John Cooke
Son of Francis and Hester (Mahieu) Cooke
Baptized, between January and March 1607, Leiden, Holland
Arrived at Plymouth, MA, 1620, with father, aboard the Mayflower
Married, March 28, 1634, Sarah Warren, b. ca. 1614, d. aft. December 7, 1696,
daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Walker) Warren
Died, November 23, 1695, at Dartmouth, MA
Children:
Sarah, b. ca. 1635, married Arthur Hathaway
Elizabeth, b. bef. 1644, married Daniel Wilcox
Hester, b. August 16, 1650, married Thomas Taber
NOTE: Hester died aft. April 17, 1671,
and Thomas Taber married Mary Tomson in 1672.
Mary, b. ca. 1652, married (1) Philip Taber (Jr.), and (2) ______ Davis
Mercy, b. July 25, 165? (prob. 1656), married Stephen West
Famous descendants of John Cooke include President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and actor/director Orson Welles. More locally known personalities are Edith and Grace Dana (Dana Farm), scrimshaw artist Milton Delano, and Chet Hathaway (Hathaway-Braley Wharf, Co.).
