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Cooke Family History
Cooke Genealogy & Family TreeCooke is an English name from Essex, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English coc which means "cook" and referred to someone with this occupation, to someone who worked as an innkeeper, or to someone who sold cooked meats. The earliest known ancestor--Jocelin Cocus--was recorded in 1178. The family motto is Nihil habere sine labore which means "To have nothing without labor."
Other spellings include "Cook" and "Cocus." Notable people with the surname include English actress Olivia Cooke (The Quiet Ones, Bates Motel, Ouija), American Olympic athlete Emma Cooke (archery), and American baseball player Steve Cooke (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds). The first Cooke to come to America was Georg Cooke in Virginia in 1617.
Cooke Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ann Cooke -- --, 1786 December 0, 1830
- Elizabeth Cooke -- --, 1674 April 10, 1770 Massachusetts
- Artemesia M. Cooke -- --, 1835 January 3, 1849
- Thomas Yarborough Cooke -- --, 1788 February 14, 1871 North Carolina
- Josiah Parsons Cooke -- --, 1787 February 29, 1880 New Hampshire
Cooke Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Cooke -- --, 1605 November 23, 1695 Leideu South Holland
- Francis Cooke -- --, 1580 April 7, 1663
- Elender 'Ellen' Cooke -- --, 1837 May 11, 1887
- Seth Cooke -- --, 1760 September 0, 1841 Virginia
- Morris Henry Cooke -- --, 1920 October 17, 1996 Texas
