William
Cook
Born about in Brunswick County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Cook Sr.
and Ann (Griffin) Cook
Brother of
John Cook
Husband of
Margaret (Jones) Cook
— married
about 1750 in Lunenburg, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Rachel (Cook) Murphy, Bathsheba (Cook) Dunn, Helen (Cook) Bohannan, Hosea Cook, Rhoda (Cook) Jameson, Jesse Cook, William James Cook, Seth Abraham Cook Sr., Margaret Cook, Abraham Cook and Eunice Cook
Died before
before about age 60
in Woodford, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2010
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Biography
Wass born about 1730 in Brunswick County, Virginia Colony .
He married Margaret Jones, daughter of Robert Jones Jr and Mary J Van Meter, about 1750 in Lunenburg County, Virginia Colony .
According to conflicting information, William Cook Jr married Margaret Jones, daughter of Robert Jones Jr and Mary J Van Meter, in Halifax County, Virginia Colony .
William and Margaret Jones Cook II joined some half dozen families in forming a settlement at the Forks of Elkhorn in 1784.
Shortly after arriving, William died and left Margaret with a large family responsibility. Margaret became a charter member of Forks of Elkhorn Church in 1788.
In the last Indian battle of Franklin County at Innis Bottom on April 28, 1792, Margaret Cook lost two sons, Jesse and Hosea, son-in-law Lewis Mastin and two grandsons, sons of William and Bathsheba Cook Dunn. ^
Female Heroism was exemplified when a band of hundred Indians were fought off by the Cook wives and is recorded in history books.
The children of these pious Baptist parents were Rachel, Bathsheba, Helen, Rhoda, William III, Jesse, Seth, Margaret, Hosea, Abraham and Eunice. [1]
He registered to pay taxes from 1748 to 1750 in Lunenburg County, Virginia Colony
He was a member of in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, Virginia Colony , in 1751
He had property surveyed on November 13, 1757 400 acres on both sides of the Banister River, Halifax County, Virginia Colony .
He received a land grant on September 26, 1760 400 acres on both sides of Fox Run of Black Water River, Halifax County, Virginia Colony .
Colonial Poll lists between 1764 and 1769 in Halifax County, Virginia.
William registered to vote on July 17, 1765 in Halifax County, Virginia Colony
He registered to pay taxes in 1767 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Colony
He bought property on May 21, 1767 210 acres on Pigg River, Hatchet, Halifax County, Virginia Colony .
He sold property to Peter Vardeman on August 24, 1769 50 acres on Pigg River, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Colony
William Cook Jr sold property to James Rentfro Sr on September 23, 1773 220 acres on Fox Run, Pittsylvania (now Franklin) County, Virginia Colony
William Cook Jr sold property to James Rentfro on September 23, 1773 60 acres on Fox Run, Pittsylvania (now Franklin) County, Virginia Colony
William Cook Jr sold property to James Calloway on September 23, 1773 108 acres on Fox Run, Pittsylvania (now Franklin) County, Virginia Colony
William Cook Jr sold property to Peter Vardeman on February 17, 1777 20 acres on Pigg River, Henry County, Virginia. Deed Book 1, Page 13
William Cook Jr registered to pay taxes in 1778 in Henry County, Virginia.
He emigrated from Henry Co, Virginia to Kentucky County, Virginia, after September 26, 1783
He sold property to Peter Saunders on July 22, 1784 354 acres at Hatchet Run on both sides of Pigg River, Henry County, Virginia. Book 2, Page 495
William died before May 22, 1790 in Woodford County, Virginia (now Kentucky). He left a widow, Margaret
Conflicting information indicates that he died about 1784 in Fayette County, Kentucky.
THE LAST RAID
April 28th 1792
You can find the story of Hosea Cook and his brother, Jesse, and their losing battle with Indians in Innis bottom on the Elkhorn at CookStation. The brave wives of these brothers fought off the Indians after the death of their husbands, saving their children and themselves from the Indians. Also mentioned in the account is; Rev. Abraham Cook (brother of Hosea & Jesse); Lewis Mastin (brotherinlaw); William Bledsoe; William Dunn; and a Mr. McAndre. at:
Source: KY Historical Society Library Frankfort, KY, Copied 1989 Contributor: Pat Cook Sengstock Written for the Boys Scouts of America By J. J. King, Frankfort, KY November 1936
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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