Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | First Generation1. From MayflowerFamilies.com: "Leading an apparently exemplary life, Francis Cooke was among the signers of the Mayflower Compact, a purchaser in the rights of the London 'Adventurers,' a freeman, and in general a good citizen frequently called upon and appointed to various committees to perform various duties. He and his wife Hester toiled in this new land for some 40-plus years before leaving their legacy to others that would follow." . Francis died on 7 April 1663 at the age of 85 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.2,5 Francis COOKE (<) (-) (`) (~) and Hester MAHIEU were married on 4 July 1603 in Leiden, Zuid (South) Holland, The Netherlands.1,2,3,6 Hester MAHIEU, daughter of Jaque "Jan" MAHIEU and Jennie LAMAN, was born in 1585 in Leiden, Zuid (South) Holland, The Netherlands.1,3,5,7 She died on 18 June 1666 at the age of 81 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.7 Francis COOKE (<) (-) (`) (~) and Hester MAHIEU had the following children:
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