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Giles Cooke 1653–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1653

Birth Location: Mordecai Mount, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1718

Death Location: York, Virginia, United States

Father: MORDECAI County

Mother: Susannah Pealsey

Spouse(s): Francis Buckner

Children(s): Mordecai Cooke

In 1653, Giles Cooke entered the world in Mordecai Mount, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, born to Mordecai Cooke I Sheriff Of Glouster County And Susannah Thresher Pealsey. Giles Cooke married Francis Elizabeth Buckner, and had children including Mordecai Cooke. Giles Cooke passed away in 1718 in York, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1653, Giles Cooke entered the world in Mordecai Mount, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, born to Mordecai Cooke I Sheriff Of Glouster County And Susannah Thresher Pealsey.
  • Giles Cooke married Francis Elizabeth Buckner, and had children including Mordecai Cooke.
  • Giles Cooke passed away in 1718 in York, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

MORDECAI County
1623–1667
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Susannah Pealsey
1628–1660
Birth Location: Mordecais Mt, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Francis Buckner
1670–1746
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mordecai Cooke
1700–1782
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Giles Cooke's Ancestors

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Giles Cooke
1653–1718
Birth Place: Mordecai Mount, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
MORDECAI COOKE I, Sheriff of Glouster County
1623–1667
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Susannah (Thresher) Pealsey
1628–1660
Mordecais Mt, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Cooke
1602–1695
Beaminster, Dorset, England
Ann (Elizabeth) Todd
1597–1682
Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1570–1614
Maj Todd
1567–1625
Alice BERNARD
1569–1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bryan Todd
1547–1625
Christine Todd
1547–1590
Elizabeth Fiske
1538–1618

Giles Cooke's Descendants

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Giles Cooke (1653–1718) m. Francis (Elizabeth) Buckner (1670–17 Feb 1746)
  1. 1. Mordecai Cooke 1700–1782 m. Ann Day 1715–1780
    1. 1. William Cooke 1740–1821 m. Ann Nelson 1756–1814
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Mcelwrath 1776–1860 m. Garland Wilson 1770–1843
        1. 1. Andrew Wilson 1796–1881 m. Elizabeth Wilson 1797–1860

Giles Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1653
1653
Birth of Giles Cooke in Mordecai Mount, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Mordecai Mount, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1718
1718
Age 65
Death of Giles Cooke in York, Virginia, United States
York, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Mordecai Mount, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: York, Virginia, United States
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