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Ruth Shaw Cooke 1660–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1660

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1737

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Anthony Shaw

Mother: Alice Shaw

Spouse(s): John II

Children(s): Anna Tripp, Joseph Cooke, Samuel Cooke, John III

The story of Ruth Shaw Cooke / began in 1660 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth Shaw Cooke married John Cooke Ii, and had children including Anna Cooke Tripp, John Cooke Iii, Joseph Cooke, Samuel Cooke. Ruth Shaw Cooke / passed away in 1737 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Shaw Cooke // began in 1660 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ruth Shaw Cooke // married John Cooke Ii, and had children including Anna Cooke Tripp, John Cooke Iii, Joseph Cooke, Samuel Cooke.
  • Ruth Shaw Cooke // passed away in 1737 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Shaw
1628–1705
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Alice Shaw
1633–1720
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

John II
1649–1725
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Anna Tripp
1695–1775
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Joseph Cooke
1685–1754
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Samuel Cooke
1701–1801
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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John III
1685–1754
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
JI

Ruth Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Cooke
1660–1737
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Anthony Shaw
1628–1705
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Alice (Grace Stonard) Shaw
1633–1720
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John (Shaw of Plymouth (Irish) DNA)
1600–1694
Essex, England
Hannah (Anne Whitmarsh Shaw) Standish
1604–1654
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Farnley
1563–1600
Clarice Shaw
1562–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Cooke's Descendants

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Ruth (Shaw) Cooke (10 Dec 1660–1737) m. John (Cooke) II (24 Nov 1649–25 Nov 1725)
  1. 1. Anna (Cooke) Tripp 1695–1775 m. James (Tripp) Sr. 1694–1775
    1. 1. James (Tripp) Jr. 1734–1749
    2. 2. Anne (Tripp) Ferris 1731–1831 m. Reed Ferris 1730–1804
      1. 1. Morris Ferris 1768–
      2. 2. James Ferris 1761–1809
      3. 3. Mary (Molly Ferris) Akin 1759–1851 m. John (Akin) III 1753–1810
        1. 1. Amanda (Akin) Jacacks 1799–1891
        2. 2. Sarah (Akin) Tibbits 1781–1869
        3. 3. Daniel (David) Akin 1796–1866
        4. 4. Judge (Albro) Akin 1778–1854 m. Paulina (Vanderburgh) Akin 1783–1810 m. Sarah (Merritt) Akin 1788–1817 m. Jemima (Thorne Jacacks) Akin 1792–1859
  2. 2. Joseph Cooke 1685–1754
  3. 3. Samuel Cooke 1701–1801 m. Mary (King) Cook 1704–1783
  4. 4. John (Cooke) III 1685–1754 m. Alice (Southworth) Cooke 1688–1770
    1. 1. Lillis (Cooke Brownell) Briggs 1714–1808

Ruth Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1660
10 Dec 1660
Birth of Ruth Shaw Cooke // in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1737
1737
Age 77
Death of Ruth Shaw Cooke // in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1660
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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