Francis
Cooke
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob Cooke
and Damaris (Hopkins) Cooke
Brother of
Elizabeth (Cooke) Doty, Caleb Cooke, Jacob Cooke, Mary (Cooke) Rickard, Martha (Cooke) Cushman, Ruth (Cooke) Tinkham, Sarah (Cooke) Bartlett [half] and Rebecca Cooke [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Latham) Cooke
— married
2 Aug 1687 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Susanna (Cooke) Sturtevant, Robert Cooke, Caleb Cooke, Francis Cooke, Sarah (Cooke) Cole and Elizabeth (Cooke) Leach
Died
at age 84
in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Francis' original DOB for this profile was given as 5 Jan 1663. Findagrave lists his DOB as 5 Jan 1662.
Birth
- Birth:
- FRANCIS the son of JACOB COOKE was born the 5th of Jan. 1662[/3]
Death
- Death:
- Date: 1746
- Source: #S109
- Page: Vol. 2, Page 246
Burial
- Burial:
- Place: Rocky Nook, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Probate
His will is dated 28 October 1732 with a codicil dated 15 May 1736 and proved on 18 September 1746 in Plymouth. He mentions his children, Caleb Cook, Robert Cook, decd., Elizabeth Cook, Francis Cook, decd., Susanna Sturtevant, and Sarah Cole, decd. His inventory was taken on 6 October 1746 in Kingston. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Plymouth. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/14012/663/253537806
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-8217 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1745-1749 and 1836-1849 vol 10-10A > image 182-183 of 611; State Archives, Boston.
- John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 6, Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition], Page 11.
- Ralph V. Wood, Jr., Mayflower Families through Five Generations Volume 12, Francis Cooke, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1996 [1st edition], Pages 54, 86-87.
- Source: [Find a grave for Francis Cooke II]
- Source S109 Type: Book, Text: Ferris, Mary W. Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Volume 1, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2005; original book privately printed, 1943.
- Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Author: Edmund West, comp., Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Note: APID: 4725::0.
- Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Author: Yates Publishing, Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived... Note: APID: 7836::0.
- Title: Susan CRANER, I use Family Tree Maker V 8 if you would like a copy. Look forward to hearing from you. I also have family members...
- MF Vol. 15 p. 34
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). [1]
- Francis COOKE
- Birth 1662
- Location Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Original Text FRANCIS the son of JACOB COOKE was born the 5th of Jan. 1662[/3]
- Father Jacob Cooke
- Town Info Plymouth
- Volume Name Plymouth - V1 Page 663
- Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [2]
- Francis Cook
- Marriage Event Date: 2 Aug 1687
- Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Laythum
- Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Image
- Francis Cooke
- Birth Date: 5 Jan 1662
- Death Date: 18 Sep 1746
- Relationship: Child
- Father: Jacob Cooke
- Mother: Damaris Hopkins
- Household Members:
- Name Relation
- Jacob Cooke Self (Head)
- Damaris Hopkins Wife
- Elizabeth Cooke Child
- Caleb Cooke Child
- Jacob Cooke Child
- Mary Cooke Child
- Martha Cooke Child
- Francis Cooke Child
- Ruth Cooke Child
- Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) [3]
- Francis COOK
- Probate Record 1746
- Location Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Case_Number 4874
- Note page 1 of 2
- Case Type Will
- Volume Name Plymouth Cases 4000-5999 Page 4874:1.
- Mayflower Society web site for Francis Cooke: https://themayflowersociety.org/passenger-profile/passenger-profiles/the-cooke-family/.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
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~0.39%
Thomas Rose
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~0.39%
Frank Stratton :
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Janis (Paulding) Swanson
Cooke-2474 and Cooke-42 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. Mayflower Families has date of birth January 5, 1662 (probably 1662/3) in Plymouth and died between May 15, 1743 and September 18, 1746. MF 12:87.
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