Christian COOKE

Christian COOKE[1]

Female Abt 1572 - 1617  (~ 45 years)

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  • Name Christian COOKE 
    Born Abt 1572 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1617  Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14783  Young Kent Ancestors
    Last Modified 31 May 2020 

    Married Abt 1574 
    Family ID F4425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas BAKER,   c. 1575, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1615, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1594  Staple, St. James, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Raphe BAKER,   c. 12 Feb 1594, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Judith BAKER,   c. 23 Jul 1598, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 11 Sep 1661  (Age ~ 63 years)
     3. William BAKER,   c. 8 Oct 1598, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Margaret BAKER,   c. 17 Apr 1602, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Agnes ^ BAKER,   c. 17 Apr 1602, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 26 Mar 1615  (Age ~ 12 years)
     6. Thomas ^ BAKER,   c. 18 Sep 1603, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 30 Jul 1609  (Age ~ 5 years)
     7. Steven BAKER,   c. 22 Jul 1604, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Thomas BAKER,   c. 30 Jul 1609, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Robert BAKER,   c. 29 Dec 1611, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Richard BAKER,   b. Abt 1613, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Agnes BAKER,   c. 26 Mar 1615, Folkestone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F4423  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RICHARD COOKE.
      10 January 1535-6. Buried in the churchyard beside my aunt Sowthowsand. High altar 2s. ; and to all the Lights that hath a stock of corn 2d. each. Residue of goods to wife Elisabeth my ex’or. Wife have a messuage that my mother in law dwelleth in with 8 acres of land, the land called Teldens, and the land called Lokefeld, during her life. Also 15 acres of land and woodland in Bethersden, paying to John Cooke my brother of Smarden £12. Wife Elisabeth to sell my part of the land called Whetefeld to Nicholas Cooke of Wye. After the death of my wife, that son William have all my lands in Smarden , if my brother John will not receive the £12. The land called Teldens, after the death of my wife, to John Ricard, and to John Michell the land called Lokefield. That William Michell my son pay £5 to each of my daughters, Agnes and Joan. Witnesses : William Synkley, William Kenton, Nicholas Fleusse, Andrew Snoddowne.
      Probate 24 May 1536. (W., fol. 201.)

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      Cookes Elizabeth dbl 17 Feb 1564/5 wife of John

  • Sources 
    1. [S78] Will, Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), 25 Feb 1617/1618.
      IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, the 11th day of January 1617, I, CHRISTIAN BAKER, of the town of Folkstone, in the County of Kent, widow, (late wife of THOMAS BAKER, late of the said town, Hard Hewer, deceased) do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.

      First, I bequeath my soul to Almighty God my make hoping assuredly by the merits of the death and passion of Jesus Christ my Saviour to obtain forgiveness of my sins and life everlasting, and I bequeath my body to the earth whereof it is made hoping that it shall rise again to endless glory at the general resurrection of the dead.

      Item, I give to THOMAS BAKER my eldest son twenty pounds to be paid unto him by my Executor when the said THOMAS shall accomplish and be of the full age of one and twenty years.

      Item, I give to RICHARD BAKER my younger son ten pounds to be paid to him likewise by my Executor, at the full ages of one and twenty years,

      Item, I will that if either of my said sons do die and depart of this life before the said age of one and twenty years that their said portions shall remain and be to the longer liver of them both.

      Item, I give to DINA COOKE my sister ten shillings to be paid unto her by my Executor within one quarter of a year after my decease.

      Item, I give to the said THOMAS BAKER, my son, one ewe and one lamb to be delivered unto his hands by my Executor at the full age of eighteen years.

      Item, I give likewise to RICHARD BAKER, my son, one ewe and one lamb to be delivered unto him by my Executor when he shall likewise accomplish and be of the full age of eighteen years.

      Item, I will that my Executor hereunder named shall have the use of all those lands and tenements and other portions and legacies given to the said THOMAS and RICHARD, my sons, by the last Will and Testament of THOMAS BAKER, my late husband, deceased, till the said THOMAS and RICHARD, my sons shall be of the full age of one and twenty years, provided always that my Executor shall well and sufficiently bring up, maintain and keep with all things necessary my said two sons THOMAS and RICHARD till they shall be of the full age of one and twenty years.

      The rest of my goods unbequeathed and not given I give to JOHN ROOME the younger, whom I make sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, paying my debts and discharging my legacies and funeral and I make Mr. Thomas Baker, Jurate and John Wafer my Supervisors of the said my last Will and Testament.

      In witness whereof to this my last Will and Testament I have set my hand and seal the day and year above written in the presence of these being witnesses.

      Christian Baker her mark

      John Roome
      Vincent Dudrell his makr,
      Gerard Patteson


      PROBATUM fuit hoc par suprascriptum testamentum CHRISTIANAE BAKER viduae nuper de Folkestone Archinat Cant defuncti vicesimo quinto die mensis Februarii Anno Domini 1617 iuxta etc coram viro Jacobo Bissell Clico Substatato Revendo ........... viri mri George Newma unlithet legum dcoris Reverendi vivi Dmi Archini Cant Oflis ... et ... deputat iur apud ... JOHANNIS ROOME Executoris in dco testamento noiati ac inde approbatum et cuisumis coram qunsquan Executrorius euisdem testamenti coram ... est dco Executori prius iurat ad sacsa etc salvo iurie comiscumquam miteree haben. Exr