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Francis Cooke was a Mayflower passenger who left his wife and children behind in 1623 and died in 1663. He had four children with his second wife Hester Mahieu, including John, Experience, Elizabeth, and Jacob. His descendants are invited to join the Pilgrim Francis Cooke Society.
- Life in Holland
- Mayflower and Life in Plymouth
- Francis Cooke Family Chart
- Conclusion
Francis Cooke's first appearance in the historical record occurs on April 25, 1603, in Leiden, Holland, where he was named a witness at Raphael Roelandt's betrothal. Cooke lived in Leiden for about six years before the 1609 arrival of the congregation of English Separatists led by Pastor John Robinson. Cooke was betrothed to Hester Mahieu at the Fr...
Francis and his son John made the trip to Plymouth aboard the Mayflower. The voyage was not a pleasant one. Quarters were cramped, and 2 months into the voyage, the ship was dealing with many leaks that left the passengers wet and sick. Hygiene was terrible, and these conditions led to the death of a passenger and crew member. Once they arrived at ...
Parents:Unknown Siblings: Unknown Spouse: Hester Mahieu (1584 - 1666) Children: The information that follows comes from The Mayflower Society Jane Cooke (1604 - 1641)- born probably at Leiden, Holland, circa 1604; died date unknown, by 1651, the 1630s; married at Plymouth, soon after 22 May 1627, Experience Mitchell, and had three children: Elizabe...
Francis Cooke lived until 1663 and had been part of the Plymouth Colony for over 40 years. During that time, he would have witnessed the following: 1. Treaty with the Wampanoag Tribe 2. The meeting of Squanto, Samoset, and Chief Massasoit 3. Unprecedented hardship and death 4. An expansion of his property 5. The arrival of other groups to colonize ...
Nov 26, 2023 · Descendants. Father of Jane (Cooke) Mitchell, Jean Cooke, Unnamed Infant Cooke, Elizabeth Cooke, Jacob Cooke, Hester (Cooke) Wright and Mary (Cooke) Tomson. Died 7 Apr 1663 at about age 80 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England.
- Male
- April 7, 1663
- Hester (Mahieu) Cooke
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.
Apr 25, 2018 · We have added the Francis Cooke volume to the searchable database of authenticated Mayflower Pilgrim genealogies, Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. This update adds 490 pages, 9,600 records, and over 28,000 searchable names in the following volume: Cooke, Francis (Vol. 12)
Francis Cooke (1583 – April 7, 1663 Plymouth, Massachusetts) was one of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower. This early settler is one of the twenty-six male Pilgrims known to have descendants. Early life and family. Francis is described in Leiden Walloon church marriage records dating from 1603 as a "woolcomber out of (uyt) England".
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 .
