Dear Al White, Linda Ray, Tricia Hopper, and the Cook-web, I was reviewing some bible records: Green Cook, born Dec. 14th 1748 (Married Rhoda Harker). http://members.aol.com/CookCooke/cookbiblerecords.html Green Cook is a pretty unique name and Raleigh Hiram (or Horton) Cook b. 1818 (David Cooks son) had a brother named Green Cook. Since almost all large families had grandchildren that carried their grandfather's names back then, the Dec. 14, 1748 birthday would fit to be David Cook's (b. 1782)father (David was born ~34 years after the Green Cook in this bible record). Green Cook had a son born in 1782 named Silas Cook. Is it possible that they had three names and did not include the full name in the bible? The grandfather that would be David's ws also named Silas, which would be the bible-name used. A Silas David Cook would put things together and give us two to three more Cook generations, to Sept 21, 1725 When Joseph Cook was born (about 2/3 of the way from Plymouth Rock to the Declaration of independence)and his suspected father. Joseph Cook's father is probably Silas Cook of Sherewsbury mentioned also. That would take it back to his birth probably at the end of the 1600's. Together, we should all be able to research these and see if it is the right way. Al, I know you said you had something on another David Cook child. Does anyone have anything that fits here? John Davis (Juanita Cook's son - she lives in Weatherford, Texas) [email protected] Colorado Springs ----------------------------- Cook Records The following two records of the Cook family are taken from a manuscript book formerly belonging to Sarah Earl, and now in the possession of Mrs. Earl Reigner. They were evidently copied from a family Bible the location of which is at present unknown. Joseph Cook, born Sept. 21th 1725. Sarah Gree, born Nov. 24th 1728 Issue: Green Cook, born Dec. 14th 1748 (Married Rhoda Harker). Silas Cook, born April 8th 1751. Joseph Cook, born May 18th 1754. Rebecca Cook, born Dec. 21st 1756. James Cook, born May 1st 1759. Ebenezer Cook, born Dec. 3rd 1761. William Cook, born April 15th, 1764. Stephen Cook, born July 3rd 1766. Jasper Cook, born Aug. 19th 1768. Darius Cook, born Aug. 3rd 1773. Note: Joseph Cook and Sarah Green were married by license dated April 29, 1748 (NJA: XXII;73). His will dated Nov. 26, 1773, prob. June 27, 1774, names wife Sarah, and all of the above children except Jasper, who probably died young (NJA: IIIIV; 105). Sarah Green was the daughter of Henry and Rebecca Green of Shrewsbury. >From the similarity in the names of his children, Joseph Cook, above, might have been the posthumous child of Silas Cook of Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth Co., whose will dated June 5, 1725, names wife Sarah, and sone Stephen, Ebenezer, Jasper, William and Silas, and an expected child (NJA: XXIII; 106) Cook Records Green Cook, born December 17th 1748. Rhoda Harker, born April 13th 1756, at Mount Holly, N. J. Issue: Sarah, born Aug. 29th 1776, died Sept 8th 1855, at Harmar, OH. Married Oct. 10th 1799 to Gilberthorpe Earl. Britton Cook, born Sept. 13th 1778. Silas Cook, born March 9th 1782. Rebecca Cook, born Aug. 27th 1785. Married Abel Stafford. (My Cook) Deborah Cook, born Jan. 9th 1788. Jacob Cook, born May 15th 1791. James Cook, born Aug. 10th 1794. Jemima Cook, born Dec. 2nd 1796. Joseph Cook, born March 6th 1800. Married Elizabeth Applegate of Dover Township, Monmouth Co., on Dec. 18th, 1825. Note: Green Cook, above, was son of Joseph and Sarah (Green) Cook of the previous record.