Cocke (Cooke), Bridget^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Abt 1584 - 1660  (76 years)

• Name	Cocke (Cooke), Bridget
  Birth	Abt 1584	Norwich, Norfolk, England   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Between 1 Jul 1660 and 3 Jul 1660	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I2309	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Cocke, Christopher,   b. Abt 1536, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 25 Jan 1584, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Unknown (Allen), Margaret,   b. Abt 1546, Coslaney, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 2 Mar 1620, St Mary Coslany Parish, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1579	St Mary Coslane, Norwich, Norfolk, England   [4, 7]
  	Spouse: Margaret Cocke (born Allen)
  Notes	Lost first husband, John Allen, during "the year of a great plague." https://nickersonassoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/TAG-article.pdf The American Genealogist Vol. 85 No. 4 - Pg. 243. [8]
  Family ID	F551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Busby II, Nicholas,   b. 1 Jan 1582, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 28 Aug 1657, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1605	St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England   [9, 10]
  	Spouse: Bridget Busby (born Cocke)
  Children	1. Busby, Richard,   b. Abt 1606, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Abt 25 Jun 1608, England (Age 2 years)   2. Busby, Thomas,   b. Abt 1606, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Abt 1626, England (Age 20 years)   3. Busby, Anna,   b. Bef 2 Feb 1607, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 18 May 1686, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age > 79 years)   4. Busby III, Nicholas,   b. Abt 9 Sep 1610, Ofst.Marycoslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Abt 25 Jul 1657, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 46 years)   5. Busby, Susan,   b. Abt 5 Dec 1613, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown   6. Busby, Catherine,   b. Abt 6 Aug 1615, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Abt 1637, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 21 years)   7. Busby, Abraham,   b. Abt 7 Sep 1618, Norwich, England d. Abt 20 Mar 1687, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 68 years)   8. Busby, Sarah,   b. Abt 12 Dec 1619, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Abt 25 Apr 1699, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)   9. Busby, Annie,   b. Abt 22 Apr 1623, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Abt 1 Sep 1625, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age 2 years)   10. Busby, Livewell,   b. St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. Abt 1636, England
  Family ID	F550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] WikiTree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-8100390/bridget-busby-born-cocke-in-wikitree. Bridget Busby (born Cocke)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1584 - Norwich, Norfolk, , England&lt;br&gt;Marriage: June 24 1605 - St. Mary Caslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England&lt;br&gt;Death: May 20 1659 - Boston, Suffolk Co MA&lt;br&gt;Father: Christopher Cocke&lt;br&gt;Mother: Margaret Cocke (born Allen)&lt;br&gt;Husband: Nicholas Busby&lt;br&gt;Children: Nicholas BusbySarah BusbyAnne Nickerson (born Busby)Catherine BusbyAbraham Busby [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-21195752/bridget-busby-born-cocke-in-geni-world-family-tree. Bridget Busby (born Cocke)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1578 - Norwich, Norfolk, England&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Nicholas Busby, II - June 24 1605 - St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England&lt;br&gt;Death: May 20 1659 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Burial: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Christopher Cocke (born Cooke)</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Margaret Cocke (born Allen)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Nicholas Busby, II</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Sarah Grout (born Busby)</a>, <a>Richard Busby</a>, <a>Thomas Busby</a>, <a>Anne Nickerson (born Busby)</a>, <a>Nicholas Busby, III</a>, <a>Susan Busby</a>, <a>Catherine Savory (born Busby)</a>, <a>Abraham Busby</a>, <a>Annie Busby</a>, <a>Livewell Busby</a>, <a>Susan Cakebread (born Busby)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Blythe (born Cocke)</a>, <a>Anne (born Cocke)</a> [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-21195752/bridget-busby-born-cocke-in-geni-world-family-tree. Bridget Busby (born Cocke)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1578 - Norwich, Norfolk, England&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Nicholas Busby, II - June 24 1605 - St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England&lt;br&gt;Death: May 20 1659 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Burial: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Christopher Cocke (born Cooke)</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Margaret Cocke (born Allen)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Nicholas Busby, II</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Richard Busby</a>, <a>Thomas Busby</a>, <a>Anne Nickerson (born Busby)</a>, <a>Nicholas Busby, III</a>, <a>Susan Busby</a>, <a>Catherine Savory (born Busby)</a>, <a>Abraham Busby</a>, <a>Sarah Grout (born Busby)</a>, <a>Annie Busby</a>, <a>Livewell Busby</a>, <a>Susan Cakebread (born Busby)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Blythe (born Cocke)</a>, <a>Anne (born Cocke)</a> [S595] The American Genealogist, https://nickersonassoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/TAG-article.pdf Pg. 243. [S590] A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Pg. 316. [S595] The American Genealogist, Pg. 251. [S204] Millennium File, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/108410646:7249. [S595] The American Genealogist. [S594] A historical sketch of Nicholas Busby, the emigrant, Pgs. 5, 17. [S546] Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy, Vol II, Pg. 1308.