1George Ernest Bowman, The Will of Josiah Cooke, Sr., of Eastham, The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 14, p. 34 (1912).
The Mayflower Society does not consider Josiah Cooke to be a son of the Mayflower Francis Cooke.
"JOSIAH,1 COOKE married, at Plymouth, on 16 September, 1635, Elizabeth (Ring) Dean, widow of Stephen1 Dean of Plymouth. Elizabeth had three daughters by her first husband : Elizabeth2 Dean, who married William2 Twining of Eastham; Miriam2 Dean, who died unmarried; and Susanna2 Dean, who married, first, Joseph3 Rogers (Joseph2, Thomas1), and, second, Stephen Snow3 (Constance2 Hopkins, Stephen1). By her second husband, Josiah1 Cooke, Elizabeth had three more children: Josiah2 Cooke, who married Deborah3 Hopkins (Gyles2, Stephen1); Bethiah2 Cooke, who married Joseph Harding; and Anna2 Cooke, who was the first wife of Mark Snow3 (Constance2 Hopkins, Stephen1).
Josiah1 Cooke made his will at Eastham on 22 September, 1673, and died 17 October, 1673; and his inventory was taken 20 October, 1673."
1Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 6, (1992).
Giles (Gyles) Hopkins cane on the ship Mayflower with his family. He volunteered with his father and brother, Caleb to go up against the Pequot Indians in 1637. He moved from Plymouth to Yarmouth in late 1638 or early 1639 and probably met his wife there. They occupied the first house traditionally built by the English on Cape Cod below Sandwich.
"Descendants of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower
Giles took the oath of fidelity at Yarmouth and was named a surveyor of highways, March 7, 1642/3.
He was conveyed 100 acres by his brother, Caleb on October 28, 1644. He moved to Eastham, where he served as highway surveyor in 1660, 1662, and 1671.
His will was dated January 19, 1682, and a codicil, dated March 5, 1688 were admitted to probate April 16, 1690. Will of Gyles Hopkins- To all Christian people to whome these presents shall com know ye that I Giles Hopkins of Eastham being sick and weak of Body and yet of perfit memory do declare this as my Last will and Testament on this ninteenth day of January in ye year of our Lord 1682.
I bequeath my Body to ye grave in decent burial when this Temporal Life of mine shall have an end and my soul to god that gave it in hopes of a blessed Resurection at ye Last day.
2ly my will is that my son Stephen Hopkins shall possess and Injoy all my Upland and meadow Lying and being at Satuckit that is to say all my upland and meadow on ye southerly side of ye bounds of ye Towne of eastham that is to say all my Right and title Intrest and claime to all those Lands from ye head of Namescakit to ye southermost part of ye long pond where mannomoyet cart way goes over to Satuckit and from thence to ye head of manomoyet river and so as our Line shall run over to ye south sea all ye Lands between thos bounds and ye westermost bounds of ye purchesers at satuckit river all these Lands I give Unto my son Stephen Hopkins and to his heirs forever: and half my stock of cattill for and in consideration of ye above sd Land and half stock of cattel my will is that after my decease my son Stephen Hopkins shall take ye care and oversight and maintaine my son William Hopkins during his natural Life in a comfortable decent manner.
3ly my will is that all my Lands at Palmet both purchesed and unpurchesed both meadows and upland and all my Lands at Pochet and my third part of Samsons neck and what other Lands shall fall unto me as a purcheser from ye fore mentioned Bounds of my son Stephen Hopkinses Lands and potanomacot all these fore specified Lands I give unto my sons Caleb and Joshua Hopkins to be equaly devided between them: further my will is that if either of my sons Joshua or Caleb Hopkins dye having no Issew that then these Lands which I have given them to be equally devided between them fall to him that surviveth.
4ly. I give unto my wife Catorne Hopkins and to my son William Hopkins the improvment of too acres of meadow Lying at ye head of Rock Harbor during my wifes Life and ye one half of that too acres I give Unto my son william during his Life and after ye decease of and after ye decease of my wife and son william I do give this above sd too acres of meadow to my son Joshua Hopkins and his heirs forever: as also after my decease I give Unto my son Joshua Hopkins a parcel of meadow Lying at ye mouth of Rock Harbor according to ye bounds thereof specified in ye Towne Records of Lands: it I give unto my son Caleb Hopkins a parcel of meadow Lying at Little Nameskeket according to ye bounds thereof specified in ye Towne Book of Records of Lands.
It. I give unto my wife my now dwelling House and halfe my Land and halfe my orchard that is by my house: by Land I mean half my Land that is about my house both fenced and Unfenced during my wifes natural Life, and then ye above sd housing and Lands to fall unto my son Joshua Hopkins; the other half of my Land and orchard I give to my son Joshua Hopkins after my death that is to say ye other half of my Lands Liying about my house.
It. I give unto my son Caleb Hopkins one pair of plow Irons.
It. I give Unto my son Joshua Hopkins one payer of plow Irons.
It. I give Unto my son Joshua Hopkins my carte and wheels.
It. I give unto my wife ye other half of my stock and moveables I say to my wife and my son William or what parse of ye moveables my wife shall see cause to bestow on my son William Hopkins.
It. I do appoint my son Stephen Hopkins to be my true and Lawful executor of this my Last will and testament to pay what is payable and Receive what is due.
And to ye truth and verity hereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal ye day and year above written.
Signed and sealed in presence of us, ye mark of Jonathan Sparrow. Giles Hopkins (seal) Samuel Knowles. Jonathan Sparrow and Samuel Knowles witnesses to this will made oath in Court ye: 16 th: of April 1690 that they saw ye above sd Giles Hopkins signe seal and declare this to be his Last will and Testament.
Attest Joseph Lothrop. Clerk.
I ye above sd Giles Hopkins do declare where as by ye providence of God my Life has been prolonged unto me and by Reason of age and disabillity of Body Lam Incapatiated to provide for my owne support and my wifes, my will further is that my son Stephen Hopkins from this time and forward shall possess and Injoy all my stock and moveable estate provided he take effectual care for mine and my wifes Comfortable Support during our natural Lives witness my hand and seal this fifth day of march 1688/9.
Witness Mark Snow Giles Hopkins (seal) Jonath Sparrow
The within mentioned Mark Snow and Jonathan Sparrow made oath in Court April ye: 16 : 1690 that they saw Giles Hopkins within mentioned signe seal and declare ye latter part of this will within mentioned to be his Last will and Testament. Attest. Joseph Lothrop, Clerk.
Duly Compared with the original and entered April ye: 22 : 1690. Attest. Joseph Lothrop, Recorder. Children of GILES HOPKINS and CATHERINE WELDON are:
5. i. MARY4 HOPKINS, b. November 1640, Yarmouth, MA; d. July 2, 1700, Eastham, MA.
6. ii. STEPHEN HOPKINS, b. September 1642, Yarmouth, MA; d. October 10, 1718, Harwich, MA.
iii. JOHN HOPKINS, b. 1643, Yarmouth, MA; d. Unknown, Died young, 3 months old..
7. iv. ABIGAIL HOPKINS, b. October 1644; d. Unknown.
8. v. DEBORAH HOPKINS, b. June 1648, Eastham, MA; d. Bet. February 28, 1686 - December 1727, Eastham, MA.
9. vi. CALEB HOPKINS, b. Abt. January 1649, Eastham, MA; d. Bef. May 22, 1728, Truro, MA.
vii. RUTH HOPKINS, b. June 1653, Eastham, MA; d. Unknown; m. SAMUEL MAYO, May 26, 1681, Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA; b. October 12, 1655, Eastham, MA; d. October 29, 1738.
More About SAMUEL MAYO:
Burial: Unknown, Orleans, MA
More About SAMUEL MAYO and RUTH HOPKINS:
Marriage: May 26, 1681, Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA
10. viii. JOSHUA HOPKINS, b. June 1657, Eastham, MA; d. Unknown, Eastham, MA.
ix. WILLIAM HOPKINS, b. January 9, 1660, Eastham, MA; d. 1718, Shelter Island, NY; m. REBECCA HAVENS; d. Unknown.
x. ELIZABETH HOPKINS, b. November 1664, Eastham, MA; d. December 1664, Eastham, MA.
Notes for ELIZABETH HOPKINS:
Her custody given aft Nov 30, 1644 to Richard Sparrow. Died unmarried." URL = http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/n/s/Jane-E-Anspach/FILE/0005page.html.