Dear Mr. Young: Just as there are many John Cooks, there appear to be an equally large number of May (Polly) Greens. Mine is not the same one as yours. Mine died in North Carolina. Many thanks, however, for thinking of my problem. Best regards, Selby L. Cook gyoung wrote: > Selby, > According to my records Mary (Polly) Green was the daughter of Benjamin > Greene (4-26-1755, 9-28-1833) and Catherine Beem (10-4-1760, 8-20-1821). > Nathaniel Greene as the brother of Benjamin. Polly was born 3-1-1806 and > died 11-20-1866 in Licking County, Ohio. She is buried near Newark, Ohio > just a few miles from me. > George Young > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Selby Cook" <selbylcook@aiis.net> > To: <cook@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:16 AM > Subject: [COOK] More Cooks in the kitchen > > > >> It's wonderful to see all the Cook traffic again, although the vast >> majority seems to be about the English side of the equation. >> As a descendant of another John Cook, born c. 1770 in Halifax County, >> NC, whose father was Christopher Cook (Christoff Koch, born in Germany >> in 1719), I am looking for any information regarding John's wife, Mary >> "Polly" Green, who according to family records was a "near relative of >> General Green, who fought the Battle of Guilford Court House with the >> British General, Lord Cornwallis, on the other side." I have a great >> deal of information on the Cook-Simpson line who settled in Kentucky in >> the late 1700s that I'd be glad to share. My road block is Mary and her >> relationship with General Nathanael Greene. If it would help, Nathanael >> was married to a Green (no e on the end). >> Many thanks for any help. Selby L. Cook >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Lafayette COOK b. 29 Nov 1847 in Autauga Co., AL, d. 28 May 1918 in McDonald Co., MO, married 5 Jan 1875 in KY/TN to Sara Elizabeth ALLEN abt. 1855 d. 20 Nov 1891 in Howell Co., MO. They had these children: Jesse b. 22 Oct 1876 in TN Robert David b. 14 Feb 1881 in TN, md. Ellen COOK, one son Paris COOK. Christian Perlina b. 28 Jul 1883 in TN, md. Robert Austin HARRISON, died in OK. James Monroe b. 13 Jan 1887 in Shelby Co., TN, died 20 Dec 1963 in Ottawa Co., OK. Lafayette married 2)Mary Elizabeth (ROBESON) GAROUTTE b. 1869 and died 6 Sep 1899 in Carroll Co., AR. They had these children: Ellen Frances b. 6 Aug 1893 in Howell Co., MO, md. 1) COOK, and 2) GRAHAM John Lafayette b. 31 May 1895 in Howell Co., MO, died 22 Aug 1970 in Jasper Co., MO. Lafayette married 3) 6 Jul 1900 in Carroll Co., AR Rutha Jane BAILEY b. 25 Sep 1866 in Nodaway Co., MO, died 24 Sep 1936 in Gascionade Co., MO. They had these children: Alma June b. 14 Jun 1901 in Carroll Co., AR, md. Harry BARTON. Franklin M. b. 24 Apr 1904 in Carroll Co., AR, md. Blanche LOWREY. Homer Lee b. 10 Apr 1905 in Carroll Co., AR, md. Hazel McDowell. Austin Robert b. 9 Aug 1906 in Carroll CO., AR, md. Lillian BENTON. Any information opn any of these families would be much appreciated!!! Donna Merrill

Thomas's father was supposed to have been from Massachusetts when the Revolutionary War started. I think he was probably a Loyalist since Thomas's mother appears to be from Canada, and they were living just across the border from Ontario. His parents names are supposed to be Robert Cook and Mary Lapp, but I'm not 100% sure on the father's name. My husband descends through the older son, Robert Cook, who settled in Ontario for a little while, and eventually made his way down to Clinton county, Iowa and settled in there until his death. We're really stuck on Robert's and Thomas's dad. We don't have much, if any, concrete information on him at the moment. I'm hoping that researching Thomas's family might unearth something! Thanks, and take care! "-) Justina Cook "-) On 10/9/06, Marilyn Hagedorn <mjh@mchsi.com> wrote: > > This is very interesting to me. But the timelines do not quite line up > with > my ancestors. > > My (3 greats) grandfather Elisha Cook lived in Oneida County, NY, in 1813 > when his son Horace Cook was born. He later moved west to Erie County,PA, > in > NW Pennsylvania by 1830, but he could have easily gone to the Buffalo, NY, > area after that. His son Horce Cook was married in 1835 to a Sophia Bligh > who was from Delaware County, NY. The marriage listing is in the Buffalo, > NY > area listings of early marriages. We think that Elisha may have been born > in CT. His wife was. Her name was Hannah (last name I don't know.) > > I wonder if your ancestors could have been related at all to these Cooks. > I read somewhere that there were some Cook brothers who were laborers on > the > Erie Canal in NY. > > Good luck on your search. > Marilyn Hagedorn

Robert, Take a look for yourself, this is the results page with comparisons and matching groups. >>> Cook DNA---Public Home Page; http://www.cookfamilygenealogy.com/DNA/results.html Happy Hunting, Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROBERT NICHOLSON" <robertnicholson1@cox.net> To: <cook@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:28 PM Subject: [COOK] COOK DNA TESTING / NC / TN > Do any of the Cooks who are participating in the Cook DNA testing have any > connection to Orange County, NC (the area that became Alamance County, NC > in 1848) prior to 1800? Or have a connection to Bedford County, TN after > 1800? > > Robert Nicholson > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Mike, you probably know that these Cooks are members of the large, fairly well-documented family of Quaker Cooks. Peter Cook and Elinor Norman are the emigrants and all others descend from them and their (probable) 13 offspring. This is my Cook family, too, although I don't have this Isaac as he is not my direct line. If you have not done so already (I think you have, if memory serves, but just checking), be sure to post on the Quaker-Roots mailing list. Apparently Hinshaw (Encyclopeida of American Quaker Genealogy) says he was dismissed ("disowned") for disunity (acting contrary to discipline) in 1833 from the Elkton MM. I can't find any note that he was reinstated. Regards, Thomas Cook Miller In a message dated 10/10/2006 7:29:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, MikeCooke7@aol.com writes: > I am still looking for any information on my Isaac Cook (born 1815 in > Preble > Co. Ohio). I have no record of his death. Here is my line: > > Peter Cook (1674 -1713) Died at sea > > Isaac Cook (1702 - 1794) Died Union Co., SC > > Eli Cook (1741 - 1828) Died Ohio > > James Cook (1785 - ?) > > Isaac Cook (1815 - 1887) Died Illinois > > Eli Cook (1854 - 1931) Died Illinois > > George Cook(e) > > Robert Cooke > > Mike Cooke (me) > > Does anyone have any links to above? I am looking for death information on > > James Cook (1785 - ?). > > Thanks, > > Mike Cooke >

Hi Everyone, I transposed Catherine Herrington's birth year. It was 1817, not 1871. Sorry for the error, Michele

Do any of the Cooks who are participating in the Cook DNA testing have any connection to Orange County, NC (the area that became Alamance County, NC in 1848) prior to 1800? Or have a connection to Bedford County, TN after 1800? Robert Nicholson

Ellie and I would like to remind you to make sure you list in your subject lines the area your line is from. Also don't just reply to a message and add your line from a different area, someone that might be able to connect to you might delete it thinking it's not their area. To send a message to the list just send it to Cook@rootsweb.com Don't forget the archives to search for your lines, the Archives go back to May 1997. To search click here http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=COOK To browse click here http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COOK/ There's a lot of good information in the archives, just remember that a lot of the email addresses have changed and alot of the submitters are only in our memory now. If you find your line and want to see if you can locate the submitter please feel free to post to them on the list. Good Luck to each of you, Lisa Cleversey Martin

Hello again. Yes, I do remember you. The DOB for William Sr. should have been 1769 - it was a mental/typing error on my part. But I have in my notes that "Beth Bond" (that's you?) believes the birth to have been in 1780. I'm not sure that this William (md Frances Rainey) is a son of John Cook and Betty Ballard. If you have no other documentation other than from me, it may be a false conclusion. Did any of your Cooks go to TN? William did, but none of the others?? Mary-Gene deliaesther@att.net wrote: > Hi Mary-Gene, > We have been in contact before. > I have done a lot of research on this family and found that John Cook married Elizabeth "Betty" Ballard. > Herbert Cook is my line. > > William I do not have the exact date of birth for but he was not born in 1969. He married to Fanny Rainey in 1803. > > Herbert was married twice, first to Penelope Taylor in 1802 they had no children she died very young and he married again to Sarah "Sally" Walker in 1805, they had 4 children I am descended from two of them. > > "Happy" Cook married John Taylor brother of Penelope mentioned above in 1802, no children. > > John Cook, Jr. married Sarah W. Pennington in 1812, they had 7 children. > > Elizabeth Cook another child born about 1781 married to Richard Ussery Lemay in 1804, they had 10 children.(source for Richard Lemay is Betty Butler.) > > Martha Cook married to Williamson Rainey in 1810 they had 12 children. > > I do my research at the Library of Va. and have been through many Mecklenburg County records through many years, marriages, deeds, wills, estate accounts, court orders, etc. and have verified a lot of this information and got a lot of it from the records. I do have more than I have posted here. > > God bless, > Beth >

Marilyn, Have you tried his Civil War military/pension file for more information? -----Original Message----- >From: Myoung755@cs.com >Sent: Oct 10, 2006 9:18 AM >To: cook@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [COOK] Most Wanted - William Cook I > >My William Cook was born 1843 in Philadelphia. Moved to Illinois when out of grammer school. Always said he was an orphan and I can't find any record of him in PA or his family. I know a lot about him later, he fought in Civil War, married, had 11 children. One of the sons was my grandpa. Wish I could find more on his parents. >Marilyn Cook Young >"Ganusgal" <shellt@xmission.com> wrote: >

Were there any Elisha Cooks mentioned in your history? He lived in Oneida County, NY, in 1813 where his son Horace was born. Horace came to Iowa in the 1840's. Marilyn Hagedorn -----Original Message----- From: cook-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cook-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of eaglewolfe929@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:48 AM To: cook@rootsweb.com Subject: [COOK] Cook, David & Susan Looking for David and Susan (no maiden name known) Cook who lived in Rensselaer County, NY. Children were: Levi/Levy born 11 Nov 1832 died 11 Mar 1914 Oskaloosa, IA; Melissa Cook; Mary Cook; and David M. Cook, all born in NY. Levi Cook came to Iowa approximately 1850-1860 and married Mary Elizabeth Hart on 26 Aug 1856 in Mahaska County, IA. When Levi and his sister Melissa came to Iowa, they came with Isaac Cook and his wife Lucy. Can't confirm if this was a brother/uncle, etc. Believe Isaac Cook to have been born in Massachussets. Levi and Mary had 2 children: Nelson Jerome Cook and Edward Monroe Cook both born and died in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, IA. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Selby, According to my records Mary (Polly) Green was the daughter of Benjamin Greene (4-26-1755, 9-28-1833) and Catherine Beem (10-4-1760, 8-20-1821). Nathaniel Greene as the brother of Benjamin. Polly was born 3-1-1806 and died 11-20-1866 in Licking County, Ohio. She is buried near Newark, Ohio just a few miles from me. George Young ----- Original Message ----- From: "Selby Cook" <selbylcook@aiis.net> To: <cook@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:16 AM Subject: [COOK] More Cooks in the kitchen > It's wonderful to see all the Cook traffic again, although the vast > majority seems to be about the English side of the equation. > As a descendant of another John Cook, born c. 1770 in Halifax County, > NC, whose father was Christopher Cook (Christoff Koch, born in Germany > in 1719), I am looking for any information regarding John's wife, Mary > "Polly" Green, who according to family records was a "near relative of > General Green, who fought the Battle of Guilford Court House with the > British General, Lord Cornwallis, on the other side." I have a great > deal of information on the Cook-Simpson line who settled in Kentucky in > the late 1700s that I'd be glad to share. My road block is Mary and her > relationship with General Nathanael Greene. If it would help, Nathanael > was married to a Green (no e on the end). > Many thanks for any help. Selby L. Cook > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Interesting. Elisha may have been related to some of these. His son Horace was born in 1813 in Oneida County, NY. He married a Sophia Bligh, son of Julius Bligh later in western NY or NW PA. She was born in Delaware County, NY. I'm saving this from you just in case sometime something can be found. -----Original Message----- From: cook-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cook-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of K Powell Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:59 AM To: cook@rootsweb.com Subject: [COOK] MISSING from NY: William COOK b abt 1740-50, possibly England John Cook Middletown, Ulster, NY 1790 116-- William Cook Middletown, Ulster, NY 1790 262-- (down, same page) Robert Cook Middletown, Ulster, NY 1790 2-4-- COOK JOHN NY DELAWARE COLCHESTER 1800 11-11|311-1 COOK WILLIAM NY DELAWARE COLCHESTER 1800 212-1|--1-1 COOK ROBERT NY DELAWARE COLCHESTER 1800 1--1-|32-1- John and Robert are brothers. Family lore calls their brother Joseph but the William here is as good or a better bet. William disappeared post-1800. Middletown Ulster Co is the same as what became Colchester Delaware Co. Look at all the sons and/or grandsons William had! There is no record found of his or a wife's burial, no local history accounts, and no spare Cook sons around after 1800 to account for him. I think they moved on. Children may be born NY or NJ, maybe even CT. So if you've got some dropped off by space aliens on 1810 census ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Glad to hear of another Cook line other than the English. I also have a John Koch from Virginia to Illinois and his son Henry Cook. This also is a German or Dutch line and most of my info dates from the Illinois period. Henry was born VA but shows up in Illinois with his father who I know almost nothing about. They were in the Kaskaskia area and end up in Greene and Madison Co, IL. Henry fought in the War of 1812 there, married 5 times and had a big family. Most of the family moved to Texas when Henry was 75 yrs old. Henry's son, another John, is my ancestor. I have worked on the theory that they came through Kentucky before settling in Illinois. Sure would be nice to find more about this line. Barb Rimmer -----Original Message----- From: selbylcook@aiis.net To: cook@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 7:16 AM Subject: [COOK] More Cooks in the kitchen It's wonderful to see all the Cook traffic again, although the vast majority seems to be about the English side of the equation. As a descendant of another John Cook, born c. 1770 in Halifax County, NC, whose father was Christopher Cook (Christoff Koch, born in Germany in 1719), I am looking for any information regarding John's wife, Mary "Polly" Green, who according to family records was a "near relative of General Green, who fought the Battle of Guilford Court House with the British General, Lord Cornwallis, on the other side." I have a great deal of information on the Cook-Simpson line who settled in Kentucky in the late 1700s that I'd be glad to share. My road block is Mary and her relationship with General Nathanael Greene. If it would help, Nathanael was married to a Green (no e on the end). Many thanks for any help. Selby L. Cook ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

Hi, I am continuing to look for descenents of Gurdon W. Cook, New Hartford, Litchfield CT.> Norman Cook CT to NY > Norman W. Cook NY to IN to IA et al. My FTW is at Rootsweb.com and I am also in the Y chromo study at FTDNA and listed at cookgenealogy.com, DNA...I am looking for another male descendent to participate in the Y chromo study, if possible. I suspect my line of Cooks were predominately settled in New England for scores of years before comming from Europe probably the UK. Regards, Alan Cook......................................................................................... -----Original Message----- From: selbylcook@aiis.net To: cook@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 7:16 AM Subject: [COOK] More Cooks in the kitchen It's wonderful to see all the Cook traffic again, although the vast majority seems to be about the English side of the equation. As a descendant of another John Cook, born c. 1770 in Halifax County, NC, whose father was Christopher Cook (Christoff Koch, born in Germany in 1719), I am looking for any information regarding John's wife, Mary "Polly" Green, who according to family records was a "near relative of General Green, who fought the Battle of Guilford Court House with the British General, Lord Cornwallis, on the other side." I have a great deal of information on the Cook-Simpson line who settled in Kentucky in the late 1700s that I'd be glad to share. My road block is Mary and her relationship with General Nathanael Greene. If it would help, Nathanael was married to a Green (no e on the end). Many thanks for any help. Selby L. Cook ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

It's wonderful to see all the Cook traffic again, although the vast majority seems to be about the English side of the equation. As a descendant of another John Cook, born c. 1770 in Halifax County, NC, whose father was Christopher Cook (Christoff Koch, born in Germany in 1719), I am looking for any information regarding John's wife, Mary "Polly" Green, who according to family records was a "near relative of General Green, who fought the Battle of Guilford Court House with the British General, Lord Cornwallis, on the other side." I have a great deal of information on the Cook-Simpson line who settled in Kentucky in the late 1700s that I'd be glad to share. My road block is Mary and her relationship with General Nathanael Greene. If it would help, Nathanael was married to a Green (no e on the end). Many thanks for any help. Selby L. Cook

Hi Everyone, It is great to see all the activity on the list. I want to second what several others have said and that is, please participate in the Cook DNA project, if you have not already. My father contributed the DNA for our Cook family in the project. We are kit #10399 in Group 11 on the Cook DNA Project Results page: http://www.cookfamilygenealogy.com/DNA/results.html. The family's ethnic origins have alternated being stated as Dutch or German. A long-time genealogist cousin of mine, who passed away 3 years ago, spent a lot of time trying to prove a connection to the family in Group 17. The DNA project was very helpful to us in ruling out any connection to this other Cook family. Interestingly and confusingly, we have matched up DNA with a family named BOTTERON, whose origins are in Switzerland. Our Cooks lived in Canada in Ontario and Saskatchewan and descendants live all over Canada, New York, Illinois, and California. Our furthest back Cook ancestor and brick wall is Matthew Cook, who was born in 1808 in Ontario, died 1876 in Chesterville, Dundas, Ontario, though he lived and had a farm in Finch, Stormont, Ontario at the time. His wife was Catherine Herrington b. 1871 Osnabruck, Stormont, Ontario, d. 1895 Smith Twp, Peterborough, Ontario. In a history book of Dundas County, there is a person mentioned who read news from England, whose name was Matthias Cook, said to be a long-time resident at that time in the 1830s, but we don't know if and how he may have been related to Matthew or if he was Matthew. Matthew Cook and Catherine Herrington had children Melinda, Cyrus, Alexander, Susan, Gertrude Eliza, Sarah Jane, Charlotte Rebecca, Matthew, Samuel Ira, and Joseph Albert. There is a tendency in the family that continues on through the generations to go by middle names rather than first names. Melinda Cook married John Best, is in St. Lawrence County, New York, by 1870, later widowed with 3 children in Brown County, Wisconsin in 1880. Cyrus, Alexander, and Susan Cook seem to disappear from the record. I'd love to hear from anyone who has any information on whether they lived to adulthood and whether they had family. Gertrude Eliza Cook marries George W. Davis in Chautauqua County, New York, lives and dies in Frewsburg and Jamestown in 1885. Her sister Sarah Jane marries George Davis's uncle John T. Davis, also lives and dies in Chautauqua County, New York in 1899. Charlotte Rebecca Cook marries Allen Daniel Crysler in Finch, Stormont, Ontario in 1882. He dies in 1883. She does not remarry. She later settles in Kennedy, Saskatchewan, where she dies in 1917. Apparently, Matthew Cook died young, date unknown. Samuel Ira Cook marries twice, first to Mary Margaret Rombough, who died in 1882, then in 1884 to Helen Rosina Rogers, who was born in England. Samuel is buried in Kennedy Cemetery in Kennedy, Saskatchewan. His daughter with Mary Margaret Rombough, Mary Margaret Cook b. 1878, went to live with Gertrude Eliza Cook Davis in New York, and in 1900 married John Frank Sadler, and they settled in Elmira, Chemung, New York. Joseph Albert Cook, my great-grandfather, married Rebecca Eunice Boyce in 1880. They moved progressively west through Peterborough, Muskoka, and Nippissing, until they eventually settled in Windthorst, Saskatchewan, not far from Kennedy, Saskatchewan, where Rebecca died in 1919 and Joseph Albert Cook was buried in 1947. Sorry to have gone on and on. Michele Chavez Palmdale, California in the High Desert

Greetings All, I am looking for any information on a Benjamin Augustine COOK. We have several birthdates for him ranging from 1810 to 1825. He was born in North Carolina, tradition has it in or around the Raleigh, Wake County area. He was married to a Mary Ann Jackson TUCKER. There is a marriage record for an Augustus COOK and a Mary Ann TUCKER who were married in December of 1841. They had a total of fifteen known children Benjamin and Mary Ann settled in Booneville, Surry County(latter Yadkin County) where he operated a blacksmith shop. The ledger books for his blacksmith shop were kept by a Joseph COOK. Benjamin and Joseph jointly owned land in the Booneville area. Joseph was the known brother of a Robert Henry COOK. There is no known relationship between Benjamin and Joseph or Robert Henry, however it is believed that they are some how related, as yet nothing has been found. In 1869 he purchased some land from a W. A. Poindexter. He sold his land to a T. L. Blackwell in 1883. He dies in 1885 near Wichita, Kansas. Most of his children went out to Kansas. The only son who stayed behind inn North Carolina was a William COOK born 1 October 1848. I know that this not much to go on but we have been looking for many years for anything. We have been in contact with a descendant of Joseph COOK who also has been unable to show any relationship between Benjamin and Joseph. They have also not been able to find any record of Joseph or Robert Henry before they turned up in the Booneville area. If any of this looks familiar please let us know. Timothy ========================= hmscook@rangeweb.net http://www.rangeweb.net/~hmscook http://www.cheyenneancestors.com http://www.sortore.com

My William Cook was born 1843 in Philadelphia. Moved to Illinois when out of grammer school. Always said he was an orphan and I can't find any record of him in PA or his family. I know a lot about him later, he fought in Civil War, married, had 11 children. One of the sons was my grandpa. Wish I could find more on his parents. Marilyn Cook Young "Ganusgal" <shellt@xmission.com> wrote: > >  ----- Original Message ----- >  From: Cookstuff@aol.com >  To: COOK@rootsweb.com >  Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 5:48 PM >  Subject: [COOK] Most Wanted - William Cook I > > > >  MOST WANTED - William COOK I >  WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW: >  William Cook I was probably born about 1700 and married Anne Griffin   >  (Griffith). Only known child was William Cook II, born about 1725 and died about   >  1784 Franklin Co., KY. He married Margaret Jones about 1750 in VA. There is   >  speculation that William Cook II may have had a brother John Cook.   >  William Cook I may have been living in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1770 when   >  William Cook II was involved in a lawsuit there. We know that William Cook II   >  started his married life in Lunenburg Co., VA in 1750, lived in Halifax Co.,   >  1752-1767, lived in Pittsylvania Co., 1767-1777, lived in Franklin Co.,   >  1777-1784 and died in Franklin Co., KY about 1784.   >  An account written on an old Bible fly leaf with the printed title, "Family   >  Record", subtitled, "Miscellaneous", appears in a copy of Hitchcock's New and   >  Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible [Roswell Dwight Hitchcock, 1872] which   >  apparently belonged to Isaac and Nancy Sacra Cook and/or one of their children. >   Isaac Cook is the second son of William Cook III.   >  The first page of the Bible narrative reads: "William Cook, I, emigrated from >   England in the beginning of the Seventeenth Century . He married a Miss >  Griffin  and reared one son William, II. He married Margaret Jones about 1750, and >  reared  5 sons and 3 daughters. William III Son William II and Margaret Cook, >  married  Catharine Croucher about A.D. 1795, and reared Jesse II, Rachel II, >  Isaac I,  Nancy I, Hosea II, William III, Abraham II Rhoda I, and Seth the >  II."   >  The name Margaret appears to have been written over the word Miss. The   >  statement "beginning of the Seventeenth Century" obviously is an error intending   >  to mean the beginning of the Eighteenth Century or 1700. The names Griffin and   >  Griffith appear to be interchangeable in early public records. Catharine   >  Croucher would be Keturah Catherine Crutcher.   >  WHAT WE DON'T KNOW:   >  If William Cook I emigrated from England as stated on the fly leaf of an old   >  bible, we do not know the ship that he traveled on or port of entry. We do >  not  know his or his wife's ancestors. We are not sure of the county where he >  lived  in VA.   >  A tradition heard in one branch of the Cook family has William Cook I   >  emigrating to America from Northern Ireland to escape political harassment. This   >  could be true, but it is likely and logical that he was a native of VA.   >  SEARCH: International Genealogical Index (IGI) - William Cook I does not   >  appear in the database.   >  Sources: >  "The Cook Book" by Eunice Cook Konold, 1970 >  "Our Ancestors",  manuscript by Merlyn Joseph Cook >  Scroggins-Cook Bible File >  Scroggins2-Cook  File >  International Genealogical Index (IGI) Search, June 4, 1998 >  Chas. L. Cook, 4th grandson   > >   >  ------------------------------- >  To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >  -- >  No virus found in this incoming message. >  Checked by AVG Free Edition. >  Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 10/7/2006 > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

John Cook Middletown, Ulster, NY 1790 116-- William Cook Middletown, Ulster, NY 1790 262-- (down, same page) Robert Cook Middletown, Ulster, NY 1790 2-4-- COOK JOHN NY DELAWARE COLCHESTER 1800 11-11|311-1 COOK WILLIAM NY DELAWARE COLCHESTER 1800 212-1|--1-1 COOK ROBERT NY DELAWARE COLCHESTER 1800 1--1-|32-1- John and Robert are brothers. Family lore calls their brother Joseph but the William here is as good or a better bet. William disappeared post-1800. Middletown Ulster Co is the same as what became Colchester Delaware Co. Look at all the sons and/or grandsons William had! There is no record found of his or a wife's burial, no local history accounts, and no spare Cook sons around after 1800 to account for him. I think they moved on. Children may be born NY or NJ, maybe even CT. So if you've got some dropped off by space aliens on 1810 census ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com