Hello Janet, Here is my James Cook Family; I do not know names of children for either of Henry's brothers Able or David, was hoping your Franklin could have been one. Found this family first in Effingham Co., GA. James Cook Family is found on the 1810 census for Jefferson Co., MS. His Will is dated 1812 in Jefferson Co., MS, the will names all of his children except, first daughter Mary, and his first son Samuel Cook: 1. Mary Cook, b. abt. 1774, m. (?) Willit (their daughter Ritty Willit; named in Will) 2. Samuel Cook, b. abt 1776, nothing more known. 3. Elizabeth Cook b., m. Jessie Wilson, 10 August 1796 Effingham Co., GA 4. Nancy Cook b. 27 July 1780 in GA. d. 9 Oct 1869 in MS. m. #1. Howell Bozeman, 1802 Bladen Co., NC #2. Simon Osteen, 2 September 1814 Jefferson Co., MS 5. Ellender Cook b. abt 1784 , m. Henry Nichols, location and date unknown. 6. Margaret Cook b. abt 1788, m. 1806 in Effingham Co., GA, Peter Hawthorne 7. Able Cook b. abt 1792 m. #1. Rebecca Patterson, 5 December 1816, Jefferson Co., MS #2. Harriet Unknown (Date unknown, in Jefferson Co., MS) 8. David Cook b. abt. 1796 m. Elizabeth Scarborough, 22 February 1821 in Jefferson Co., MS 9. HENRY COOK, b. 20 May 1801, in GA. d. 14 May 1883, Navarro Co., TX . m. #1 MARY POLLY GOODSON, 18 January 1825, Franklin Co., MS. Mary Polly Goodson, b: May 14, 1804 in GA. and died between 1860-1870, probably in Dresden, Navarro Co., TX. She was the daughter of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Unkn) Goodson. m. #2, Effie Jane MCPHAUL, 29 June 1870 in Navarro Co., TX b: 12 April 1837 in MS d: 28 December 1901 in Childress, Childress Co., TX Father: Daniel MCPHAUL Mother: Sara Jane Smith Doesn't look like a connection, Thanks for sharing, Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick -----Original Message----- From: Janet Cook <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 8:55 PM Subject: [TXHENDER-L] Franklin Cook >Evening Elnora, > > Franklin Cook was born ca 1802-1803 in Georgia (1850-1860 Rusk Co., >TX censuses). He died in Mar or Apr 1870 (1870 Henderson Co. Mortality >schedule and Probate records). > > His known migration was 1824-1837 Autauga Co, AL; 1840-1841, Kemper >Co., MS; Nov 1841, Nacogdoches Co., TX (the area that later became Rusk >Co.). > > I am 99.9% sure that Franklin's father was Issachar Cook (b. btw >1770-1774 if censuses are correct) who was in Elbert Co., GA as early as >1795 when Issachar signed the Yazoo Land Fraud petition. Franklin >married Sarah Anderson, 1823, in Elbert Co. Issachar died, 1841 in Henry >Co., GA and named a son, Franklin, in his will. This Issachar can be >proven as the one was in Elbert Co. Research on the other children >listed in the will gives evidence that Franklin was the Franklin in the >will. Naming patterns are another indication but to prove it 100% still >eludes me. > >Janet Cook > > >==== TXHENDER Mailing List ==== >*****************Henderson County TxGenWeb****************** > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txhender/txhender.htm >Queries & Surnames: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Henderson >