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Sir Walter I Cooke 1592 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1592

Birth Location: Leeds, Kent, England

Death Date: 5 Jan 1696

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Father: Sir Cooke

Mother: Lady Maskerall

Spouse(s): Lady Atwood

Children(s): Walter Cooke

In 1592, Sir Walter I Cooke entered the world in Leeds, Kent, England, born to Sir Stephen Cooke and Lady Ann Maskerall. Sir Walter I Cooke married Lady Dorothy Atwood, and had children including Walter Thomas Cooke. Sir Walter I Cooke passed away in 1696 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Sir Walter I Cooke entered the world in Leeds, Kent, England, born to Sir Stephen Cooke and Lady Ann Maskerall.
  • Sir Walter I Cooke married Lady Dorothy Atwood, and had children including Walter Thomas Cooke.
  • Sir Walter I Cooke passed away in 1696 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cooke
1570 – 1693
Birth Location: Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
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Lady Maskerall
1572 – 1634
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Atwood
1592 – 1641
Birth Location: Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, Staverton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Walter Cooke
1618 – 1695
Birth Location: Leeds, Kent, England, United Kingdom
WC

Sir Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Sir Cooke
1592 – 1696
Birth Place: Leeds, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Stephen Cooke
1570 – 1693
Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Ann) Maskerall
1572 – 1634
England
Grandparents
Bishop (John) Cook
1551 – 1625
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Alice (White) Buttlar
1550 – 1605
Eaton Bray, Bedford, England
John Cooke
1540 – 1605
Leeds, Kent, England
Johane Maskerall
1550 – 1588
Surrey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Cook\Cooke
1532 – 1569
Mary Odell\O'Dell
1533 – 1592
Sir VI)
1504 – 1576
Lady Fitzwilliam
1504 – 1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cooke
1510 – 1600
Kathryn Soper
1515 – 1587
John O'dell
1508 – 1551
Elizabeth Fayre
1500 – 1566
John Knight
1473 – 1516
Alice Maria
1478 – 1517
William Fitzwilliam
1460 – 1534
Anne Hawes
1482 – 1507

Sir Cooke's Descendants

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Sir (Walter I) Cooke (1592 – 5 Jan 1696) m. Lady (Dorothy) Atwood (Jun 1592 – abt 1641)
  1. 1. Walter (Thomas) Cooke (25 May 1618 – 5 January 1695) m. Catherine Brenton (1630 – 2 Jan 1696)
    1. 1. Petrus (Peter) Cooke (15 Nov 1673 – 25 May 1713) m. Elinor Norman (02 Feb 1673 – 31 Oct 1726)
      1. 1. Peter Cook (4 Oct 1700 – 28 Apr 1779) m. Sarah ("Lydia" Anne) Gilpin (2 Apr 1706 – 7 Aug 1783)
        1. 1. Jesse Cook (15 Nov 1744 – 18 Aug 1818) m. Mary Wierman (19 October 1746 – 1 December 1824)

Sir Cooke's Timeline

6 Records

1592
April 1592
Birth of Sir Walter I Cooke in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1592
1592
Birth of Sir Walter I Cooke in Leeds, Kent, England
Leeds, Kent, England
1653
1653
Age 61
Sir Walter I Cooke resided here in Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1669
1669
Age 77
Sir Walter I Cooke resided here in Mendon, Worcester County, MA
Mendon, Worcester County, MA
1685
1685
Age 93
Sir Walter I Cooke resided here in Mendon, Massachusetts
Mendon, Massachusetts
1696
5 Jan 1696
Age 104
Death of Sir Walter I Cooke in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1592
    Event Place: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Leeds, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1643; Page Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Mendon, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Weim., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1696
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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