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Francis COOKE

Male Abt 1582 - 1663  (~ 81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jane Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1604, Leyden, Holland.
    2. 3. John COOKE  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between Jan and Mar 1606/07, Leyden, Zuid, Holland; died 23 Nov 1695, Dartmouth, MA.
    3. 4. Unnamed Child Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1607 and 1608, Leyden, Holland; died May 1608, Leyden, Holland.
    4. 5. Josiah Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1610; died Jun 1666, Plymouth, MA.
    5. 6. Elizabeth Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt Dec 1611, Leyden, Holland; died Between Aug 1623 and May 1627, Plymouth, MA.
    6. 7. Jacob Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1618, Leyden, Zuid, Holland; died 1675.
    7. 8. Hester Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1624 and 1625, Plymouth, MA; died Between 9 May 1669 and 8 Jun 1691, Plymouth, MA.
    8. 9. Mary Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 22 Mar 1625/26 and 21 Mar 1626/27, Plymouth, MA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jane Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born Abt 1604, Leyden, Holland.

    Notes:

    Jane was named after Hester's mother, Jeanne Mahieu.


  2. 3.  John COOKE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born Between Jan and Mar 1606/07, Leyden, Zuid, Holland; died 23 Nov 1695, Dartmouth, MA.

    Notes:

    John came on the Mayflower in 1620 with his father.

    John married Sarah WARREN 28 Mar 1634, Plymouth, MA. Sarah (daughter of Richard WARREN and Elizabeth WALKER) was born Abt 1614, England; died Aft 15 Jul 1696, Plymouth, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Sarah COOKE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1635; died Aft 1710.
    2. 11. Elizabeth Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born Bef 1644; died Dec 1715, Tiverton, RI.

  3. 4.  Unnamed Child Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born Between 1607 and 1608, Leyden, Holland; died May 1608, Leyden, Holland.

  4. 5.  Josiah Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born 1610; died Jun 1666, Plymouth, MA.

    Notes:

    I have not found Josiah in the Mayflower book on Francis Cooke and his descendants.

    Josiah married Elizabeth Ring Sep 1635, Plymouth, MA. Elizabeth was born 1602, England; died 1687, Plymouth, MA. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Elizabeth Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born Abt Dec 1611, Leyden, Holland; died Between Aug 1623 and May 1627, Plymouth, MA.

  6. 7.  Jacob Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born Abt 1618, Leyden, Zuid, Holland; died 1675.

    Notes:

    Jacob may have been named after his mother's father, Jacques.

    Jacob married Damaris Hopkins Abt 1646. Damaris was born Abt 1619; died Between 1666 and 1669, Plymouth, MA. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Hester Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born Between 1624 and 1625, Plymouth, MA; 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.

    Hester married Richard Wright Abt 1644, Plymouth Colony, MA. Richard was born 9 Jun 1608; died 9 Jun 1691, Plymouth, MA. [Group Sheet]

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

  8. 9.  Mary Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (1.Francis1) was born Between 22 Mar 1625/26 and 21 Mar 1626/27, Plymouth, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Sarah COOKE Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Francis1) was born 1635; died Aft 1710.

    Sarah married Arthur HATHAWAY Nov 1652, Dartmouth, MA. Arthur was born Abt 1630; died 11 Dec 1711, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. John HATHAWAY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Sep 1653, Duxbury, MA; died 1732, Dartmouth, MA.
    2. 19. Thomas Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Jonathan Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 21. Mary Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 22. Lydia Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 23. Hannah Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 11.  Elizabeth Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Francis1) was born Bef 1644; died Dec 1715, Tiverton, RI.

    Elizabeth married Daniel WILCOX Aft 1659. Daniel (son of Edward WILCOX and Susanna THOMPSON) was born 4 Mar 1631/32, Croft, Lincolnshire, England; died 2 Jul 1702, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Susannah Wilcox  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. John Wilcox  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 26. Stephen Wilcox  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1668.
    4. 27. Edward Wilcox  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1675, Tiverton, RI; died May 1718, Tiverton, RI.
    5. 28. Lydia Wilcox  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1679, Tiverton, RI.

  3. 12.  Adam Wright Descendancy chart to this point (8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Between 21 Sep 1644 and 20 Sep 1646, Plymouth, MA; 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. 29. Esther Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1679 and 1681.
    2. 30. John Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1680 and 1682.
    3. 31. Mary Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1680 and 1685; died Aft 14 Apr 1760.
    4. 32. Isaac Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jan 1685/86.
    5. 33. Rachel Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1689.
    6. 34. Sarah Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1693.

    Adam married Mehitable Barrows Abt 1699. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Samuel Wright  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Moses Wright  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 37. James Wright  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 38. Nathan Wright  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 13.  John Wright Descendancy chart to this point (8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Abt 1647; died Between Dec 1675 and Jun 1676.

    Notes:

    John was probably killed in King Philip's War, as were two of his brothers.


  5. 14.  Esther Wright Descendancy chart to this point (8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Between 1649 and 1650.

    Notes:

    Esther, or Hester, is mentioned by name (Esther) in her father's will.


  6. 15.  Isaac Wright Descendancy chart to this point (8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born 26 Aug 1652; died Between Dec 1675 and Jun 1676.

    Notes:

    Isaac was probably killed in King Philip's War, as were two of his brothers.


  7. 16.  Samuel Wright Descendancy chart to this point (8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Abt 1655; died Between Dec 1675 and Jun 1676.

    Notes:

    Samuel was probably killed in King Philip's War, as were two of his brothers.


  8. 17.  Mary Wright Descendancy chart to this point (8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Abt 1657.

    Notes:

    Mary is mentioned by name in her father's will.



Generation: 4

  1. 18.  John HATHAWAY Descendancy chart to this point (10.Sarah3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1) was born 17 Sep 1653, Duxbury, MA; died 1732, Dartmouth, MA.

    Notes:

    The probate documents of John Hathaway of Dartmouth dated 11 July 1732 mention Hannah Boomer as a daughter.

    "John, the oldest son, married Johanna Pope, daughter of Thomas Pope, and Sarah “Jenne,” both well known families in Plymouth. (A well preserved Pope cradle of 1648 is exhibited in this building.) His second wife was Patience. The first wife had six children, and the second ten, and of these, ten were sons."

    John Hathaway Married (1st) Joanna Pope, daughter Thos. and Sarah (Carey) Pope.

    Children:
    Sarah - Married John Cadman.
    Joanna - Married Elkanah Blackwell.
    John - Married Alice Launders.
    Arthur - Married (2) Maria Luce.
    Hannah - Married ____ Boomer.
    Mary - Married ____ Douglass.

    John Hathaway (married 2nd) Patience.

    Children:
    Jonathan - Married Abagail Nye.
    Richard - Married Deborah Doty.
    Thomas.
    Hunnewell - Married Mary (Worth?)
    Abialson (or Abiah) - Married Mary Taber.
    Elizabeth.
    Patience - Married Reuben Peckham.
    Benjamin - Married Elizabeth Richmond, Mary Hix.
    James - Married Mary ____. (or Agnes Burton?)
    Ebenezer - Married Ruth Hatch.

    "John Hathaway’s land, chiefly on the west side of the Acushnet River, was in several tracts, and in area was about as extensive as that of his brother Thomas. His homestead extended from the river out to Mt. Pleasant Street, and began at a point 330 feet south of Davis Street at the north line of the Coffin farm, and extended north as far as Brooklawn Park. On the water front of this farm are located today the Whitman, Manomet, Nonquitt and Nashawena mills. In the northeast corner on the river was a landing place as early as 1730, and here John McPherson started the village of Belleville in 1774."

    "John Hathaway had another tract of 200 acres on the south side of Hathaway Road, and extending west from Shawmut Avenue to the ledge. On Shawmut its frontage is over half a mile. On the north side of the Tarkiln Hill Road were large tracts extending down from the hill west beyond the railroad, and east about the same distance. The house that he gave his son Arthur stands there today, and is still occupied. Arthur early moved to Rochester, and owned a large tract there. John also owned a large tract to the south of Sassaquin Pond, the east part of which became the farm of Jonathan Tobey."

    "In 1708 came the first clash between the Presbyterians and the Quakers, which resulted in the great struggle in 1723 when the English king, George I, overruled the general court of Massachusetts and declared the Quakers entitled to freedom from contributing toward the maintenance of Congregational churches and ministers. At the opening of the contest, which was urged chiefly in Dartmouth, a petition signed by eighty-six men who were Quakers and Baptists, was sent to the general court protesting against the church tax. This was signed by John and Thomas Hathaway. The position of Thomas can be easily understood, because his wife belonged to the leading Quaker family of Nantucket. John’s first wife was a sister of Captain Seth Pope, who was a vigorous Puritan. The second wife hasn’t yet been identified, but the second marriage may have led to his favor for the Quakers."

    (source: Old Dartmouth Historical Sketch Number 31, Being the proceedings of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, Water Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1910; Arthur Hathaway and His Immediate Descendants, by Caroline W. Hathaway; https://www.whalingmuseum.org/explore/library/publications/old-dartmouth-historical-sketches/odhs-no-31)

    The following excerpt is from a different source: http://www.maxfieldgenealogy.com/hathaway01.html

    "John Hathaway lived out most of his life in the Town of Dartmouth. His first wife, Joanna, died at the age of thirty-seven, leaving John, age forty-two, with children ages eleven, nine, seven, five, two, and one. In nine months he married again, and had ten more children.

    John Hathaway's first wife, Joanna Pope, belonged to another family that moved to Dartmouth in its earlier days. When she was about eighteen years old, King Phillip's War broke out. The Indians attacked the frontier town of Dartmouth, killing two of Joanna's brothers and one sister-in-law, before they could reach the security of a garrison house. Everyone, including the remaining Popes and the Hathaways, left Dartmouth, returning in a few years to rebuild.

    When John Hathaway married his second wife, Patience Hunnewell, he was forty-three, she twenty-two. She probably came from Scarborough, in the District of Maine. By the time Patience gave birth to her tenth child, she was forty-three, John was sixty-three. All sixteen children lived to adulthood, and fourteen married.

    In 1708, when a Congregational Church was organized in Dartmouth, John Hathaway was one of eighty-six persons petitioning the Province against paying the church tax. John was probably a member of the Society of Friends, which had organized its first meeting in Dartmouth in 1699. "

    John married Joanna POPE 15 Mar 1682/83, Harwich or Dartmouth, MA. Joanna (daughter of Thomas POPE and Sarah JENNY) was born Abt 1658, Plymouth, MA; died 25 Oct 1695, Dartmouth, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Sarah Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Feb 1683/84, Dartmouth, MA.
    2. 40. Johanah Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jan 1685/86, Dartmouth, MA.
    3. 41. John Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Mar 1686/87, Dartmouth, MA; died 1739, Dartmouth, MA.
    4. 42. Arthur Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Apr 1690, Dartmouth, MA.
    5. 43. Hannah HATHAWAY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Feb 1691/92, Dartmouth, MA; died Aft. 1 Feb 1772, Freetown, MA.
    6. 44. Mary Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jun 1694, Dartmouth, MA.

    John married Patience Hunnewell 29 Sep 1696. Patience (daughter of Richard Hunnewell and Elizabeth Stover) was born Abt. 1674; died aft. 11 July 1732. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 45. Hunnewell Hathaway  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Apr 1703.

  2. 19.  Thomas Hathaway Descendancy chart to this point (10.Sarah3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1)

    Thomas — Hepzibeth Starbuck. [Group Sheet]


  3. 20.  Jonathan Hathaway Descendancy chart to this point (10.Sarah3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1)

    Jonathan — Susannah Pope. [Group Sheet]


  4. 21.  Mary Hathaway Descendancy chart to this point (10.Sarah3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1)

    Mary — Samuel Hammond. [Group Sheet]


  5. 22.  Lydia Hathaway Descendancy chart to this point (10.Sarah3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1)

    Lydia — James Sisson. [Group Sheet]


  6. 23.  Hannah Hathaway Descendancy chart to this point (10.Sarah3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1)

    Hannah — George Cadman. [Group Sheet]


  7. 24.  Susannah Wilcox Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elizabeth3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1)

  8. 25.  John Wilcox Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elizabeth3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1)

  9. 26.  Stephen Wilcox Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elizabeth3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1) was born Abt 1668.

  10. 27.  Edward Wilcox Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elizabeth3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1) was born 1675, Tiverton, RI; died May 1718, Tiverton, RI.

    Edward married Sarah Manchester 1699, Tiverton, RI. Sarah (daughter of William MANCHESTER and Mary COOK) was born Abt 1680; died Aft 1741. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 46. Josiah Wilcox  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Sep 1701.
    2. 47. Ephraim Wilcox  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Aug 1704.
    3. 48. William Wilcox  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Dec 1706.
    4. 49. Freelove Wilcox  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Dec 1709.

  11. 28.  Lydia Wilcox Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elizabeth3, 3.John2, 1.Francis1) was born 1679, Tiverton, RI.

    Notes:

    Lydia was the widow of Thomas Shearman when she married Thomas Potter, who was himself widowed.

    Lydia married Thomas Shearman 26 Jun 1702. Thomas (son of Peleg Shearman and Elizabeth Lawton) was born 8 Aug 1658, Portsmouth, RI; died Bef 8 Dec 1720. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 50. Josiah Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Mar 1701/02; died 1729.
    2. 51. Daniel Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Nov 1706.
    3. 52. Ruth Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1708.
    4. 53. Benjamin Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1712.
    5. 54. Susannah Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1715, South Kingstown, RI.

    Lydia married Thomas Potter 8 Dec 1720, North Kingstown, RI. Thomas (son of Ichabod Potter and Martha Hazard) was born Abt 1663; died 23 Jun 1728. [Group Sheet]


  12. 29.  Esther Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Between 1679 and 1681.

    Notes:

    There is strong speculation that Esther & Mary may have been twins, since the first three children seem to have been born so close together. "Soule descendants have shown a strong genetic trait of twinning." (see "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations" Vol. 3 , George Soule, p. 14)

    Esther — Daniel Pratt. [Group Sheet]


  13. 30.  John Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Between 1680 and 1682.

  14. 31.  Mary Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Between 1680 and 1685; died Aft 14 Apr 1760.

    Notes:

    There is strong speculation that Esther & Mary may have been twins, since the first three children seem to have been born so close together. "Soule descendants have shown a strong genetic trait of twinning." (see "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations" Vol. 3 , George Soule, p. 14)

    Jeremiah & Mary had two sets of twins.

    Mary Gifford, wife of Jeremiah, is mentioned by name in her father's will of 1723.

    Mary died after her son Gideon's will of 14 Apr 1760.

    Mary married Jeremiah Gifford Abt 1703, Plymouth, MA. Jeremiah (son of Robert GIFFORD and Sarah WING) was born Abt 1681, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA; died Abt 1770, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 55. Jonathan Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Mar 1704, Dartmouth, MA.
    2. 56. Gideon Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Mar 1705/06, Dartmouth, MA.
    3. 57. John Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Mar 1707/08, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA; died 18 Dec 1802, Westport, Bristol Co., MA.
    4. 58. Sarah Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Oct 1710, Dartmouth, MA.
    5. 59. Elizabeth Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, MA.
    6. 60. Joseph Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, MA.
    7. 61. William Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jan 1713/14, Dartmouth, MA.
    8. 62. Benjamin Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 May 1717, Dartmouth, MA.
    9. 63. Isaac Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 May 1717, Dartmouth, MA.
    10. 64. Peleg Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Dec 1719, Dartmouth, MA.
    11. 65. Margaret Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1722, Dartmouth, MA.
    12. 66. Adam Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jan 1724/25, Dartmouth, MA.
    13. 67. David Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Apr 1728, Dartmouth, MA.

  15. 32.  Isaac Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born 19 Jan 1685/86.

  16. 33.  Rachel Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Abt 1689.

  17. 34.  Sarah Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1) was born Abt 1693.

  18. 35.  Samuel Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1)

  19. 36.  Moses Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1)

  20. 37.  James Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1)

  21. 38.  Nathan Wright Descendancy chart to this point (12.Adam3, 8.Hester2, 1.Francis1)