Note: The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998. Subject numbers are HAP's originals. HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete document page numbers in brackets and issue dates. The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject are "1/--". Subject 670. (368) 2/2/51 JOHN COOKE The following is from the same sources as quoted under subject 686: and the Roosevelt information from The New York Genealogical & Bio-graphical Record, Vol 73. page 159. John Cooke was born in Holland in 1610, and died at Dartmouth, Mass., on November 23/1695, the last surviving passenger on the Mayflower. He came to New England with his father, Francis Cooke. As a lad he acquired an education superior to most of his contemporaries. The most active period of his life was in Plymouth. As a youth he devoted himself to study and possibly intended to fit himself for the ministry. He finally became an Anabaptist preacher. He entered into several business enterprises with his father, and in 1634 was rich enough to be taxed equally with his father. In 1643 he volunteered for the Pequot war. He was representative to the General Court 1638-1656. He moved to Dartmouth in 1653-1660, the first white settler there, where he was representative to the General Court 1670-1683, and Chief Magistrate. He was appointed to build a ferry between Dartmouth and Rhode Island. On November 29/1652 he got one share of 3200 acres from the Indian Chief Massasoit in Dartmouth. In 1672, the town gave him Ram Island, now Pope's Island, in recompense for his service. In 1675 came a crushing blow to Dartmouth. King Philip's hords devastated the town, several people being murdered. John Cooke converted his house into a garrison and either some other house of his or the garrison house was burned. His house was in the northerly part of Fairhaven, now known as Oxford. A 15 ton boulder with a bronze plate marks his grave at Poverty Point, Fairhaven. He married on March 28/1634, Sarah Warren, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Warren of the Mayflower. The way John came to marry Sarah was this way:- Richard Warren came in the Mayflower with John and his father Francis Cooke, while Richard`s wife Elizabeth (some say Jouatt or Jewett), came in the "Ann", with John Cooke's mother Esther. Mrs Warren and her five daughters were on the boat. John Cooke`s will was dated November 9/1694. His estate was inventoried at œ299.l9.0. Issue:- 1. Sarah Cooke. Born 1635, died 1715. She married on November 20/1652, Arthur Hathaway, born 1631, died 1712 at Marshfield, Mass. 6 children, 2. Son. Born 1637, died within a year. 3. John Cooke. Born 1637, died within a year. 4. Elizabeth Cooke. Born 1658, died December 6/1715. She married on November 28/1661, Daniel Wilcox, who died July 2/1702, son of Edward Wilcox, and they had ten children. She was a direct ancestor of Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of England. 5. Hester Cooke. Born August 16/1650. died 1671. She married in 1667, Thomas Taber, born February 1645, died November 11/1730, son of Philip and Lydia (Masters) Taber, see subject 336. She was a direct ancestor of Franklin D. Roosevelt. 6. Daughter. She married William Palmer, who came in the ship "Fortune" with his father William who married Frances, daughter of Francis Cooke by his first wife, see subject 686, page 3. 7. Mercy Cooke. Born July 25/1654, died November 21/1735. She married in 1682, Stephen West, born 1654, died 1748, son of Bartholomew and Catherine (Almy) West. 8. Daughter. She married William Wood. 9. Mary Cooke. Born January 12/1652, died 1694 at Dartmouth, Mass. She married in 1667-8, Philip Taber, born 1644, died 1693, brother of her sister Hester's husband, see above. See subject 336 for issue and further particulars.