Arthur Cooke

Volume 1, Page 437, (London 1672, Discharge of Prisoners) From NEWGATE: Edward Pattifon, Arthur Cooke, and Richard Cannon.

72, Proceedings of the Generall Assembly held for the Collony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at Newport, the 30th day of October, 1679. The Governor chosen Moderator. The Recorder chosen Clerke. Voted, Arthur Cooke is admitted a freeman of this Collony.

213, Voted John Sanford, Caleb Arnold, Arthur Cooke and Gideon Freeborne are chosen deputies for the next General Assembly sitting at Providence.

40, John Cooke the son of the deceased Capn. Cooke, and Mary his wife, And Margaret Cooke the wife of Arthur Cooke all of the Towne of Portsmouth on Rhode Island, being the persons whose names are subscribed witness to the within written will and Testament, Appearing and being Sollemnly Engaged [sworn] according to the Law Testefyeth that they saw the within Testator signe and seale the same, and heard him declare the same to be his last Will and Testament, and that to the best of their understandings he the Testator at the time was very Rationall in perfect sence and memory -- Taken the 12th day of March 1682.

380, In 1686, Arthur Cooke, of Frankford, Philadelphia county, received a patent for two thousand acres, which lay; in part, along the northwest line, what is now the Dublin road. At his death, 1699, his widow and executrix, Margaret Cooke and son John, conveyed one thousand acres to Clement and Thomas Dungan, settlers in the township, and descendants of Reverend Thomas Dungan, Cold Spring.

144, Arthur Cooke Came from London to Road Island in * Year from thence to Philad and Was Burried the 2 8mo 1699.