I have always been at a loss to figure this out, and I haven't really gotten to it, so I apologize if this is a terribly stupid question. In my lineage, I have one Josiah Cooke, that was born 1645 in Plymouth, MA, wed to Deborah Hopkins (whom I have no information about). Is this person related to Francis Cooke, and if so, how? Please help. I look forward to hearing from everyone, and againI apologize if this is a terribly dumb question. Nicole R

Nicole: In the Mayflower Descendant, 3:97, George Bowman shows that Josiah could not, as some have claimed, been a son of MF passenger Francis Cooke, because no court would allow a son to sit on the jury in a case where his father was plaintiff, and Josiah sat on a jury on a case involving Francis Cooke of the MF. I descend from Deborah Hopkins and Josiah Cooke through their dau Deborah who m. Moses Godfrey. Christine Chirokas -----Original Message----- From: Jetrbabe2@aol.com [mailto:Jetrbabe2@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 11:44 PM To: MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MFLR] Francis Cooke and offspring. I have always been at a loss to figure this out, and I haven't really gotten to it, so I apologize if this is a terribly stupid question. In my lineage, I have one Josiah Cooke, that was born 1645 in Plymouth, MA, wed to Deborah Hopkins (whom I have no information about). Is this person related to Francis Cooke, and if so, how? Please help. I look forward to hearing from everyone, and againI apologize if this is a terribly dumb question. Nicole R ==== MAYFLOWER Mailing List ==== Check out the Mayflower FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)page at http://www.macatawa.org/~crich/mayfaq.htm .