COOKE Francis

1583 - 1663  (~ 79 years)

• Name	COOKE Francis
  Birth	Aug 1583	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	07 Apr 1663	Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
  	Burial: Coles Hill Burial Ground, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Memorial #: 34825341 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34825341/francis-cooke
  Notes	Bio: Born in or shortly after 1583. Came from Leiden, Holland to Plymouth in 1620 in the MAYFLOWER. Died in Plymouth 7 April 1663. Married in Leiden 20 Jul 1603[NS] or shortly thereafter Hester Mahieu; she died after 8 June 1666.Their 7 children: Jane Mitchell, John, a child buried in Leiden, Elizabeth, Jacob, Hester Wright, & Mary Thomson.Source: Anderson's Pilgrim Migration.Find A Grave contributor Mary Wiese found this information in an unidentified source:Francis Cooke was born about 1583. His origins have not been discovered, but it is probable he was born in England, perhaps from the Canterbury or Norwich areas. He married Hester le Mahieu on 20 July 1603 in Leiden, Holland; she was a French Walloon whose parents had initially fled to Canterbury, England; she left for Leiden sometime before 1603. Francis Cooke and Hester le Mahieu's marriage occurred in Leiden, Holland six years before the Pilgrim church made its move there, so he was living there long before their arrival and must have met up with and joined them afterwards. His wife Hester was a French Walloon. What brought Francis to Holland in the first place is unknown: religious persecution of Protestants in England did not really begin until after King James took power in 1604. In 1606, the Cookes left Leiden and went to Norwich, Norfolk for a time (for what reason is not known), but returned to have their first son, John, baptized at the French church in Leiden, sometime between January and March, 1607. In Holland, Cooke took up the profession of a woolcomber.Francis, and his oldest son John, came on the Mayflower to Plymouth in 1620.. He left behind his wife Hester and his other children Jane, Jacob, Elizabeth and Hester. After the Colony was founded and better established, he sent for his wife and children, and they came to Plymouth in 1623 on the ship Anne.Francis lived out his life in Plymouth. Although he kept a fairly low profile, he was on a number of minor committees such as the committee to lay out the highways, and received some minor appointments by the Court to survey or lay out land. He was a juror on a number of occasions, and was on the coroner's jury that examined the body of Martha Bishop, the 4-year old daughter who was murdered by her mother Alice. He received some modest land grants at various times throughout his life. He lived to be about 80 years old, dying in 1663; his wife Hester survived him by at least three years and perhaps longer.Find A Grave contributor Donna & Wayne Cain add. without any source: Father: 71581371Mother: 71581828
  Person ID	I57080	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	MAHIEU Esther,   b. 1582, Lille, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. 08 Jun 1666, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1603	Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  Children	1. COOKE John Soule,   b. 20 May 1608, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d. 23 Nov 1695, Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA (Age 87 years)  [natural]   2. COOKE Infant,   b. 20 May 1608   d. 20 May 1608 (Age 0 years)  [natural]   3. COOKE Jane,   b. Abt 1609, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d. Bef 1641, Plymouth, MA (Age ~ 31 years)  [natural]   4. COOKE Elizabeth,   b. Bef 16 Dec 1611, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d. Abt 22 May 1627 (Age > 15 years)  [natural]   5. COOKE Jacob,   b. 1618, Leyden, South Holland d. 07 Jul 1676, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA (Age 58 years)  [natural]   6. COOKE Hester,   b. Abt 1620, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA d. Bef 07 Dec 1675, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA (Age ~ 55 years)  [natural]   7. COOKE Mary,   b. Abt 22 Mar 1625, Plymouth, MA d. 21 Mar 1714, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., MA (Age ~ 89 years)  [natural]   8. COOKE Mercy,   b. Abt 1627, Plymouth, MA d. Abt 1628 (Age ~ 1 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F25518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

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