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John Cook 1653–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1653

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA

Death Date: 7 Aug 1737

Death Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA

Father: John Cooke

Mother: Mary Borden

Spouse(s): Ruth Shaw

Children(s): John Cook, Ruth Cook, Thomas Cook, James Cook, Mary Cook, Deborah Cook, Anna Cook, Sarah Cook, Bersheba Cook, Samuel Cook

John Cook was born in 1653 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA, the child of John Cooke And Mary Borden. John Cook married Ruth Shaw, and had children including Anna Cook, Bersheba Cook, Deborah Cook, James Cook, John Cook, Mary Cook, Ruth Cook, Samuel Cook, Sarah Cook, Thomas Cook. John Cook passed away in 1737 in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA.

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Biography

  • John Cook was born in 1653 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA, the child of John Cooke And Mary Borden.
  • John Cook married Ruth Shaw, and had children including Anna Cook, Bersheba Cook, Deborah Cook, James Cook, John Cook, Mary Cook, Ruth Cook, Samuel Cook, Sarah Cook, Thomas Cook.
  • John Cook passed away in 1737 in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cooke
1630–1691
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
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Mary Borden
1632–1690
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Co. Kent, Eng
MB

Spouses(s)

Ruth Shaw
1660–1737
Birth Location: Newport Co., RI, USA
RS

Children(s)

John Cook
1685–1754
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
JC
Ruth Cook
1682–1775
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
RC
Thomas Cook
1688–1779
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
TC
James Cook
1688–
Birth Location: Davis Landmarks, Plymouth, MA, USA
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Mary Cook
1690–
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
MC
Deborah Cook
1693–
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
DC
Anna Cook
1695–1775
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
AC
Sarah Cook
1697–
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
SC
Bersheba Cook
1699–
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
BC
Samuel Cook
1701–
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
SC

John Cook's Ancestors

Self
John Cook
1653–1737
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Parents
John Cooke
1630–1691
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Mary Borden
1632–1690
Cranbrook, Co. Kent, Eng
Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1603–1677
Earles Calne (Essex), England
Mary
1600–1672
Netherbury, England
Richard Borden
–1671
Joan Fowle
1604–1688
Marden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Borden
1563–1620
Joan
1571–1620
Richard Fowle
–1630
Mary Filkes
–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cook's Descendants

1.
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John Cook (Abt 1653–7 Aug 1737) m. Ruth Shaw (10 Dec 1660–Aft 1737)
  1. 1. John Cook 1685–1754
  2. 2. Ruth Cook 1682–1775 m. Preserved Fish 1679–1745
    1. 1. Sarah Fish 1707–
    2. 2. Thomas Fish 1703–1786 m. Mercy Coggeshall 1704–1778
      1. 1. John Fish 1732–
        1. 1. Ephriam Fish 1760–1838 m. Mary Potter 1762–
        2. 2. Benjamin Fish 1758–
        3. 3. John Fish 1762–
        4. 4. Abigail Fish 1764–
        5. 5. Almy 1766–
      2. 2. Lydia Fish 1725–1812 m. Timothy Dakin 1723–
        1. 1. Preserved (Fish) Dakin 1748–1835 m. Deborah Akin 1749–1841 m. Elizabeth (C.) Prosser 1787–
        2. 2. Ruth Dakin 1745–
        3. 3. Thomas Dakin 1746–1828 m. Druscilla –1772
        4. 4. Worster Dakin 1751–1806
        5. 5. Phobe Dakin 1756–
        6. 6. Mary Dakin 1758–
        7. 7. Paul Dakin 1761–1829 m. Lucy Gifford 1765–1821
        8. 8. Timothy Dakin 1763–1838 m. Lydia Akin 1770–
        9. 9. Joshua Dakin 1765–1814
        10. 10. Zebulon Dakin 1768–1817 m. Thankful Briggs 1773–1850
        11. 11. Ebenezer Dakin 1771–1849
        12. 12. Mercy Dakin 1753–
      3. 3. Wait Fish 1727–
      4. 4. Amy Fish 1729–
      5. 5. Preserved Fish 1729–
      6. 6. Preserved Fish 1731–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Fish 1736–1814
      8. 8. Sarah Fish 1738–1825
      9. 9. Caleb Fish 1740–
      10. 10. Joshua Fish 1742–1817
    3. 3. Grizzle Fish 1699–1776
    4. 4. Ruth Fish 1701–1798
      1. 1. Ruth Sherman 1734–1822 m. Joseph Sisson 1728–1823
        1. 1. Hannah Sisson 1763–1828 m. Elihu Fish 1756– m. Elisha Fish 1762–
        2. 2. Susanna Sisson 1754–1790 m. Gilbert 1751–
        3. 3. Avis Sisson 1756–1816
        4. 4. Ruth Sisson 1758–1779
        5. 5. Unice 1760–1822
        6. 6. Joseph Sisson 1765–1847 m. Priscilla Taylor –1854
        7. 7. Lydia Sisson 1767–1828
        8. 8. Asa Sisson 1770–1852 m. Mercy (Mary) Dennis 1772–1816
        9. 9. Lois Sisson 1772–
        10. 10. Isaac Sisson 1775–
      2. 2. Hannah Sherman 1734–
      3. 3. Lydia Sherman 1736–
      4. 4. Eunice Sherman 1740–
      5. 5. Sofia Sherman 1746–
    5. 5. Amy Fish 1705–
    6. 6. John Fish 1709–1768
      1. 1. Phebe Fish 1733–
      2. 2. Allen Fish 1735–
      3. 3. Ruth Fish 1737–
      4. 4. Lilless Fish 1740–
    7. 7. Preserved Fish 1713–1813
      1. 1. Ruth Fish 1736–
      2. 2. Ann Fish 1737–
    8. 8. Benjamin Fish 1716–1798
      1. 1. Sarah Fish 1740–
      2. 2. Preserved Fish 1741–
      3. 3. Rhoda Fish 1743–
      4. 4. Stephen Fish 1745–
      5. 5. Peace Fish 1747–
      6. 6. John Fish 1749–
      7. 7. Gilbert 1751– m. Susanna Sisson 1754–1790
        1. 1. Joseph Fish 1781–1859
        2. 2. Stephen Fish 1786–1867 m. Hannah (K.) Hanna 1791–1877
        3. 3. Priscilla Fish 1776–
        4. 4. Susannah Fish 1800–
        5. 5. Mary Fish 1802–
        6. 6. Sarah Fish 1804–
        7. 7. Silas Fish 1806–
        8. 8. Amy Fish 1809–
      8. 8. Artemus Fish 1754–1834
        1. 1. Alice Fish 1773–
        2. 2. Preserved Fish 1775–
        3. 3. Job Fish 1777–
        4. 4. Ruth Fish 1779–
        5. 5. Peleg Fish 1780–
        6. 6. Isaac (P.) Fish 1781–1899
        7. 7. Sarah Fish 1784–
        8. 8. David Fish 1786–
        9. 9. Ann Fish 1790–
        10. 10. Artemus Fish 1792–
        11. 11. Mary Fish 1788–
        12. 12. Eliza Fish 1792–
      9. 9. Elihu Fish 1756– m. Hannah Sisson 1763–1828
        1. 1. Hannah Fish 1788–
        2. 2. Elijah Fish 1790–
        3. 3. Elisha Fish 1791–
        4. 4. Susanna Fish 1793–
        5. 5. Lydia Fish 1795–
        6. 6. Benjamin Fish 1797–
      10. 10. Elijah Fish 1759–
      11. 11. Elisha Fish 1762– m. Hannah Sisson 1763–1828
      12. 12. Gardner Fish 1765–
  3. 3. Thomas Cook 1688–1779
  4. 4. James Cook 1688–
  5. 5. Mary Cook 1690–
  6. 6. Deborah Cook 1693–
  7. 7. Anna Cook 1695–1775
  8. 8. Sarah Cook 1697–
  9. 9. Bersheba Cook 1699–
  10. 10. Samuel Cook 1701–

John Cook's Timeline

2 Records

1653
Abt 1653
Birth of John Cook in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
1737
7 Aug 1737
Age 84
Death of John Cook in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1653
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
    Record Source: Family His-Tree Book & Scott/Fish Supplement Book -; Christmas 1996 Supplement

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1737
    Event Place: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
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