Joseph Cooke (abt. 1663 - 1746)

Born about 1663 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Briggs) Cook — married 19 Apr 1692 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1746 at about age 83 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island

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Biography

He was born about 1663 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island and his parents were Mary (Borden) and John Cooke (1630-1691).

Joseph Cooke married on 19 Apr 1692 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island to Susanna Briggs.

He died on 21 Mar 1746 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

Slaves

Joesph owned three slaves. They came by way of his father's Will.^[1]

1. Jack - John Cookes Negro man who is of service for time of his Life.
2. Maria - Native Indian woman to be his servant for ten years and then to be freed
3. Goan Francisco - Native Indian boy to serve with him until he be twenty-four years old, at which time Joseph was to put him in good apparel and give him corn and a horse

Research Notes

FS Children are:

1. Deborah Cook 1692–1750 •
2. John Cooke 1694–1740 •
3. Thomas Cook 1697–1756 •
4. William Cook 1701–1747 •

Parents Marriage

Marriage: before 1655

Husband: John Cooke, Sr.

Child: Elizabeth Cooke, b: 1653; d: aft.1716

Child: Hannah Cooke, b: bef.1655

Child: John Cooke, Jr., b: aft.1656

Child: Sarah Cooke, b: aft.1658

Child: Joseph Cooke, b: c1662

Child: Martha Cooke, b: c1663; d: 1704; m: 1681 William Corey

Child: Deborah Cooke, b: c1666

Child: Thomas Cooke, b: c1668; d: c1726

Child: Amy Cooke, b: c1670; d: 1729.

Sources

1. ↑ John Cooke's Will in the THOMAS COOKE OF RHODE ISLAND, by Jane Fletcher Fiske, page 36-37.

• "Rhode Island Town Births and Baptisms Index, 1639-1932", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8V1-8LL : 4 November 2020), Joseph Cook, 1692.
• "Little Compton Families" by Benjamin Franklin Wilbour; published 1967 in Baltimore, MD, USA; v1 p206-7
• World Family Tree#1129 customer pedigree on Family Archive CD by Broderbund Software Inc.; v1; edition#1; released: 29 Nov 1995; imported: 27 Oct 1997

Acknowledgements

• Cooke-2029 was created on 23 Jun 2013 by Gordon Ralls through the import of TheCoreyFile0512.GED
• Cooke-2006 was created on 05 Jul 2013 by David Townsend