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- About Francis Cooke, "Mayflower" Passenger Francis Cooke (c 1583 – April 7, 1663) was a Leiden Separatist who went to America in 1620 on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower, arriving at Plymouth in what became the Plymouth Colony. He was a founding member of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a signer of the Mayflower Compact.
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Francis Cooke traveled on the Mayflower with his son, John, leaving wife Hester and children, Jane, Jacob and Hester who followed in 1623 on the Anne. Francis was born circa 1583, his origins and parentage unknown; he died at Plymouth, 7 April 1663.
Francis Cooke (c.1583 – April 7, 1663) was a Leiden Separatist, who went to America in 1620 on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower, which arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a founding member of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a signer of the Mayflower Compact .
Mar 2, 2024 · Francis Cooke (c 1583 – April 7, 1663) was a Leiden Separatist who went to America in 1620 on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower, arriving at Plymouth in what became the Plymouth Colony. He was a founding member of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a signer of the Mayflower Compact.
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- April 7, 1663
- Hester Cooke
History: Francis Cooke (died 1663) and his eldest son John were passengers on the Mayflower in 1621; they were joined two years later by Francis's wife and other children. In the words of William Bradford, he lived long enough ‘to see his children's children have children’.
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- Hester Mahieu
Nov 26, 2023 · Francis Cooke was a 1620 Mayflower passenger originally from Blythe, Yorkshire, England and later of Kent County. The records in Holland describe him as a woolcomber and he appeared there before the arrival of the Clyfton/Robinson Separatists.
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- April 7, 1663
- Hester (Mahieu) Cooke
Jun 27, 2022 · Francis Cooke was one of the Pilgrims who came to America in 1620 on the Mayflower. Unlike many Pilgrims, his ancestry is a bit of a mystery. He is listed on the passenger list on the Mayflower and is one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
In 1623 Plymouth land division received two acres as passenger on Mayflower, plus four acres for the rest of his family who came on the Anne in 1623 [PCR 12:4, 5]; some of this land had apparently been sold to William Bradford by 1639 [PCR 12:51].
