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Obediah (Obed) Cook 1780–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1780

Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: ELIZABETH BOONE

Spouse(s): Sarah Cottingham

Children(s): Royal Cook, Charles Cook

Obediah (Obed) Cook was born in 1780 in Onslow, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Cook Sr And Elizabeth Bowen Boone. Obediah (Obed) Cook married Sarah Sally Cottingham, and had children including Charles Cottingham Cook, Royal Stokely Cook. Obediah (Obed) Cook passed away in 1860 in Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Obediah (Obed) Cook was born in 1780 in Onslow, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Cook Sr And Elizabeth Bowen Boone.
  • Obediah (Obed) Cook married Sarah Sally Cottingham, and had children including Charles Cottingham Cook, Royal Stokely Cook.
  • Obediah (Obed) Cook passed away in 1860 in Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr
1748–1831
Birth Location: Union County, Tennessee, USA
TS
ELIZABETH BOONE
1753–1837
Birth Location: Pitt, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Cottingham
1789–1860
Birth Location: Marlborough co., SC
SC

Children(s)

Royal Cook
1821–1917
Birth Location: Spring Creek, Buncombe, NC
RC
Charles Cook
1804–1869
Birth Location: South Carolina
CC

Obediah Cook's Ancestors

Self
Obediah Cook
1780–1860
Birth Place: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Cook Sr
1748–1831
Union County, Tennessee, USA
ELIZABETH (BOWEN) BOONE
1753–1837
Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Cook) Sr.
1714–1799
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Mary Cook
1726–1790
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
John (Daniel) Boone
1727–1803
Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
MARTHA BOWEN
1730–1753
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooke
1680–1736
Mary Jones
1682–1735
John Godfrey
1704–1756
Mary Greene
1706–1757
Mary Smith
1713–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joan Roper
1640–1720
Susannah King
1665–1713
Robert Godfrey
1651–1726
Elizabeth Carr
1684–1709

Obediah Cook's Descendants

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Obediah ((Obed)) Cook (24 Dec 1780–1860) m. Sarah (Sally) Cottingham (1789–1860)
  1. 1. Royal (Stokely) Cook 1821–1917 m. Judith (Emeline) Hipps 1821–1883
    1. 1. Harriet (Eliza Adaline) Cook-Cook 1853–1932 m. Charles (T) Cook 1846–1919
      1. 1. Martha Cook-Needham 1884–1919 m. William (G.) Needham 1874–1940
        1. 1. Ella Needham 1899–1974 m. Frank Meredith 1886–1924
      2. 2. Avie Cook 1871–1955
      3. 3. Willard (J.) Cook 1880–1942
      4. 4. Stella Robinson 1899–1957
      5. 5. Handy Cook 1900–1934
      6. 6. Henry Cook 1882–
  2. 2. Charles (Cottingham) Cook 1804–1869 m. Mary Cook 1806–1899
    1. 1. Obediah Cook 1824–1915 m. "Eliza" (Elizabeth Gardner -Maddox) -Cook 1824–1879
      1. 1. Charles (T) Cook 1846–1919 m. Harriet (Eliza Adaline) Cook-Cook 1853–1932

Obediah Cook's Timeline

8 Records

1780
24 Dec 1780
Birth of Obediah (Obed) Cook in Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
1780
24 Dec 1780
Birth of Obediah (Obed) Cook in Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Onslow, North Carolina, USA
1797
6 Nov 1797
Age 17
Obediah (Obed) Cook was married in Cabarrus, North Carolina
Cabarrus, North Carolina
1803
1803
Age 23
Obediah (Obed) Cook was married in Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA
Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA
1803
1803
Age 23
Obediah (Obed) Cook was married in Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
1817
1817
Age 37
Obediah (Obed) Cook was married in Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
Marlboro, South Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 80
Death of Obediah (Obed) Cook in Spring Creek, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA
Spring Creek, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 80
Death of Obediah (Obed) Cook in Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1780
    Event Place: Onslow County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1780
    Event Place: Onslow, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1797
    Event Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Marlboro County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Marlboro, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Marlboro, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
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