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Barbara "Barbary" Cooke 1722–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 14 Jun 1802

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Father: Abraham Cooke

Mother: Sarah McAllister

Spouse(s): Robert Hester

Children(s): Charles Hester

The story of Barbara "Barbary" Cooke began in 1722 in Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America. Barbara "Barbary" Cooke married Robert H Henry Hester, and had children including Charles Hester. Barbara "Barbary" Cooke passed away in 1802 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Barbara "Barbary" Cooke began in 1722 in Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • Barbara "Barbary" Cooke married Robert H Henry Hester, and had children including Charles Hester.
  • Barbara "Barbary" Cooke passed away in 1802 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Cooke
1690–1748
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Sarah McAllister
1690–1748
Birth Location: Virginia was a Royal Colony
SM

Spouses(s)

Robert Hester
1720–1770
Birth Location: St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
RH

Children(s)

Charles Hester
1747–1833
Birth Location: Louisa, Lunenburg, Virginia
CH

Barbara Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Barbara Cooke
1722–1802
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Abraham Thomas\Clayton Cooke
1690–1748
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Sarah McAllister
1690–1748
Virginia was a Royal Colony
Grandparents
Abraham (James Cooke) (CON)
1661–1748
st., michael's, parish, Barbados
Mary (Martha Clayton) Cooke
1670–1750
Chichester, Sussex, England
Andrew ((born 1665)) McAllister
1665–1704
Hanover est. 1720, Virginia was a Royal Colony from 1624-1776 for King James I
Lydia (Hannah) Roberts
1668–1704
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Barbadoes
1628–1692
Mary Cooke
1633–1691
Anne Crosfield
1635–1706
Andrew* MacCallister
1648–1704
Bartholomew Roberts
1637–1724
Susannah GRIGGS
1640–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cooke
1596–1650
Sarah Watersfield
1589–1632
George MacCallister
1620–1704
Mary Gillespie
1620–1657

Barbara Cooke's Descendants

1.
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Barbara ("Barbary") Cooke (1722–14 Jun 1802) m. Robert (H (Henry)) Hester (1720–12 Mar 1770)
  1. 1. Charles Hester 1747–1833 m. Elizabeth (Susannah) Wash 1758–1833
    1. 1. John (H) Hester 1773–1833 m. Sarah ('Sally' Green Tate) Hester 1781–1829
      1. 1. Sarah Hester 1812–1891 m. James McGaha 1790–1857
        1. 1. Samuel McGaha 1828–1866 m. Sarah (Amanda Anna) Battle 1835–1934

Barbara Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of Barbara "Barbary" Cooke in Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America
Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America
1802
14 Jun 1802
Age 80
Death of Barbara "Barbary" Cooke in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1802
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
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