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Benjamin Cook 1702–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1702

Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1759

Death Location: , Hanover, Virginia, USA

Father: Abraham Cooke

Mother: Martha Cleaton

Spouse(s): Mary Singleton

Children(s): Anna Cocke, Stephen Cooke, Agatha Cook, Sarah Cooke, James Cooke, Agnes Cook, Mary Cooke, Frances Cooke, Mary Cooke, John Cooke, Elizabeth Cook

Benjamin Cook was born in 1702 in , , Virginia, USA, the child of Abraham Cooke And Martha Clayton Cleaton. Benjamin Cook married Elizabeth Phippen, Mary Singleton, and had children including Agatha Cook, Agnes Cook, Anna Cocke, Elizabeth Cook, Frances Cooke, James Cooke, John Cooke, Mary Cooke, Sarah Cooke, Stephen Cooke. Benjamin Cook passed away in 1759 in , Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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  • Benjamin Cook was born in 1702 in , , Virginia, USA, the child of Abraham Cooke And Martha Clayton Cleaton.
  • Benjamin Cook married Elizabeth Phippen, Mary Singleton, and had children including Agatha Cook, Agnes Cook, Anna Cocke, Elizabeth Cook, Frances Cooke, James Cooke, John Cooke, Mary Cooke, Sarah Cooke, Stephen Cooke.
  • Benjamin Cook passed away in 1759 in , Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Benjamin Cook's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cook
1702–1759
Birth Place: , , Virginia, USA
Parents
Abraham Cooke
1669–1748
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Martha (Clayton) Cleaton
1665–1750
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Cooke
1618–1668
Virginia, United States
William Clayton
1632–1706
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Prudence Lankford
1631–1689
London, London, , England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Cooke
1583–1663
Hester Mahieu
1585–1666
John Clayton
1599–1699
Ellen Gregson
1599–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Cooke
1557–1581
Alice Caunton
1648–1586

Benjamin Cook's Descendants

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Benjamin Cook (1702–1759) m. Mary Singleton (1713–1775)
  1. 1. Anna Cocke 1744–1820
  2. 2. Stephen Cooke 1750–1810
  3. 3. Agatha Cook 1743–1801
  4. 4. Sarah Cooke 1739–1815
  5. 5. James Cooke 1742–1782 m. Anna Ford 1745–1796
    1. 1. Grove Cooke 1772–1850
    2. 2. Anne Cooke 1765–
    3. 3. Phillip Cook 1767–1810 m. Jane ("Jenny") Meredith 1769–1852
      1. 1. Anna Cooke 1799–1860
      2. 2. William Cooke 1806–1900
      3. 3. Meredith Cooke 1793–1879
      4. 4. Peyton (Shipwith) Cook 1795–1852 m. Rebecca Andrews 1806–1877
        1. 1. Henry (Peyton) Cook 1838–1909
        2. 2. James (Calvin) Cook 1824–1876
        3. 3. George Cook 1825–1857
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane) Cook 1827–1875
        5. 5. John (F) Cook 1833–1919
        6. 6. William Cook 1834–
        7. 7. Lucinda (Ann) Cook 1836–1881
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann) Cook 1837–1906
        9. 9. Mary (Missouri) Cook 1841–
        10. 10. Margaret Cook 1842–
        11. 11. William (Nolan) Cook 1845–1861
        12. 12. Samuel (Preston) Cook 1847–1925 m. Ida (Bell) Hamm 1857–1921 m. Mary Collins 1830–1906 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Radford 1853–
        13. 13. George (Washington) Cook 1848–
        14. 14. James (J) Cook 1849–
        15. 15. Samuel (Lee) Cook 1846–
        16. 16. William (H) Cook 1843–
        17. 17. John (W) Cook 1847–
        18. 18. Philip (Meredith) Cook 1852–
        19. 19. Thomas Cook 1849–
        20. 20. Fred Cook 1850–
        21. 21. Mary Cook 1831–
        22. 22. Benjamin (Franklin) Cook 1828–1914
      5. 5. Elizabeth Cook 1791–1829
      6. 6. William Cook 1795–1875
    4. 4. Stephen Cooke 1774–1845 m. Mary (Marshall) Booker 1784–1846
      1. 1. James (Edward) Cooke 1811–1855
      2. 2. Jane Cooke 1805–
      3. 3. Elvira (M.) Cooke 1812–1875
      4. 4. Amanda (Elizabeth) Cooke 1815–1896 m. Robert (Thomas) Page 1808–1886
        1. 1. William (Mann) Page 1850–1927
        2. 2. Elizabeth (P.) Page 1855–
        3. 3. Augusta Page 1843–
        4. 4. Jane Page 1842–
        5. 5. John Page 1849–
      5. 5. William (Marshall) Cooke 1821–1878
      6. 6. Louisa Cooke 1822–1872
      7. 7. Hezekiah (A.) Cooke 1824–
      8. 8. Sterling (W.) Cooke 1825–1885
      9. 9. John (Singleton) Cooke 1834–1906 m. Sallie (A) Drumheller 1842–
    5. 5. Peyton (Skipwith) Cooke 1777–1810
    6. 6. Robert (Fielding) Cooke 1760–1845 m. Susannah Watson 1774–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cooke 1787–1870
      2. 2. William (Henry) Cooke 1784–1848
      3. 3. Robert (Fielding) Cooke 1787–1870
      4. 4. Mary Cooke 1778–1830
      5. 5. Sara (L) Cooke 1781–1848
      6. 6. John (Oliver) Cooke 1782–
      7. 7. Margaret Cooke 1789–
      8. 8. James (Watson) Cooke 1779–1841 m. Mary Riddle 1779–1876
        1. 1. Lemuel (Austin) Cook 1807–1885 m. Martha (Ann) Harbin 1825– m. Manora Black 1810–1858
        2. 2. James (Watson) Cooke 1800–1806
        3. 3. Robert (M) Cooke 1818–1880 m. Rachel 1820–1880
        4. 4. Lucinda Cook 1802–1850
    7. 7. Roland Cooke 1771–1843
    8. 8. Isham (Shemuel "Shem" Cooke) Jr 1772–1862
    9. 9. Nancy Cooke 1780–1859
  6. 6. Agnes Cook 1737–1800
  7. 7. Mary Cooke 1736–1815
  8. 8. Frances Cooke 1755–
  9. 9. Mary Cooke 1753–1775
  10. 10. John Cooke 1735–1801
  11. 11. Elizabeth Cook 1740–1818

Benjamin Cook's Timeline

3 Records

1702
1702
Birth of Benjamin Cook in , , Virginia, USA
, , Virginia, USA
1759
Sep 1759
Age 57
Death of Benjamin Cook in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1759
1759
Age 57
Death of Benjamin Cook in , Hanover, Virginia, USA
, Hanover, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: , , Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1759
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: , Hanover, Virginia, USA

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