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Walter Thomas Cooke 1618 – 1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1618

Birth Location: Leeds, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 January 1695

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir Cooke

Mother: Lady Atwood

Spouse(s): Catherine Brenton

Children(s): Petrus Cooke

The story of Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. began in 1618 in Leeds, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. married Catherine Brenton, and had children including Petrus Peter Cooke. Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. passed away in 1695 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. began in 1618 in Leeds, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. married Catherine Brenton, and had children including Petrus Peter Cooke.
  • Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. passed away in 1695 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cooke
1592 – 1696
Birth Location: Leeds, Kent, England
SC
Lady Atwood
1592 – 1641
Birth Location: Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, Staverton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
LA

Spouses(s)

Catherine Brenton
1630 – 1696
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
CB

Children(s)

Petrus Cooke
1673 – 1713
Birth Location: Tarvin, Cheshire, England
PC

Walter Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Walter Cooke
1618 – 1695
Birth Place: Leeds, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Walter I Cooke
1592 – 1696
Leeds, Kent, England
Lady (Dorothy) Atwood
1592 – 1641
Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, Staverton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Stephen) Cooke
1570 – 1693
Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Ann) Maskerall
1572 – 1634
England
Capt. (John\Johannes) Atwood
1582 – 1644
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Tomazia Walkley
1580 – 1630
King's Stanley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Bishop Cook
1551 – 1625
Alice Buttlar
1550 – 1605
John Cooke
1540 – 1605
Johane Maskerall
1550 – 1588
Sir of
1538 – 1586
Lady Harman
1548 – 1603
Jasper Walkeley
1555 –
Jasper Walkeley
1557 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cook\Cooke
1532 – 1569
Mary Odell\O'Dell
1533 – 1592
Sir VI)
1504 – 1576
Lady Fitzwilliam
1504 – 1588
John Atwood
1480 – 1562
Lady Sanderstead
1491 – 1558
Harmann Woods
1518 – 1581
Lady Molines
1532 – 1578

Walter Cooke's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. John ((Walker)) Cook (30 March 1782 – 23 Jul 1864) m. Hannah Walker (12 April 1785 – 3 March 1863)

Walter Cooke's Timeline

5 Records

1618
25 May 1618
Birth of Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. in Leeds, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Leeds, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1618
25 May 1618
Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. was baptized in Leeds, Kent, England
Leeds, Kent, England
1669
1669
Age 51
Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. resided here in Mendon, Worcester County, MA
Mendon, Worcester County, MA
1695
5 Jan 1695/96
Age 77
Death of Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1695
5 January 1695
Age 77
Death of Walter Thomas Cooke Jr. in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1618
    Event Place: Leeds, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 101.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LOS
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 May 1618
    Event Place: Leeds, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1643; Page Number: 74

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester County, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Weim., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1695/96
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1695
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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