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Thomas "Butcher" COOKE

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas "Butcher" COOKE was born Abt 1570, Netherbury, Dorset, England; died May 1614, England.

    Notes:

    Thomas is referred to as both Butcher and Cooke. He most likely married first, to a wife whose name is now unknown; a Mrs. Thomas Cooke died 8 Jan 1598.

    Thomas married Joanna Unknown 1599, England. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Nov 1593.
    2. 3. Joan Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 May 1596.
    3. 4. Thomas "Butcher" COOKE, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Apr 1600, Netherbury, Dorset, England; was christened 13 Apr 1600, St. Mary's, Netherbury, Dorset, England; died Abt May 1677, Portsmouth, RI.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 10 Nov 1593.

  2. 3.  Joan Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born 11 May 1596.

  3. 4.  Thomas "Butcher" COOKE, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born Apr 1600, Netherbury, Dorset, England; was christened 13 Apr 1600, St. Mary's, Netherbury, Dorset, England; died Abt May 1677, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    Thomas Cooke, his wife, and 3 children came to America in 1637, sailing from Weymouth, Dorset, England on the ship Speedwell. They first settled in Taunton, MA (at least by 1639), where in 1643 Thomas took the freeman's oath of fidelity.

    Records seem to indicate that Thomas had two wives, both named Mary. The first Mary was the mother of his children, and signed deeds with a mark, not a signature. By contrast, the second Mary signed deeds with a neat signature, so was likely more educated. It is quite possible that she was Mary Shearman, daughter of Secretary of the Colony of Rhode Island, Philip Shearman (our ancestor). Also, the second Mary was probably much younger than Thomas, since she outlived him and remarried, having many more years in that marriage.

    I have gone along with this assumption and entered her name as Mary Shearman (see "Thomas Cooke of RI" Vol. I, p. 13, by Jane Fletcher Fiske).

    Another source says Thomas was born in 1603 at Karl's Colne, County of Essex, England, and that he came to America in 1635. This other source says his son George was b.1633, and that Thomas also had a daughter Sarah b. 1632.

    Thomas married Mary Unknown Abt 1625, England. Mary was born Abt 1605; died Abt 1670. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Thomas Cooke, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1626, Dorset, England; died Between 1669 and 1670, Portsmouth, RI.
    2. 6. John "Butcher" COOKE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1630, Dorset, England; died 16 May 1691, Portsmouth, RI.
    3. 7. George Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1647, Portsmouth, RI.

    Thomas married Mary (2) Shearman Aft 1670. Mary (daughter of Philip SHEARMAN and Sarah ODDING) was born May 1645, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft 9 Oct 1691. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Thomas Cooke, III Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1626, Dorset, England; died Between 1669 and 1670, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    One source says that Thomas was b. 1626-28, married in 1653, and had four sons -- Thomas, Stephen, Ebenezer, & Benjamin, and one daughter -- Hannah. It also says that the oldest son, Thomas, was b.1654 and went to Shrewsbury, NJ, settling near land there which had been purchased by his uncle, John Cooke, and his aunt's Borden brothers, and other Rhode Islanders. This Thomas Cooke III was a member of the House of Deputies of East New Jersey in 1693. He died at sea on a voyage to England, leaving a wife and three children, including a son William who later held various government positions in New Jersey.

    Thomas — Thomasin Unknown. Thomasin was born Abt 1627. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Sarah Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1647; died Abt 1680, Shrewsbury, NJ.
    2. 9. John Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1650.
    3. 10. Phebe Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1664; died Aft 1697.

  2. 6.  John "Butcher" COOKE Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born 30 Mar 1630, Dorset, England; died 16 May 1691, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    "John Cooke alias Butcher" was made a freeman of Portsmouth, RI, on 10 July 1648 at the age of 18. In March 1656/57 he signed as one of the purchasers of Conanicut Island (Jamestown). On 14 May 1660 his parents deeded to him 60 acres of land in Portsmouth. He was a grand juryman at the Court of Trials in 1667, 1669, and 1673. His name appears in many official records of the time period.

    See his will dated at Portsmouth on 15 May 1691, proved 25 May 1691. The will describes John as aged. He names four sons and seven daughters, plus one granddaughter: John, Joseph, Thomas (probably the one who married Mary Cory, b. 1669), Samuel, Mary (Mrs. William Manchester; these are our ancesters), Elizabeth (Mrs. William Briggs), Sarah (Mrs. Thomas Wait), Hannah (Mrs. Daniel Wilcox), Martha (Mrs. William Cory), Deborah (Mrs. William Almy), Amy (Mrs. David Clayton), and granddaughter Sarah Manchester, plus six other unnamed daughters (or granddaughters, or daughters-in-law).

    According to the book "Thomas Cooke of Rhode Island," he died of smallpox.

    John married Mary BORDEN Abt 1652. Mary (daughter of Richard BORDEN and Joan FOWLE) was born Abt Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England; was christened 13 Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England; died 23 Dec 1690, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Elizabeth COOK  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1653.
    2. 12. Mary COOK  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft Jul 1725, Portsmouth, RI.
    3. 13. John Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1657.
    4. 14. Sarah Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1659.
    5. 15. Hannah COOK  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1661.
    6. 16. Joseph Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1663.
    7. 17. Thomas Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1665.
    8. 18. Deborah COOK  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1667.
    9. 19. Martha Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1669.
    10. 20. Amy Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1671.
    11. 21. Samuel Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1674.

  3. 7.  George Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1647, Portsmouth, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sarah Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1647; died Abt 1680, Shrewsbury, NJ.

    Sarah married Peter Parker Abt 1663. Peter was born Abt 1640; died Aft 1694, Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Penelope Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1666, England or Shrewsbury, NJ; died Aft 1740, Jamestown, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 6, Jamestown, RI.
    2. 23. Peter Parker, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1668, Shrewsbury, NJ; died Mar 1722/23, Westerly, RI.
    3. 24. Sarah Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1670, Shrewsbury, NJ; died Abt Mar 1685/86, Jamestown, RI.
    4. 25. Thomas Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1673.

  2. 9.  John Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1650.

    Notes:

    It is not known for sure that John's wife was Mary Havens. However, the will of William Havens mentions a daughter Mary Cook; and John is known to have had a wife Mary who was mother of his daughter Phebe (Allen) b 1677. (see The New England Histocial and Genealogical Society Vol 128 p 152 by Jane Fletcher Fiske).

    John — Mary Havens. Mary (daughter of William Havens and Dennis Denise Unknown) was born Abt 1652. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Phebe Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1677.

  3. 10.  Phebe Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1664; died Aft 1697.

    Notes:

    Phebe Arnold received a legacy from her grandfather Thomas Cooke.

    Phebe — Oliver Arnold. Oliver (son of Benedict Arnold and Damaris Westcott) was born 25 Jul 1655, Newport, RI; died Abt Nov 1697, Jamestown, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Damaris Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Dec 1680, Jamestown, RI.
    2. 28. Phebe Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1682.
    3. 29. Oliver Arnold, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1684.
    4. 30. Patience Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1687.
    5. 31. Mary Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1690.
    6. 32. Sarah Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1693.

    Phebe married Jonathan Marsh 17 Jan 1699/00. Jonathan died Bef 1705. [Group Sheet]

    Phebe married Robert Barker 17 Oct 1705. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth COOK Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1653.

    Elizabeth married William BRIGGS Abt 1680, RI. William (son of John BRIGGS and Sarah CORNELL) was born 1650; died May 1716, Little Compton, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Susanna BRIGGS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Apr 1681, Little Compton, RI; died 1744.
    2. 34. John Briggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Nov 1685, Little Compton, RI; died 21 Jan 1711/12, Little Compton, RI.
    3. 35. William Briggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jan 1687/88, Little Compton, RI; died Nov 1763, Little Compton, RI.
    4. 36. Elizabeth Briggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Dec 1689, Little Compton, RI; died Mar 1763, Little Compton, RI.
    5. 37. Thomas Briggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Sep 1693, Little Compton, RI; died 23 Mar 1715/16, Little Compton, RI.
    6. 38. Deborah Briggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Sep 1693, Little Compton, RI; died Nov 1773, Little Compton, RI.
    7. 39. Job Briggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Aug 1696, Little Compton, RI; died 4 Mar 1726/27, Little Compton, RI.

  5. 12.  Mary COOK Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft Jul 1725, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    Mary's brother Thomas Cook married Mary Cory (b. 1669, sister of our ancestor Anne Cory who married Robert Bennett). Mary's sister Martha Cook married William Cory (probably the one b. 1659, son of William and also brother of Anne and Mary Cory; but there were four cousins named William Cory in his generation).

    Mary married William MANCHESTER Between 1672 and 1675. William (son of Thomas MANCHESTER and Margaret WOOD) was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died 15 Oct 1718, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. William Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1675 and 1680; died Bef 1760.
    2. 41. Mary Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1677; died 1729, Tiverton, RI.
    3. 42. Deborah Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Oct 1677.
    4. 43. Elizabeth Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1678; died Bef 1729.
    5. 44. Sarah Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1680; died Aft 1741.
    6. 45. Margaret MANCHESTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1682.
    7. 46. Rebecca Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1684.
    8. 47. John MANCHESTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1685 and 1695, Portsmouth, RI; died Between 1766 and 1774.
    9. 48. Susanna Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1686 and 1693; died Abt 1774, Tiverton, RI.
    10. 49. Amey Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1687.
    11. 50. Thomas Manchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1704; died Dec 1788.

  6. 13.  John Cook Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1657.

    John — Ruth Shaw. Ruth was born 10 Oct 1660. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 51. John Cook, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Nov 1685; died 24 May 1754.

  7. 14.  Sarah Cook Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1659.

    Sarah — Thomas Waite. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Hannah COOK Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1661.

    Notes:

    Her second marriage was to Enoch Briggs.

    Hannah — Daniel WILCOX, Jr.. Daniel (son of Daniel WILCOX and Unknown Wife) was born Abt 1659. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 52. Mary WILCOX  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Feb 1682/83, Portsmouth, RI; died 6 May 1747, Portsmouth, RI.

  9. 16.  Joseph Cook Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1663.

    Joseph — Susannah Briggs. Susannah was born Abt 1665. [Group Sheet]


  10. 17.  Thomas Cook Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1665.

    Thomas — Mary Cory. Mary (daughter of William CORY and Mary EARLE) was born 1669, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft 1726. [Group Sheet]


  11. 18.  Deborah COOK Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1667.

    Notes:

    Deborah is mentioned as the wife of William Almy in her father's will.

    Deborah married William ALMY Abt 1688. William (son of Christopher ALMY and Elizabeth CORNELL) was born 27 Oct 1665; died 6 Jul 1747. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 53. Mary Almy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Aug 1689, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI.
    2. 54. John Almy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Oct 1692, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI.
    3. 55. Job Almy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Apr 1696, Tiverton, RI; died 27 Jul 1777, Dartmouth, MA.
    4. 56. Elizabeth Almy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Nov 1697, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI.
    5. 57. Samuel Almy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1701, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI.
    6. 58. Deborah Almy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jul 1703, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI.
    7. 59. Rebecca Almy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1704, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI.
    8. 60. Joseph Almy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Oct 1707, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI.
    9. 61. William (1) Almy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Oct 1707; died Abt 3 Oct 1707.
    10. 62. William ALMY, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1709; died Bef 6 Dec 1775.

  12. 19.  Martha Cook Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1669.

    Martha — William Cory, Jr.. William (son of William CORY and Mary EARLE) was born 1659, Portsmouth, RI; died May 1704, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 63. Michael Cory  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 64. William Cory  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 65. Thomas Cory  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 66. Patience Cory  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 67. Mary Cory  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 68. Amey Cory  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 69. Sarah Cory  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 20.  Amy Cook Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1671.

    Amy — David Clayton. [Group Sheet]


  14. 21.  Samuel Cook Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born Abt 1674.