Robert, Henry and William are common names in my line - All have been named Henry or,William Henry with John appearing as well once.George is the oddity it appears but,does appear to be my ggg grandfather based upon my research to date.I only know he was originally from North Carolina(region unknown)and his father`s name was Henry.My gg grandfather was named Henry;my g grandfather was William Henry and my grandfather was William Henry.My gg grandfather,Henry Cook had a farm in Lewisberg,Tennessee and was married to Mary Ann(maiden name unknown)and had 10 children total. I have established this much through census records and county land records.They left in 1870 and settled in Brown County Texas as shown in the 1880 census.I can`t get past 1765 North Carolina when George`s father Henry was supposedly born.I do believe that my line is all southern unless I missed something and,I haven`t the slightest notion as to whether or not my line is German or English but,I am leaning towards the English for some reason. Thanks, Ron -----Original Message----- From: cook-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cook-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ROBERT NICHOLSON Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:37 AM To: cook@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COOK] COOK DNA TESTING / NC / TN Ron, Is your Cook line German or English? Does it have any connection with Orange County, NC? Were they Evangelical Lutherans in the late 1700s and early 1800s? Are the names Catherine, Christina, John and Henry common in your line? Are there any connections with the Shofner or Helton (Hilton) families in that time frame? I've got a lot of questions but very few answers. Robert Nicholson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Cook" <rcook@berkeley.edu> To: <cook@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [COOK] COOK DNA TESTING / NC / TN > Robert,My Cooks moved to Bedford county in about 1820. > Ron 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