Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Hester Mahieu
1588 - 1675 (~ 84 years)
Generation: 1
1. Hester Mahieu was born between 1582 and 1588 in Canterbury, Kent, England (daughter of (Unknown) Mahieu and Jeanne); died between 8 Jun 1666 and 18 Dec 1675 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 1584
Notes:
Or Esther.
The record of her marriage intention in Leiden describes her as an unmarried young woman from Canterbury in England, but while that may have been her most recent residence, all other evidence points to her having been part of a largely French family.
"In his attempt to justify the structure and practice of the Plymouth church to an English audience, Edward Winslow included among his examples 'the wife of Francis Cooke being a Walloon, [who] holds communion with the Church at Plymiuth, as she came from the French, to this day, by virtue of communion of churches'." [The Great Migration Begins]Hester married Francis Cooke on 30 Jul 1603 in Leiden, Netherlands. Francis was born about 1583; died on 7 Apr 1663 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Jane Cooke was born about 1604 in Leiden, Netherlands; died between 1631 and 1640 in Plymouth Colony.
- John Cooke was born about 1607; was christened between Jan 1607 and Mar 1607 in Walloon Church, Leiden, Netherlands; died on 23 Nov 1695 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.
- Mary Cooke was born about 1626 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died on 21 Mar 1715 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
2. (Unknown) Mahieu was born in of Lille, Flanders. Notes:
Called by Ralph V. Wood Jr. (citation details below) "Jacques Mahieu".
(Unknown) married Jeanne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Jeanne Children:
- Marie Mahieu was born about 1577 in Lille, Flanders.
- 1. Hester Mahieu was born between 1582 and 1588 in Canterbury, Kent, England; died between 8 Jun 1666 and 18 Dec 1675 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.