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Mary Cooke 1725 – 1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 20 Oct 1772

Death Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Father: Henry Cooke

Mother: Mary Clarke

Spouse(s): James #

Children(s): Nathaniel Lanier, Lydia Lanier, Abbie Lanier, Isom Lanier, James Lanier, Cynthia Lanier, Mary Lanier, Henry Lanier, Lucretia Lanier, Sampson Lanier

In 1725, Mary Cooke entered the world in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, born to Henry H Cooke and Mary Eliza Clarke. Mary Cooke married James Henry Lanier #, and had children including Nathaniel Lanier, Lydia Lanier, Abbie Lanier, Isom 'Isham' Lanier, James Lanier, Cynthia Lanier, Mary Lanier, Henry Lanier, Lucretia Lanier, Sampson Lanier. Mary Cooke passed away in 1772 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1725, Mary Cooke entered the world in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, born to Henry H Cooke and Mary Eliza Clarke.
  • Mary Cooke married James Henry Lanier #, and had children including Nathaniel Lanier, Lydia Lanier, Abbie Lanier, Isom 'Isham' Lanier, James Lanier, Cynthia Lanier, Mary Lanier, Henry Lanier, Lucretia Lanier, Sampson Lanier.
  • Mary Cooke passed away in 1772 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Cooke
1690 – 1774
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia
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Mary Clarke
1692 – 1776
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

James #
1724 – 1786
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Lanier
1749 – 1814
Birth Location: Washington, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
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Lydia Lanier
1752 – 1754
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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Abbie Lanier
1754 – 1755
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Isom Lanier
1756 – 1823
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
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James Lanier
1759 – 1806
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Cynthia Lanier
1761 – 1837
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Mary Lanier
1764 – 1857
Birth Location: Rockingham, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
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Henry Lanier
1765 – 1821
Birth Location: Pitt, North Carolina, USA
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Lucretia Lanier
1769 – 1770
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Sampson Lanier
1770 – 1823
Birth Location: Rockingham, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Cooke's Ancestors

Self
Mary Cooke
1725 – 1772
Birth Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry H Cooke
1690 – 1774
Surry, Virginia
Mary (Eliza) Clarke
1692 – 1776
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Avis Killingsworth
1672 – 1709
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Samuel Clarke
1665 – 1737
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States of America
Elizabeth Hicks
1674 – 1736
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Martha Farr
1641 – 1717
John Hicks
1640 – 1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Cooke's Descendants

1.
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Mary Cooke (1725 – 20 Oct 1772) m. James (Henry Lanier) # (11 Nov 1724 – 24 Dec 1786)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Lanier (15 November 1749 – 1814)
  2. 2. Lydia Lanier (7 Feb 1752 – 1754)
  3. 3. Abbie Lanier (29 March 1754 – 1755)
  4. 4. Isom ('Isham') Lanier (22 October 1756 – 27 January 1823)
  5. 5. James Lanier (2 February 1759 – 27 April 1806)
  6. 6. Cynthia Lanier (18 October 1761 – 3 February 1837)
  7. 7. Mary Lanier (23 Jun 1764 – 5 Apr 1857) m. John (Thomas) Bankston (8 May 1760 – 23 Feb 1838)
    1. 1. Lawrence Bankston (1783 – 1859)
    2. 2. Cynthia Bankston (1787 – 1 Jan 1889)
    3. 3. James Bankston (1789 – )
    4. 4. Joseph Bankston (1792 – 20 Oct 1863)
    5. 5. Nathaniel ((Nathan)) BANKSTON (1793 – NOV 1850) m. Sarah Light (1798 – November 1850)
      1. 1. James Bankston (1825 – 30 Sep 1864)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bankston (8 Apr 1826 – 13 Aug 1887)
      3. 3. Martha (Ann) Bankston (1828 – )
      4. 4. WILLIAM (R) BANKSTON (1831 – 30 MAR 1881)
      5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Bankston (1835 – 12 Apr 1915)
      6. 6. Henry (M.) Bankston (Mar 1837 – 5 May 1887) m. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Spangler?? (1840 – 11 Mar 1910)
        1. 1. James (Marion) Bankston (9 Jan 1860 – 18 May 1944) m. Willie (Ann Henry Deweese) Atkisson (Oct 1865 – 13 Dec 1907)
      7. 7. John Bankston (1839 – )
    6. 6. John Bankston (26 Nov 1799 – 5 Mar 1869)
    7. 7. Thomas (B) Bankston (1802 – 5 Mar 1869)
    8. 8. Lanier Bankston (1805 – 1806)
    9. 9. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Bankston (27 Aug 1805 – 19 May 1887)
    10. 10. Lanier Bankston (1810 – 1870)
    11. 11. Samuel Bankston
  8. 8. Henry Lanier (1765 – February 1821)
  9. 9. Lucretia Lanier (28 August 1769 – 1770)
  10. 10. Sampson Lanier (3 November 1770 – 31 January 1823)

Mary Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Mary Cooke in Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
1772
20 Oct 1772
Age 47
Death of Mary Cooke in Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1772
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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