I have a William Cook too that I have hit a brick wall for a long time now. I also have some information about a family tradition that my line of Cooks came from a royal family of England and escaped to America to avoid persecution for freedom. I guess it may be religious freedom. But here is my brick wall below, and I cannot find anything else on William Cook, exactly where he came from. This is taken from a post that I posted at a Cook message board: I have hit such a brick wall. I'm searching for William Cook, who perhaps was born in TN or SC. One of my records actually states NC, but I only have one record that states this. He was my great-great-grandfather. There are just so many William Cooks out there. I've searched through a large part of TN and no success there. Here is what I have on him. William Cook was born perhaps in TN or SC. His wife's name was Katherine (possibly Catherine?) I don't have a birthday or anything like that, but I do have his children's b-days and such. This family lived in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN for many years. William Cook was murdered by marauders during the Civil War in AR or MO. His body was never found. Here are his three boys: William Jasper Cook, b. 11/24/1835 in Chattanooga, TN. Thomas Jefferson Cook, b. 12/24/1833 in Chattanooga, TN. Samuel Doak Cook (my great-grandfather), b. 5/5/1844 in Chattanooga, TN. Helen Cook Bellah (married a county judge in Marble Falls, TX. Here is part of my family story from records. The three Cook brothers moved to Texas before the Civil War, while William Cook moved to AR or MO to avoid the effects of war. After no success there, he sold the farm and was preparing to move back to TN (sent his wife and daughter on ahead), when he was attacked by marauders, perhaps Jayhawkers, looking for money from the sale of his property. Since he had sent the money along with his wife, he could not satisfy their demands and they took him off and killed him. His sons, having come home to help the family move, attempted to locate him and the marauders with no success. Samuel Doak "Doc" Cook, who later became Rev. Samuel D. Cook in Young County, TX, told the story in latter years of having hunted down the villains and lynched them. His father's body was never recovered. Thanks, Susie

Chattanooga tn has a history. The Indians that lived there were very civilized. They went to court against the various settlers for having taken their land and won though it didn't mean much the court decision was not enforced. The settlers got their land in a lottery held in Georgia I think. Maybe that will help alittle. -----Original Message----- From: cook-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cook-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tishri7@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 7:24 PM To: cook@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COOK] Most Wanted - William Cook I I have a William Cook too that I have hit a brick wall for a long time now. I also have some information about a family tradition that my line of Cooks came from a royal family of England and escaped to America to avoid persecution for freedom. I guess it may be religious freedom. But here is my brick wall below, and I cannot find anything else on William Cook, exactly where he came from. This is taken from a post that I posted at a Cook message board: I have hit such a brick wall. I'm searching for William Cook, who perhaps was born in TN or SC. One of my records actually states NC, but I only have one record that states this. He was my great-great-grandfather. There are just so many William Cooks out there. I've searched through a large part of TN and no success there. Here is what I have on him. William Cook was born perhaps in TN or SC. His wife's name was Katherine (possibly Catherine?) I don't have a birthday or anything like that, but I do have his children's b-days and such. This family lived in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN for many years. William Cook was murdered by marauders during the Civil War in AR or MO. His body was never found. Here are his three boys: William Jasper Cook, b. 11/24/1835 in Chattanooga, TN. Thomas Jefferson Cook, b. 12/24/1833 in Chattanooga, TN. Samuel Doak Cook (my great-grandfather), b. 5/5/1844 in Chattanooga, TN. Helen Cook Bellah (married a county judge in Marble Falls, TX. Here is part of my family story from records. The three Cook brothers moved to Texas before the Civil War, while William Cook moved to AR or MO to avoid the effects of war. After no success there, he sold the farm and was preparing to move back to TN (sent his wife and daughter on ahead), when he was attacked by marauders, perhaps Jayhawkers, looking for money from the sale of his property. Since he had sent the money along with his wife, he could not satisfy their demands and they took him off and killed him. His sons, having come home to help the family move, attempted to locate him and the marauders with no success. Samuel Doak "Doc" Cook, who later became Rev. Samuel D. Cook in Young County, TX, told the story in latter years of having hunted down the villains and lynched them. His father's body was never recovered. Thanks, Susie ------------------------------- 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