Question

What proof of a son Giles or Denton as wife's surname?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Name:	William Cook
Gender:	Male
Spouse:	Eliza Denton
Spouse Gender:	Female
Bond #:	000143869
Level Info:	North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum:	002114
Bondsman:	James Merrit Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.

Answer 3

His will lists wife, daughter Mary Holeman, sons John and Miles ( looks like a M not a G, to me, could be a W) and daughter Lucy Holeman

North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 for William Cook

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Wills, Vol 1-3, 1771-1827

Comments

Rev. William Cooke's will names four children: Mary, John, Wiles & Lucy.

His wife Elizabeth's will names son Wilds (and "other children").