He also served on civil case juries in late 1639, March 1640, mid-and-late 1642, and March 1643 court sessions. Another child, Mary, was born in 1626. 1633 , Plymouth Colony and the Beginnings of Liberty in America: A Q&A with NEH Public Scholar John Turner. Hester Mayhieu Cooke and the couple's two other children, Jane and Jacob, arrived on the Anne in 1623. He makes his wife Hester and son John executors. Elizabeth Mitchell (1628-1684) 3. . Read more, is descended from This guide will help you find out. If someone else can't replicate research, it's not acceptable. "[16], On June 3, 1662, the General Court approved a list of thirty-three names "as being the firstborn children of this government," to receive two tracts of land purchased from the Indians by the colony. Read more, Laura Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 February 10, 1957) was an American writer known for the Little House on the Prairie series of children's books released from 1932 to 1943 which were based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family. Francis Cooke (1577-1663) was born in the parish of Blyth, York Co., England. On 8 June 1666, John Cooke, Jacob Cooke, Hester Wright the wife of Richard Wright and Mary Tompson the wife of John Tompson, to prevent dispute over the intent of their father Francis Cooke in his will with regard to the land at Rocky Nook, agreed to divide it into five shares, with John Cooke, the eldest son, getting two shares [PCLR 3:73]. In 1989 Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs published a number of records relating to Francis Cooke and his family in Leiden [NEHGR 143:195-98]. Leiden Walloon Church January-March1607 [NS] [MD 27:153 (note that Bowman goes slightly astray in his comments on this baptism)]; in the Plymouth tax list of 27 March 1634 assessed 9s. All Rights Reserved. Francis Cooke was a wool-comber. Family. 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Francis Cooke was also on the 1643 Plymouth list of those who were able to bear arms. Ralph Waldo Emerson Ruth Haskins Hannah Upham Hannah Waite Lydia Sargent Lydia Chipman Hope Howland ELIZABETH TILLEY(an entirely female line, meaning Ralph Waldo Emerson carried the mitochondrial DNA ofMayflowerpassenger Elizabeth Tilley). Descendants of William and Elizabeth Lawrence, Descendants of Edward Fuller - Mayflower Compact Signer, Descendants of Edward Harrington(1593-1653), Descendants of Jonathan Harkness (1690-1747), Descendants of Josiah Standborough ,Sr and Frances(Grandsden) Stanborough, Descendants of NIcholas Lanier (1540-1611/12), Descendants of Paulus Balliet and Maria Magdalena (Wotring) Balliet, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Cooke, Famous Descendants of Mayflower Passenger Francis Cooke, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4714, http://www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/index.html, http://wiki.geni.com/index.php/Naming_Conventions, If you would like to contribute to this page, please feel free to edit it. Francis was baptized at St. Thomas Parish in Bristol, Gloucester, England, 11 September 1596, the son of John and Dorothy (Smith) Eaton. Their betrothal was recorded July 4 and 5,so the 20th was the soonest the marriage could have taken place after banns were read. John Tilley, Joan (Hurst) Rogers, Elizabeth Tilley, and John Howland, Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, writer, producer, and comedian. Anna Mary Robertson ("Grandma Moses"), Orson Welles|(George) Orson Welles, Abel Pierce|Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce (Texas cattleman who introduced the Brahman cattle breed into Texas), Actor Richard Gere, and Beach Boys Brian Wilson|Brian, Carl Wilson|Carl, and Dennis Wilson.. To get the best possible experience using our website we recommend that you upgrade to a newer version or install another browser. He traveled with his father, Francis Cooke, on Mayflower. (Cenotaph at Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts (image). Early life [ edit] Read more, Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress and director. Walter J. Harrison, "New Light on Francis Cooke and His Wife Hester Mayhieu and Their Son John," Mayflower Descendant, Vol 27, 145-153. 1 v. Work was edited by Frances B. Beverstock. Father of John Cooke, "Mayflower" Passenger; Child Cooke; Jane Mitchell; Elizabeth Cooke; Jacob Cooke and 2 others; Hester Wright and Mary Tomson less. JOHN COOKE, bp. : F.B. Henry Howland, brother of John Howland, Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Read more, is descended from Richard Warren, Francis Cooke, George Soule, Samuel Fuller, Francis Eaton and his wife, Sarah, Francis Billington, John Billington and his wife Ellinor, Degory Priest, Stephen Hopkins, Elizabeth Fisher, Jacob Cooke, Francis Cooke, William Brewster and his wife, Mary PresidentJohn Quincy Adams PresidentJohn AdamsJohn AdamsHannah BassRuth AldenJOHN ALDEN, President Zachary TaylorRichard TaylorElizabeth LeeSarah AllertonIsaac AllertonFear BrewsterWILLIAM BREWSTER, President Zachary TaylorRichard TaylorElizabeth LeeSarah AllertonIsaac Allerton ISAAC ALLERTON, President and General Ulysses S. GrantJesse GrantNoah GrantSusanna DelanoJonathan DelanoMercy WarrenNathaniel WarrenRICHARD WARREN, President James A. GarfieldEliza BallouMehitable IngallsSybil CarpenterJotham CarpenterDesire MartinMercy BillingtonFRANCIS BILLINGTONJOHN BILLINGTON, President Franklin D. RooseveltSara DelanoWarren DelanoWarren DelanoEphraim DelanoThomas DelanoMercy WarrenNathaniel WarrenRICHARD WARREN, Franklin D. RooseveltSara DelanoWarren DelanoWarren DelanoElizabeth CushmanJames CushmanEleazer CushmanMARY ALLERTONISAAC ALLERTON, Franklin D. RooseveltSara DelanoWarren DelanoWarren DelanoElizabeth CushmanJames CushmanElizabeth CoombsJohn CoombsSarah PriestDEGORY PRIEST, Franklin D. RooseveltSara DelanoWarren DelanoDeborah ChurchDeborah PerrySamuel PerryEbenezer PerryEsther TaberEsther Cooke JOHN COOKE FRANCIS COOKE, Franklin D. RooseveltJames RooseveltMary AspinwallSusan HowlandJoseph HowlandNathanial Howland Jr.Nathanial Howland Sr.Joseph Howland JOHN HOWLAND, President George W. Bush President George H. W. BushPrescott BushFlora SheldonMary ButlerCourtland ButlerSamuel ButlerSarah HerrickSilence KingsleySamuel KingsleyMary WashburnElizabeth MitchellJane CookeFRANCIS COOKE, President George W. Bush President George H. W. BushPrescott BushFlora SheldonMary ButlerElizabeth PierceBetsy WheelerSarah HortonJoanna WoodJabez WoodHannah NelsonHope HuckinsHope ChipmanHope HowlandJOHN HOWLAND, President George W. Bush First Lady Barbara (Pierce) Bush Marvin PierceScott PierceJonas PierceChloe HolbrookJohn HolbrookJohn HolbrookZilpha ThayerMary SamsonStephen SamsonHENRY SAMSON, Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Alan B. Shepard Frederick Shepard Rosina Johnson Abner Johnson Anna Delano Silvanus Delano Jonathan Delano Mercy Warren Nathaniel Warren RICHARD WARREN, Marilyn Monroe(a.k.a. Read more, is descended from "Take notice of our practice at Leyden, viz. The crew had sabotaged it in order to escape the year long commitment of their contract. He had a very simple will that just gave everything to "Hester my dear and loving wife. He married Hester Le Mahieu on 4 July 1603, in Leiden, Holland, Netherlands. On June 7, 1637, due to Browne's failure to the damages, the court reaffirmed the verdict and ordered John Browne to pay. William Mullins and his wife, Alice, Priscilla Mullins, John Alden and Thomas Rogers, Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor and singer. View Complete Biography from The Pilgrim Migration FIRST GENERATION Francis Cooke John Jane [Child] Elizabeth Jacob Hester By the second month at sea, the ship was being buffeted by strong westerly gales that caused the ship's timbers to be badly shaken. 12) This database is being constructed from the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) very well-known series of books Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620 which document the first generation of descendants of the Pilgrims. with his oldest son, John on the Mayflower. It is witnessed by Howland and Alden. ld. Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Francis Cooke Gary Herbert 17th Governor of Utah 10th great-grandson Samuel Cony 31st Governor of Maine 6th great-grandson Peter T. Washburn 31st Governor of Vermont 6th great-grandson Emory Washburn 22nd Governor of Massachusetts 5th great-grandson William B. Washburn On 3 December 1638, a small parcel of land that had been previously granted to Francis Cooke was instead granted to Thomas Prence [PCR 1:103]. And even in August 1659, in his late 70s, he was again called upon by the Plymouth Court to resolve a land boundary dispute between Thomas Pope and William Shurtliff. Kenelm Winslow, brother of Edward Winslow, Susan Alexandra Weaver (born October 8, 1949), known professionally as Sigourney Weaver, is an American actress. This guide will help you find out. There is no record at Plymouth of what kind of work Cooke was engaged in. -- Adding a source validates the MP, and creates a "timeline" for each life represented by a profile. Francis Cooke, Isaac Allerton, Mary Norris, Mary Allerton, and Degory Priest, Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. Francis Eaton Edward Fuller Samuel Fuller Stephen Hopkins John Howland Degory Priest Thomas Rogers Henry Samson George Soule Myles Standish Richard Warren William White Edward Winslow Being of Mayflower descent is certainly a badge of honor in New England, where we value deep roots. The more information we add, the more detailed and accurate. Francis will was made 10 Jul 1659. In the Leiden church Betrothal Book, Cooke is recorded as "Franchois Couck" and his bride, Hester Mahieu, with the witnesses to the marriage being two Walloons. Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Francis Cooke Brewster H. Shaw NASA Astronaut 9th great-grandson Lizzie Doten American Poet 5th great-granddaughter Gary Herbert 17th Governor of Utah 10th great-grandson Samuel Cony 31st Governor of Maine 6th great-grandson Peter T. Washburn 31st Governor of Vermont 6th great-grandson She married John Tomson on December 26, 1645, in Plymouth. [S123] Jr. Ralph V. Wood, Mayflower Families, Francis Cooke. On 5 July 1670, "[w]hereas it is evident to the Court, that a certain tract or parcel of land, called Old Cooke's Holes, lying at Jonses River meadow, was formerly granted unto Francis Cooke, of Plymouth, deceased, in the lieu of some land which is supposed would have fallen within his line at the Smelt Brooke, but is not fully settled on the said Cooke and his heirs and assigns, this Court doth by these presents fully and absolutely settle, ratify, assure and confirm the said grant of land or tract of land, being threescore acres unto the said Francis Cooke, his heirs and assigns forever, which said land was given by the said Francis Cooke unto Richard Wright and Thomas Michell, commonly called Old Cooke's Holes, and since his decease ratified and confirmed unto the said Richard Wright and Thomas Michell by John Cooke, the heir unto the said Francis Cooke" [PCR 5:44]. Francis Cooke (c 1583 April 7, 1663) was a Leiden Separatist who went to America in 1620 on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower, arriving at Plymouth in what became the Plymouth Colony. "besides the housing and land," which was not included [MD 2:26-27, citing PCPR 2:2:1-2]. Samuel Eliot Morison (New York : Knopf, 1991), p. 75-6. [14], In May 1640, Cooke and his son John were among those tasked to compute the number of acres of Edward Doty's meadows and make a report to the next court. Committee to lay out highways, 1 October 1634, 2 May 1637, 1 February 1640/1, 10 June 1650 [PCR 1:31, 58, 2:7, 160]. Robert Charles Anderson. They were forced to abandon the effort, however, and return to the harbor at Cape Cod Hook. Elizabeth Cooke (1634-1715) 3. yDNA HAPLOGROUP: I-M223 (I-FGC57464) Francis Cooke was born about 1583. Allrightsreserved. He married Hester Mahieu in 1603 and had 7 children. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ESTATE:Appears on diagram of "meersteads & garden plots of [those] which came first laid out 1620," between Isaac Allerton and Edward Winslow [PCR 12:3]. Read more, Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Roberts (ne Boggs; born December 27, 1943), best known as Cokie Roberts, is an American journalist and author. Francis Cooke's first appearance in the historical record occurs on April 25, 1603, in Leiden, Holland, where he is named a witness at Raphael Roelandt's betrothal. The only evidence I know of the unknown first wife is a deed . ", from The Will and Inventory of Estate of Francis Cooke, deceased 1663. On 7 March 1636/7, Francis Cooke sued John Browne the elder and several others, and, on 7 June 1637, Francis Cooke, having sued Mr. John Browne, was granted an execution against him [PCR 1:60, 7:5]. November 9, 1620] after about nine weeks at sea. It is better to use the "place" field and type out the place name. Richard Warren, Stephen Hopkins, Constance Hopkins, John Billington and his wife, Ellinor, and Francis Billington, Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Francis Cooke BIRTH: About 1583. John married Sarah Warren, a daughter of Richard Warren, and had 5 children. John was baptized in Leiden, Holland between January and March 1607 and died in Dartmouth on November 23, 1695. On 5 October 1640, Francis Cooke and John Cooke Jr. were granted a parcel of upland "provided it do not exceed two hundred acres of upland, and the meadow before it," along with a parcel of upland "containing about 10 or 12 acres" [PCR 1:163, 2:149, 164]. View Complete Biography from The Pilgrim Migration He immigrated to Amsterdam, Holland in 1608, and later lived in Leyden. Includes citations for all sources. His Francis Cooke lineage: 1.Francis Cooke (Hester le Mahieu) 2.John Cooke (Sarah Warren) 3.Elizabeth Cooke (Daniel Wilcox) 4.Susanna Wilcox (Jonathan Head) 5.Joseph Head (Bathsheba Palmer) 6.Jonathan Head (Ruth Little) 7.Jonathan Head, Jr.(Hepzibah Livermore) 8.Orson Sherman Head (Mary Jane Treadwell) 9.Richard Jones Welles (Mary Blanche Head) He immigrated to Amsterdam, Holland in 1608, and later lived in Leyden. Also available on microfilm and digital images. Francis Cooke. [10], In the 1627 Division of Cattle at Plymouth, Cooke and Hester are mentioned: "The first lot fell to Francis Cooke & his Companie Joyned to his wife Hester Cooke." Francis Cooke (c.1583 April 7, 1663) was a Leiden Separatist, who went to America in 1620 on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower, which arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Read more, is descended from In 1637 he was appointed, along with others, to lay highways about the towns of Plymouth, Duxbury, and Eel River. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. This item is available on microfilm at this FamilySearch center. Jane was born about 1609 in Leiden. Cooke lived in Leiden for about six years before the 1609 arrival of the congregation of English Separatists led by Pastor John Robinson. Arbitrator in land dispute between Thomas Pope and William Shurtleff, 2 August 1659 [PCR 3:169]. I. William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647, ed. 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Francis Cooke (1583 April 7, 1663 Plymouth, Massachusetts) was one of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower. (The first internment at Burial Hill was in the early 1670's - after the death of Francis Cooke.) John Cooke was born around 1607 in Leiden. It makes it easier to read a profile if the "about me" information is filled out in this fashion: - Future releases of the Geni Project module will create a dynamic library of downloadable media for profiles associated with the Project. Past Presidents George Bush Sr. and Jr. through Experience Mitchell and Janae Cook. Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. In the Division of Land in 1623, Cooke received two acres, one for himself and one acre for his son John. This suggests that he was under the age of sixty to be on such a list, and would probably have been born no earlier than 1583. After departing for America. Pilgrims make first attempt to leave England for Holland but are arrested.