cooke of Gidea Hall, Followed his Father to court and served
1521–1579
Gidea Hall, Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Lady (Alice Anne) Caunton
1526–1618
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Anthony ((Sir) (Knight) Cooke ("The) Scholor")
1504–1576
Gidea Hall, Romford (Essex) England
Anne Fitzwilliam
1504–1588
Gidea Hall, London, England
Sir (John Thurston of) Caunton
1522–1548
Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Maud (Jennie) Thursten
1526–1548
Romford, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooke
1473–1516
Alice Saunders
1478–1517
Sir Wolsey)
1460–1534
Anne Hawes
1482–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John William
1410–
Ellen Villiers
1410–

Francis Cooke's Descendants

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Francis Cooke (25 Apr 1577–1663) m. Hester Mahieu (3 July 1582–18 Jun 1666)
  1. 1. John (Cooke (Mayflower)) I 1607–1695 m. Sarah (Warren) (Mayflower) 1614–1686
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cooke 1644–1717 m. Daniel Wilcox 1631–1707
      1. 1. Jane Wilcox 1668–1748 m. Benjamin Shelly 1679–1718
        1. 1. Sarah (Shelley) Tinnis 1698–1757 m. William Worden 1698–1781

Francis Cooke's Timeline

4 Records

1577
25 Apr 1577
Birth of Francis Cooke in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1643
1643
Age 66
Francis Cooke resided here in Arm Bearers, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Arm Bearers, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1663
7 Apr 1663
Age 86
Death of Francis Cooke in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1663
1663
Age 86
Death of Francis Cooke
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1577
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1620; Page Number: 467

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Arm Bearers, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Engelant
    Record Source: Netherlands, Marriage Index, 1524-1972, Erfgoed Leiden; Den Haag, Nederland; Trouwen

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History and genealogy of the Mayflower planters and first comers to ye olde colonie

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1663
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1663
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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