Josiah Cooke

Josiah was born in 1610 in Leiden, Holland.  Josiah's father was Francis Cooke and his mother was Hester Walloon Mahieu.  His paternal grandparents were Richard Cooke and Alice Caunton; his maternal grandparents were Jacque Mahieu and Jennie Unknown. He had four brothers and five sisters, named John, Jacob, Henry, Josiah, Jane, Hester, Elizabeth, Mercy Mary and Mary.  He was the second oldest of the ten children.  He died at the age of 104 on May 21st, 1714.