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Joseph Cooke, Sr

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Death: March 21, 1746 (81-82)
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of John Cooke, alias Butcher and Mary Cooke
Husband of Susanna Cook
Father of John Cooke, I; Deborah Sisson; Joseph Cook and Thomas Cook
Brother of John Cooke II; Sarah Waite; Mary Manchester; Hannah [Wilcox] Briggs; Martha Sherman and 4 others

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About Joseph Cook III

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Joseph Cooke (abt. 1663 - 1746)

Joseph Cooke aka Cook
Born about 1663 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Islandmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Cooke and Mary (Borden) Cooke
Brother of Sarah Cooke, Hannah (Cook) Briggs, Elizabeth (Cooke) Briggs, John Cooke Jr., Mary (Cook) Manchester, Deborah (Cooke) Almy, Thomas Cooke, Annie (Cooke) Clayton, Martha (Cook) Corey and Samuel Cook [half]
Husband of Susanna (Briggs) Cook — married 19 Apr 1692 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Deborah (Cook) Sisson, John Cook, Joseph Cook, Thomas Cook and William Cook
Died 21 Mar 1746 at about age 83 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Islandmap
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Profile last modified 25 Oct 2023 | Created 5 Jul 2013
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Slaves
2 Research Notes
2.1 Parents Marriage
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements
Biography

He was born about 1663 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island and his parents were Mary (Borden) and John Cooke (1630-1691).

Joseph Cooke married on 19 Apr 1692 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island to Susanna Briggs.

He died on 21 Mar 1746 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

Slaves

Joesph owned three slaves. They came by way of his father's Will.[1]

Jack - John Cookes Negro man who is of service for time of his Life.
Maria - Native Indian woman to be his servant for ten years and then to be freed
Goan Francisco - Native Indian boy to serve with him until he be twenty-four years old, at which time Joseph was to put him in good apparel and give him corn and a horse
Research Notes

FS Children are:

Deborah Cook 1692–1750 •
John Cooke 1694–1740 •
Thomas Cook 1697–1756 •
William Cook 1701–1747 •
Parents Marriage

Marriage: before 1655
Husband: John Cooke, Sr.
Child: Elizabeth Cooke, b: 1653; d: aft.1716
Child: Hannah Cooke, b: bef.1655
Child: John Cooke, Jr., b: aft.1656
Child: Sarah Cooke, b: aft.1658
Child: Joseph Cooke, b: c1662
Child: Martha Cooke, b: c1663; d: 1704; m: 1681 William Corey
Child: Deborah Cooke, b: c1666
Child: Thomas Cooke, b: c1668; d: c1726
Child: Amy Cooke, b: c1670; d: 1729.
Sources

↑ John Cooke's Will in the THOMAS COOKE OF RHODE ISLAND, by Jane Fletcher Fiske, page 36-37.
"Rhode Island Town Births and Baptisms Index, 1639-1932", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8V1-8LL : 4 November 2020), Joseph Cook, 1692.
"Little Compton Families" by Benjamin Franklin Wilbour; published 1967 in Baltimore, MD, USA; v1 p206-7
World Family Tree#1129 customer pedigree on Family Archive CD by Broderbund Software Inc.; v1; edition#1; released: 29 Nov 1995; imported: 27 Oct 1997

Acknowledgements

Cooke-2029 was created on 23 Jun 2013 by Gordon Ralls through the import of TheCoreyFile0512.GED
Cooke-2006 was created on 05 Jul 2013 by David Townsend




Children (5)

Deborah Cook
Female
1692–1750

John Cooke
Male
1694–1740

Joseph Cook
Male
1695–1726

Thomas Cook
Male
1697–1756

William Cook
Male
1701–1747



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Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Cook was born in 1664, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, John Cooke, was 34 and his mother, Mary Borden, was 32. He married Susannah Briggs on 19 April 1692, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 21 March 1746, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, at the age of 82, and was buried in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

Family Members

Spouse

Joseph Cook
Male
1664–1746

Susannah Briggs
Female
1672–1742
Marriage
19 April 1692
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Children (5)

Deborah Cook
Female
1692–1750

John Cooke
Male
1694–1740

Joseph Cook
Male
1695–1726

Thomas Cook
Male
1697–1756

William Cook
Male
1701–1747
Parents

John Cooke
Male
1630–1691

Mary Borden
Female
1632–1696
Siblings (13)

John Cooke II
Male
1652–1737

Elizabeth Cooke
Female
1653–1716

Mary Cooke
Female
1656–1716

Sarah Cooke
Female
1658–1735

Hannah Cooke
Female
1658–1736

Richard Cooke
Male
1662–

Martha Cooke
Female
1664–1704

Thomas Cooke
Male
1664–1726

Joseph Cook
Male
1664–1746

Deborah Cooke
Female
1665–1708

Amy Ann Cooke
Female
1669–1729

Samuel Cooke
Male
1671–1705

Amy Cooke
Female
1672–1729

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Joseph Cook III's Timeline

1664
1664
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
1692
February 27, 1692
Newport, Rhode Island
May 5, 1692
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America,
1695
April 20, 1695
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
1697
March 31, 1697
Portsmouth, Newport County, RI, United States
1746
March 21, 1746
Age 82
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, British Colonial America