Jane Cooke

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Cooke was born about 1604, in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, her father, Francis Cooke, was 22 and her mother, Hester Mahieu, was 22. She married Experience Mitchell about 1627, in Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America in 1623. She died before 1641, in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Experience Mitchell
1603–1689
Jane Cooke
1604–1641
Elizabeth Mitchell
1628–1684
Thomas Mitchell
1630–1687
Mary Mitchell
1632–1699

Sources (22)

  • Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
  • Mayflower Marriages
  • Jane Cooke Mitchell, "Find a Grave Index"

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World Events (3)

1606

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was born in Leiden, the Netherlands.

1609

"English navigator Henry Hudson, under contract to the United East India Company, sails from Amsterdam and ""discovers""Manhattan Island and the future site of New York."

1620

In 1620, after 2 rough months at sea, 102 Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock and established one of the very first English settlements in America.

Name Meaning

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’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Jane Cooke Mitchell (1605 – 18 June 1666)

Jane was born about 1604 and probably in Leiden, Holland. Jane married Experience Mitchell, by about 1628 (no marriage record has been found). She widowed him. They had children: Elizabeth 1628 T …

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