William Cooke^{[1, 2]}

1575 - 1615  (40 years)

• Name	William Cooke
  Birth	1575	Stratton, Dorset, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1587	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England   [1]
  	attended Magdalen College, graduated with Masters Degree
  Occupation	1589	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England   [1]
  	lecturer at Magdalen College
  Occupation	1598	Crediton, Devon, England   [1]
  	became second vicar
  Death	1615	Crediton, Devon, England   [1]
  Will	7 Feb 1615	Crediton, Devon, England   [1]
  Death	Bef 4 Apr 1615	Crediton, Devon, England   [1]
  Probate	26 Jun 1615	Crediton, Devon, England   [1]
  _AMTID	162485322834:1030:191555462
  _UID	F9C7EEF303964EA297D8ED540CE2B57EFB78
  Burial	Crediton, Devon, England   [1]
  	Address: Holy Cross Churchyard
  Person ID	I8775	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2021

  
  

  Family	Martha White,   b. 1575, Stanton Saint John, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom d. 1650, England, United Kingdom (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1597	Stockton, Wiltshire, England   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Cooke,   b. 1602, Crediton, Devon, England d. 1682, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F3385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1575 - Stratton, Dorset, England Education - attended Magdalen College, graduated with Masters Degree - 1587 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Occupation - lecturer at Magdalen College - 1589 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Marriage - 27 Apr 1597 - Stockton, Wiltshire, England Occupation - became second vicar - 1598 - Crediton, Devon, England Death - 1615 - Crediton, Devon, England Will - 7 Feb 1615 - Crediton, Devon, England Death - Bef 4 Apr 1615 - Crediton, Devon, England Probate - 26 Jun 1615 - Crediton, Devon, England Burial - Address: Holy Cross Churchyard - - Crediton, Devon, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From Findagrave: William Cooke was apparently born in Dorset, but his birth record has not been found. He attended Magdalen College, Oxford and graduated in 1587 with a masters degree. Cooke was a non-conformist. The Queen wrote a letter to the Fellowes of Magdalen, commanding them to elect Nicholas Bond as President. Twelve of the Fellows, including Cooke, petitioned the Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of the non-conformist candidate, Ralph Smith, who was elected. This displeased the Queen and the election was overturned. In 1589, Cooke was a lecturer at Magdalen and was given a year's leave to preach in Wales. In 1598, he resigned from the college and became the second vicar of Crediton, Devon. He had been the vicar's preacher for two years before that. He married Martha White of Stanton St. John, Oxford, daughter of John White, gentleman, on April 27, 1597 at Stockton, Wiltshire. The rector of Stockton was John Terry, husband of Martha's sister Mary. As vicar of Crediton, he became one of the twelve governors of Crediton. William and Martha had seven children, all probably born at Crediton. William wrote his will on February 7, 1615 and it was proved on June 26, 1615. The parish register for that year is in very poor conition and the exact date of Williams' death is unknown. His successor as vicar was instituted on April 4, 1615 indicating William's death before that date. As vicar, William would have been buried in the churchyard of Holy Cross Church in Crediton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S641] Find A Grave, 18 August 2017; William Cooke; William Cooke; 116546871; Ken Smith. [S1376] The Great Migration - Vol VII T-Y, pages 217-223. [S641] Find A Grave, 18 August 2017; Martha White Moore; Martha White Moore; 116547944; Ken Smith.