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Hester Cooke

Female 1625 - 1691  (~ 45 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Hester Cooke 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. 2. 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. 3. John Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1647; died Between Dec 1675 and Jun 1676.
    3. 4. Esther Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1649 and 1650.
    4. 5. Isaac Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Aug 1652; died Between Dec 1675 and Jun 1676.
    5. 6. Samuel Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1655; died Between Dec 1675 and Jun 1676.
    6. 7. Mary Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1657.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Adam Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hester1) 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. 8. Esther Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1679 and 1681.
    2. 9. John Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1680 and 1682.
    3. 10. Mary Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Between 1680 and 1685; died Aft 14 Apr 1760.
    4. 11. Isaac Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jan 1685/86.
    5. 12. Rachel Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1689.
    6. 13. Sarah Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1693.

    Adam married Mehitable Barrows Abt 1699. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Samuel Wright  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Moses Wright  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. James Wright  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 17. Nathan Wright  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  John Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hester1) 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.


  3. 4.  Esther Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hester1) was born Between 1649 and 1650.

    Notes:

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


  4. 5.  Isaac Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hester1) 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.


  5. 6.  Samuel Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hester1) 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.


  6. 7.  Mary Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Hester1) was born Abt 1657.

    Notes:

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



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Esther Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) 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]


  2. 9.  John Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born Between 1680 and 1682.

  3. 10.  Mary Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) 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. 18. Jonathan Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Mar 1704, Dartmouth, MA.
    2. 19. Gideon Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Mar 1705/06, Dartmouth, MA.
    3. 20. 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. 21. Sarah Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Oct 1710, Dartmouth, MA.
    5. 22. Elizabeth Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, MA.
    6. 23. Joseph Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, MA.
    7. 24. William Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jan 1713/14, Dartmouth, MA.
    8. 25. Benjamin Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 May 1717, Dartmouth, MA.
    9. 26. Isaac Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 May 1717, Dartmouth, MA.
    10. 27. Peleg Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Dec 1719, Dartmouth, MA.
    11. 28. Margaret Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1722, Dartmouth, MA.
    12. 29. Adam Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jan 1724/25, Dartmouth, MA.
    13. 30. David Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Apr 1728, Dartmouth, MA.

  4. 11.  Isaac Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 19 Jan 1685/86.

  5. 12.  Rachel Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born Abt 1689.

  6. 13.  Sarah Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born Abt 1693.

  7. 14.  Samuel Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1)

  8. 15.  Moses Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1)

  9. 16.  James Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1)

  10. 17.  Nathan Wright Descendancy chart to this point (2.Adam2, 1.Hester1)


Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Jonathan Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 25 Mar 1704, Dartmouth, MA.

  2. 19.  Gideon Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 19 Mar 1705/06, Dartmouth, MA.

  3. 20.  John Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 7 Mar 1707/08, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA; died 18 Dec 1802, Westport, Bristol Co., MA.

    Notes:

    Little Compton vital records suggest, by the placement of names and dates, that John Gifford b. 1705 d. Dec 1802 is a son of Christopher Gifford. However, Christopher does not name John as a son in his will, dated 5 Oct 1746. He does name all his (other) children, so perhaps John is not his son, as some genealogies show him to be.

    I have placed him in the family of Jeremiah Gifford, as the Mayflower Descendants book indicates. This needs more research.

    Some genealogies show John as having a second wife named Bathsheba who may have been the mother of one or more of his children.

    The will of John Gifford, blacksmith, of Little Compton, was dated 19 Dec 1788, and proved 5 Jan 1803 at Little Compton. It mentions his son Ephraim, deceased, and four children of Ephraim: Jonathan, William, Lydia, & Esther; it also mentions by name four daughters: Judith Gifford, deceased, and her three children Ephraim, Zilla, & Judith, children of son-in-law Joseph Gifford; Elizabeth Manchester, deceased, and her five children -- Zebedee, Jabez (Isaac?), Elizabeth Burden, Judith, & Phebe; Mary Read, deceased, and her daughter Mary Taber; Lydia Manchester, deceased, and her daughter Rhoda; and possibly an unnamed daughter who would have been mother of grandson John Gibbs who is also mentioned.

    John died in his 95th year.

    Our possible ancestor is John's daughter Lydia, mother of Rhoda Manchester.

    John married Comfort Hart Aft 24 May 1730, Little Compton, RI. Comfort (daughter of Richard Hart, Jr. and Amy Gibbs) was born 4 Apr 1710, Tiverton or Little Compton, RI; died Bef 19 Dec 1788. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Mary Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1731; died 14 Dec 1798.
    2. 32. Ephram Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1733; died Bef 19 Dec 1788.
    3. 33. Elizabeth Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1734; died Bef 19 Dec 1788.
    4. 34. Lydia Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1738; died Bef 14 Dec 1788.
    5. 35. Judith Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1743; died Bef 19 Dec 1788.

  4. 21.  Sarah Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 3 Oct 1710, Dartmouth, MA.

    Sarah — Mr. Parks. [Group Sheet]


  5. 22.  Elizabeth Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 13 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, MA.

  6. 23.  Joseph Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 13 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, MA.

    Joseph married Mary Brayton 14 Aug 1737, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. Mary (daughter of Thomas Brayton and Mary Freeborn) was born Abt 1 Jul 1708. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Elizabeth Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1738.
    2. 37. Mary Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1740.
    3. 38. David Gifford  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1746.

  7. 24.  William Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 19 Jan 1713/14, Dartmouth, MA.

  8. 25.  Benjamin Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 14 May 1717, Dartmouth, MA.

  9. 26.  Isaac Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 14 May 1717, Dartmouth, MA.

  10. 27.  Peleg Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 1 Dec 1719, Dartmouth, MA.

  11. 28.  Margaret Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 15 Apr 1722, Dartmouth, MA.

    Margaret — Mr. Potter. [Group Sheet]


  12. 29.  Adam Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 3 Jan 1724/25, Dartmouth, MA.

  13. 30.  David Gifford Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 2.Adam2, 1.Hester1) was born 5 Apr 1728, Dartmouth, MA.