Hester Cooke

Hester was born in 1620 in Leiden, Holland.  Hester's father was Francis Cooke and her mother was Hester Walloon Mahieu.  Her paternal grandparents were Richard Cooke and Alice Caunton; her maternal grandparents were Jacque Mahieu and Jennie Unknown. She had five brothers and four sisters, named John, Josiah, Jacob, Henry, Josiah, Jane, Elizabeth, Mercy Mary and Mary.  She was the fifth youngest of the ten children.  She died at the age of 46 on June 8th, 1666.