Hon. Mordecai Cooke, II

the Honorable Mordecai Cooke II was born in 1649 in Mordecais Mount, Gloucester, Virginia, United States. He was the son of Mordecai Cooke (1623-1667) and Susannah (Thrasher) Cooke (1628-1660).

Mordecai Cooke married Frances Ironmonger (1649-1695) in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States in 1670.

Mordecai and Frances Ironmonger Cooke were the parents of the following known children: Giles Cooke, Susannah Cooke, Mordecai Cooke, John Cooke, Mary Cooke, Elizabeth Cooke and Frances Cooke.

In 1680 he received a grant of 1,600 acres for the transportation of 20 persons; at this time Sir Henry Chicheley was Governor; April 24, 1703, he patented 1,200 acres in Gloucester County, late belonging to Alexander Murray, deceased and escheated to her Majesty, Francis Nicholson, Governor; in 1713 Thomas Cooke patented 300 acres on the Island of New Point Comfort escheated lands; in 1714, 156 acres on Cappahosick Creek.

BET 1702 AND 1717, Justice of the Peace, Glouchester County, Virginia. He resided in "Mordecai Mount', Gloucester Co., VA. He was Sheriff in Gloucester County, Virginia. He was Burgess between 1696 and 1702 in VA. He was Justice between 1702 and 1717 in Gloucester County, Virginia.

Family

2. Hon. Mordecai2 Cooke (Mordecai1) was born circa 1649; he married Frances Ironmonger, daughter of William Ironmonger and Elizabeth Jones, circa 1670; he died circa 1718.

He resided at 'Mordecai's Mount', Gloucester Co., VA. He was Sheriff of Gloucester Co. He was a member of the House of Burgesses between 1696 and 1702 at Virginia. He was a Justice between 1702 and 1717 at Gloucester Co., VA.

Frances Ironmonger was born circa 1654. She was living in 1695.

Known children of Hon. Mordecai2 Cooke and Frances Ironmonger were as follows:

• 4 i. Elizabeth3 Cooke, born circa 1671; married Richard Buckner.
• 5 ii. Frances Cooke, born 1673; married Gabriel Throckmorton.
• 6 iii. Mary Cooke, born circa 1680; married Thomas Booth.
• 7 iv. Mordecai Cooke, born circa 1685; married Frances Whiting.
• v. John Cooke was born circa 1690; he married Elizabeth Booth, daughter of Mordecai Booth and Joyce Armistead; he died 1776 at 'Cedars', Gloucester Co., VA. He resided at 'Cedars', Gloucester Co., VA. He and Elizabeth Booth had 4 children. He left a will on 8 Mar 1776.
• vi. Susannah Cooke was born 7 Dec 1693; she married Hon. Henry Fitzhugh, son of Col. William Fitzhugh and Sarah Tucker, 24 Feb 1718; she died 21 Nov 1749 at age 55. She and Hon. Henry Fitzhugh had 8 children.