Henry Cooke of Salem

Anderson, 2015 (The Great Migration Directory) says that the origins of Henry Cook (of Salem) and John Cook (of Salem) are unknown.

History of Wallingford, Conn. by Charles Henry Stanley Davis. Genealogies - Part 1, pg. 672

"Henry Cook was at Plymouth, Mass., before 1640. He had sons, Isaac, John, Henry and Samuel. Isaac is supposed to have remained at Plymouth, and John to have settled at Middletown. Henry and Samuel settled at Wallingford, and are the ancestors of most of the name of Cook in Connec­ticut, and of many in Various parts of the country."

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Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 435

"Henry was the first Cook in America. He was at Salem, Mass. in 1638 and most likely arrived in US a short time before that. He is believed to be a descendant of the Cooks of Kent or Hertsfordshire who migrated from Normandy in the 11th century. He came to New England as a Puritan. Sons, Samuel and Henry Jr. emigrated to Connecticut while the rest remained in Mass. The family also lived at Plymouth Conn. for a time. The farm was passed to the widow after he died and it is unknown where it passed from there. Henry was a Butcher."

Marriage listed in the Essex County, Massachusetts Depositions, 1636-86

"BIRDSALE, Judith Cook, Henry 1 June 1639 Plymouth, Mass.

COOK, Henry Birdsall, Judith June 1639 Plymouth, Mass."

He was in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts before 1640 and is found in the Public Records of Salem in Plymouth Colony as early as 1638. His estate was administered 26 June 1662

Not the son of Francis Cooke, "Mayflower" Passenger

References

• Judith Birdsall in the Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Baptism Date: 2 Jun 1611 Baptism Place: Norwich, St Stephen, Norfolk, England Father: Henry Birdsall Parish: Norwich, St Stephen Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH1L-D9K : 9 February 2018), Henry Cooke and Judith Birdsale, Jun 1639; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
• Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 435
• Marriage listed in the Essex County, Massachusetts Depositions, 1636-86
• "BIRDSALE, Judith Cook, Henry 1 June 1639 Plymouth, Mass.
• COOK, Henry Birdsall, Judith June 1639 Plymouth, Mass."
• link to New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635. Vol 1, A-B, Page 301
• link to to New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635. Vol 1, A-B, Page 302
• https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr01/rr01_425.html#P29811
• GEDCOM Note Original individual @I29457@ (@MS_BIGGED.GED0@) merged with @I3465@ (@MS_BIGGED.GED0@)
• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Henry Cook Name: Henry Cook Arrival Year: 1638 Arrival Place: Salem, Massachusetts Source Publication Code: 1262nPrimary Immigrant: Cook, Henry Annotation: Date and place of settlement or date and place of arrival. Names not restricted to the Order of Founders and Patriots of America.
• Source Bibliography: COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p.
• Henry Cooke b 1615 of Salem is a verified Colonial Dames of the 17th century. . Ancestor number is 42786.

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From Smart match Filae Family Trees

• Parents: Edmund COOKE, Elizabeth Kate NICHOLS
• Wife: Judith BIRDSALL
• Children: ...OK, Isaac COOKE, John COOKE, Rachel COOKE, Elizabeth COOKE, Martha COOKE, Stephen COOK, Henry COOKE, Hannah COOKE, Judeth COOKE, Hannah COOK
• Siblings: ...izabeth COOKE, William COOK, Theodora COOKE, George COOKE, Edmund COOK, Christiana COOKE, Thomas COOK, Joseph COOK, John COOK, Lambert COOKE