Francis mayflower cooke by megan perry february 03, 2003 at 07. See more ideas about genealogy, may flowers and family history. Ebenezer dotendoty, john, john, elizabeth cooke doty, jacob cooke, francis cooke of the mayflower. John howland of the mayflower volume 1 through desire 2 is permanently out of print. The silver books contain the first five generations of most of the mayflower passengers. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Francis cooke of the mayflower and his descendants for four. The general society of mayflower descendants has published a series of genealogical books that trace the first four to six generations of descendants for each mayflower passenger.
Swan, former governor general and director, silver books project, seeks to list all known corrections. His origins have not been discovered, but it is probable he was born in england, perhaps from the canterbury or norwich areas. An early marriage to a cookehopkins grandchild makes this ebenezer also a gen. General society of mayflower descendants library a collection focused principally on the genealogies of the descendants of the mayflower passengers. See doty for more info and a lead to soule descendants in oneida county and. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants books and. Francis cooke simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Im a descendant of francis cooke through his son, john cooke, and johns daughter elizabeth, who married daniel wilcox. May 12, 2016 explore sheryle4gsuss board francis cooke of the mayflower. Spouse, mother and father where available keyword for names in the lineage text of direct. In the leiden church betrothal book he was recorded as franchois couck and his bride. Francis took his oldest son john with him on mayflower, while hester and the other children followed them to america in 1623 on the ship anne. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants staff. The family tree listed here should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. Francis cooke of the mayflower and his descendants for. The passengers from the mayflower and their descendants. Jun 14, 2012 francis cooke august 1577 april 7, 1663 d. Tracing susannahs line backwards you will see that she was descended from francis cooke and stephen hopkins, as edward dotys son john married elizabeth cooke, a granddaughter of the two mayflower pilgrims via son jacob cooke and daughter damaris hopkins. Susannah reynolds maternal grandfather japhet turner, was also a doty descendant. In addition, caleb johnsons mayflower history web site has additional resources about mayflower passengers and information about ordering books.
Ancestor charts showing the family relationships of francis cooke c15831663 to other famous people. Publications by the general society of mayflower descendants. Francis cooke was one of the more interesting of the mayflower passengers and one of the 1627. His descendants through sons thomas and samuel, and daughters desire and elizabeth v. Francis, hester and john cooke of mayflower wikitree g2g. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Francis cooke of the mayflower five generations project volume 12 of mayflower families through five generations. And if that surname research strategy fails, research mayflower descendants to the fifth generation to try and find a match to your family. Silver books and mfip please contact sylvie carlson, sales manager in the sales office in plymouth. Many publications exist, including the famous pink or gray pilgrim lineage books published by the general society of mayflower descendants. This early settler is one of the twentysix male pilgrims known to have descendants. By default all results are a best fit to your criteria.
The mayflower left england on september 16, 1620 with 102 passengers plus crew, and after a grueling 66 day journey, the ship dropped anchor inside the hook tip of cape cod provincetown harbor on november 11 dates in old style, julian calendar. This database supports the following searchable fields. Oftentimes the family trees listed as still in progress have derived from research into famous people who have a kinship to this person. Plymouth, massachusetts, was one of the 102 passengers on the mayflower of 1621. Mayflower families through five generations 1975 edition. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants mayflower.
Famous descendants francis cooke society for genealogical. The mayflower originally was destined for the hudson river, north of the 1607 jamestown settlement. Nov 25, 20 publications by the general society of mayflower descendants. An early marriage to a cooke hopkins grandchild makes this ebenezer also a gen. Francis cooke was a leiden separatist who came to america in 1620 on the pilgrim ship mayflower and a signer of the mayflower compact. Francis cooke project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Francis, and his oldest son john, came on the mayflower to plymouth in 1620. He left behind his wife hester and his other children jane, jacob, elizabeth and hester. Mayflower families through five generations abebooks. The family tree for francis cooke is still in the early stages of research. Click download or read online button to get francis cooke of the mayflower book now. Francis eaton was baptised on 11 september 1596 at st. Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, mass.
Ye compacte signed in ye cabin of ye mayflower ye 11 of november anno dominie 1620 in ye name of god, amen. Cooke married hester mahieu at the french walloon church in leiden. Access2archives national archives, london prerogative court of canterbury, probate search. She married david preston, and was the mother of elizabeth preston, who married jabez mosher. He was a signer of the mayflower compact and was an important member of plymouth colony. The mission of the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants is to gather together to honor and perpetuate the memory of our mayflower ancestors and the ideals of american freedoms and democracy, which have evolved from the mayflower compact signed by the pilgrim fathers when they reached cape cod shores in november, 1620. These books are essential for the researcher and the mayflower descendant. He, with his wife and son, were passengers on the historic 1620 voyage of the mayflower. A mayflower families gsmd publication, part of the silver books with an addendum added. Swan, former governor general and director, silver books project, seeks to list all known corrections, deletions and additions that have been made known to the silver books project by december 31, 2016. Francis cooke lived in england and then in leiden netherlands. Experience is believed to be the son of thomas mitchell who lived first in amsterdam as a member of francis johnsons congregation, and then moved to leiden.
The item francis cooke of the mayflower and his descendants for four generations, compiled by robert s. He married hester le mahieu on 20 july 1603 in leiden, holland. December 1620 volume i by kellogg, lucy mary ed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After the colony was founded and better established, he sent for his wife and children, and they came to plymouth in 1623 onboard the ship anne. Mayflower 1620 anne and little james 1623 famous mayflower descendants. A notable francis cooke descendant was abel head shanghai pierce,18341900, of the rancho grande. Francis cooke and hester le mahieus marriage occurred in leiden, holland six. Francis is described in leiden walloon church marriage records dating from 1603 as a woolcomber out of uyt england. Mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880. He married hester mahieu in 1603 and had 7 children. Mayflower families through five generations descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, mass. Francis cooke added to mayflower families fifth generation. Daniel wilcoxs son, john wilcox had a daughter named rebecca.
John cooke was baptized at leyden, holland between january and march 16078 and was, thus, about thirteen years old on arrival at plymouth with his father, francis cooke in 1620 on the mayflower. After twenty years of research van wood, already well known for his decades of pilgrim research, brings you the definitive answers on francis cooke and his descendants. This database is being constructed from the general society of mayflower descendants gsmd very wellknown series of books mayflower. He died in bridgewater by may 14, 1689, the date his inventory was taken. Many publications exist, including the famous pink or gray pilgrim lineage books published by the general society of mayflower descendantsmany of which are available at libraries. Francis cooke was one of the more interesting of the mayflower passengers and one of the 1627 purchasers who saved plimoth colony from bankruptcy. Always start with your immediate family, documenting births, deaths and marriages. Dorothy, there is a book from the put out by the mayflower society that gives at least 5 generations of the descendants of francis cooke. The merchant adventurers shareholders in plymouth colony. Francis cooke and his family spent some time in norwich,norfolk between 1606 and 1608,but the purpose is unknown.
In addition, many of the colonies supply local libraries with the mayflower silver books, which are published by the general society of mayflower descendants. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. Experience mitchell was born about 1603 based on his estimated date of marriage. The following is a quote from general mayflower society about the five generations book project. A texas cattleman he introduced the brahman cattle breed into texas. In 1989 jeremy dupertuis bangs published a number of records relating to francis cooke and his family in leiden nehgr 143. The five generations project of the general society of mayflower descendants in 1996 published its account of the descendants of francis cooke as volume twelve in the series, compiled by ralph van wood jr. His descendants are legion, spanning america from coast to coast. Francis cook biography mayflower heritage and history. Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, massachusetts, december 1620 silver books chronicles of the pilgrim fathers of the colony of plymouth, from 1602 to 1625. Francis cooke of the mayflower and his descendants for four generations mayflower families in progress wakefield, robert s on. Francis cooke 1583 april 7, 1663 plymouth, massachusetts was one of the 102 passengers on the mayflower. See doty for more info and a lead to soule descendants in oneida county and see hopkins for that line. The mayflower society publishes the majority of its books as a result of an ongoing program to identify the first five generations of pilgrim descendants.
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