On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 11:15:40 -0500 Jetrbabe2@aol.com writes: > Josias was born in England 1610 It seems reasonable to assume that he was born in England. The year of his birth I assume to be about 1610, as in his will, dated 22-Sep-1673, he called himself "Josias Cooke senior aged about 63 years" (Plymouth Colony Probate Records 3:1:90, abstracted in MD 15 [1913]:34). > Was there another ship that I am not aware of that came between the > Mayflower and 1645? That depends on how many of the ships to New England you personally know about between the Fortune in 1621 and the year 1645. > if he cannot be of the Mayflower, how did he get here? I assume that he came about 1633, if he is the Josias Cooke who, on 24-Mar-1633/4, was fined 6s. 8d. for an altercation with Edward Doty (PCR 1:26). I am confident he was the Josias Cooke who was admitted freeman at Plymouth on 03-Jan-1636/7 (PCR 1:48). Dale H. Cook USGenWeb Plymouth County MA Towns http://www.rootsweb.com/~macbrock/sites.html