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John Cooke 1515–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England

Father: Humphrey Cooke

Mother: Matilda Clarke

Spouse(s): Alice Carter

Children(s): John Cooke, Mary Cooke, Joan Cooke, William Cooke, Katherine Cooke

In 1515, John Cooke entered the world in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, born to Humphrey Cooke And Matilda Marta Clarke. John Cooke married Alice Carter, and had children including Joan Cooke, John Cooke, Katherine Cooke, Mary Cooke, William Cooke. John Cooke passed away in 1565 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, John Cooke entered the world in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, born to Humphrey Cooke And Matilda Marta Clarke.
  • John Cooke married Alice Carter, and had children including Joan Cooke, John Cooke, Katherine Cooke, Mary Cooke, William Cooke.
  • John Cooke passed away in 1565 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Cooke
–1545
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
HC
Matilda Clarke
1487–1529
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Alice Carter
1519–
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
AC

Children(s)

John Cooke
1553–1559
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
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Mary Cooke
1546–1547
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
MC
Joan Cooke
1543–1543
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
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William Cooke
1552–1554
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
WC
Katherine Cooke
1541–1598
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
KC

John Cooke's Ancestors

Self
John Cooke
1515–1565
Birth Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Parents
Humphrey Cooke
–1545
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Matilda (Marta) Clarke
1487–1529
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Cooke
1474–1516
Giddy Hall, Essex, England
Alice Saunders
1479–1521
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Cooke
1448–1497
Elizabeth Belknap
1452–1517
William Saunders
1455–1525
Jane Spencer
1465–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1422–1478
Elizabeth Malpas
1426–1484
Henry Belknap
–1488
Margaret Knollys
1432–1488
Willem Saunders
1420–1481
Johanna Carew
1425–1470
John Spencer
1437–1552
Ann Empson
1450–1475

John Cooke's Descendants

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John Cooke (1515–1565) m. Alice Carter (1519–)
  1. 1. John Cooke 1553–1559
  2. 2. Mary Cooke 1546–1547
  3. 3. Joan Cooke 1543–1543
  4. 4. William Cooke 1552–1554
  5. 5. Katherine Cooke 1541–1598 m. John Clarke 1541–1598
    1. 1. Joan Clarke 1578–
    2. 2. Margaret Clarke 1579–1579
    3. 3. Christopher Clarke 1574–1597
    4. 4. Carew Clarke 1572–1597
    5. 5. Mary Clarke 1581–1648
    6. 6. Thomas (Francis) Clarke 1570–1608 m. Rose (Herridge) Kerrich 1572–1627 m. Mary (Morton) ♦ 1577–1608
      1. 1. Margaret Clarke 1608–1694
      2. 2. John Clarke 1609–1676 m. Elizabeth (Harges) ♦ 1609–1671
        1. 1. Abraham (Clarke) ✅ 1627–1678
        2. 2. Elizabeth Clarke 1629–1672
      3. 3. Mary Clarke 1607–1647 m. John (Peckham) ♦ 1595–1681
        1. 1. William Peckham 1634–1734
        2. 2. John Peckham 1632–1712
        3. 3. Thomas Peckham 1639–1709
        4. 4. Mary Peckham 1640–1695
      4. 4. Thomas Clarke 1605–1674 m. Susanna (Ring) ♦ 1611–1664
        1. 1. Cornelius Clark 1639–
        2. 2. Jacob Clark 1642–
        3. 3. James Clark 1636–1703
        4. 4. Susanna Clark 1642–1697
      5. 5. Joseph Clarke 1618–1694 m. Margaret (Turner) ♦ 1621–1694
        1. 1. Cary Clarke 1665–
        2. 2. Carey (Carew Clarke) ✅ 1668–1759 m. Ann 1672–1731
        3. 3. Joseph Clarke 1643–1726
        4. 4. John (William Clark) Sr 1647–1683 m. Hannah (Maria) Weeden 1653–1722
        5. 5. John Clarke 1645–1704 m. Jean (McIver Campbell) ❌ 1644–1681
        6. 6. Elizabeth Clarke 1667–
        7. 7. Thomas (Clarke) ✅ 1651–1705 m. Elizabeth Babcock 1660–1705
        8. 8. Mary (Clarke) ✅ 1655–1695 m. Tobias Saunders 1630–1695
        9. 9. Sarah (Clarke) ✅ 1663–1695 m. Thomas Reynolds 1662–1722
        10. 10. Susanna Clarke 1653–1712
        11. 11. Joshua Clarke 1660–1702
      6. 6. William Clarke 1611–1682 m. Margery (Margaret) Holingsworth 1612–1694 m. Katherine (Bunce) ♦ 1610–1683
        1. 1. John Clarke –1731
        2. 2. William Clark 1642–1670
        3. 3. Lydia (Clark) ✅ 1648–
        4. 4. William Clarke 1634–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Clarke 1642–1710 m. George (Bruce) ♦ 1634–1692
        6. 6. Mary Clarke 1640–1715 m. William (Locke) ♦ 1628–1720
        7. 7. Thomas Clarke 1647–1731
        8. 8. Hannah Clark 1656–1691
        9. 9. Joseph Clarke 1652–1716
        10. 10. Hannah (Clarke) ♥ 1646–1694 m. Peter Talbot 1654–1704 m. William (Frissell) ♦ 1640–1685
        11. 11. Sarah Clarke 1640–1735
      7. 7. Carew Clarke 1602–1658 m. Dorothy Drury 1604–1658
        1. 1. Dorothie Clarke 1658–1658
    7. 7. Elizabeth Clarke –1630 m. Christopher (Barrett) ♦ 1562–1598
      1. 1. Christopher Barrett 1589–1649
      2. 2. Robert Barrett 1589–
      3. 3. Peter Barrett 1597–1650
      4. 4. Thomas Barrett 1593–1681
      5. 5. Elizabetha Barrett 1597–
      6. 6. Margaret Barrett 1595–1661
    8. 8. Rowland Clark 1570–1638 m. Mary (Hobart) ♦ 1574–1642
      1. 1. Thomas Clark 1593–1697
      2. 2. Priscilla Clark 1613–1692
      3. 3. Mary (Martha) Clark 1615–1683
      4. 4. Dray Clark 1605–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Clark 1617–1684
      6. 6. Joseph Clark 1597–1684
      7. 7. Carew Clark 1605–
      8. 8. Rebecca Clark 1610–1680
      9. 9. John Clark 1600–1648

John Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of John Cooke in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
1565
1565
Age 50
Death of John Cooke in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Genealogical Research in England, 663

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
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