John Cook (abt. 1785 - 1846)

Born about 1785 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1846 at about age 61 in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America

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Biography

Birth

John was born around 1785 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States

Death

John passed away 11 Feb 1846 in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States He is buried in Townsend Cemetery.

Research Notes

NARRATIVE: John Cook was issued 20 acres of land on 30 Nov 1819 in Lincoln County, located "On waters of Indian Creek". This was recorded in Land Patent Book 134 page 26 as Lincoln County Grant # 2663. The original request for this land was entered on 21 Apr 1818 and assigned Lincoln County Entry # 851. It took 1 year and 7 months to issue the grant.

Cook Family History

John married Millia Whetstine

Mary married Jacob Hauser, died in Knox, TN

Christopher married Anna Wise

Joseph married Polly Sepaugh

David married Emaline Goodwin

In the early 1830's David, John and Christopher Cook came to Indiana from NC. It is believed these 3 Cook's could possibly be brothers. They traveled together, bought land and raised their families in the same area. In that era, it was tradition to name children after relatives. These 3 Cooks used many of the same names of their children. Due to the type of records kept in those days and in conjunction with the fact that many could not read or write; land records and census records are the main sources of identifying these families.

Christopher bought his first land on Nov 25, 1830; John bought some in 1842 and David bought land on Sept 2, 1833. Between 1833 and 1845, these 3 Cook's continued to buy land in the same area. This land was in Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana.

David died in 1845, John died on Feb 11, 1846 and Christopher died in Aug 1847 in Morgan County, Indiana. Christopher is buried in Townsend cemetery located in range 1-E of Washington Township,Morgan County, Indiana. This is on the property that David bough on Sept 2, 1833. it is believed that all three brothers are buried there, as well as other family members. An outbreak of Asiatic Cholera about that time took many lives.

When John died he had unpaid bill. The Sheriff sold 40 of his 80 acres for $105.11 to settle his debt. The sale of these 40 acres listed all of John's children.

John's son, Philip, married a few months after his father's death. In 1853, Philip was the Justice of the Peace when he sold his own 40 acres farm and the remaining 40 acres of his fathers' 80 acres farm.

Land Records

Census

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-YWK : accessed 6 October 2020), John Cooke, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 846, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905."

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLX-87P : accessed 30 August 2021), John Cook, West of the South Fork of the Catawba River, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 328, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 83; FHL microfilm 162,799.

In the 1840 census, John Cook, Morgan, Indiana, United States ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
   citing p. 130, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
   (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYP-ZVS : 2 March 2021)
   John Cook, Morgan, Indiana, United States