Brief Life History of William
When William Cooke was born on 30 July 1712, in Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Cooke, was 20 and his mother, Elizabeth Stapleton, was 18. He died on 21 March 1782, in his hometown, at the age of 69.
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- Wm Cook, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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English and Irish: variant of Cook .
History: Francis Cooke (died 1663) and his eldest son John were passengers on the Mayflower in 1621; they were joined two years later by Francis's wife and other children. In the words of William Bradford, he lived long enough ‘to see his children's children have children’.
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