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I started working on this family and then realized that it was not my line, so I have no further information.
Richard Cooke (ca. 1554- ca. 1598)
of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Born about 1554 in England
Died about 1598 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents unknown
Married Joan ?
Children
1. John Cooke (1577- ?)
2. Anne Cooke (1580- ?)
3. William Cooke (1582- ?)
4. Thomas Cooke (1585- ?)
5. Philip Cooke (1589- ?)
Richard Cooke of St. Augustine's Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England was born about 1554. His life coincides with the reign of Elizabeth I of England. His five children named above were baptized in St. Augustine's Parish (St. Augustine the Less) and their names recorded in the parish register:i
John, baptized- October 23, 1577
Ann, baptized- April 9, 1580
William, baptized- March 10, 1582.
Thomas, baptized- April 21, 1585.
Philip, baptized- December 27, 1589.
Some researchers say that Richard married second Catherine Rawley, a widow, and that they had a son Richard Cooke who was baptized at St. Augustine's on 22 March 1598. Their marriage date is given as 22 May 1596 and I assume that that was also from the parish register. However in my own research I have come across a will of Richard Cooke of St. Augustine's Parish written on 4 February 1598 naming the above five children and not including a son Richard.ii The abstract of the will says “no record of proof,” meaning that we do not know when the will was proved, so we do not know when Richard died.
Bristol was a port town and Richard Cooke was probably a sailor. His will bequeaths sea instruments to his eldest son, John. The will also says that the pewter and brass given to the children by their grandmother is to be equally divided among them and that the girls will get their bequests as age sixteen and the boys at twenty-one. That fits with the ages of the children listed in the parish register. Eldest son John would not obtain the age of twenty-one until the fall of that year. The wife listed on the will and named as executor was “Joan.” This is at odds with the reports that Richard married Catherine Rawley in 1596. On the other hand, I have seen reports that Richard married Jane Scollick. Jane and Joan are often interchangeable in early records. I have not been able to verify that information.
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