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William Wright Cooke 1596–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1596

Birth Location: Heene, Sussex, England

Death Date: 3 Aug 1650

Death Location: Bristol, England

Father: Elizabeth (Hooker)

Mother: William Cooke

Spouse(s): Sarah Watersfield

Children(s): Capt. Barbadoes

In 1596, William Wright Cooke entered the world in Heene, Sussex, England, born to Elizabeth Cooke Hooker And William Cooke. William Wright Cooke married Sarah Ann Watersfield, and had children including Capt William John Cooke Privateer Had Estate In Barbadoes. William Wright Cooke passed away in 1650 in Bristol, England.

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Biography

  • In 1596, William Wright Cooke entered the world in Heene, Sussex, England, born to Elizabeth Cooke Hooker And William Cooke.
  • William Wright Cooke married Sarah Ann Watersfield, and had children including Capt William John Cooke Privateer Had Estate In Barbadoes.
  • William Wright Cooke passed away in 1650 in Bristol, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth (Hooker)
1568–1617
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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William Cooke
1551–1598
Birth Location: Heene, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Watersfield
1589–1632
Birth Location: Ferring, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Capt. Barbadoes
1628–1692
Birth Location: Surry, England
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William Cooke's Ancestors

Self
William Cooke
1596–1650
Birth Place: Heene, Sussex, England
Parents
Elizabeth Cooke (Hooker)
1568–1617
Sussex, England
William Cooke
1551–1598
Heene, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Rachel Grindall
1530–1568
Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
John (Robert) Hooker
1542–1607
Hill, Gloucestershire, England
Richard Cooke
1520–1597
Rustington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Margared Brasfeld
1534–1566
Henfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Grindall
1500–1548
Elizabeth (Grindall)
1504–1533
Ann Swan
1522–1581
Thomas Hooker
1521–1575
Thomas Wickham)
1472–1544
Eleanor Rokesley
1474–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Parsons
1483–1504
Mary Parsons
1482–1542
Thomas Swann
1480–1534
Robert Hooker*
1500–1537

William Cooke's Descendants

1.
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William (Wright) Cooke (15 August 1596–3 Aug 1650) m. Sarah (Ann) Watersfield (23 July 1589–21 Mar 1632)
  1. 1. Capt. (William John Cooke, Privateer Had estate in) Barbadoes 1628–1692
    1. 1. Abraham (Cooke) (CON) 1661–1748
      1. 1. Abraham ((Clayton) Cook 4th) MGGF 1688–1748
        1. 1. William (Edward James) Cook 1715–1803

William Cooke's Timeline

9 Records

1589
18 Jan 1589
William Wright Cooke was baptized in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1596
15 August 1596
Birth of William Wright Cooke in Heene, Sussex, England
Heene, Sussex, England
1596
14 Aug 1596
William Wright Cooke was baptized in Heene, Sussex, England
Heene, Sussex, England
1621
1621
Age 25
William Wright Cooke was christened
None
1629
29 1629-1631
Age 33
William Wright Cooke was baptized in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1650
1650
Age 54
Death of William Wright Cooke in New Kent Co, Virginia, Colonial America
New Kent Co, Virginia, Colonial America
1650
3 Aug 1650
Age 54
Burial of William Wright Cooke in Bristol, England
Bristol, England
1694
3 Mar 1694
Age 98
William Wright Cooke was baptized in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1825
04 Sep 1825
Age 229
William Wright Cooke was baptized in Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1596
    Event Place: Heene, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 1629-1631
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1589
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Heene, Sussex, England
    Record Source: West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1694
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1825
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1621
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: New Kent Co, Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1650
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
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