Rebecca (Cooke) Anderson (1720 - abt. 1770)

Born 1720 in Surry, Virginia

Ancestors

Died about 1770 at about age 50 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Rebecca was born between 1693-1712. She was the daughter of William Cook and Elizabeth Unknown. ^[1].She married James Anderson in 1720, Surry Co., VA

Rebecca in her will on 14 Oct 1763 names her four sister, Sarah Rachel, Mary Bonner, Susanna Hill, and Hannah Gray. She also bequeaths her estate to her beloved son, William Anderson. Rebecca's estate passed probate on 20 Mar 1770 and was presented in court by her son William Anderson in Surry, Virginia, United States.^[2]

1 May 1740, Surry Co., VA - The will of William Cook(e) names his daughter, Rebecca wife of James Anderson.^[3][4]

Research Note

No verifiable records found on Familysearch.org. DKMMoseley-537 14:05, 9 November 2017 (EST)

Quotation below is from ^[5] "Notes for Rebecca Cooke: James Anderson's second marriage was to Rebecca Cook. This is established by examination of Surry County, Will Book 9, page 248. The will of William Cook dated 05/01/1740 names sons Robin Cook, James Cook and daughters; Elizabeth who married Thomas Tomlinson, Rebeccah who married James Anderson, Sarah who married Henry Mitchell, Mary who married Wm. Briggs, Susannah who married Miel Hill, Hannah who married Richard Gary, Amy who married John Maclin. The will was probated 11/19/1740.

/ Richard Cooke / Philip Cooke b: 27 DEC 1589 / William Cooke b: 25 MAR 1613 d: 1679 / William Cooke b: ABT. 1633 d: 1698 | \ Mary Blackbourne /William Cooke d: 19 NOV 1740 | | \ Hugh Roper | \ Joan Roper d: 1720 Rebecca Cooke d: 1770 | / James Jones \ Rebecca Jones \ Sarah ?Lewis

Rebecca's name appears as the dower signature in the 1743 leases to James' sons. In 1752 Rebecca is under Surry County court order to cease and desist from possession of the 400 acres of Thomas Anderson (deceased). See Surry County Court order book one pages 176, 271, 405, 464. This appears to be an attempt on her part to take control of her deceased father-in-law's land. The author found no record of lands in Surry county owned by a Thomas Anderson. It is regrettable that the Prince George County Court Orders are lost as these may have provided further clarification over this struggle. Rebecca Anderson nee Cook resides in Surry County, Virginia until her death in 1770, without remarrying. Perhaps by 1752 the original lands of Thomas Anderson were abandoned and she tried to use the vagueness of his will to assert a claim.

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ Rebecca (Cooke) Anderson's Will: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Virginia, Surry County, Probate Records; Author: Surry County (Virginia). Register of Deeds; Probate Place: Surry, Virginia
   Ancestry Record 62347 #1805580 (accessed 30 September 2023)
   Rebecca Anderson probate on 20-Mar -1770 in Surry, Virginia, USA. Surry County, Virginia, Will Book 10A, p 77
3. ↑ Will of William Cooke: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Wills and Deeds (Surry County, Virginia), 1652-1907; Author: Surry County (Virginia). Clerk of the County Court
   Ancestry Record 62347 #2656834 (accessed 30 September 2023)
   Rebeccah Cook probate.
4. ↑ Will of William Cook. Surry Co., VA, DB/WB 9, pp. 248-249, w. 1 May 1740, p. 19 Nov 1740. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/s9ur84c
5. ↑ https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~anderson/va/trees/jamest.html

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Joyce Ann Mize for starting this profile.

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• The Isle of Wight Cooks Robert W. Witt, Heritage Books, 2007.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:39N8-D2G : accessed 2016-07-02), entry for Rebecca /Cooke/.