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Thomas Kooke (Coeck)

Also Known As: "Cooke"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Amsterdam, New Netherland Colony
Death: between September 20, 1689 and January 07, 1690
Midwout, Brooklyn, Queens, New York
Immediate Family:

Son of William Cooke and Sara Pieterse Cooke
Husband of Harmtje Woertman

Managed by: Martin Severin Eriksen
Last Updated:

About Thomas Kooke

Child of SARA PIETERS and WILLEM KOECK is:

x. THOMAS2 COOKE, b. Abt. April 1658, Baptized New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church, NY, 14 April 1658; d. Bef. February 07, 1689/90, New York City, New York;

Baptism records for 1658, 14 Apr; father-Willem Hondt, mother-Sara Thomas Schepmoes; child-Thomas; sponsers-Jacob Hay, Hendrick Tamboer, Anna Schepmoes.

m. HARAMITA WOERTMAN,September 26, 1680, New Amsterdam Dutch Reformed Church, New York.

Marriage Notes for THOMAS COOKE and HARAMITA WOERTMAN: 5 Sept. 1680, Thomas Koeck, j. m. Van N. Yorke, en Harmtje Dircks, j. d. Van N. Breuckelen. 26 Sept. 1680 op Midwout.

Their children

  • William
  • Dirck
  • Sara
  • Abstracts of Wills Vol I 1665-1707, Page 138.--WM. KOOKE, New York. "In the name of God, Amen. July 17, 1688." He Leaves all estate to his son Thomas Kooke, "procured by my wife Sara Kooke deceased." Signed at the house of Dirck Jansen Wooertman, within the jurisdiction of Brooklyn in Queens Co. Witnesses, Dirck Janse Waitman, Jacobus Vandewater. Proved at Court of Records in New York, December 24, 1689. Abraham Gouverneur. 
  • Abstracts of Wills Vol I 1665-1707, Page 135.--THOMAS KOOKE, New York. "In the name of God, Amen. Be it known to everyone whom it shall or may concerne, that I, underwritten Thomas Kooke, living within the city of New York, Do make this my last will and Testament." He leaves to his wife Harmsie, the entire use of his estate for life, or so long as she remains unmarried. If she re-marries then she is "to give to my children, Wm., Dirck, Sarah, and the children yet to procure by her," one half of the estate. The eldest son is to have 40 guilders, wampum value, for his birth right. Makes his wife executor. Dated September 20, 1689. Witnesses, Adolph Peterse, Jacob Van Gezel. Proved in Mayor's Court, January 7, 16 89/90.
  • Abstracts of Wills Vol I 1665-1707, pages 161 & 162: Page 137.--Jacob Leisler, Lieutenant-Governor, etc., to all to whom these presents may come. Whereas at a Court of Record held in New York, December 24, last, the will of WM. KOOKE was produced, and Harmsie Kooke, widow of Thomas Kooke, son of said Wm. Kooke having requested Letters of administration they are granted, (???), 1690.
  • http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Dutch-Colonies/1999-1...
  • http://njgsbc.org/files/BCFamilies/BCFam-Coock.pdf page 18-19
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Thomas Kooke's Timeline

1658
April 14, 1658
New Amsterdam, New Netherland Colony
April 14, 1658
New Amsterdam Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, New Netherland Colony
April 14, 1658
Amsterdam, Montgomery, Colony of New York, British Colonial America
1689
September 20, 1689
Age 31
Midwout, Brooklyn, Queens, New York