Caleb Cooke (1695 - 1762)

Born 1695 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Shurtleff) Cooke — married 4 Mar 1725 in Plympton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 19 Aug 1762 at about age 67 in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Great Grandson of Francis Cooke who came on the Mayflower.

Caleb Cooke married Hannah Shurtleff on 4 Mar 1723/4 they were parents of 12 children. He is buried at Old Burying Ground, Kingston, Plymouth, MA.

Caleb was buried after 19 August 1762. Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Probate

The Will of Caleb Cook of Kingston, gentleman, was dated 13 May 1762 and proved on 5 September 1762in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Hannah, and his children, Benjamin Cook (sole executor), Ephraim Cook, Hannah Cook, Rebecca Cook, and Lydia Cook, and his grandchildren, Bartlett Cook, and Amos Cook (sons of his deceased son Caleb Cook). His inventory was taken on 14 October 1762 in Kingston.^[1]

In 1762, an estate distribution according to his will was set out to Benjamin, Ephraim, and the children of Caleb.^[2]

In 1763, an account of his estate by Benjamin Cook was recorded which included funeral charges, debts paid, and administration fees.^[3]

Research Notes

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• Marriage:

Date: 4 MAR 1723 OR 4 MAR 1724

Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States' within the 'Reference' section. This is not the usual format for the section. The profile may have been edited.

• A burial fact had no date. Changed its date to be after the death date.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6SDT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 530-531 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-6S8D : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 538-540 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6SC3 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 551 of 623; State Archives, Boston.

• Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 .[1]

• Find A Grave: Memorial #36878663.

• Mayflower Families Vol. 15 p. 34, 100-101.