Cornelius Cook (1657 - abt. 1738)

Born 1657 in , Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1738 at about age 81 in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

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Biography

Will of Neal Cook: Cook, Neal. Nottingham, yeoman. February 24, 1737/8. May 29, 1738. B.27. Provides for wife AnnAnn Cook. To sons John and Daniel 1 shilling sterling each. To son Cornelius 136 acres of land on Back Creek in Maryland where I formerly lived. To son William 100 acres at the lower end of said tract, paying to my granddaughters Katherine and Elizabeth Cook £5 when of age. To daughter Catherine Wooliston £5. To daughter Mary Ruddell bed. To granddaughter Ann Ruddell, cupboard. To granddaughter Catherine McKeeb a heifer. To Wm. Ruthledge my sorrel mare. Executrix: wife Ann. Son in law John Ruddell assistant.

Source Information Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.

Source Information Ancestry.com. Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers, 1714-1838 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Pennsylvania. Chester County. Estate Papers, 1700–1820. Gale Cengage Learning. Microfilm, 85 rolls. Chester County Archives, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Source: John Ruddell of the Shenandoah Valley:His Children and Grandchildren by Harold T.Smutz, June 1974. Re John Ruddell and Neal Cook, Blanche Hinshaw, Indianapolis,IN, reported on some research done for Colleen Lofrese by ThomasA. Urbine Jr, Ridley Park, PA on the Nottingham Records in the Chester Co, PA.

Historical Society in 1972, John Ruddell, under different spellings, was listed on the tax rolls 1718 thru 1740; those for 1741 thru 1747 had been lost. He was not listed for 1748, presumably by then, or earlier, he had moved to Virginia.

On 3-18-1727 John Rudell witnessed the will of Samuel Littler, and on 7-28-1727 that of Hugh Morgan, both of Nottingham.In proving the latter,John Cook and Robert Oldham made their marks but John Ruddell signed his name.

The Nottingham Land Papers, also in the Chester Co Historical Society, showed that the lots,when originally granted were thought to be in PA, then when the Mason-Dickson Line was run, parts of them were found to be in MD. James and WM. Brown from New Castle, DE, were the first settlers in the area .Later they brought others of the Quaker faith to Nottingham and Penn granted the lots to this group.

Lot 33 was granted to Wm. Brown 30 Mar 1702, John Ruddell bought it from him 24 Oct 1721, and sold half of it to Francis Moore 29 Sept 1745, probably in preparation for his move. He had sold 257 acres to his brother-in-law John Cook 22 May 1724.By 1789, through other transactions, the land was in the possession of Wm.Rogers/or his heirs.

Thomas Rogers in his will, named a son William.

Capt John Haines, USN(Ret) researched for BH,(above)in July 1972, the Gilbert Cope records in the Society files. Cope worked as early as 1861 and thru 1904, compiling the Chester Co. Quaker Monthly Meeting Records. In Vol. 9 p. 69 he found an affidavit of Neal Cook: "Neal Cook, aged 78 of Cecil Co. MD.,Testifies on oath May 26, 1735,Respecting Lord Baltimore's Fort: came into New Castle County and went to live near Christians Creek about 1684, where he remained about 40 years before going to Maryland. The log house called Lord Baltimore's Fort stood but a little distance from the common road which led from the place where he lived to New Castle; which road he constantly traveled to church and court for near to 40 years. Made his mark."

Neal Cookhaving testified under oath was evidently not a Quaker, as the Quaker discipline would permit affirmation only. Will: Will Bk v. II, p 27. Chester Co. PA dated 24 Feb 1737 names wife and

NAME

Name: Neal /Cook/

Given Name: Neal

Surname: Cook^[1]

Wonder if his first name was Cornelius? This is a name that comes on down through the generations.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S100

• Source: S100 Abbreviation: Ancestral File (R) Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 Repository: #R5 Paranthetical: N
• Repository: R5 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street CONT Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Name: Family History Library Address 1: 35 N West Temple Street Address 2: Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA

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