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Adam Wright

Male 1646 - 1724  (~ 80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Adam Wright was born Between 21 Sep 1644 and 20 Sep 1646, Plymouth, MA (son of Richard Wright and Hester Cooke); died 20 Sep 1724, Plympton, MA.

    Notes:

    Adam is mentioned by name in his father's will.

    Adam's will, dated 1723, mentions by name his daughter Mary, wife of Jeremiah Gifford.

    Adam married Sarah Soule Bef 1680. Sarah (daughter of John Soule and Rebecca Simmons) was born Abt 1660, Duxbury, MA; died Between 1693 and 1698. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Esther Wright was born Between 1679 and 1681.
    2. John Wright was born Between 1680 and 1682.
    3. Mary Wright was born Between 1680 and 1685; died Aft 14 Apr 1760.
    4. Isaac Wright was born 19 Jan 1685/86.
    5. Rachel Wright was born Abt 1689.
    6. Sarah Wright was born Abt 1693.

    Adam married Mehitable Barrows Abt 1699. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Samuel Wright
    2. Moses Wright
    3. James Wright
    4. Nathan Wright

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard Wright was born 9 Jun 1608; died 9 Jun 1691, Plymouth, MA.

    Notes:

    Richard "died about 2 hours after being about 83 years old." (see Mayflower Descendants Vol 12, on Francis Cooke, p. 55)

    Richard married Hester Cooke Abt 1644, Plymouth Colony, MA. Hester (daughter of Francis COOKE and Hester MAHIEU) was born Between 1624 and 1625, Plymouth, MA; died Between 9 May 1669 and 8 Jun 1691, Plymouth, MA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Hester Cooke was born Between 1624 and 1625, Plymouth, MA (daughter of Francis COOKE and Hester MAHIEU); died Between 9 May 1669 and 8 Jun 1691, Plymouth, MA.

    Notes:

    It is possible that Hester was born in Leyden, Holland, before April 1621. However, it is more likely that she was born at least nine months after her mother had been reunited with her father in Plymouth, MA. A lengthy discussion of this is found in the book "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations" Vol. 12, Francis Cooke.

    Children:
    1. 1. Adam Wright was born Between 21 Sep 1644 and 20 Sep 1646, Plymouth, MA; died 20 Sep 1724, Plympton, MA.
    2. John Wright was born Abt 1647; died Between Dec 1675 and Jun 1676.
    3. Esther Wright was born Between 1649 and 1650.
    4. Isaac Wright was born 26 Aug 1652; died Between Dec 1675 and Jun 1676.
    5. Samuel Wright was born Abt 1655; died Between Dec 1675 and Jun 1676.
    6. Mary Wright was born Abt 1657.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Francis COOKE was born Abt 1582, England; died 7 Apr 1663, Plymouth, MA.

    Notes:

    Notes exceprted from "Mayflower Descendants Through Five Generations" Vol. 12, p. 4 & 5:

    Francis Cooke and his son John (Jean, en francais) embarked on the Speedwell at Delfshaven, Holland, in July 1620. At Southampton or Plymouth, England, they transferred to the Mayflower and set sail Wednesday, 6 Sep 1620 (or, 16th Sep, new calendar). Francis was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact on 11 Nov 1620 (21st Nov, new calendar). In late 1623 Francis Cooke received two acres with his son John, and four acres for the rest of the family, who came on the ship Anne in Aug 1623.

    Francis married Hester MAHIEU Abt Jul 1603, Walloon Reformed Church, Leyden, Holland. Hester (daughter of Jacques MAHIEU and Jeanne UNKNOWN) was born Between 1582 and 1588, Canterbury, England; died Between 8 Jun 1666 and 18 Dec 1675, Plymouth, MA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Hester MAHIEU was born Between 1582 and 1588, Canterbury, England (daughter of Jacques MAHIEU and Jeanne UNKNOWN); died Between 8 Jun 1666 and 18 Dec 1675, Plymouth, MA.
    Children:
    1. Jane Cooke was born Abt 1604, Leyden, Holland.
    2. John COOKE was born Between Jan and Mar 1606/07, Leyden, Zuid, Holland; died 23 Nov 1695, Dartmouth, MA.
    3. Unnamed Child Cooke was born Between 1607 and 1608, Leyden, Holland; died May 1608, Leyden, Holland.
    4. Josiah Cooke was born 1610; died Jun 1666, Plymouth, MA.
    5. Elizabeth Cooke was born Abt Dec 1611, Leyden, Holland; died Between Aug 1623 and May 1627, Plymouth, MA.
    6. Jacob Cooke was born Abt 1618, Leyden, Zuid, Holland; died 1675.
    7. 3. Hester Cooke was born Between 1624 and 1625, Plymouth, MA; died Between 9 May 1669 and 8 Jun 1691, Plymouth, MA.
    8. Mary Cooke was born Between 22 Mar 1625/26 and 21 Mar 1626/27, Plymouth, MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Jacques MAHIEU

    Notes:

    Jacques & Jeanne Mahieu were Walloon refugees who went to Holland from the area of Armentiers, near Lille, France.

    Jacques — Jeanne UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet]


  2. 15.  Jeanne UNKNOWN
    Children:
    1. 7. Hester MAHIEU was born Between 1582 and 1588, Canterbury, England; died Between 8 Jun 1666 and 18 Dec 1675, Plymouth, MA.