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Valentine Cook 1725–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 23 Apr 1798

Death Location: Cooks Fort, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Father: JOHN COOK

Mother: ELIZABETH Cook

Spouse(s): Rachael Baughman

Children(s): David Cook

Valentine Cook was born in 1725 in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Hamilton Cook And Elizabeth Eaton Cook. In 1754, Valentine Cook resided in Kentucky, USA. Valentine Cook married Rachael Susanna Baughman, and had children including David Madison Cook. Valentine Cook passed away in 1798 in Cooks Fort, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Valentine Cook was born in 1725 in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Hamilton Cook And Elizabeth Eaton Cook.
  • In 1754, Valentine Cook resided in Kentucky, USA.
  • Valentine Cook married Rachael Susanna Baughman, and had children including David Madison Cook.
  • Valentine Cook passed away in 1798 in Cooks Fort, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Valentine Cook's Ancestors

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Valentine Cook
1725–1798
Birth Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
JOHN HAMILTON COOK
1700–1736
Yorkshire, England
ELIZABETH (EATON) Cook
1705–1738
Wardington, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Valentine Cook's Descendants

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Valentine Cook (1725–23 Apr 1798) m. Rachael (Susanna) Baughman (24 Aug 1732–12 Oct 1807)
  1. 1. David (Madison) Cook 1755–1824 m. Sarah Pullin 1765–1810
    1. 1. David (Madison Cook) jr 1779–1831 m. Mary (Ann) TRANHAM 1803–1881 m. Nancy Middleton 1785–
      1. 1. Nancy (Matilda) Cook 1828–1868 m. Jacob (Wallace) Fertig 1809–1868
        1. 1. James (Walter) Fertig 1859–1922 m. Annie (Minerva) Mead 1875–1955
        2. 2. Thomas (Henry) Fertig 1855–1933
        3. 3. Anna (May) Fertig 1851–1928 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Hedden 1827–1919
        4. 4. David (William) Fertig 1853–1913
        5. 5. Jacob (S.) Fertig 1857–
      2. 2. James (Greenup) Cook 1811–1880

Valentine Cook's Timeline

7 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Valentine Cook in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
1748
1748
Age 23
Valentine Cook was married
None
1754
1754-1808
Age 29
Valentine Cook resided here in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1769
1769-1800
Age 44
Valentine Cook resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1782
1782-1785
Age 57
Valentine Cook resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1798
23 Apr 1798
Age 73
Death of Valentine Cook in Cooks Fort, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Cooks Fort, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
1800
1800-1907
Age 75
Valentine Cook resided here in Virginia; West Virginia, USA
Virginia; West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1725; Birth city: York County; Birth state: PA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1748
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1725; Birth city: York County; Birth state: PA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1754-1808
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: The history of Methodism in Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1769-1800
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782-1785
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. : records of the state enumerations, 1782 to

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800-1907
    Event Place: Virginia; West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The German element of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Cooks Fort, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1725; Birth city: York County; Birth state: PA.

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