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Henry Cook (abt. 1615 - 1661)

Henry Cook aka Cooke
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Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of — married Jun 1639 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New Englandmap
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Died at about age 46 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Henry Cook migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 76)
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Disputed Origins

Previous versions of this profile have claimed that he was either son of Edmund Cooke or Francis Cooke (of the Mayflower). Edmund's descendant chart indicates that his son Henry died without issue.[1] Edmund's sons at death were named[citation needed] and did not include a son Henry. Anderson's entry for Henry in the Great Migration Directory indicate his origins are not known.[2] Parents have been detached as has the specific birth data of 2 June 1615 in Blythe, Yorkshire[3] for which there is no source or documentation connecting the baptism to the New England immigrant.

Biography

Henry Cook appears in Salem, Massachusetts records when he requests to become an inhabitant on August 17, 1638.[4] In October of the same year, Henry was granted six acres of land “to be layd out by the towne.”[5] Daniel Baxter and Henry Cook granted “5 acres a peece to be layd out by the towne” on December 4, 1638.[6] In June of the following year, Henry married Judith Birdsale, [7][8] daughter of Henry Birdsale.

Henry was a butcher[9][10] and so worked with animals. At one point, he and Edward Ingram were in charge of caring for and managing “swine” for the town, which would have been an important food source.[11]

On September 15, 1648, he appeared and was fined in court of beating and kicking two sons of Mr. Abourn on the Lord's Day, but he was discharged.[12]

As time progressed, Henry and Judith were granted 40 more acres of land.[13] In 1655, Henry took in Henry Talbey. The town provided for his needs, and Cook provided a place to work and live.[14]

Shortly before his death, Henry was appointed surveyor in the region of North Neck with Samuel Elbourne.[15]

Henry Cook died 25 December 1661[16][17] ‘’ “and his widow Judith Cook, conveyed the northern half of this part to Joshua Rea of Salem, May 21, 1662. * The southern half of the northern half of Mr. Cook’s son John, of Salem, blacksmith, conveyed to Thomas Maule of Salem, tailor, March 7, 1671” ‘’ [18]

Children of Henry and Judith (Birdsale) Cook:[19]

Henry Cook I, (?)
Isaac Cook, b. Apr 3, 1640[20]
Samuel Cook, b. Sep 30, 1641[21]
Judith (Cooke) Pudney, b. Sept 15, 1643,[22] m. John Pudney[23]
Rachel (Cook) Kibbe, b. Sep 15, 1645,[24] m. Elisha Kebee
John Cook, b. Sep 6, 1647[25]
Martha Cooke, b. Sep 15, 1650[26]
Mary (Cooke) Moulton, b. Sep 15, 1650,[27] m. Robert Moulton[28]
Henry Cook II, b. Dec 30, 1652[29]
Eliza (Cook) Cooke b. Sep, 1754[30] died Sep 1654[31]
Hannah (Cook) Cannady b. Sep 1658,[32] m. Daniel Canady[33]

Further Research Needed:

Henry was the first Cook in America. He was at Salem, Mass. in 1638 and most likely arrived in US a short time before that. He is believed to be a descendant of the Cooks of Kent or Hertsfordshire who migrated from Normandy in the 11th century. He came to New England as a Puritan. Sons, Samuel and Henry Jr. emigrated to Connecticut while the rest remained in Mass. The family also lived at Plymouth Conn. for a time. The farm was passed to the widow after he died and it is unknown where it passed from there. Henry was a Butcher . Resources : Families of Ancient New Haven p27. [Note the quote above does NOT seem to be from FANH Cole-12288 16:07, 6 August 2020 (UTC) ]

Note. I recieved the following eMail from another Cook tracker:_ "The only information I found on Henry Cook/Judith Birdsall, was from a Winch-Fitzmeyer Gen. Database Chart...and they have his parents as Edmund Cook and Elizabeth Nichols, Henry Cook/AnnaGoodere John Cook 1486. What do you think? I can't seem to do anymore research on Henry if I am not sure who his parents are. We do have the Cook info at our St. Lib. But like I said, they are on the other Cooke Line, Frances of the Mayflower.

Additonal Note: As stated in the comment section, Edmund Cook only had two surviving sons (Lambert and George). Furthermore, Anderson, 2015 (The Great Migration Directory) says that the origins of Henry are unknown. Therefore, the Winch-Fitzmeyer Gen. Database Chart appears to be in error in having Edmund Cook and Elizabeth Nichols as the parents of Henry.

GM Directory entry: Cook, Henry: Unknown; 1638; Salem [STR 1:73; EQC 1:383-84; FANH 435-36].]

Torrey NE Marriages sources: COOKE, Henry (?1615-1661) & Judith BIRDSALE (-1689); Jun 1639, ?29 Jun; Salem {Salem 2:43; McIntire Anc. 65, 87; White (,11) 211; Frost 313; Harris (,12) 18; TAG 14:163; Essex Ant. 2:170, 9:111; EIHC 1:114, 4:234, 50:165; New Haven Gen. Mag. 435; Waterbury App 39; Holman ms: Birdsall}

Research Notes One Online Tree

Judith Birdsall. Born ca Jun 1611 in Norwich, Norfolk. Judith was baptized in St. Stephen’s, Norfolk, on 2 Jun 1611. Judith died in Salem, MA on 11 Sep 1689. In Jun 1639 Judith married Henry Cook in Salem, MA.139 Born in England. Henry died in Salem, MA on 25 Dec 1661.55 Occupation: Butcher.[34]

Henry, of Salem.

Will: Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volume 1, Salem, Essex Institute, 1916, page 383[35]

Estate of Henry Cooke of Salem. Administration on the estate of Henry Cooke, intestate, granted June 24, 1662 to Judeth, his wife, and Isaack, his eldest son, and an inventory was allowed. It was ordered that the whole estate remain in the hands of the widow until the children become of age, except that Isaack was to have 5li. in hand, and, after his mother's decease, to have the house and land adjoining valued in the inventory at 60li. The other children were to have 10li. each at age or time of marriage. "Ye ordering of this estate is null and refers to what ye court have further ordered as apeers in ye records of ye second session of this court. (Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 98.)
Inventory of the estate of Henery Cooke, late deceased, 14: 11, 1661, taken by Nathaniel Felton and Henry Bartholmew:
His dwelling house and the land adjoining, 60li.; the Cowpen lot, beinge 5 acres, 20li.; 9 acres of land at the great coave, commonly called Towne's lot, 10li.; the house, orchard and land, about 21 acres that was formerly bought of Willm. Nichols, 40li.; a farme lot of 40 acres, neare Mr. Downing's farme, 61i.; 6 acres of meadow lyinge by Bishop's farme, 5li.; 8 acres of meadow lyinge neare the land of Hen. Phelps, 8li.; an acre of land in the towne next to Mr. Norrice & the housinge upon it, 30li.; 2 oxen, 12li.; 1 Cow, 5li.; 4 two yeare old heifers, 121i.; 2 yearlings, 3li.; a horse, 12li.; In beddinge wth. 2 payre of sheets, blankets and a rug, 5li.; hempe & flax, 2li.; a bed teecke & boulster, 2li. 10s.; a brass ketle, an iron pot & ketle, a skillet, 2 platters, a table & a Cupboord, 3li.; a sadle & bridle, a payre of skales, a payre of stilyards & a Steele, 2li.; Barly and pease, 4li.; In beddinge. 1li. 10s. ; a polaxe, 2 cleivers, 3 axes, 3 wedges, a hammer, beetle rings, a thwart saw, 2 muskets, a rapier, a sword & bandeliers, a fryinge pan, an old warminge pan & a morter, 21i. 10s.; some old bookes, a fire shovel & tongs & other smal utensils. 1li. ; a Cart and plow wth. tacldinge thereunto belonginge, a slyd, 2 sytes, 3li 10s.; his wearing apparrel, 5li.; total, 255li.
Sworn in court June 24, 1662 by the widow, before Hilliard Veren, cleric.
Henery Cooke debter: To Mr. Corwinne, 16li. 17s. 4 3-4d.; Mr. John Browne, 8li. 2s. 11d.; Mr. Bartholomew, 8li. 13s. 10d.; Mr. Gidney, 4li. 15s.; Henery Bullocke, 4li. 7s.; Willm. Flint, 25li. lOs.; John Pickeringe, 15s.; Nathaniel Norton, 14li.; Francis Lawes, 1li.; Mr. Cromwel, 2li. 2s. 9d.; Mr. Gardiner, 21i. 1s. 1Od.; Bichard Bishop, lli. lOs.; Ezekeil Wathen, 2li. lOs.; total, 92li. 5s. 8 3-4d. Inventory, 255li.; debts, 92li. 5s. 8 3-4d.; rest, 1621i. 14s. 4 3-4d.
Henery Cooke's children were Isacke, aged twenty-two years, Samuel, twenty, John, fourteen, Henery, eight, Judith, eighteen, Rachel sixteen, Mary and Martha, twelve, and Hanna, four years. (Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 24.)

John Burton and Samuel (his mark) Eburne certified, Jan. 10, 1661, that "beinge wth Henery Cooke about 3 or 4 houers before his decease perceiuinge he was in perfect memory spake to him about the settinge of his house in order, for the peace of his famely after his dicease: and that if he had done it when he had had more strenght, It would haue ben more comfortable for himselfe, his answer was, that he had some reason for it and that he would leaue al to his wiues disposinge, then after some tyme of respite he sayd that his wil was that his son Isacke should haue his Dwellinge house with the land thereunto belonginge, then beinge demanded when, he sayd after the decease of his wife, & then he sayd that his daughter Judith should haue the Cowpen land and more he would haue spoken conceminge the rest of his children but was not able." (Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 8, leaf 25.)
Upon further consideration about ordering the estate of Henry Cooke, deceased, it was ordered July 7, 1662, that Isaack, the eldest son, have 24li., and the other children, John, Henry, Judith, Rachell, Mary and Hanna, 121i. each, payable at age or time of marriage, and the widow was appointed administratrix. (Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 4, page 100.)

Research Notes Two, another Online Tree

[36]Henry Cook[1]. Born in 1615.[2] Henry died on 25 Dec 1661; he was 46.[3] Occupation: butcher.[4]

Plymouth, MA before 1640[1]

Of Salem, MA.[3]

“Oct. 10, 1649, Henry Cook of Salem, butcher, for ten pounds mortgaged his house, shop and one acre adjoining in Salem, to Henry Birdsall.”[4]

“The ancestors of the Cooke family came from Herefordshire and Kent in England.”[5]

In Jun 1639 when Henry was 24, he married Judith Birdsall[3,1], daughter of Henry Birdsall, in Salem, MA.[1,3] (per HCG chart). Born ca 1609.[6] Judith died in 1689; she was 80.[2]

“She was living in North Field, Salem, in 1667.”[4]

1. Henry C. Griggs fan chart.

2. Frederick Adams Virkus, The Compendium of American Genealogy, 1937, republished 1968 by Genealogical Publishing Company; Ancestry.com.

3. Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, 1981.

4. Josephine C. Frost, Frost Genealogy, 1907, Ancestry.com.

5. Virgil T. Bogue, Bogue and Allied Families, 1944, Ancestry.com.

6. H. Minot Pitman, Comstock-Thomas Ancestry, 1964.

7. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, William Richard Cutter with staff, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911.

Sources

  1. ↑ Berry, William. County Genealogies, Pedigrees of the Families of the County of Kent (Gilbert and Piper, London, 1830). Page 472. [Film # 008087137 Item 3]
  2. ↑ Anderson, Robert C. The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640: A Concise Compendium (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Great Migration Study Project, Boston, 2015), p ?
  3. ↑ Family History : Recording the Ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : This Includes the Ancestral Lines of Hitchcock, Andrews, Snow, Russell, Bardwell, Warriner, Pepper, and Their Allied Lines. , 1947. p 75. View in FamilySearch.
  4. ↑ Transcribed by Howes, Martha O,  Perley, Sidney, and Essex Institute. Town records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol 1, Pg 72. Pub 1634. https://archive.org/stream/townrecordsofsalv1sale#page/n77/mode/2up
  5. ↑ Transcribed by Howes, Martha O,  Perley, Sidney, and Essex Institute. Town records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol 1 pg 76, Pg 72. Pub 1634. https://archive.org/stream/townrecordsofsalv1sale#page/n81/mode/2up
  6. ↑ Transcribed by Howes, Martha O,  Perley, Sidney, and Essex Institute. Town records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol 1, pg 80. Pub 1634. https://archive.org/stream/townrecordsofsalv1sale#page/n85/mode/2up
  7. ↑ Marriage: Essex Institute, Salem, Mass, Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts, Vol 3 (Marriages),Page 243. Essex Institute Publisher, 1916. https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofsa03esse#page/480/mode/2up
  8. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GHH8 : accessed 13 May 2016), Henry Cooke and Judith Birdsale, Jun 1639; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  9. ↑ Essex Antiquarian, Vol 1&2, Pg 172 (Vol 2 section). Pub Salem, Massachusetts,https://archive.org/stream/essexantiquarian00sale#page/n1023/mode/2up/search/Cook
  10. ↑ Pope, Charles H., Pioneers of Massachusetts, HCq929 P8p, page 115. https://archive.org/stream/pioneersofmassac00pope#page/114/mode/2up/search/Cook
  11. ↑ Transcribed by Howes, Martha O,  Perley, Sidney, and Essex Institute. Town records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol 1. Pg 100. Pub 1634. https://archive.org/stream/townrecordsofsalv1sale#page/n105/mode/2up
  12. ↑ Massachusetts (Colony). County Court (Essex co.); Dow, George Francis, 1868-1936; Massachusetts (Colony). Inferior Court (Salem), Records and files of the Quarterly courts of Essex county, Massachusetts, Volume 1, 1636-1651, pg 152. Publisher Salem, Mass., Essex Institute, 1911. https://archive.org/stream/recordsfilesofqu01mass#page/316/mode/2up/search/Cooke
  13. ↑ ‘’ Granted Henerie Cooke40 acres beyond the river or on this side by Henerie Bartholomew not wronging any other grant. ‘’ Transcribed by Howes, Martha O,  Perley, Sidney, and Essex Institute. Town records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol 1. Pg 163. Pub 1634. https://archive.org/stream/townrecordsofsalv1sale#page/n167/mode/2up
  14. ↑ Transcribed by Howes, Martha O,  Perley, Sidney, and Essex Institute. Town records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol 1. Pg 189. Pub 1634. https://archive.org/stream/townrecordsofsalv1sale#page/n193/mode/2up
  15. ↑ Transcribed by Howes, Martha O,  Perley, Sidney, and Essex Institute. Town records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol 2, pg 5. Pub 1634. https://archive.org/stream/townrecordsofsal00sale#page/4/mode/2up
  16. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk Records, Town Records, 1626-2001 Essex County, Salem, Birth, marriage, death 1644-1867, vol 1-2, B, Book page 9 after index, Image 34 of 327, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-B3G2?i=33&wc=Q4D7-T3L%3A353349401%2C353349402%2C1006162201%3Fcc%3D2061550&cc=2061550
  17. ↑ Source: "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1R-84Y : accessed 13 May 2016), Judith Birdsdale in entry for Henry Cooke, 25 Dec 1661; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 9; FHL microfilm 877,447.
  18. ↑ ’’Original document citation: Essex Registry of Deeds, Book 3, leaf 157’’ as found in: Essex Antiquarian, Vol 1&2, Pg 171 (Vol 2 section). Pub Salem, Massachusetts, 1897. https://archive.org/stream/essexantiquarian00sale#page/n1019/mode/2up
  19. ↑ Perley, Sidney, 1858-1928. The History of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol 2, pg 43. Salem, Mass. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.32000001382334;view=1up;seq=69
  20. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-DFM : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Isaack Cooke, 03 Apr 1640; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  21. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-DF3 : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Samuell Cooke, 30 Sep 1641; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  22. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-D6V : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Judith Cooke, 15 Sep 1641; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  23. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GWM2 : 13 July 2016), John Pudney and Judeth Cooke, 18 Nov 1662; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  24. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-D6L : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Rachell Cooke, 25 Sep 1645; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  25. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-DFW : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for John Cooke, 06 Sep 1647; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  26. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-D6Y : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Martha Cooke, 15 Sep 1650; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  27. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-D65 : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Mary Cooke, 15 Sep 1650; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  28. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GH9P : 13 July 2016), Robert Moulton and Mary Cook, 17 Jul 1672; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  29. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-DFC : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Henry Cooke, 30 Dec 1652; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  30. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-DXM : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Eliza Cooke, Sep 1654; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  31. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1R-Z2G : 10 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Eliza Cooke, 1654; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 8; FHL microfilm 877,447.
  32. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-DX3 : 4 December 2014), Henry Cooke in entry for Hana Cooke, Sep 1658; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  33. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GW3T : 13 July 2016), Daniell Cannady and Hannah Cooke, 10 Nov 1681; citing Marriage, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468.
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Grant-2647 Geoff Grant
2 Cook descendants have tested at FTDNA via Big Y tests and share a deep ancestry with the Grants who settled Windsor, CT during the GPM. See below new comment as this now edited comment was out of date.
posted by Geoff Grant
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GeneJ X
Do we need support to see that the FTDNA kits are added to the profile?

Would this warrant a DNA free space page? .

posted by GeneJ X
Grant-2647 Geoff Grant
The DNA can be viewed on the FTDNA page for the Grant DNA Project. There is a Cook in the project as well. Further research show that both families are of Anglo-Saxon origin and settled in SW England before the Norman Conquest. Well, the there was one family until the Cooks and Grants split around the time of the Conquest. The surnames obviously came after this. These town families are the closest matches to each other, a little deeper back brings in other matches including Risely (Somerset), Locke (Somerset), Bindon (Dorset) & Cloud (Wiltshire). This evidence leads me to believe the previously mentioned SW England origins. Draw a 50 mile wide circle on a map of England with Trowbridge, Wiltshire in the center and that's the likely geography for where the common ancestor for the Cook and Grant families lived.
posted by Geoff Grant
M Cole
Thanks, Geoff. When you say that there is a "Cook in the project." Just to be clear, when you say there is a "Cook in the project", you mean a descendant of Henry Cook?
posted by M Cole
Grant-2647 Geoff Grant
Yes, a descendant of Henry Cook
posted by Geoff Grant
Kenneth Kinman
Hi Stolfi,

In the upper right hand corner, there is the Help section, and you can click under it where it says Forum (G2G). Or in this particular case, you can see right below the "Project Protected" box, it shows the question "Where was Henry Cook born?", and you can click on that question to see the discussion at G2G.

posted by Kenneth Kinman
Stolfi Stolfi
Thank you Jillaine. I'm curious as to where the G2G forum is on this site. I'm fairly new to this site and would like to be able to contribute to the G2G forum with regards to Henry Cook of Salem.
posted by Stolfi Stolfi
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Stolfi, thanks for the comment and bringing this profile to the attention of the PGM project. The poor man has had various parents attached over time for which there is no source. We've corrected the profile again and this time protected it so they won't be re-added. There is an existing G2G forum thread for discussing his origins. We encourage everyone to use it. Thank you.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Stolfi Stolfi
I have a family member who is a direct male descendant from Henry Cook from Salem. The male descendants in my family go from Henry to Samuel to Ephraim to Elam to Elam to Ethelbert and down through to my Uncle in Cheshire, CT. My family member did a 23andme dna and his haplogroup came back as Z-159. Which if Francis Cook of the Mayflower's is different, which I believe it is - he would not be his father or brother. What is the best way through DNA to find out who Henry's father was?
posted by Stolfi Stolfi
Snyder-7214 Donna Jean Snyder
Cook-8446

As posted on familysearch.org/tree/person/LRTH-T3C/details

Note The evidence is negative for both men to be Henry's father. Evidence points to the fact Henry is not the Son of Francis Cooke, He immigrated to Salem Massachusetts in 1638. Edmund when he died in 1619 in Kent England had two sons and three daughters. Henry was not one of the sons.

Note Ref; AFN: 55KH-41, has this Henry Cooke as the son of Francis Cooke and Hester Mahieu of the "Mayflower" unable to except this as there is no evidence for Henry as member of this family. Ref; The Frost Genealogy, Author Joesphine C. Frost, Call Number: CS71.F76x, Pg. 363 Ref; History of Salem, Vol. I, pg. 43 Ref; Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol. 2 pg. 435Less Modified 26 August 2013 by Gary7987

Note SOME SOURCES SAY HENRY'S PARENTS WERE FRANCIS (NOTES) (D) (PILGRIM) (BCP) (P) COOKE AND HESTER (ALJ) (BCP) MAHIEU OR (L) LE MAHIEU. AND THAT HIS GRANDPARENTS WERE THEN EDWARD OR EDMUND (NOTES) (L) COOKE AND ELIZABETH (NOTES) NICHOLS OR (L) NICHOLLS.

OTHER POSSIBLE PARENTS ARE SHOWN BELOW BUT THIS INDIVIDUAL IS NOT SHOWN AS A CHILD ON THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE PARENTS' FAMILY PAGES, TO DO SO WOULD BE CONSIDERED ERRORS BY THIS PROGRAM. EVEN THOUGH THESE LAST POSSIBLE PARENTS MAY BE THE CORRECT ONES, SHOWING MORE THAN ONE SET OF PARENTS COULD CAUSE MY "FAMILY TREE" PROGRAM TO MALFUNCTION.

posted by Donna Jean Snyder
Culver-519 Sandy Culver
Removed Cooke's as parents....no evidence for that Mayflower connection.
posted by Sandy Culver
Kenneth Kinman
Source number two (Edmund's profile, Cooke-1316) clearly says that Edmund left two surviving sons, Lambert and George.

Furthermore, Anderson, 2015 (The Great Migration Directory) says that the origins of Henry Cook (of Salem) and John Cook (of Salem) are unknown. Therefore, I am removing both Henry and John as sons of Edmund.

posted by Kenneth Kinman
Kenneth Kinman
In the Biography section of Edmund Cooke, it says that he left two surviving sons, Lambert and George.

If that is true, then Edmund is presumably not the father of Henry.

posted by Kenneth Kinman
Culver-519 Sandy Culver
Cooke-158 and Cook-8446 appear to represent the same person because: same death date, Cooke-158 has the more likely birth location in England.

Great Migration Directory lists Henry Cook 1638 Salem.

posted by Sandy Culver

Rejected matches › Francie E. Mullin › Thomas Purvis (bef.1752-)

This week's featured connections are Canadian notables: Henry is 13 degrees from Donald Sutherland, 11 degrees from Robert Carrall, 12 degrees from George Étienne Cartier, 15 degrees from Viola Desmond, 23 degrees from Dan George, 14 degrees from Wilfrid Laurier, 15 degrees from Charles Monck, 13 degrees from Norma Shearer, 22 degrees from David Suzuki, 14 degrees from Gilles Villeneuve, 15 degrees from Angus Walters and 11 degrees from Fay Wray on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.

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Categories: Puritan Great Migration