AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
AllenParkinson - Person Sheet
Spouses
Deathaft 8 Jun 1666933
Birthabt 1584, probably Canterbury, England937
FatherJean le Mahieu (1559->1611)
MotherJeanne Lamam (1563-1609)
Marriage20 Jul 1603, Leiden, Holland933
Notes for Francis Cooke
He first appears in Leiden records described as a woolcomber from England. 937
From 1606 to 1608 they were in Norwich, England,based on letters of transfer between churches, 938
Arrived on the Mayflower 26 Dec 1620. Francis and his son John were originally passengers on the Speedwell and transferred when it was found to be leaking. In his accounting of the passengers, Bradford includes "Francis Cooke and his son John; but his wife and other children came afterwards".933, 939
On 16 February 1620/21 Francis and Capt. Myles Standish were at work in the woods when they were recalled by an alarm at the approach of Indians, who did no more damage than to carry off the tools left in the woods. The Indians returned the tools 18 Mar 1620/21, 940
He was one of the Purchasers who saved the Plymouth Colony from bankruptcy. In the original contract the colonists were essentially indentured for seven years. In 1626 they negotiated a more favorable contract. 53 freeman, known as the Purchasers, agreed to buy out the company over a period of years., 941, 942
He served on several committees including ones to lay out land in 1627 and 1640 and to lay out highways in 1634, 1637, 1640 and 1650. He also served on several juries including the coroner's jury, 22 Jul 1648, at the murder of 4-year-old Martha Clark by her mother., 943
From 1606 to 1608 they were in Norwich, England,based on letters of transfer between churches, 938
Arrived on the Mayflower 26 Dec 1620. Francis and his son John were originally passengers on the Speedwell and transferred when it was found to be leaking. In his accounting of the passengers, Bradford includes "Francis Cooke and his son John; but his wife and other children came afterwards".933, 939
On 16 February 1620/21 Francis and Capt. Myles Standish were at work in the woods when they were recalled by an alarm at the approach of Indians, who did no more damage than to carry off the tools left in the woods. The Indians returned the tools 18 Mar 1620/21, 940
He was one of the Purchasers who saved the Plymouth Colony from bankruptcy. In the original contract the colonists were essentially indentured for seven years. In 1626 they negotiated a more favorable contract. 53 freeman, known as the Purchasers, agreed to buy out the company over a period of years., 941, 942
He served on several committees including ones to lay out land in 1627 and 1640 and to lay out highways in 1634, 1637, 1640 and 1650. He also served on several juries including the coroner's jury, 22 Jul 1648, at the murder of 4-year-old Martha Clark by her mother., 943
Notes for Hester (Spouse 1)
Her last name is also spelled: le Mahieu or Mayhieu.
She was a Huguenot who lived in Canterbury and Leiden. She joined the French Reformed Church in Leiden in 1603.944
“It has long been known that Hester le Mahieu was a Walloon from Canterbury, where the Walloon Church was established in 1547, in the crypt of the Cathedral, by refugees fleeing from persecution in Brabant.”945
On 5 July 1603 Francis Cooke, woolcarder, from England, was betrothed to Hester le Mahieu, singlewoman, accompanied by her mother and sister, both name Jennie le Mahieu from Canterbury.946
“A Walloon is a member of a French speaking people of Celtic descent inhabiting southern and southeastern Belgium and adjacent regions of France.”947
She was a Huguenot who lived in Canterbury and Leiden. She joined the French Reformed Church in Leiden in 1603.944
“It has long been known that Hester le Mahieu was a Walloon from Canterbury, where the Walloon Church was established in 1547, in the crypt of the Cathedral, by refugees fleeing from persecution in Brabant.”945
On 5 July 1603 Francis Cooke, woolcarder, from England, was betrothed to Hester le Mahieu, singlewoman, accompanied by her mother and sister, both name Jennie le Mahieu from Canterbury.946
“A Walloon is a member of a French speaking people of Celtic descent inhabiting southern and southeastern Belgium and adjacent regions of France.”947