Cooke married hester mahieu at the french walloon church in leiden. The plymouth colony archive project go to biographical profiles wills probates search archive. Francis cooke he was one of the signers of the mayflower compact. John browne, was granted an execution against him pcr 1. The second generation the descendants of john tanner b. On 7 march 16367, francis cooke sued john browne the elder and several others, and, on 7 june 1637, francis cooke, having sued mr. John howland of the mayflower volume 1 through desire 2 is permanently out of print. The second is undated, but was probably made between 1648 and 1659. Francis cooke 15831663 mayflower passengerdissenter free man posted on march 28, 2018 by joe conrad now that we have passed through this bloody civil war and learned of what happened to george jr. Francis sailed to america in 1620 on the mayflower with is son john cook. The mayflower john howland, signer of the mayflower compact, lived to be the last male pilgrim who had come to plymouth, ma on the mayflower in he was in his at the time. In holland, cooke took up the profession of woolcomber. Earle, william, william, william, benjamin, mary wilcox earle, elizabeth cooke wilcox, john and francis cooke, both mayflower passengers.
Isbn 0897251210 manual entry no current copies separate. Francis cooke was born in 1583 probably in england. This early settler is one of the twentysix male pilgrims known to have descendants. Not all the children of experience mitchell are mayflower descendants. A collaboration between plimoth plantation and the new england historic genealogical society. Francis mayflower cooke by megan perry february 03, 2003 at 07. The item francis cooke of the mayflower and his descendants for four generations, compiled by robert s. Who were the tanner family ancestors on the mayflower.
Mayflower passengers massachusetts society of mayflower. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The family tree listed here should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. Francis cooke was given six shares in the division of lands in 1624. In august 1606 francis cooke and his wife moved to norwich in county norfolk in england. Swan, former governor general and director, silver books project, seeks to list all known corrections, deletions and additions that have been made known to the silver books project by december 31, 2016.
In the summary of these families as of 1651, bradford tells us that francis cooke is still living, a very old man, and hath seen his childrens children have children. Francis cooke of the mayflower five generations project volume 12 of mayflower families through five generations. Beirne the mayflower and pilgrims new world by nathaniel philbrick mayflower index, vol 1 by general society of mayflower descendant information is not accepted for the gsmd for membership red book by ancestry. His daughter, jane cooke, married johns great grandfather, experience mitchell, but john comes down through the second wife. Publications by the general society of mayflower descendants. Francis cooke of the mayflower and his descendants for four.
You could use both books as a starting point but will still be expected to get vital records, etc. The mission of the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants is to gather together to honor and perpetuate the memory of our mayflower ancestors and the ideals of american freedoms and democracy, which have evolved from the mayflower compact signed by the pilgrim fathers when they reached cape cod shores in november, 1620. Except for john cooke, neither the wives nor the children of francis cooke or richard warren came over to america on the mayflower. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Francis cookes wife, hester mahieu cooke 5 with three other of the cooke children, came to plymouth on the anne in august, 1623. Hester mahieu cooke wife of francis along with jane and jacob their children, immigrated aboard the anne in 1623. Francis, and his oldest son john, came on the mayflower to plymouth in 1620. Francis cooke was one of the more interesting of the mayflower passengers and one of the 1627. His descendants are legion, spanning america from coast to coast. After twenty years of research van wood, already well known for his decades of pilgrim research, brings you the definitive answers on francis cooke and his descendants.
Francis cooke was one of the more interesting of the mayflower passengers and one of the 1627 purchasers who saved plimoth colony from bankruptcy. Francis cooke lived in england and then in leiden netherlands. He married first on 10 june 1646, plymouth county, ma. Francis cooke project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Daniel wilcoxs son, john wilcox had a daughter named rebecca. Experience mitchell was born about 1603 based on his estimated date of marriage. Im a descendant of francis cooke through his son, john cooke, and johns daughter elizabeth, who married daniel wilcox. Mayflower families through five generations abebooks. Francis was the son of richard cook and ann cawnton. She married david preston, and was the mother of elizabeth preston, who married jabez mosher.
Francis and his son john immigrated aboard the mayflower landing november 11, 1620. Francis cook biography mayflower heritage and history. The family tree for francis cooke is still in progress. December 1620 volume i by kellogg, lucy mary ed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Francis cooke simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Francis cooke mayflower husbands 10x great grandfather. Jun 14, 2012 francis and his son john immigrated aboard the mayflower landing november 11, 1620. For a third time, the mayflower headed for the new world. He was a signer of the mayflower compact and was an important member of plymouth colony francis cooke lived in england and then in leiden netherlands cooke married hester mahieu at the french walloon church in leiden. Aug 29, 2011 please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Silver books and mfip please contact sylvie carlson, sales manager in the sales office in plymouth. The mayflower compact i am descended from francis eaton, francis cooke, edward doty and samuel fuller all from my father vance mitchels mothers side directly the mayflower compact, signed on the mayflower on november 1620 old calendar shortly before the passengers landed on cape cod.
Swan, former governor general and director, silver books project, seeks to list all known corrections. Click on the volume of interest to see pricing information and to order them from. In 1620 francis cooke and his son john, born in 1607, left holland on the speedwell. He, with his wife and son, were passengers on the historic 1620 voyage of the mayflower. He was a signer of the mayflower compact and was an important member of plymouth colony. Descendants and relatives of francis of the mayflower, 15771820. They joined the pilgrim company on the mayflower and arrived in what would become plymouth, massachusetts.
After the colony was founded and better established, he sent for his wife and children, and they came to plymouth in 1623 onboard the ship anne. She left plymouth on september 6, 1620 and entered cape cod harbor on november 11, 1620. Francis is described in leiden walloon church marriage records dating from 1603 as a woolcomber out of uyt england. The records in holland describe him as a woolcomber and he appeared there before the arrival of the clyftonrobinson separatists. Francis cooke was a leiden separatist who came to america in 1620 on the pilgrim ship mayflower and a signer of the mayflower compact. And if that surname research strategy fails, research mayflower descendants to the fifth generation to try and find a match to your family.
The family tree for francis cooke is still in the early stages of research. Transcripts of the descendants of francis cooke and his wife hester, who emigrated from. Francis, hester and john cooke of mayflower wikitree g2g. In his accounting of the passengers on the mayflower, bradford includes francis cooke and his son john. Hester cooke and the younger children came over in 1623 on the anne. His wife, hester, soon followed on the anne in 1623.
Francis cooke and his family spent some time in norwich,norfolk between 1606 and 1608,but the purpose is unknown. Francis cooke came on the mayflower with his eldest son john in 1620 and as such was one of the signers of the mayflower compact. Francis cooke was a 1620 mayflower passenger originally from blythe, yorkshire, england and later of kent county. Plymouth, massachusetts, was one of the 102 passengers on the mayflower of 1621. A mayflower families gsmd publication, part of the silver books with an addendum added. Click download or read online button to get francis cooke of the mayflower book now. Many publications exist, including the famous pink or gray pilgrim lineage books published by the general society of mayflower descendantsmany of which are available at libraries. The mayflower compact signed by my ancestors john alden, francis cooke, stephen hopkins, william mullins, and richard warren. His descendants through sons thomas and samuel, and daughters desire and elizabeth v. Jan, 2014 francis cooke he was one of the signers of the mayflower compact.
Ancestor charts showing the family relationships of francis cooke c15831663 to other famous people. Of plymouth plantation, 1620 1647 by william bradford, introduction by francis murphy the war of 1812 by francis f. John alden, myles standish, william brewster, william bradford, john howland, love brewster, list of passengers on the mayflower, richard warren, james chilton, edward winslow, priscilla alden, peter browne, francis cooke, samuel fuller. He left behind his wife hester and his other children jane, jacob, elizabeth and hester. He married hester mahieu in 1603 and had 7 children. He died in bridgewater by may 14, 1689, the date his inventory was taken. Francis cooke of the mayflower download ebook pdf, epub. Francis cooke of the mayflower and his descendants for. The plymouth colony archive project go to biographical profiles wills probates search archive francis cooke. John alden, myles standish, william brewster, william bradford, john howland, love brewster, list of passengers on the mayflower, richard warren, james chilton, edward winslow, priscilla alden, peter browne, francis cooke, samuel fuller, john.
Francis took his oldest son john with him on mayflower, while hester and the other children followed them to america in 1623 on the ship anne. On 24 december 1636, john harmon contracted to become the apprentice of francis cooke for seven years pcr 1. This is just part of undocumented information that i have collected. Aug 04, 2010 francis cookes name appears in two lists of the townsmen of plymouth. The ultimate goal of the mayflower project is to have wellresearched, wellsourced, wellwritten profiles for all ancestors we cover. Books and articles massachusetts society of mayflower. Francis cooke added to mayflower families fifth generation. Francis eaton was baptised on 11 september 1596 at st. Experience is believed to be the son of thomas mitchell who lived first in amsterdam as a member of francis johnsons congregation, and then moved to leiden. Francis cooke 1583 april 7, 1663 plymouth, massachusetts was one of the 102 passengers on the mayflower. He came to the colonies on the anne with his mother, hester.
Hester cooke identified herself as being from canterbury in her betrothal registration. Francis cookes team is mentioned in a list of teams, with men assigned to each, for drawing wood. I too have a francis cooke, born 1577, yorkshire married to hester le mahieu. Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, mass. These books are noted for being very well documented, highly accurate, and are the best quality genealogy on mayflower families available today.
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