Hester Le Mahieu

Abt 1585 - Aft 1666  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Hester Le Mahieu
  Born	Abt 1585	Canterbury, Kent, England
  Gender	Female
  _UID	F942DF22EACB4A38B19CF5FD573136D44491
  Died	Aft 8 Jun 1666	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I4007	Strong History
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2018

  
  

  Family	Francis Cooke,   b. Abt 1583, prob. England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Jul 1603	Leiden, Netherlands   [1]
  Children	1. Jane Cooke,   b. Abt 1604, Leiden, Netherlands ,   d. Bef 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 35 years)   2. John Cooke,   b. 1607, Leiden, Netherlands ,   d. 23 Nov 1695, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts  (Age 88 years)   3. Child Cooke,   b. 1608, Leiden, Netherlands ,   d. 20 May 1608, Leiden, Netherlands  (Age 0 years)   4. Elizabeth Cooke,   b. 26 Dec 1611, Leiden, Netherlands ,   d. Bef 22 May 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts  (Age < 15 years)   5. Jacob Cooke,   b. 1618, Leiden, Netherlands ,   d. Bef 18 Dec 1675, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts  (Age < 57 years)   6. Hester Cooke,   b. Aft 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 21 May 1669, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts  (Age < 46 years)   7. Mary Cooke,   b. Abt 1626, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 21 Mar 1715, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F1186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  General Notes: From Genealogies of Mayflower Families; Hester Le Mahieu, Wife of Francis Cooke It has long been known that Hester Le Mahieu of Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, 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. On 5 July 1603 Francis Cooke, woolcarder, from England, was betrothed to Hester le Mahieu, singlewoman, accompanied by her mother and sister, both named Jennie le Mahieu from Canterbury (Mayflower Descendant, vol. 27 p. 145 sq.).

  
  

• Sources

  [S403] Mayflower Families in Progress: Francis Cooke of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generat.