EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: COOK
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== Peter's occupation is listed as a blacksmith. On Jan. 03, 1713 he moved his family to Philadelphia, PA.
"Peter Cooke of Tarvin, Cheshire, England, "and Elinor Norman of Kingsley in ye sd County Soinster having declared their intentions of marriage before severall publick meetings of the People of God called Quakers in afored County", were married 10 mo. (called December) 7, 1695, "in their Publick Meeting Place at Newton in the afore s'd County of Ches'r. Among the thirty-two witnesses to this marriage was John Cooke. (The parts in quotation marks was taken from No. 219. Marriage Register of Cheshire and Stradfordshire Quarterly Meeting of the Society of Friends, General Register Office, Somerset House,
London, England.) "
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The minutes of Frandly Monthly Meeting, Cheshire, show that, 1 mo., 3, 1713, "Peter Cooke having proposed his intentions of removing of removing himself & family to Pennsylvania & friends consenting thereto ** desire friends of frandly meeting to draw & sign them a certificate if need require before the next meeting."
The next meeting was held 1 mo. 31, 1713, but there is no further mention of the certificate, although it must have been signed about this time.
The records of this meeting show that Peter Cooke was a very poor man, and he was given some assistance to make the journey to Pennsylvania with his large family. They must have embarked very near this time, for we find in the burial records of Philadelphia M. Meg., the following entry, dated 5 mo. 25, 1713: "Samuel Cook, sone of ____ Cook who died at sea & Elinor his wife."
From this entry we learn the approximate date of arrival, the fact that they arrived at Philadelphia, and the fact that Peter Cooke left England, but that he died at sea. (Family News, Norfolk, Virginia, under date of November, 1903, by Allen M. Cook #358461, Vol.1, No. 1)
Book on file at Salt Lake City Library - Cook/Kenneth P. Darling by Kenneth P. Darling
Descendents lived in Pennsylvania, The Carolinas, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Colorado, California and elsewhere.
Fiche #6017351 LDS Genealogical libraries
== Elinor Norman Cook was a true pioneer.
Her parents were Johannes Norman and Maria Worral. She left her home in England to board a ship headed for the American Colonies in 1713. With her was her husband and 7 children ranging in age from 2 years to 17 years of age.
During their crossing of the Atlantic, her husband Peter Cook died, leaving her and the children to reach the American Colonies and start a new life without him.
Records show that they were in Philadelphia, PA shortly after they came to America. Dates indicate that her youngest son Samuel died shortly after their arrival in America. From there our information shows the children in Warrington, York, PA, London Grove, and South Carolina as late as 1784.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Property, at Philadelphia, "7th 8br (October), 1713," there was "Granted to Elinor Cook, a poor widow, lately arrived from England," 100 acres of land in Chester Co.
At Chester M. Mtgl. held at Providence (now Delaware Co., Pa.) 1 mo. 29, 1714, the widow Elinor Cook, produced a "certificate from frandly months meeting in ould England."
She was married again in that year (1714) to John Fincher, a widower, with several children. He was the son of Francis and Mary Fincher, Friends, who came to Philadelphia in 1683. This marriage was authorized by Chester M. Mtg., 8 mo. 30, 1714, and a committee was "appointed to See that the Estate of Said Elinor Cooks Children be secured to them before marriage." 7,27,1714, the marriage was reported accomplished, and the "Children's portions are secured."
They lived in Unchlan township till the spring of 1716, when they moved to London Grove, in Chester Co., PA, and settled on a tract of 300 acres of land which was deeded to John Fincher, 13th and 14th of March, 1722, by Fobins Collett & Co.
John and Elinor were both active members of Friends Meeting. They removed their certificates of membership to Neward M. Mtg., in 1716, and in 1718 when New Garden M. Mtg. (Chester Co., PA) was established they became members of that meeting.
Elinor had no children by her second husband. The last mention of her is found in 1726, and the date of her death is not known.
John Fincher was the father of Elizabeth Fincher, who was the first wife of Thomas Cox. After the death of Elizabeth, Tomas Cox married Mark Cook #8.
(Family News, Norfold, VA, November, 1903, by Allen M. Cook #358461, Vol.1, No.1)
Research Notes -
Research records at Orphans Court at county seat (Chester County?) in Pennsylvania. Since husband died at sea there are probably records here.
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL:
| GEN01-G8-COOK PETER (b.abt.1675 Tarvin, Cheshire, ENG-d.1713 at sea) married Dec. 07, 1695 Newton MH, Cheshire, ENG to
| | ELINOR NORMAN (b.Feb. 02, 1673 Kingsley, Spinster ENG-d.abt. 1726)
| | Gen02-John Cook (b.Sep. 02, 1696 Tarvin, Cheshire ENG-d.Mar. 1759 Londongrove, Chester Co., PA) married 1718 Newark MH,
| | | Chester Co., PA to Elinor Lansdale (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | Gen02-Mary Cook (b.Nov. 12, 1698 Tarvin, Cheshire ENG-d.Nov. 09, 1700 Northwich, Cheshire ENG)
| | Gen02-Peter Cook (b.Dec. 04, 1700 Norwich, Norfolk ENG-d.Apr. 28, 1779 York Co., PA) married yr? to Sarah Gilpin (b.Jun. 01, 1706
| | | Chadd’s Ford (Birmingham Twp.) Chester Co., PA-d.1783 Warrington, York Co., PA)
| | | Gen03-Joseph Cook (b.abt.1732-d.yr?) married yr? to Mary Dean (b.yr?-d.yr?) married again yr? to Elizabeth Fisher Wilkinson
| | | | (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Ruth Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Lydia Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Hannah Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Samuel Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Ann Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-George Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Henry Cook (b.1744 York Co., PA-d.Aug. 18, 1818) married yr? to Mary Wierman (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Sarah Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Peter Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | Gen02-Isaac Cook (b.Dec. 18, 1702 Norwich, Cheshire ENG-d. bef. Oct. 1759 (prob. Cane Creek) Union Co., SC) married May 22, 1724
| | | Newark MH, Chester Co., PA to Mary Houghton (b.1712 Christiana Hundred, New Castle Co., DE-d.1773 Cane Creek, Union Co., SC)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | Gen02-Abraham (twin) Cook (b.Aug. 29, 1704 Tarvin, Cheshire ENG-d.Nov. 1704 Tarvin, Cheshire ENG)
| | Gen02-Elinor Cook (b.Mar. 22, 1707 Norwich, Cheshire ENG-d.yr?) married Jan. 15, 1730/31 Wilmington, DE to Thomas Grindall
| | | (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Grindall (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | Gen02-Mary Cook II (b.Mar. 22, 1709 Tarvin, Cheshire ENG-d.Jan. 17, 1784 Bush River, Newberry Co., SC) married yr? to
| | | Thomas Cox (b.1702 ENG-d.1759 Warrington, York Co., PA)
| | | Gen03-Child Cox (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cox (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cox (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cox (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cox (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cox (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Child Cox (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | Gen02-Samuel Cook (b.Apr. 23, 1712 Norwich, Cheshire ENG-d.yr?)
== Warrington Meeting, in Warrington Township, about nine miles south-west of Newberry and midway between the present villages of Wellsville and Rossville, was regularly established in 1745, and a log meeting-house erected the same year on a tract of 29 acres and 156 perches... A warrant, dated July 5, 1745, was issued for the land to be held in trust for the Society of Friends, but owing to an irregularity, the land was later, by proclamation, declared vacant and afterward granted by patent, dated 1 Mo. 22, 1767, from John Penn, Lieutenant-Governor, to William Garretson, William Underwood, William Penrose and Peter Cleaver, in trust for the Society, the consideration being L9, 12s, 9d. In 1769, a new stone meeting-house was built near the old one. In 1782, it was found necessary to enlarge the building to almost double its original size in order to accommodate the Quarterly Meeting, and a stone addition was made to the north end. With the exception of a slate roof and other repairs effected in the latter 80’s the old structure remains substantially as it was in 1782, and is still surrounded by a strip of the primitive forest.
Warrington Friends Meeting House, 1946
Located on the Carlisle road between Wellsville and Rossville, the stone building bearing the date 1769 has been called the finest example of early Quaker meeting house architecture in the country. Much of its interest lies in the preservation of the interior. The beams are hand-hewn; the walls plastered and white washed. The wide-board wainscoting is secured with hand-wrought nails. There are two fireplaces and two huge chimneys. The floor is of wide irregular boards. The hand-pegged benches, some with backs, some without, have been worn smooth as sat in by generations of worshipers, The windows are small-paned, deeply set in the thick walls and covered by shutters. Doors less then six feet in height equipped with spoon latches and great wooden bars, are unlocked with a large hand-wrought key.
The Warrington Preparative Meeting was organized September 2, 1747. The first members were John Earl, Alexander Underwood,
Thomas Cox, Joseph Garretson, William Garretson, Christopher Hussey, James Frazier, Hall Cox, Samuel and William Underwood,
Thomas Wickersham, Thomas and Peter Cook. Benjamin Walker’s son John, succeeded him as grave digger of Warrington. A transcript of his account kept at the Historical Society of York County shows such entries as: "To digging a grave for William Morthland -- got killed, $1.50." "Joseph Walker’s child, $.50" "Digging a square grave for Doctor Cook’s ‘mother-in-law", amounted to 2 and perhaps gives an idea of the good lady’s figure.
Warrington Meeting, due to a lack of members because of the western emigration, was laid down in 1862. In 1948 Warrington meeting was reopened and continues today.
Source: Immigration of the Irish Quakers Into Pennsylvania 1682 - 1750 Pages 168 - 171 Albert Cook Myers, M.L. Swarthmore, Pa. 1902
Source: The York Dispatch Saturday, September 25, 1948 "Historic Warrington Is Scene Of Annual Meeting Of Friends" by Mrs. J. Howard Imhoff
== Thomas Cook, a twin, came to America in 1713 with his parents.
In 1745 Thomas Cook contributed to help establish a monthly meeting at Warrington, York County, Pennsylvania. There in 1747 he was reproved by the Newberry Meeting for drinking spirituous liquors, and John Day was appointed to oversee him.
Apparently he died before 1758 as Mary Cook, widow, late of Pennsylvania, at New Garden Monthly Meeting in North Carolina, married Joseph (Wels) Wells of Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, on May 27, 1758. On July 1, 1758 she went with her children, Isaac, Mary and Thomas, to Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange (now Alamanse) County, North Carolina. On December 4, 1773 she returned to New Garden, but we do not have the date of her death. -- One Ladd's Family; Ruth Kline Ladd, 1974.
== Mary's parents are Alexander Underwood and Mary Jane Underhill? Harry?.
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL:
| | GEN02-G7-COOK THOMAS SR (TWIN) (b.Oct. 29, 1704 Norwich, Cheshire, ENG-d.1752 London Grove, York, PA)
| | | married Jul. 28, 1730 London Grove MH, Chester Co., PA to MARY UNDERWOOD (b.abt.1710 New Castle, Delaware-d.1794 SC?)
| | | Gen03-Sarah Ann Cook (b.Oct. 12, 1732 York, PA-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Ruth Cook (b.1737 York, PA-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Alexander Cook (b.1740 York, PA-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Isaac Cook (b.1743 York, PA-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Jacob Cook (b.abt. 1746-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Mary Cook (b.abt.1749-d.yr?)
| | | Gen03-Thomas Jr Cook (b.abt.1751-d.yr?) married Jan. 30, 1772 New Garden MM, Guilford Co., N.C. to Mary Mills (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Thomas Cook III (b.Apr. 05, 1778 Guilford Co., N.C.-d.yr?) married abt. 1802 to Mary Shelly (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-John Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?) married yr? to Hannah Macy (b.yr?-d.yr?)
== According to the History of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Thomas Cook
had a twin brother, Abraham, for whom his son was named. The family
located from Pennsylvania to the Carolinas sometime before Abraham's
marriage. Abraham Cook bought land in Rowan County shortly after his marriage.
"Bowater Beals to Abraham Cook for 15 pounds Virginia money, 100 A
bought from Richard Williams, granted by Granville May 1756. John
Beal, Mordecai Mendenhall. Proved Oct. 1757." Because of Bowater's
land purchase in 1756 we know the families moved from Pennsylvania to
the Carolinas sometime between Bowater's marriage in York County,
Pennsylvania (to Abraham's sister, Sarah) in 1752 and his land
purchase in 1756. He was one of the original members of the New Garden MM; Guilford, NC.
== Phebe's parents are John Mills and Sarah Beals. Sarah's parents are John Beals II and Sarah Bowater.
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL:
| | | GEN03-G6-COOK ABRAHAM SR (b.Nov. 1731 York, PA-d.Jan. 08, 1793 New Garden
| | | | MM, NC) married Sep. 23, 1756 New Garden MM, Rowan Co., NC to PHEBE MILLS (b.1738 Opekan, Frederick Co., VA
| | | | -d.Aug. 04, 1790 New Garden MM, NC).
| | | | Gen04-Rachel Cook (b.Oct. 28, 1757 Rowan Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Mary Cook (b.May 21, 1760 Guilford, NC-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Isaac Cook (b.Feb. 14, 1763 Rowan Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Phebe Cook (b.Aug. 28, 1767 Rowan Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Abraham Cook (b.Jul 31, 1769 Rowan Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Jacob Cook (b.Sep.07, 1771 Guilford, NC-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Nathan Cook (b.Sep. 20, 1775 NC-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Sarah Cook (b.Feb. 20, 1778 New Garden MM, NC-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Moses Cook (b.Sep. 01, 1780 Guilford, NC-d.yr?)
| | | | Gen04-Ruth Cook (b.Jun. 13, 1783 NC-d.yr?)
== Lydia's parents are John Hussey Jr. and Mary Jessup.
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL:
| | | | GEN04-G5-COOK JOHN (b.Mar. 05, 1765 Rowan Co., NC-d.Apr. 1842 White Lick, Morgan Co., IN) married abt. 1792 Guilford, NC
| | | | | to LYDIA HUSSEY (b.Jul 29, 1771 NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | Gen05-Levi Cook (b.1796 Guilford, NC-d.yr?) married yr? to Hannah Jackson (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | Gen05-Stephen Cook (b.abt.1799 Guilford, NC-d.yr?) married yr? to Patience Marshall (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | Gen05-Mary Cook (b.1802-d.yr?) married yr? to Firstname? Marshall (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | Gen05-Henry Cook (b.abt.1805-d.yr?)
| | | | | Gen05-Nathan Cook (b.1808 NC-d.yr?)
== Hannah's father was William Marshall, born August 28, 1766 in Orange Co., North Carolina. Her mother was
Elizabeth Bills, born February 19, 1772.
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL:
| | | | | GEN05-G4-COOK JESSE (b.1793 Surry, NC-d.Sep. 19, 1859) married Apr. 18, 1821 Westfield MM, Surry, NC to
| | | | | | HANNAH MARSHALL (b.1796-d.bef.1850)
| | | | | | married again July 01, 1852 White Lick M(onthly) M(eeting), Morgan Co., IN to Mary T. Hadley
| | | | | | (b.Feb.22, 1808 Chatham, NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen06-HM-Milton Cook (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen06-HM-Elizabeth Cook (b.1806-d.Jun. 1846) married Oct. 30, 1856 Hendricks Co., IN to John Woodward (b.1836 IN-d.yr?) (brother of Sarah J.)
| | | | | | Gen06-HM-Zimri Cook (b.1820-d.bef.1882)
== Sarah's father is William Woodward (b.1805 TN-d.aft.1880).
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL:
| | | | | | GEN06-G3-HM-COOK JOHN M. (b.1836 IN-d.aft.1900) married Dec. 11, 1856 Hendricks Co., IN to
| | | | | | | SARAH J. WOODWARD (b.abt.Nov. 1838 IN-d.aft.1900)
| | | | | | | Gen07-Ida B. Cook (b.Feb. 07, 1861 Hendricks Co., IN-d.Sep. 07, 1883) married Oct. 01, 1879 to Brazelton Hadley
| | | | | | | | (b.Mar. 30, 1855 Hendricks Co., IN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | Gen08-Walter D. Hadley (b.Apr. 06, 1881 Hendricks Co., IN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen07-William Cook (b.abt.1865 Hendricks Co., IN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen07-Elizabeth Cook (b.abt.1869 Hendricks Co., IN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen07-Laura Cook (b.1871Hendricks Co., IN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen07-Arthur Cook (b.1875 Hendricks Co., IN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen07-Nora Cook (b.1878 Hendricks Co., IN-d.yr?)
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL:
| | | | | | | GEN07-G2-COOK EVELINE (b.1859 Hendricks Co., IN-d.yr?) married Dec. 27, 1877 Hendricks Co., IN to
| | | | | | | | BRAZELTON TABER BROWN (b.Feb. 22, 1856 Hendricks Co., IN-d.yr?)
| | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: BROWN for additional children.
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL:
| | | | | | | | GEN08-G1-BROWN MAUD(E) LENA (b.Apr. 26, 1885 IN-d.Sep. 26, 1948 Hammond, Lake Co., IN)
| | | | | | | | | married yr? to EMIL SCHREIBER (b.Aug. 10, 1881 Ger.-d.May 28, 1963)
| | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: SCHREIBER for additional children.
GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL:
| | | | | | | | | GEN09-G-SCHREIBER HELEN MARIE (b.Oct. 04, 1911 Indianapolis, IN-d.Oct. 13, 1999 Granada Hills, Los Angeles Co., CA)
| | | | | | | | | | married Aug. 02, 1929 IN to MALCOLM EDWIN "MACK" SR NEWLIN (b.Feb. 19, 1908 Pittsburg, PA-d.Nov. 1985)
| | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: NEWLIN for additional children.
PARENTS:
| | | | | | | | | | GEN10-M-NEWLIN PATRICIA ANN (b.Feb. 24, 1931 Hammond, Lake Co., IN-d.Jan. 17, 1980 Granada Hills, Los Angeles Co.,
| | | | | | | | | | | CA) married Jun. 13, 1956 Niles, Berrien Co., MI toWARREN GLENN SILVERS (b.Jul. 10, 1923 Culver, Marshall Co., IN
| | | | | | | | | | | -d.Feb. 24, 1974 Niles, Berrien Co., MI)
| | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: SILVERS for additional children.
SELF:
| | | | | | | | | | | GEN11-D-SILVERS DIANE MARIE (b.Aug. 06, 1957 South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN) married 1977 Chula Vista CA to
| | | | | | | | | | | | Kenneth Larry Powell (b.Sep. 15, 1951 San Diego Co., CA) married again 1993 to
| | | | | | | | | | | | JEFFREY RICHARD LONG (b.May 05, 1962 Norwalk, Los Angeles Co., CA)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Gen12-Persephone Marie Powell (b.Aug. 09, 1974 Granada Hills, Los Angeles Co., CA)
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