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Capt Robert Cook 1670 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1670

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1 Apr 1756

Death Location: Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Robert Cook

Mother: Sarah Davis

Spouse(s): Submit Weeks

Children(s): Eleanor Cook

The story of Capt Robert Cook Jr began in 1670 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Capt Robert Cook Jr married Submit Weeks, and had children including Eleanor Cook. Capt Robert Cook Jr passed away in 1756 in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Robert Cook Jr began in 1670 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Capt Robert Cook Jr married Submit Weeks, and had children including Eleanor Cook.
  • Capt Robert Cook Jr passed away in 1756 in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Cook
1643 – 1699
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Davis
1647 – 1713
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
SD

Spouses(s)

Submit Weeks
1672 – 1748
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
SW

Children(s)

Eleanor Cook
1707 – 1779
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
EC

Capt Cook's Ancestors

Self
Capt Cook
1670 – 1756
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Robert Richard Cook
1643 – 1699
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Davis
1647 – 1713
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Edward Cooke
1623 – 1697
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah (Sayra J) Koche
1623 – 1713
England
John Davis
1620 – 1680
Boston, Suffolk, MA
Mary (Sarah) Borden
1632 – 1680
Cranbrook, Tunridge, Wellsborough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooke
1589 – 1630
Elizabeth Bristol
1590 – 1614
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gidea
1553 – 1597
Maud Schollick
1560 – 1596
Johannis Wootton
1570 – 1590
Margareta Smith
1570 – 1590

Capt Cook's Descendants

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Capt (Robert) Cook (9 Dec 1670 – 1 Apr 1756) m. Submit Weeks (3 Feb 1672 – 18 Jun 1748)
  1. 1. Eleanor Cook (2 Feb 1707 – 15 Feb 1779) m. Benjamin Ellis (14 Nov 1699 – 31 Mar 1750)
    1. 1. Eleanor ((Elinor)) Ellis (4 Jan 1729 – 15 Feb 1779) m. Noah Weld (7 Dec 1725 – 23 Jul 1794)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Weld (8 Jan 1752 – 30 Aug 1807)
      2. 2. Sybil Weld (5 Apr 1753 – 3 Apr 1790)
      3. 3. Isaac Weld (1755 – 1800)
      4. 4. Lucy Weld (21 Mar 1756 – 14 Dec 1841)
      5. 5. Catherine Weld (11 May 1759 – 7 Mar 1847) m. Asahel Wells (8 January 1772 – 30 January 1829)
        1. 1. Simeon ((Robert)) Wells (14 May 1787 – 18 Jan 1863) m. Olive (C) Bryford (1786 – 1 May 1874)
        2. 2. Rhoena Wells (7 Apr 1797 – 3 Sep 1867)
      6. 6. Calvin Weld (April 14, 1761 – August 8, 1830)
      7. 7. Luther Weld (14 Aug 1761 – 15 Jun 1832)
      8. 8. Sarah Weld (June 19, 1763 – )
      9. 9. Eleanor Weld (19 Mar 1765 – 25 Mar 1817)
      10. 10. Sally Weld (1772 – )

Capt Cook's Timeline

6 Records

1670
9 Dec 1670
Birth of Capt Robert Cook Jr in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1680
6 Mar 1680
Age 10
Capt Robert Cook Jr was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1693
26 Oct 1693
Age 23
Capt Robert Cook Jr was married in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1746
1746
Age 76
Capt Robert Cook Jr - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1750
1750-1850
Age 80
Capt Robert Cook Jr resided here in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1756
1 Apr 1756
Age 86
Death of Capt Robert Cook Jr in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1670
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 629.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GRG
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1680
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: 2381/1/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1693
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1750-1850
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: A volume of records relating to the early history of Boston

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Images Online)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1756
    Event Place: Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Southington, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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