Thomas Cooke, alias Butcher

Thomas Cooke was born 1570 in Netherbury, Dorset, England. He was buried 20 may 1614 in Netherbury, Dorset, England. Thomas was known at various times as Thomas Cooke, Bowcher, Bocher, or Butcher.

This Thomas Cooke is not the son of Thomas Cooke and Susan Brand. There has been no parents found for him yet.

Married

1. Thomas Cooke's first wife's name is unknown. She was buried 8 January 1598 in Netherbury. She had two children.
2. He married Joanna _____ 1599. They had two children. She married second, at Netherbury, as Joanna Cooke, widow, 2 February 1614/1615 Thomas Tackle of Netherbury.

Children of first wife:

1. Mary, baptized at St. Mary's Church, Netherbury, Dorset 20 November 1593 as daughter of Thomas Cooke..
2. Joan, baptized at St. Mary's Church, Netherbury, Dorset 11 May 1596 as daughter of Thomas Bocher, buried 4 December 1596 as daughter of Thomas Cooke.

Children of second wife

1. Thomas baptized at St. Mary's Church, Netherbury, Dorset 23 April 1600 as son of Thomas Bowcher.
2. John baptized at St. Mary's Church, Netherbury, Dorset 11 April 1602 as son of Thomas Cooke.

Sources:

"THOMAS COOKE OF RHODE ISLAND" by Jane Fletcher Fiske, published 1987, page 11

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