Notes for: John Soule COOKE

Sailed to America with his father Francis Cooke in 1620 on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower, which arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
A deacon in the Plymouth Church
During the late 1640s, John Cooke "fell into the error of *Anabaptistry," and was cast out of the Plymouth Church. The Church record states: "This John Cooke although a shallow man became a cause of trouble and dissension in our Church and gave just occasion of their casting him out; so that Solomon's words proved true in him that one sinner destroyeth much good."

His remains were removed from their resting place in Fairhaven while a new marker was being errected and his body was misplaced.
Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, November 30th, 1902

*Anabaptists believe that baptism should only occur after a person has confessed their faith in Christ. This belief differentiates Anabaptists from other Christian denominations that practice infant baptism.