 Anthony "The Scholar" Cooke, son of John Cooke and Alice Saunders.Born ±. 1500 Giddy Hall,Essex,Eng, died 11 Jun 1576, approximately 76 years Name Suffix: Married/ Related to:  Anne FitzwilliamBorn ±. 1504 Gainspark Hall,Essex,Eng, died 05 Jun 1588, approximately 84 years Children: 1. Richard CookeBorn ±. 1521 Giddy Hall,Essex,Eng, died 03 Oct 1579, approximately 58 years Ancestral File Number: 2. Mildred CookeBorn 24 Aug 1526 Romford,Essex, died 05 Apr 1589 Burghley House, 62 years, buried 21 Apr 1589 Burghley House,Westminsterabbey Mildred COOKE - b. Aug. 24, 1524, Romford, Essex; d. Apr. 5, 1589,Burghley House. Daughter of Sir Anthony COOKE and Anne FitzWILLIAM. JonCulverhouse, Manager,Burghley, writes thast "Sir William Cecil didindeed marry Mildred Cooke. Theyhad 6 children: 3 who died in childhood,Robert who became Lord Salisbury, adaughter, Anne and a second daughter,Elizabeth Spelling variations include: Cheek, Cheeke, Cheeks, Cheke, Chick, Chicke,and others. First found inSuffolk where they were recorded as a family of greatantiquity seated at Debenham with manor and estates in that shire. Some of the first settlers of thisname or some of its variants were:Phillip Cheeke who settled in the Barbados in1685; Henry Cheeke settledin Philadelphia in 1823; John Cheeke arrived in NewYork in 1823; GeorgeCheek settled in Potomac Maryland in 1742. and others. 3. Alice CookeBorn ±. 1548 New Kent,Eng, died 06 Mar 1605 Kent Manor,Linkenholt,Southampton,Eng, approximately 57 years | |||
Adopted child: Mildred Cooke | |||