Josiah Cooke (Y-DNA)
Contents
Status summary
Completed as of March 24, 2021:
- Recruiting additional direct male-line Josiah Cooke descendants for NGS/WGS SNP testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact Raymond T. Wing (email: wing.genealogist AT gmail DOT com)
Biography
First Generation
Josiah Cooke (II) was born either at Plymouth or Eastham abt 1649, son of Josiah Cooke & Elizabeth RING Deane. He died Eastham 31 Jan 1731/2. Josiah married Eastham 27 Jul 1668 Sarah, daughter of Giles Hopkins and they had eight children (born Eastham): Elizabeth (1669-1670), Josiah (1670), Richard (1672), Elizabeth (1674), Caleb (1676), Deborah (1678/9), Joshua (1682) and Benjamin (1686/7).
Second Generation
Josiah Cooke (III) was born Eastham 12 Nov 1670 and living in 1730 at Middletown, CT. He married Mary ___ and they had at least five children: Desire (1694), Deborah (1696), John (1698), Mary (1699/1700) and Solomon (bp 1711). They likely also had the following children: Joshua (c1702), Elizabeth (c1704), Hannah (c1707) and Jacob (c1708)
Richard Cooke was born Eastham 1 Sep 1672 and died there 25 Apr 1754. He married Hannah ?Smith and they had nine children (born Eastham): Thomas (1697), Hannah (1699/1700), Caleb (1702), Elizabeth (1704), Sarah (1707), Deborah (1710), Anne (1712), Abigail (1715) and Thankful (1717).
Caleb Cooke was born Eastham 15 Nov 1676 and died aft Jan 1737/8. He married Yarmouth 18 Oct 1710 Deliverance Crowell and they had six children (first two Eastham, others Truro): Elizabeth (1711-1715), Abigail (1712-1715), Experience (bp1716), Cornelius (twin 1719 m Abigail Hatch unk if ch), Mary (twin 1719) and Ephraim (1722-1729).
Joshua Cooke was born Eastham 4 Feb 1682 and died abt 1742. He married Eastham 7 Feb 1705/6 Patience Doane and they had fourteen children (born Eastham): Martha (1706), Josiah (1707), Joshua (1708/9), Mercy (1710), Ebenezer 1711, Ephraim (1712), Ruhama (1713/4), Simeon (1715), Moses (1717 nfr), Zaccheus (c1719), Ruhama (c1721), Jonathan (c1723), Mary (c1725) and Hezekiah (c1728).
Benjamin Cooke was born Eastham 28 Feb 1686/7 and died aft 7 Dec 1727. He married Eastham 23 Nov 1710 Mercy Paine and they had four children (born Eastham): Shubael (1711 nfr), Joseph (c1714 nfr), Nathaniel (1717) and Richard (1718).
DNA Results J2a1-PF5177
Previous testing
The Cook/Cooke/Koch (and Variants) DNA Project Group: J2- Lineage 1 documents three individuals claiming Josiah Cooke as their Most Distant Known Paternal Ancestor (MDKPA) as well as other surnames who are very close STR matches. Plugging in the 111 Y-STR modal values into the NevGen Haplogroup Predictor gives a prediction of: J2a1 PF5191>> PF5177 with a probability of 100%.[1]
NGS/WGS testing
NGS/WGS testing of other known Josiah Cooke Y-DNA descendants (and preferably through his son Josiah) would refine the haplogroup for the family and possibly define subclades for descendants.
External Links and References
- Austin, John D., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol. 6 Hopkins, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. Third edition 2001
- Pilgrim Hopkins Heritage Society Lineage database
