William
Cook
Born in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of William Cook
and Susannah (Briggs) Cook
Brother of
Susanna Cook, Enoch Cook, Joseph Cook, Hannah Cook, Sarah Cook, Job Cook, George Cook and Charles Cook
Husband of
Desire (Slocum) Cook
— married
1755 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 51
in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Sep 2010
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Contents |
Biography
Records
Name William Cook Event Type Marriage Event Date 08 Jun 1755 Event Place , Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Desire Slocum Spouse's Gender Female [1]
His death date, 7 August 1783 is recorded in the heading of his inventory which was taken on 10 May 1784 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[2] His wife Desire was the administrator of his estate.
Sources
- ↑ "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VV-BBS : accessed 1 October 2017), William Cook and Desire Slocum, 08 Jun 1755; citing , Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 290.
- ↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649133_00425). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills, and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Council and Probate Records, Vol 6-9, 1764-1822, image 425-426. Portsmouth, RI, Vol. 7, Second Part of Book, page 69-71. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- Title: The Hull Family in America
- Author: Weygant, Col.
- Publication: The Hull Family Association
- Title: WorldTree Database: "Slovers, et al,"
- Author: Ruth Blackwell
- Publication: Ancestry.com
- Media: Book
- Title: Thomas Cooke of Rhode Island
- Author: Jane Fletcher Fiske
- Publication: Boxford, Massachusetts; Jane Fletcher Fiske; 1987
- Page: 114
- Father: William Cook b: 11 Sep 1701 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
- Mother: Sussanah Briggs b: 21 Sep 1697 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
- Marriage 1 Desire Slocum b: 23 Feb 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
- Married: 8 Jun 1755 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA 1 3
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to David Townsend for creating WikiTree profile Cook-6586 through the import of cornell_flakey.ged on Jun 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.
- This person was created through the import of dyermaeettaaug2010.ged on 11 September 2010.
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