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 Abt 1562 - Bef 1615 (~ 53 years)
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| Name |
William Cooke |
| Title |
Reverend |
| Suffix |
Vicar |
| Birth |
Abt 1562 |
Stratton, Dorsetshire, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth |
0___ 1575 |
Stratton, Dorsetshire, England [2, 3] |
 Graduation |
Oxford University [2] |
- He attended Magdalen College, Oxford and graduated in 1587 with a masters degree.
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| Occupation |
Vicar [2] |
| Will |
7 Feb 1615 |
(Crediton, Devonshire, England) [2] |
| Death |
Bef 26 Jun 1615 |
Crediton, Devonshire, England [1, 2, 3] |
| Probate |
26 Jun 1615 |
(Crediton, Devonshire, England) [2] |
| Religion |
Anglican [2] |
| Burial |
Holy Cross Churchyard, Crediton, Devonshire, England [2] |
| Person ID |
I41173 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
26 Nov 2015 |
| Family |
Martha Susan White, b. 0___ 1575, Stanton St. John, Oxfordshire, England d. 28 Mar 1648, Stanton St. John, Oxfordshire, England (Age ~ 73 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Apr 1597 |
Stockton, Wiltshire, England [1, 2, 4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth Cooke, b. 0___ 1602, Crediton, Devonshire, England d. 29 Sep 1674, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 72 years) |
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| Family ID |
F14872 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - Abt 1562 - Stratton, Dorsetshire, England |
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| Birth - 0___ 1575 - Stratton, Dorsetshire, England |
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 | Graduation - - Oxford University |
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 | Marriage - 27 Apr 1597 - Stockton, Wiltshire, England |
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 | Will - 7 Feb 1615 - (Crediton, Devonshire, England) |
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 | Death - Bef 26 Jun 1615 - Crediton, Devonshire, England |
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| Probate - 26 Jun 1615 - (Crediton, Devonshire, England) |
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 | Burial - - Holy Cross Churchyard, Crediton, Devonshire, England |
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| Notes |
- 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. [2]
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