Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 14 October 1621
Place of Death: Leamington Hastings, Warwickshire.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: John Cooke.
Mother: Joan.
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Jane. Married 12 November 1583 in Leamington Hastings.
Jane is mentioned in the will of John Cooke. Jane was the widow of William Over, who was buried in 1582 in Leamington Hastings and who mentioned Jane in his will.
Children:
(The children given on this page are either mentioned in the wills of John Cooke and his wife Jane or recorded in the Leamington Hastings parish register.)
John Cooke (baptized 12 September 1585 in Leamington Hastings - buried 21 July 1656 in Birdingbury, Warwickshire) married Alice.
Nicholas Cooke (baptized 7 April 1588 in Leamington Hastings).
George Cooke (baptized 7 March 1588/9 in Leamington Hastings).
Jane Cooke (baptized 20 March 1590/1 in Leamington Hastings) married Richard Rushall 8 November 1612 in Leamington Hastings.
William Cooke (baptized 23 September 1593 in Leamington Hastings).
Timothy Cooke (baptized 9 Novmeber 1595 in Leamington Hastings).
Millicent Cooke (baptized 8 May 1597 in Leamington Hastings) married Alexander Benson.
Robert Cooke (baptized 22 July 1599 in Leamington Hastings).
Ephraim Cooke (baptized 13 March 1602/3 - buried 6 January 1605/6 in Leamington Hastings).
Evidence
from the Leamington Hastings parish register:
1580 December
Alisia Over Wyllelmi 1 B
1582 December
Wyllelmus Over agricola 18 S
1583 November
Joannes Coocke Jayna Over vidua 12 N
1585 Sept
Joannus Coocke Joannis 12 B
1588 April
Nicholaus Coocke Joannis 7 B
December
Thomas Squier Anna Coocke 4 N
March
Georgius Coocke Joannis 7 B
1590 March
Joanna Coocke vidua 20 S
1591 March
Joanna[?] Cooke Joannis 5 B
1593 November
Wyllelmus Coocke Joannis B 23
1595 November
Tymotheus Coocke Joannis 9 B
1597 May
Millesenta Coocke Joannis 8 B
1599 July
22 Robertus Coocke filius Joannis Bapizatus
1602 March
13. Ephraim Coocke filius Joannis Baptizatus.
1605 January
6. Ephraim Coocke filius Johannis Sepultus
1612 November
8. Richardus Rushall Jayna Coocke Nupti
1617 April
4. Nicholaus Coocke germanus Johannis f..ius Sepultus
1621 [Burials]
Octob: 14 Johannes Cooke
1642 Protestation Returns (Leamington Hastings):
Robert Cooke
John Cooke’s will
In the name of god Amen: I John Coke of Lemington Hastinges in the Diocesse of Couentery and Lychfeilde yeoman weake of bodie but of sounde and perfecte memorie thanks be given to god doe make this my Laste will and Testament in manner and forme as followeth:
Imprimis I bequeath my bodie to the grounde to be buried in the Church yearde of Lemington aforesayde and my soule into the tution of my mercifull Lord It[em] I give towardes the repaire of the belles xijd It[em] I geive to the pore xijd It[em] I give unto my sonne Gorge iiijd It[em] I geive unto my sonne John iiijd It[em] I geive unto my sonne Nicholas iiijd It[em] give to my sonne William xx l to be payde att Whitsentide wich whall be in the yeare of our Lord god 1623 It[em] I give unto my sonne Roberte xx l wich shall be payed in the yeare of our Lord god 1627 at Whitsentide as aforsaid It[em] I geive unto my daughter Jane vjd It[em] I geive unto my daughter Meillicent a Red Bullock of a yeare ould and one Loarge Coffer one tabell borde with one pare of bedstedes It[em] I geive unto Jane my beloved wife all the rest of my goodes and Chattelles unbequeathed and doe make hir my sole executrix of this my Last will and Testament: In wittnes wherof I have to these pr[e]sentes sett my hand and seale the fifte day of August 1621 It[em] I geive unto my godson Richard Cooke vis viijd It[em] I geive to my godsonn John Cooke vis viijd It[em] I geive to Em the daughter of my sonn John Cook vis viijd It[em] I geive unto Richard Rushall and his three Chilldren xiid a peece It[em] I appoynt Thomas Clemmentes of Littell Charpe and William Humfreyes the elder of Graunbrough overseers to these presentes dated the day aforesaide: wittnes Thomas Cooper and Meillesinte Cooke
[proved 13 December 1621]
Thomas Squier's will
One of the overseers of the 1611 will of Thomas Squier alias Fisher of Leamington Hastings was his friend John Cooke. Witnesses included John Cooke, Nicholas Cooke, and John Cooke junior. The elder John Cooke made a mark (a triangle), and the younger John Cooke signed his name.
Commentary
I give John Cooke’s father as John based on these pieces of evidence:
The elder John was of Leamington Hastings.
The elder John mentions his son John in his 1573 will.
The names given in the two families overlap (Nicholas, Emme).
John’s son John mentions his brother Robert and his two unnamed sisters (presumably Jane and Millicent) in his 1656 will.
References
Parish registers of Leamington Hastings. Digital images on FamilySearch.org accessed 14 August 2018.
Will of John Cooke of Leamington Hastings. Proved 13 December 1621 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. [digital images on Findmypast.uk, accessed 6 December 2015]
Will of Thomas Squier alias Fisher of Leamington Hastings. Proved 7 May 1611 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. [digital images on Findmypast.uk, accessed 7 December 2015]