The Harlan Ross May family of Gulfport, Mississippi:Information about William COOKE
William COOKE (b. 1583, d. June 26, 1615)
Notes for William COOKE:
!OCCUPATION:vicar of Crediton, Devonshire
!NOTE:Rev. COOKE received his BA on Nov. 3, 1582 and MA on Jul. 22, 1587 from Magdalen Colleg e, Oxford. He became a fellow of Magdalen College, and on Sep. 20, 1595 was chosen to be vica r of the church of Crediton, Devonshire. Since Magdalen College fellows were not permitted t o marry, he resigned the position prior to his marriage in 1598.
!WILL: written Feb. 7, 1614/5 and proved Jun. 26, 1615, names wife Martha, son Nathaniel, an d daughters Elizabeth, Susan, Mary and Martha. Also named was "Mr. John White, my father in l awe," and an overseer was "Brother-in-law, Mr. John White, preacher in Dorchester."
More About William COOKE:
Ancestral File Number: 4JG0-0N.
Burial: June 1615, , , England.
Christening: Of Stratton, Dorset, England.
Record Change: January 01, 2001
More About William COOKE and Martha WHITE:
Marriage: April 27, 1597, Stockton, Wiltshire, England.
Children of William COOKE and Martha WHITE are:
- Mary COOKE, b., Stratton, Dorset, Eng, d. Dead, , , England.
- Nathaniel COOKE, b. 1603, Crediton, Devon, England/Crediton, England, d. April 20, 1603, Crediton, Devon, England.
- Elizabeth COOKE, b. 1605, Of Seaton, Devonshire, Eng., d. September 29, 1674, Marblehead, Essex, Ma.
- Samuel COOKE, b. January 13, 1606, , Crediton, Devon, England/Crediton, England, d. date unknown, Died Young, , England.
- +SUSANNAH COOKE, b. 1609, England, d. April 11, 1682, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
- Nathaniel COOKE, b. June 18, 1609, , Crediton, Devon, England/Crediton, England, d. Dead, Windsor, , Connecticut.
- William COOKE, b. October 07, 1609, , Dorchester, Dorset, England/Dorchester, England, d. Dead, , , England.
- Daughter COOKE, b. Abt. 1611, Stratton, Dorset, England, d. Dead, , , England.
- Martha COOKE, b. Abt. 1614, Crediton, Devon, England/Crediton, England, d. date unknown, Died Young, , England.
- Nathaniel COOKE, b. Abt. 1617, Stratton, Dorset, Eng, d. April 1603, Crediton, Devon, England.