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Capt John Cook 1740 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Meherrin, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Broad River, Cooks Ferry, South Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Cooke

Mother: Mary Clarke

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Children(s):

In 1740, Capt John Cook entered the world in Meherrin, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry H Cooke and Mary Eliza Clarke. Capt John Cook passed away in 1799 in Broad River, Cooks Ferry, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Capt John Cook entered the world in Meherrin, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry H Cooke and Mary Eliza Clarke.
  • Capt John Cook passed away in 1799 in Broad River, Cooks Ferry, South Carolina, USA.

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Capt Cook's Ancestors

Self
Capt Cook
1740 – 1799
Birth Place: Meherrin, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry H Cooke
1690 – 1774
Surry, Virginia
Mary (Eliza) Clarke
1692 – 1776
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Cook
1658 – 1711
Surry, Virginia
Avis Killingsworth
1672 – 1709
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Samuel Clarke
1659 – 1737
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, America
Elizabeth Hicks
1674 – 1736
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Jones
1650 – 1710
Martha Gilerist
1650 – 1745
John Hicks
1640 – 1728
Rebeckah Rives
1638 – 1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Cook's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Capt John Cook in Meherrin, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Meherrin, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
1799
1799
Age 59
Death of Capt John Cook in Broad River, Cooks Ferry, South Carolina, USA
Broad River, Cooks Ferry, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Meherrin, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Broad River, Cooks Ferry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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