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Hester MAHIEU was born abt. 1585 in England
Hester MAHIEU was the child of ? and ?Hester was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1623.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hester married Francis COOKE 30 June 1603 in Netherlands . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Francis COOKE was born abt. 1583 in England (United Kingdom). Francis died 7 April 1663 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach).
Hester MAHIEU died 18 June 1666 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony .
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Family and Children of Hester MAHIEU
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Francis COOKE-- Date: 30 June 1603 Place: , Netherlands
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
COOKE Francis Francis1 (-1663) & Hester MAHIEU (-1666+) betrothed Leyden, Holland, 30 Jun 1603 Plymouth {Reed (1956) MD 2:24, 116, 3:95, 4:128 8:48, 17:183, 22:13 TAG 22:206 Reg. 1:51, 53, 6:95 Ill. Mayflower (1925) 128 Claflin 420 Bartlett-Jenkins 33 Dawes-Gates 2:239 Paul Anc. 208 Davol-Willets 56 Earll Anc. 7 Woolson-Fenno 119 Avery Anc. (1925) 10 Bassett-Preston 71 Crapo 108 Linnell-Snow 33-34 Barlow Anc. 48 Bullard Anc. 184 Briggs Anc. 113 Small (ed. 2) 601+ French Anc. 1 Fallass 166 Thom Anc. Chart 8 Roosevelt Anc. 137+ Sv. 1:446}
CHILDREN: John, an unnamed child buried in Leiden, Jane, Elizabeth, Jacob, Hester, and Mary.
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Children of Francis COOKE and Hester MAHIEU:
Jane COOKE (b.abt. 1605, Leiden, Netherlands d. , )
John COOKE (b.abt. 1606, Leiden, Netherlands d. 23 November 1695, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Sarah WARREN 28 March 1634 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

Jacob COOKE (b.20 May 1618, Leiden, Netherlands d. 18 December 1675, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony )
m. Damaris HOPKINS 10 June 1646 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
m. Elizabeth LETTICE 18 November 1669 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
Hester COOKE (b.abt. 1620, Leiden, Netherlands d. , )
Mary COOKE (b.21 May 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England d. 21 March 1714, Halifax, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. John TOMSON 29 December 1645 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
Francis COOKE-- Date: 30 June 1603 Place: , Netherlands Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
COOKE Francis Francis1 (-1663) & Hester MAHIEU (-1666+) betrothed Leyden, Holland, 30 Jun 1603 Plymouth {Reed (1956) MD 2:24, 116, 3:95, 4:128 8:48, 17:183, 22:13 TAG 22:206 Reg. 1:51, 53, 6:95 Ill. Mayflower (1925) 128 Claflin 420 Bartlett-Jenkins 33 Dawes-Gates 2:239 Paul Anc. 208 Davol-Willets 56 Earll Anc. 7 Woolson-Fenno 119 Avery Anc. (1925) 10 Bassett-Preston 71 Crapo 108 Linnell-Snow 33-34 Barlow Anc. 48 Bullard Anc. 184 Briggs Anc. 113 Small (ed. 2) 601+ French Anc. 1 Fallass 166 Thom Anc. Chart 8 Roosevelt Anc. 137+ Sv. 1:446}
CHILDREN: John, an unnamed child buried in Leiden, Jane, Elizabeth, Jacob, Hester, and Mary.
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Children of Francis COOKE and Hester MAHIEU:
m. Sarah WARREN 28 March 1634 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
m. Damaris HOPKINS 10 June 1646 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
m. Elizabeth LETTICE 18 November 1669 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
m. John TOMSON 29 December 1645 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
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From www.mayflowerhistory.com/ Passengers/ FrancisCooke.php
'Francis Cooke was born about 1583. His origins have not been discovered, but it is probable he was born in England, perhaps from the Canterbury or Norwich areas. He married Hester le Mahieu on 20 July 1603 in Leiden, Holland she was a French Walloon whose parents had initially fled to Canterbury, England she left for Leiden sometime before 1603. Francis Cooke and Hester le Mahieu's marriage occurred in Leiden, Holland six years before the Pilgrim church made its move there, so he was living there long before their arrival and must have met up with and joined them afterwards. His wife Hester was a French Walloon. What brought Francis to Holland in the first place is unknown: religious persecution of Protestants in England did not really begin until after King James took power in 1604. In 1606, the Cookes left Leiden and went to Norwich, Norfolk for a time (for what reason is not known), but returned to have their...Read MORE...
From www.mayflowerhistory.com/ Passengers/ FrancisCooke.php
'Francis Cooke was born about 1583. His origins have not been discovered, but it is probable he was born in England, perhaps from the Canterbury or Norwich areas. He married Hester le Mahieu on 20 July 1603 in Leiden, Holland she was a French Walloon whose parents had initially fled to Canterbury, England she left for Leiden sometime before 1603. Francis Cooke and Hester le Mahieu's marriage occurred in Leiden, Holland six years before the Pilgrim church made its move there, so he was living there long before their arrival and must have met up with and joined them afterwards. His wife Hester was a French Walloon. What brought Francis to Holland in the first place is unknown: religious persecution of Protestants in England did not really begin until after King James took power in 1604. In 1606, the Cookes left Leiden and went to Norwich, Norfolk for a time (for what reason is not known), but returned to have their...Read MORE...
Hester MAHIEU and Francis COOKE 30 June 1603, , Netherlands (Holland) (Dutch East Indies)
1618 Birth of ChildJacob COOKE was born 20 May 1618, Leiden, Netherlands (Holland) (Leyden)
1625 Birth of ChildMary COOKE was born 21 May 1625, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
John COOKE married 28 March 1634, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach) to Sarah WARREN
Mary COOKE married 29 December 1645, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach) to John TOMSON
Jacob COOKE married 10 June 1646, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach) to Damaris HOPKINS
Francis COOKE died 7 April 1663, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
18 June 1666
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Added: 2/14/2009 8:23:47 PM
- Updated: 8/15/2019 8:58:40 AM
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