Josiah Cooke (1707 - abt. 1775)

Born 30 Aug 1707 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Sparrow) Cook — married 11 Feb 1730 in Eastham, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 24 Jun 1775 at about age 67 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Biography

Josiah Cooke, a son of Joshua Cooke and Patience Doane, was born August 30, 1707 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married his wife Hannah Sparrow on February 11, 1730 in Eastham. Together they had the following children:

1. Elizabeth Cook (1733)
2. Josiah Cook (1735)
3. Joshua Cook (1740)
4. Mercy Cook

Josiah and Hannah united with the Haddam Neck Church, 4 Oct. 1741, and had their children Elizabeth, Josiah, Elijah, and Joshua baptized that same day. Josiah and Zacchaeus Cook purchased land together several times in Middletown in 1742, in the part that was set off in 1767 as Chatham. This family res. at Eastham until ca. 1740, then at Middletown, CT. Josiah and Hannah joined the Haddam Neck Church and had 4 children bap. there 4 Oct 1741. Josiah passed about 1775.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91328024/josiah-cook
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 December 2019, 19:40), entry for Josiah Cooke(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LXW4-LW1); contributed by various users.
• Mayflower Descendants Magazine, Volume 6, Page 15.
• Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4F-PMH : 4 December 2014), Josiah Cook and Hannah Sparrow, 17 Feb 1730; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 907,350.