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Francis Cooke 1582 – 1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aft. Aug 1582

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 7 April 1663

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

Father: Richard Cooke

Mother: Lady CAUNTON

Spouse(s): Hester Mahieu

Children(s): John Cooke, Mary Cooke

Francis Cooke was born in 1582 in England, the child of Richard Cooke and Lady Alice CAUNTON. Francis Cooke married Hester Mahieu, and had children including John Soule Cooke, Mary Cooke. 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 1582 in England, the child of Richard Cooke and Lady Alice CAUNTON.
  • Francis Cooke married Hester Mahieu, and had children including John Soule Cooke, Mary Cooke.
  • Francis Cooke passed away in 1663 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Cooke
Birth Location: –
RC
Lady CAUNTON
1531 – 1586
Birth Location: Romford, Essex, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Hester Mahieu
1582 – 1666
Birth Location: Leyden, S hllnd, Holland
HM

Children(s)

John Cooke
1608 – 1695
Birth Location: Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
JC
Mary Cooke
1626 – 1714
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
MC

Francis Cooke's Ancestors

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Francis Cooke
1582 – 1663
Birth Place: England
Parents
Richard Cooke
Lady (Alice) CAUNTON
1531 – 1586
Romford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (ANTHONY" Scholar" COOKE, order of the) BATH
1504 – 1576
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, Greater London, England
Lord (John Richard) Caunton
1522 – 1548
Gidea Hall, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Cooke's Descendants

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Francis Cooke (Aft. Aug 1582 – 7 April 1663) m. Hester Mahieu (3 July 1582 – 18 June 1666)
  1. 1. John (Soule) Cooke (20 May 1608 – 23 November 1695) m. Sarah Warren (1614 – 25 Jul 1686)
    1. 1. Mary Cooke (25 Jul – 25 Jan 1715)
    2. 2. Sarah Cooke (1635 – 1710) m. Arthur Hathaway (1626 – 11 December 1711)
      1. 1. John Hathaway (1653 – Btn. 11 Jul and 15 Aug 1732) m. Joanna Pope (About 1659 – 25 Dec 1695)
        1. 1. Sarah Hathaway (1683 – ) m. John Cannon (1688 – 28 Mar 1750)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cooke (1640 – 6 Dec 1715)
    4. 4. Esther Cooke (16 Aug 1650 – 16 Apr 1671)
    5. 5. Mercy Cooke (1656 – 22 Nov 1733)
  2. 2. Mary Cooke (Btn. 22 Mar 1626 and 21 Mar 1627 – 21 Mar 1714) m. John Tompson (Btn. 17 Jun 1616 and 16 Jun 1617 – 16 Jun 1696)
    1. 1. Hester (or Esther) Tomson (28 Jul 1652 – Btn. 26 Oct 1705 and 12 Sep 1706) m. William Reed (15 Dec 1639 – 12 Sep 1706)
      1. 1. Bathsheba Reed (1674 – 3 April 1722) m. Nicholas Porter (11 Apr 1672 – 1773)
        1. 1. Nicholas Porter (26 Oct 1700 – )
        2. 2. William Porter (19 Aug 1702 – )
        3. 3. Bathsheba Porter (17 Sep 1707 – Bef. 11 Jan 1745/6) m. David French (20 Nov 1698 – Aft. 7 Feb 1774)
        4. 4. Daniel Porter (15 Jun 1708 – )
        5. 5. Susanna Porter (20 Mar 1711 – )
        6. 6. Job Porter (6 Jun 1713 – ) m. Mrs (Job) Porter
        7. 7. Esther Porter (20 Jun 1716 – 10 June 1801)
        8. 8. Abner Porter (27 Nov 1718 – 20 Feb 1793) m. Jane Cheesman ( – 13 Mar 1814)
        9. 9. Sarah Porter (3 Apr 1722 – )
      2. 2. William Read
      3. 3. Mercy Whitmarth
      4. 4. Mary Read
      5. 5. Sarah Read
      6. 6. John Read
      7. 7. Jacob Read

Francis Cooke's Timeline

5 Records

1582
Aft. Aug 1582
Birth of Francis Cooke in England
England
1583
6 Apr 1583
Age 1
Birth of Francis Cooke in Blythe, Yorks, England
Blythe, Yorks, England
1583
August 1583
Age 1
Birth of Francis Cooke in England
England
1663
7 Apr 1663
Age 81
Death of Francis Cooke in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1663
7 April 1663
Age 81
Death of Francis Cooke in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1583
    Event Place: Blythe, Yorks, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5401.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1583
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aft. Aug 1582
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1663
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 1663
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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