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Francis Cooke 1582–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1582

Birth Location: Blyth, York, England

Death Date: 7 Apr 1663

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

Father: Richard Cook

Mother: Margery Rychards

Spouse(s): Hester -Cooke

Children(s): Jane Cooke, John Cook, Elizabeth Cooke, Henry Cook, Mercy Cooke, Josiah Cooke, Josias Cooke, Mary Cooke, Elizabeth Cooke, Jacob Cooke, Hester Cooke, John Cooke, Walter Cooke

Francis Cooke was born in 1582 in Blyth, York, England, the child of Richard Cook And Margery Rychards. Francis Cooke married Hester Ester Mahieu Cooke, and had children including Elizabeth Cooke, Henry Cook, Hester Cooke, Jacob Cooke, Jane Cooke, John Cook, John Cooke, Josiah Cooke, Josias Cooke, Mary Cooke, Mercy Cooke, Walter 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 Blyth, York, England, the child of Richard Cook And Margery Rychards.
  • Francis Cooke married Hester Ester Mahieu Cooke, and had children including Elizabeth Cooke, Henry Cook, Hester Cooke, Jacob Cooke, Jane Cooke, John Cook, John Cooke, Josiah Cooke, Josias Cooke, Mary Cooke, Mercy Cooke, Walter Cooke.
  • Francis Cooke passed away in 1663 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Cooke's Ancestors

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Francis Cooke
1582–1663
Birth Place: Blyth, York, England
Parents
Richard Cook
1531–1576
Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Margery Rychards
1570–1630
Of, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth Evans
1550–1597
Brenchley, Kent, England
Sir (William) Richardson,
1548–1604
Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Evans
1527–
Elizabeth Kerr
1529–
Robert Richards
1525–1557
Margery Haynes
1530–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Kerr
1492–1527
Mary Cox
1492–1527
Richard Haynes
1509–1576
Dorothy Haynes
1507–1605

Francis Cooke's Descendants

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Francis Cooke (November 1582–7 Apr 1663) m. Hester ((Ester) Mahieu) -Cooke (1585–18 Jun 1666)
  1. 1. Jane Cooke 1604–1632 m. Experience Mitchell 1602–1685
    1. 1. Mary Mitchell 1634–1699 m. James Shaw 1630–1684
      1. 1. Mary Shaw 1656–1679 m. Robert (Ellis) Hill 1650–1697
        1. 1. Henry (John) Hill 1693–1773 m. Ann Truman 1699–1770
        2. 2. William Hill 1660–1745
        3. 3. Robert Hill 1685–1796 m. Rachel Robey 1725–1775
        4. 4. John Hill 1687–1735
        5. 5. Thomas Hill 1690–1752
        6. 6. Catherine Hill 1692–1770
        7. 7. Joseph Hill 1697–1773
      2. 2. James Shaw 1654–1699
    2. 2. Elizabeth Mitchell 1627–1740
  2. 2. John Cook 1618–1695
  3. 3. Elizabeth Cooke 1611–1692
    1. 1. Michael Wood 1760–
  4. 4. Henry Cook 1615–1661
  5. 5. Mercy Cooke 1608–1608
  6. 6. Josiah Cooke 1610–1666 m. Elizabeth Ring 1602–1687
    1. 1. Bethia Cooke 1640–1687
  7. 7. Josias Cooke 1622–1714
  8. 8. Mary Cooke 1605–1695
  9. 9. Elizabeth Cooke 1611–1627
  10. 10. Jacob Cooke 1618–1676
  11. 11. Hester Cooke 1627–1675
  12. 12. John Cooke –1695
  13. 13. Walter Cooke 1618–1696

Francis Cooke's Timeline

3 Records

1582
November 1582
Birth of Francis Cooke in Blyth, York, England
Blyth, York, England
1632
1632
Age 50
Francis Cooke resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
1663
7 Apr 1663
Age 81
Death of Francis Cooke in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1582
    Event Place: Blyth, York, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 310.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DA3
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5401.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJK
    [8] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogy of Francis Cooke and other families : together with a list of the Mayflower passenger
    [11] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Damon family : listing some of the Ohio descendants of Amos Damon of Chesterfield, Mass , and t
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [13] Leiden, Netherlands, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Holland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1620; Page Number: 26
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1620; Page Number: 467

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Engelant
    Record Source: Netherlands, Marriage Index, Erfgoed Leiden; Den Haag, Nederland; Trouwen

    Genealogy Event 7
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1663
    Event Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The genealogy of Francis Cooke and other families : together with a list of the Mayflower passenger
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Damon family : listing some of the Ohio descendants of Amos Damon of Chesterfield, Mass , and t
    [9] Colonial Families of the USA
    [10] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M840637
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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