A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameFrancis Cooke 11
Birthabt 1583, England11
Immigration21 Nov 1620, Cape Cod Hook Age: 37
Death7 Apr 1663, Plymouth Co, Plymouth Colony, BCA11 Age: 80
BurialColes Hill Burial Ground, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts2103
OccupationWoolcomber, Surveyor11
FlagsMayflower Passenger
FatherRichard Edward Woodstocke Cooke (1552-1634)
MotherLady Alice Caunton (1548-1617)
Spouses
1Hester Mahieu 11
Birth3 Jul 1582, Lille, Spanish Netherlands (France)13
Death18 Jun 1666, Plymouth Co, Plymouth Colony, BCA11,13 Age: 83
BurialUnknown2104
ReligionWalloon (French Protestant)
FatherJacques Jan Le Mahieu (1559-)
MotherJeanne “Jennie” Laman (Leman) (1563-1609)
Marriage9 Jul 1603, Vrouwekerk, Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands11,445
ChildrenJane (1605-1666)
 John (1607-1695)
 Elizabeth (~1611-)
 Jacob (1618-1675)
 Hester (~1620-1675)
 Mary (1625-1714)
Notes for Francis Cooke
Francis Cooke, a passenger, came on the Mayflower with his eldest son John in 1620 and as such was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. His wife, Hester Le Mahieu (a French Walloon), soon followed on the Anne in 1623. She brought with her three additional children: Jacob, Jane, and Hester.

signer of the Mayflower Compact

founding member of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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