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 >

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 > >