Jacob Cooke

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Francis Cooke, Hester Cooke, Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth Hopkins.

Biography

Updated 11 April 2024

Jacob Cooke Jr., of Plymouth was the first of his line to be born in America. He was born March 26, 1653 and died a very old man of 95 years in 1747. He was buried in the old church yard at Kingston near Plymouth, Mass.

On December 29, 1681, he married Lydia Miller, the daughter of John Miller Jr. To this union eight children were born: William; Lydia; Rebecca; Jacob 3rd; Margaret; Josiah; John; and Damaris.

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Jacob Cooke, son of Jacob Cooke and Demaris Hopkins, was born 26 Mar 1653 at Plymouth, Plymouth Colony. He died 24 Apr 1747, in his 95th year, at Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.[1] Jacob was buried in Old Church Cemetery, Kingston.[2][3]

Jacob married Lydia Miller, daughter of John Miller and Margaret Winslow, 29 Dec 1681 at Plymouth Colony. Lydia was born 18 May 1661 at Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony. She died 1 Mar 1727/1728 at Kingston, Massachusetts Bay.[3][4]

Children of Jacob Cooke and Lydia Miller

Jacob and Lydia had four sons and four daughters.[3] All children were named in Jacob Cooke's will.[4][5]

1. William, born 5 Oct 1683 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; married Tabitha Hall
2. Lydia; born 18 May 1685 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; married John Faunce
3. Rebecca; born 19 Nov 1688 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; married Benjamin Sampson
4. Jacob, Jr., born 16 Jun 1691 in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay; married 1) Phebe Hall 2) Mary Terrill 3) Rebecca Axtell
5. Margaret, born 3 Nov 1695 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay; married Simon Lassell
6. Josiah, born 14 May 1699 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay; married Zibiah Cushman
7. John [twin], born 23 May 1703 in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay; died bef 24 Apr 1747 (his father's death)[5]; married Phebe Crossman
8. Damaris [twin], born 23 May 1703 in Plymouth, MA; died after 16 Nov 1749; m. John Delano on 15 Nov 1749 in Kingston, MA; John was born on 11 Oct 1699 in Duxbury, MA, and died 16 Nov 1774 - 5 Aug 1766

Will of Jacob Cooke

[Plym. Co. Prob, 10:419] "Jacob Cooke of Kingston yeoman" made his will 16 October, 1728. Bequests were as follows:[5][6]

• "Imprimis having Given to my Three Sons William Jacob and Josiah By Deed of Gift what I Designed Them as Their full parts and Portions of my Estate, I Give and Bequeath unto my Son John over and above what I Have already Given him By Deed of gift Which I Do Hereby Confirm, a Bed and Beding."
• To my Daughter Damaris one of my Best Beds With all The Furniture Belonging To it allso Two Cows or the Value of Them In money allso The Liberty To use and Improve one Room In my Dwelling Tlouse So long as She Shall Remain unmarried."
• To "my Four Daughters Lydia Rebeckah margaret and Damaris Their Heirs and assigns forever To Be Equally Divided Between Them my lott of Land which I Bought of Joseph King lying Near agawam In the Township of Plimouth Together with all the Remainder of my moveable Estate after my Just Debts and Funerall Charges are first paid"
• "I . . . . appoint my Son John Cooke Sole Executor of This my last Will" The witnesses were : Thomas Croade, John Washburne and Rachel Croade.

His son John died in 1745 before the probate of his father's will. Benjamin Samson of Kingston was granted the administration of his estate.[6]

His inventory was taken on 13 June 1747 in Kingston.[7]

Origins

Jacob Cooke, born Leyden, South Holland, was the son of Francis Cooke, a Mayflower passenger, and Hester Mahieu. He came to the Colonies on the "Anne" with his mother, Hester. He married first on 10 June 1646, Plymouth County, MA. to Damarias Hopkins, the daughter of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth Fisher. Jacob and Damarius had 7 children: Elizabeth, Caleb, Jacob Jr., Mary, Martha, Francis 2nd, and Ruth Cooke. After her death, Jacob married Elizabeth Lettice Shirtleff; "Jacob Cooke, Sen'r. was marryed to Elizabeth Shirtleff, widow, the 18th of November 1669" from "Records of the Colony of New Plymouth: Court Records, 1633-1689" pg 32, by Nathaniel B. Shirtleff. Jacob and Elizabeth had a daughter, Sarah. From a Memorial of Francis Cooke, by Henry Cooke, "...Jacob Cooke, son of Francis, was first mentioned in the Colony Records as a volunteer in Capt. Prince's Company for the Indian War, June 1637, and in 1648 was made a freeman. The records make frequest mention of his name in colonial affairs, as holding offices in the town of Plymouth, etc. On the removal of Governor Prince to Eastham, he sold his house and lands at Rocky Nook, adjoining the land of his father, Francis Cooke, and removed with the Governor's party to above mentioned town, where he resided until his death, which occurred July 7th 1676..." Jacob's will was dated 11 December 1675.

Jacob Cooke (d. 1675) was the son of Francis Cooke and Esther. Husband of Damaris Hopkins (of the "Mayflower"?) and Elizabeth Lettice on 18 Nov 1669, widow of William Shurtleff. Father of Martha Cook Cushman, Francis, Elizabeth, Caleb, Jacob and Mary. Came to the Colonies on the "Anne" in 1623.

References

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   13. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHRW-W8H : 13 July 2016), Jacob Cooke, 24 Apr 1747; citing Death, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 910,3
   14. Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, Ancestral File Number: GCGH-M1
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