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Capt James R Cooke 1750–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Effingham, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1812

Death Location: Jefferson, Mississippi, United States

Father: James Sr

Mother: Sarah Rawls

Spouse(s): Margaret Hawthorne

Children(s): Nancy Cook, Ellender Cook, Mary Cook, Margaret Cook, Edward Cook, James Cook, Mary *, James III, David Cook, Elizabeth Cook, Samuel Cook

Capt James R Cooke was born in 1750 in Effingham, Georgia, USA, the child of James Richard Cook Sr And Sarah Patience Rawls. Capt James R Cooke married Margaret Lucile Peggy Hawthorne, and had children including David W Cook, Edward Cook, Elizabeth A Betsy Cook, Ellender Eleanor Eliza Cook, James Cook, James Cook Iii, Margaret Cook, Mary Pollie Cook, Mary Cook, Nancy Cook, Samuel Cook. Capt James R Cooke passed away in 1812 in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt James R Cooke was born in 1750 in Effingham, Georgia, USA, the child of James Richard Cook Sr And Sarah Patience Rawls.
  • Capt James R Cooke married Margaret Lucile Peggy Hawthorne, and had children including David W Cook, Edward Cook, Elizabeth A Betsy Cook, Ellender Eleanor Eliza Cook, James Cook, James Cook Iii, Margaret Cook, Mary Pollie Cook, Mary Cook, Nancy Cook, Samuel Cook.
  • Capt James R Cooke passed away in 1812 in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States.

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Capt Cooke's Ancestors

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Capt Cooke
1750–1812
Birth Place: Effingham, Georgia, USA
Parents
James Richard COOK Sr
1713–1787
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, Colony
Sarah (Patience) Rawls
1720–1786
Charleston, Dorchester Co, SC, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (C Rawls) *
1665–1759
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Diana (Yeates) *
1675–1750
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Cooke's Descendants

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Capt (James R) Cooke (1750–11 Nov 1812) m. Margaret (Lucile "Peggy") Hawthorne (1755–1820)
  1. 1. Nancy Cook 1785–1850 m. Edmund Tison 1785–1824
    1. 1. Benjamin Tison 1804–1885 m. Cathrine Tyson 1820– m. Susan ("Susie") Padgett 1830–1858 m. Eliza Ann 1814– m. Catherine Pratt 1820–1881
      1. 1. Lydia Sapp 1847–1914 m. William (R Whitehead) Sr 1834–1878
        1. 1. Nancy (Lee Elizabeth) Whitehead 1867–1907 m. William (Henry Andrews) Sr 1857–1928
        2. 2. Henry (Thomas) Whitehead 1870–1925
        3. 3. John (Benjamin) Whitehead 1869–1914
        4. 4. Laura (Leita *) Whitehead 1878–1960
        5. 5. Rebecca (Catherine "Kitty") Whitehead 1873–1940
        6. 6. William (*) Whitehead 1876–1884
        7. 7. John Whitehead 1870–
        8. 8. William (Robert "Billy" Whitehead) JR 1858–1940
      2. 2. Darkness (Jas) Tison 1860–
      3. 3. Martha Tison 1862–1901
      4. 4. William Tyson 1847–
      5. 5. Emily Tyson 1850–
      6. 6. Frances (Mary) Tyson 1858–1919
      7. 7. Darkness (Jas) Tison 1860–
      8. 8. Martha Tison 1862–1901
    2. 2. Mary Tison 1812–1887
    3. 3. Edmund Tison 1816–1888
    4. 4. Serena ("Laura" Tyson) ** 1821–1915
    5. 5. Sarah Tison 1820–1843
    6. 6. Noah (Quincey) Tyson 1823–1887
    7. 7. George Tyson 1824–
  2. 2. Ellender (Eleanor "Eliza") Cook 1784–1841
  3. 3. Mary Cook 1774–1813
  4. 4. Margaret Cook 1788–1825
  5. 5. Edward Cook 1782–1819
  6. 6. James Cook 1785–1824
  7. 7. Mary ("Pollie' Cook) * 1769–1847
  8. 8. James (Cook) III 1770–1802
  9. 9. David (W) Cook 1799–1878
  10. 10. Elizabeth (A "Betsy") Cook 1779–1830
  11. 11. Samuel Cook 1776–1812

Capt Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Capt James R Cooke in Effingham, Georgia, USA
Effingham, Georgia, USA
1812
11 Nov 1812
Age 62
Death of Capt James R Cooke in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States
Jefferson, Mississippi, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Effingham, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1812
    Event Place: Jefferson, Mississippi, United States

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