Sturkie Family 2018B - Person Sheet
Sturkie Family 2018B - Person Sheet
NameCOOKE, Henry 
Birth1614, DeNorthclay, Kent, England
Death25 Dec 1661, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Burial25 Dec 1661, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Emigration1638
ReligionEnglish, Puritan
FatherCOOKE, Edmund (ca1568-1619)
MotherNICHOLS, Elizabeth (1573-<1632)
Spouses
Birthbef 2 Jun 1611, St. Stephen, Norwich, England
Death11 Sep 1689, Salem Bay Colony, Essex, Massachusetts
FatherBURDSALL, Henry (1585-1651)
MotherKEMPE, Judith (Agnes) (1589-1621)
Marriage16 Jun 1639, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Obituary/DC notes for Henry COOKE
itle: Ancestral File (TM)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
Note: ABBR Ancestral File (TM)
Repository:
Note: NAME Family History Library
ADDR 35 N West Temple Street
CONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
Call Number:
Media: Book
Title: World Family Tree Vol. 26, Ed. 1
Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc.
Publication: Release date: August 12, 1998
Note: Customer pedigree.
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book
Page: Tree #1939
Text: Date of Import: Jun 19, 2000
Title: The Residents of Salem - From Original Records Up to the Year 1651
Author: members.aol.com/winthropsq/salem3.htm
Publication: From "Annals of Salem", 2nd Ed, 2 vols, by J. B. Felts, Salem, 1845
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Electronic
Title: Salem, Massachusetts, Vital Records to 1850
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998
Note: ABBR Ancestral File (TM)
Repository:
Note: NAME Family History Library
ADDR 35 N West Temple Street
CONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
Call Number:
Media: Book
Title: World Family Tree Vol. 26, Ed. 1
Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc.
Publication: Release date: August 12, 1998
Note: Customer pedigree.
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book
Page: Tree #1939
Text: Date of Import: Jun 19, 2000
Title: The Residents of Salem - From Original Records Up to the Year 1651
Author: members.aol.com/winthropsq/salem3.htm
Publication: From "Annals of Salem", 2nd Ed, 2 vols, by J. B. Felts, Salem, 1845
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Electronic
Title: Salem, Massachusetts, Vital Records to 1850
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Book
Bio notes for Henry COOKE
HENRY COOK There are four generations in our family where our direct ancestor had the same name. Our first American forefather was Henry Senior who was at Salem Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638, it is believed that he came from England shortly before that date since there is no record of him prior to that time. It has been recorded that Henry was born in County Kent in England, but this is not definitely known. The name of Henry's father has not been established it is known that there were several distinct branches of the family Cook or Cooke in England in the 1600's all of whom could trace the family lineage to the earliest ancestor, Gilbert Cocus or Cook or Cooke who lived during the time of William the Conqueror in the eleventh century The name Sir Henry and Sir George Cooke of Yorkshire appear in the seventeenth century, they were sons of Bryan Cooke of that county, and is the first appearance of the given name Henry. It is not definitely known from which of the many illustrious lines of the family in England the first immigrants of the name to come to America were descended, but all of the families bearing the name are said to have been of common origin and of ancient ancestry. It has also been stated that Henry was a descendant of the Cooks of Hertfordshire.
Our Henry was a Puritan in his religious beliefs, this probably being the reason for his early immigration to New England, since there was a great deal of discrimination practiced in England at the time against those of the faith. He was obviously a successful farmer and active in the political atmosphere of the colony. His name is mentioned on several occasions in the records of the proceedings of the Common Council and the Salem Town Records. In these records the following reference is made; "Henry Cook and Samuel Ebourne appointed to be surveyors for the north neck and all fields about the Glass House, and for about Though. Goidwaight field and VP to Michele Slaffin." at a town meeting of the Selectmen 14 Jan 1659/60. And secondly, "At a General Town meeting held 3 March 1661; Granted that the lands lying along the highway against Though. Goidwaites andgiven to Hugh James and by him sold to William Robinson and the Widow Cooke (Judith) from the way to the brook as it was divided by Mayor Hathorne and William Bartholmew, shall all belong to the widow Cooke and William Robinson" Although the family of Frederick Cooke, of the Mayflower had resided at Salem none bore the given name Judith, this can only refer to our family. Judith was the daughter of Henry Burdsall or Birdsall who arrived in America in 1632 from YorkshireCounty England. Henry Birdsall was a member of the First Church at Salem in 1636 and was registered a freeman May 2, 1638. Henry was a widower and he came to Salem with Judith age 13 and a son, Nathan age 21. Judith of course being the wife of our Henry Cook. Both Henry and Judith remained at Salem where they died, sons Henry Jr. and Samuel removed to Wallingford, Connecticut at an early date the other children all remained in Massachusetts.
Henry Junior emigrated to Wallingford in 1674, his brother Samuel having emigrated to the same Place in 1670, both were original proprietors of the town and First settlers of the village as well as of the Commonwealth. Samuel was one of the signers of the Fundamental Orders in 1670 which was one of the first forms of a constitutional government in America. Henry was a farmer like most of these rugged individuals and early settlers who were entirely self sufficient for their own needs. He was active in politics and was frequently elected to offices of trust and responsibility by the people of the town. Of him it is recorded in the early Wallingford town records under the date February 10, 1689 or 1690; "Hennery Cook, cast lotts (with others) for the Falls Plaine." These were the undivided lands set aside when the town was first settled to which Henry was entitled to share in under his proprietory and first settler rights. The town of Wallingford at that time included the present town of Meriden and the Falls Plaine was located at what is now Meriden and South Meriden, where Henry subsequently emigrated and where he lived the remaining years of his life.Source: http://www.burrcook.com/history/cook.htm194
Our Henry was a Puritan in his religious beliefs, this probably being the reason for his early immigration to New England, since there was a great deal of discrimination practiced in England at the time against those of the faith. He was obviously a successful farmer and active in the political atmosphere of the colony. His name is mentioned on several occasions in the records of the proceedings of the Common Council and the Salem Town Records. In these records the following reference is made; "Henry Cook and Samuel Ebourne appointed to be surveyors for the north neck and all fields about the Glass House, and for about Though. Goidwaight field and VP to Michele Slaffin." at a town meeting of the Selectmen 14 Jan 1659/60. And secondly, "At a General Town meeting held 3 March 1661; Granted that the lands lying along the highway against Though. Goidwaites andgiven to Hugh James and by him sold to William Robinson and the Widow Cooke (Judith) from the way to the brook as it was divided by Mayor Hathorne and William Bartholmew, shall all belong to the widow Cooke and William Robinson" Although the family of Frederick Cooke, of the Mayflower had resided at Salem none bore the given name Judith, this can only refer to our family. Judith was the daughter of Henry Burdsall or Birdsall who arrived in America in 1632 from YorkshireCounty England. Henry Birdsall was a member of the First Church at Salem in 1636 and was registered a freeman May 2, 1638. Henry was a widower and he came to Salem with Judith age 13 and a son, Nathan age 21. Judith of course being the wife of our Henry Cook. Both Henry and Judith remained at Salem where they died, sons Henry Jr. and Samuel removed to Wallingford, Connecticut at an early date the other children all remained in Massachusetts.
Henry Junior emigrated to Wallingford in 1674, his brother Samuel having emigrated to the same Place in 1670, both were original proprietors of the town and First settlers of the village as well as of the Commonwealth. Samuel was one of the signers of the Fundamental Orders in 1670 which was one of the first forms of a constitutional government in America. Henry was a farmer like most of these rugged individuals and early settlers who were entirely self sufficient for their own needs. He was active in politics and was frequently elected to offices of trust and responsibility by the people of the town. Of him it is recorded in the early Wallingford town records under the date February 10, 1689 or 1690; "Hennery Cook, cast lotts (with others) for the Falls Plaine." These were the undivided lands set aside when the town was first settled to which Henry was entitled to share in under his proprietory and first settler rights. The town of Wallingford at that time included the present town of Meriden and the Falls Plaine was located at what is now Meriden and South Meriden, where Henry subsequently emigrated and where he lived the remaining years of his life.Source: http://www.burrcook.com/history/cook.htm194
Notes for Judith (Spouse 1)
Name:
Judith BIRDSALE
Spouse:
Henry Cook
Marriage Date:
1 June 1639
Marriage Place:
Plymouth, Mass.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. American Marriages Before 1699 [database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997. Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699 . Pompton Lakes, NJ: Biblio Co., 1926.
Judith BIRDSALE
Spouse:
Henry Cook
Marriage Date:
1 June 1639
Marriage Place:
Plymouth, Mass.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. American Marriages Before 1699 [database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997. Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699 . Pompton Lakes, NJ: Biblio Co., 1926.
Notes for Judith (Spouse 1)
http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/teletubby/40/birdsall.html
"The Birdsall family home is thought to be near Malton, East
Riding, Yorkshire. The first American records of Henry are
from 1632 after arriving in Boston with son Nathan and dau.
Judith. He was a member of the First Church of Salem. In 1643
He removed to New Haven. His will is recorded in probate
records in Essex Cty. Vol. 1, p. 123.
Henry Birdsall and Judith or Agness Kempe had the following
children:
+ 5 i. Judith5 Birdsall was born 2 JUN 1611.
+ 6 ii. Nathan Birdsall was born about 1611.
Fifth Generation
5. Judith5 Birdsall (Henry4, Henry3, Robert2, John1)
reference EC was born in Norwich, England 2 JUN 1611. Judith
died 11 SEP 1689 in Salem, Mass, at age 78.
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http://www.burrcook.com/history/birdsall.htm
. Judith5 Birdsall (Henry4, Henry3, Robert2, John1)
reference EC was born in Norwich, England 2 JUN 1611. Judith
died 11 SEP 1689 in Salem, Mass, at age 78.
She married Henry Cook 29 Jun 1639 in Salem, Mass. Henry
was born ABT 1615 in Yorkshire, England. Henry was the son of
Edmund Cooke and Elizabeth Nichols. Henry died 25 DEC 1661 in
Salem, Mass, at age 46. 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 for a
time. The farm was passed to the widow after he died and it is
unknown where it passed from there.
See: Families of Ancient New Haven p27
Judith was the daughter of Henry Burdsall.
"The Birdsall family home is thought to be near Malton, East
Riding, Yorkshire. The first American records of Henry are
from 1632 after arriving in Boston with son Nathan and dau.
Judith. He was a member of the First Church of Salem. In 1643
He removed to New Haven. His will is recorded in probate
records in Essex Cty. Vol. 1, p. 123.
Henry Birdsall and Judith or Agness Kempe had the following
children:
+ 5 i. Judith5 Birdsall was born 2 JUN 1611.
+ 6 ii. Nathan Birdsall was born about 1611.
Fifth Generation
5. Judith5 Birdsall (Henry4, Henry3, Robert2, John1)
reference EC was born in Norwich, England 2 JUN 1611. Judith
died 11 SEP 1689 in Salem, Mass, at age 78.
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http://www.burrcook.com/history/birdsall.htm
. Judith5 Birdsall (Henry4, Henry3, Robert2, John1)
reference EC was born in Norwich, England 2 JUN 1611. Judith
died 11 SEP 1689 in Salem, Mass, at age 78.
She married Henry Cook 29 Jun 1639 in Salem, Mass. Henry
was born ABT 1615 in Yorkshire, England. Henry was the son of
Edmund Cooke and Elizabeth Nichols. Henry died 25 DEC 1661 in
Salem, Mass, at age 46. 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 for a
time. The farm was passed to the widow after he died and it is
unknown where it passed from there.
See: Families of Ancient New Haven p27
Judith was the daughter of Henry Burdsall.