Mark & List, According to several sources the number of children Isaac Cook & Mary Houghton had was 9. Dinah, b. 1737; Rebeccah, b. 1739; Eli, b. 1741; Ann, b. abt. 1743; Martha, b. abt. 1745; Isaac, Jr., b. abt. 1747; Mary, b. abt. 1749; John, b. 1751 & Amos, b. abt. 1753. The first 7 were born in London Grove twp., Chester Co., and the last two in Washington/Warrington twp., York Co., Pa. Washington and Warrington are adjoining townships. I believe Isaac lived long enough to aquire land in York Co., but soon after (1750-1751) died suddenly in Chester Co. and then Mary and her children removed to York Co., and later to South Carolina. Isaac had certainly died by 1759 as he is recorded deceased in Dinah Cook & John Wilson's marriage record from London Grove MM. I think the fact that he is recorded deceased here in Chester Co., shows direct knowledge of his death, that he died here. By 1750 two brothers, Peter & Thomas Cook, had already established themselves in Warrington twp., York Co., where both were founding members of Warrington Meeting in 1745. It is not a stretch to think Isaac wanted to join them. It sounds like the plan was in the works, when Isaac unexpectedly fell ill or was killed in an accident. According to land records, on June 11, 1750, Isaac Cook was warranted 50 acres in Washington twp., York Co., and according to New Garden MM, (Chester Co.) records (Hinshaw): 3mo. 25, 1751, "Mary (Cooke) & ch gct Warrington MM." >From Gilbert Cope's 1877 transcription of Warrington Monthly Meeting minutes comes the following: 3mo. 25, 1751 "Mary Cook produced cert. from Newgarden for self & children." pg. 23. 9mo. 21, 1754 "This meeting appoints James Treveler to assist the woman friends, Ann Collins & Mary Garretson, to draw a certificate for Mary Cook (wife of Isaac Cook, who intends to remove to some part of Carolina) and her nine children to New Garden Monthly Meeting, North Carolina." pg. 42 10mo. 19, 1754 "Cert. signed for Mary Cook & children" pg. 43 ------------------------------------------- Elizabeth & James Townsend were brother and sister, the children of John & Elizabeth Townsend. Notes by Albert Cook Myers show that James Townsend married Martha Cook, "at Cane Creek Mtg., SC, 4mo. 6, 1775, James s/o John and Elizabeth all of District 96, SC." The will of James Townsend written Jan. 26, 1797; proven Sept. 3, 1798 (Union Co., S.C. - W.B. A) leaves his wife, Martha, and 7 children, 5 daughters and 2 sons, the plantation. Eli Cook, John Cook & John Townsend execs. Hinshaw's EAQG vol. 1 - Cane Creek MM, S.C., under "Townsend": 10mo. 20, 1804, "Martha & ch gct Miami MM, Ohio" Hinshaw's EAQG vol. 5 - Miami MM, Oh., under "Townsend": 1mo. 10, 1805, "Martha & ch, John, Eli, Mary, Dinah & Ruth rocf Cane Creek MM, S.C., dated 11mo. 30, 1804" 12mo. 10, 1807 "Martha m James Coldwell" Hinshaw's EAQG vol. 5, pg. 42 - Miami MM, Oh., under "Coldwell" 12mo. 10, 1807 "James, s Joseph & Mary, Montgomery Co., O.; m at Elk Creek, Martha Townsend, dt Isaac & Mary Cook, Butlar Co., O." ------------------------------------------------ Elizabeth Townsend married Amos Cook at Bush River MM, N.C., 4mo. 12, 1775. Caesars Creek MM, Ohio records list 8 children of Amos & Elizabeth Cook, as follows. ----, --, --. Amos & Elizabeth Levi b 1776, 11, 16 Mary " 1779, 5, 11 John " 1781, 1, 28 Dinah " 1783, 2, 6 Amos " 1785, 10, 13 Stephen " 1787, 11, 14 Abraham " 1792, 4, 19 Ruth " 1794, 11, 12 Hinshaw's EAQG vol. 4, pg. 26 - Westland MM, Pa. 5mo. 28, 1803 "Amos Cook & w, Elizabeth, & ch, John, Dinah, Amos, Stephen, Abraham & Ruth, also Sarah Pennel, their cousin, rocf Cane Creek MM, S. C., dtd 1803, 2, 19." In "Cook Family News" 1904 by Allen M. Cook, lists 9 children of Amos & Elizabeth with the oldest shown as Ann. Caesars Creek MM records do not list an Ann Cook born of Amos & Elizabeth. I don't know if this is an error or if Ann died young and wasn't recorded. There isn't a gap between the marriage date and the birth date of their first child, Levi. I believe Ann not to be a child of Amos and Elizabeth. I hope this is helpful. Bob Cooke On Jun 11, 2008, at 8:54 AM, Mark E. Dixon wrote: > >>> My John and Elvira Cain Townsend left South Carolina and moved to >>> Warren >>> County Ohio, and later, Wayne County, Indiana. >> >> Not to go too far off on a tangent, but these messages reminded me >> that my >> Bush River "Cook" family intermarried with the Townsends. These >> marriages >> included two of the 11 children of Isaac Cook (1702-1773) and his >> wife, Mary >> Houghton (ca. 1712-1773), who seem to have moved to South Carolina >> about >> 1746. Their seventh child, Martha, was born in Chester County, PA, >> about >> 1745 and their eighth child, Mary, about 1747 in South Carolina. >> >> These Cook-Townsend marriages include: >> >> 1. Martha Cook to James Townsend, 6 April, 1775, at Cane Creek >> 2. Amos Cook (ca. 1749-aft. 1803) to Elizabeth Townsend, 12 April, >> 1775, at >> Bush River >> >> I'm interested in details of both these marriages. >> >> Mark >> >> P.S. I'm descended from Martha's and Amos' older brother, Eli Cook >> (ca. >> 1741-1828), who married Martha Hawkins at Bush River in 1772. **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)