Levi Cooke (1757 - 1830)

Born 8 Sep 1757 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Poole) Cook — married 10 Feb 1779 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1830 at age 72 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Descendant of Mayflower passengers John Alden, James Chilton, Francis Cooke, Stephen Hopkins, William Mullins, Myles Standish, and Richard Warren.

Levi Cooke is a DAR Patriot Ancestor.

Levi Cooke was born at Kingston, Massachusetts on September 8, 1757, the son of Nathaniel Cooke and Mary Samson. ^[1][2][3]

He was a private in the Continental Troops during the Revolutionary War. ^[4][5]

Levi married Sarah Pool on 10 February 1780 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.^[6][7]

Levi was in the census in 1790, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[8]

Levi was in the census in 1800, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[9]

Levi was in the census on 7 August 1820, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[10]

Levi was in the 1830 census, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[11]

Levi died (age 73) on 24 August 1830 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[12][13][14]

Research Note

Wife Sarah, in order to get Levi's pension, said the following in her deposition: The above marriage date is incorrect. Sarah states in her deposition to receive Levi's pension that the clerk made a recording error. Sarah said she and Levi married 10 Feb 1779. In the same deposition, she says her oldest son was born in 1779 and that Levi died 24 Aug 1830. ^[15] Fetterly-28 06:16, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Mayflower Descendant.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1911, p. 49.
2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850"
   New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61401 #70189 (accessed 11 May 2022)
   Levi Cooke born on 8 Sep 1757, son of Nathaniel & Mary, in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
3. ↑ Birth: "Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3718 #33985 (accessed 11 May 2022)
   Levi Cooke born on 8 Sep 1757, child of Nathaniel Cooke & Mary Samson,.
4. ↑ Residence date: Residence place: MA, United States, Title: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, Author & Publisher: Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data - Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93.
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
   Ancestry Record 4282 #84231 (accessed 11 May 2022)
   Name: Levi Cook; Military Place: Massachusetts, USA; State or Army Served: Continental Troops; Rank: PRIVATE.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850"
   New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61401 #121554 (accessed 11 May 2022)
   Levi Cook marriage to Sarah Pool on 10 Feb 1780 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
7. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #81595822 (accessed 11 May 2022)
   Levi Cook marriage to Sarah Pool on 10 Feb 1780 in Abington, Massachusetts.
8. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1790; Census Place: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 4; Image: 15; Family History Library Film: 0568144
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #80415 (accessed 11 May 2022)
   Levi Cooke.
9. ↑ 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1800; Census Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 16; Page: 42; Image: 52; Family History Library Film: 205617
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #149992 (accessed 11 May 2022)
   Levi Cook.
10. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
    1820 U S Census; Census Place: Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Page: 437; NARA Roll: M33_50; Image: 369
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1302150 (accessed 11 May 2022)
    Levi Cook.
11. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1830; Census Place: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 64; Page: 376; Family History Library Film: 0337922
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #2009790 (accessed 11 May 2022)
    Levi Cook.
12. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #70902482 (accessed 11 May 2022)
    Levi Cook death 24 Aug 1830 (age 73) in Abington, Massachusetts.
13. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #81598072 (accessed 11 May 2022)
    Levi Cook death 24 Aug 1830 (age 73) in Abington, Massachusetts.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167592005/levi-cooke : accessed 30 August 2021), memorial page for Levi Cooke (8 Sep 1757–27 Aug 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167592005, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Ray (contributor 46545140) . Find A Grave: Memorial #167592005
15. ↑ Revolutionary War Pension Application of Levi Cook.[1]
16. ↑ Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2: Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. Ancestry Record 3718 #33985 Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2:

    Name:	Levi Cooke
    Birth Date:	8 Sep 1757
    Relationship:	Child
    Father:	Nathaniel Cooke
    Mother:	Mary Samson

    Household Members
    Name	Age
    Nathaniel Cooke	Self (Head)
    Mary Samson	Wife
    Mary Cooke	Child
    Peleg Cooke	Child
    Nathaniel Cooke	Child
    Susanna Cooke	Child
    Isaac Cooke	Child
    Deborah Cooke	Child
    Levi Cooke	Child

• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQF-63L : accessed 9 December 2021), entry for Levi Cooke(e), cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch. Source: Russell L. Warner; Robert S. Wakefield, FASG, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass December 1620 (Vol. 14) ([Plymouth, Massachusetts]: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2007) Source: Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes, Alicia Crane Williams, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass December 1620 (Vol. 16 pt. 2) ([Plymouth, Massachusetts]: General Society of Mayflower Descend Source: Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes, Alicia Crane Williams, John Bradley Arthaud, Jane Fletcher Fiske, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass December 1620 (Vol. 16 pt. 5) ([Plymouth, Massachus Source: John D. Austin, F.A.S.G., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass December 1620 (Vol. 6) ([Plymouth, Massachusetts]: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001)

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRM-V3Q : accessed 9 April 2022), Levi Cook, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 42, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 205,617.

• ROOTSWEB: https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/159193/I20341/levi-cooke/individual,

• Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families, vol 2, Author: Pages 685. Language: English; eng; en. Location: Mid-Continent Public Library, http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/.[2]