Born in Virginia, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of George Alexander
and Mary Aiken Tinsley
Sister of
Elizabeth Alexander, William Alexander, Sarah (Alexander) Gaines, Mourning Alexander, Anna A (Alexander) Gaines, James Barton Alexander [half], Mildred Alexander and Lucy Alexander
Wife of
John Francis Cook
— married
25 Feb 1810 in Elbert, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Keziah (Cook) Williams, Emily (Cook) Vaughn, Milley Cook, Reuben Carter Cook, Lucy (Cook) Berry, George Cook, James Thomas Cook Sr, Diana Cook, Mary Jane Cook, John Cook, Eliza Jane Cook and William A. Cook
Died
at age 79
in Newton, Georgia, United States
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Biography
Mary was born in 1785. She passed away in 1864.
1850, Newton Co., GA [1]
[Household numbers cut off by binding]
Mary Cook, 64, F, VA
Mary Cook, 29, F, GA
Eliza Cook, 20, F, GA
William A. Cook, 16, M, GA
John H Smith, 17, M, farmer, GA
Lucy Vaughn, 7, F, GA
Milly Vaughn, 7, F, GA
1860, Newton Co., GA [2]
14, 14, Mary Cook, 75, F, farmer, VA
Eliza J Cook, 30, F, seamstress, GA
John S Cook, 21, M, overseer, GA
Family [3]
DAR membership of Miss Clara Dally (National No. 140471)
Born in Walton Co., GA.
Daughter of William Thomas Dally (1850-1917) m. 1880, Josephine Carroll (b. 1855).
Granddaughter of John Thomas Dally (1813-1853) m. 1845, Diana Cook (1818-1895).
Great-granddaughter of John Cook (1769-1846) m. 1810, Mary Alexander (1785-1864).
Great-great-granddaughter of Reuben Cook (1740, Hanover Co., VA - 1820, Elbert Co., GA) m. 1760, Mollie Daniel (d. 1828).
Burial - Cook Family Cemetery, Newton Co., GA [4]
Tombstone Inscription
In Memory of
Our Beloved Mother
Mary Cook
Born Aug. 27 1785
Died Sep. 27, 1864
Aged
79 Yrs. 1 Month.
Sources
- ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 65, Newton, Georgia; Roll: 79; Page: 426a. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Newton, Georgia; Roll: M653_133; Page: 576; Family History Library Film: 803133. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- ↑ “Lineage Book National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol CXLI,”, 1918, Press of Judd & Detweiler, Inc., Washington, DC, 1934, p. 145. Digital image at Ancestry.com.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26691068/mary-cook: accessed March 2, 2024), memorial page for Mary Alexander Cook (27 Aug 1785–27 Sep 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26691068, citing Cook Family Cemetery, Newton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by 637983 (contributor 50108417).
- https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-302333-11-1935/george-alexander-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216781001
- https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/e/f/George-Defrieze-GA/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1627.html
- Find-a-grave #26691068
- Ancestry.Com
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L21T-ZWW
- Personal records
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Lynne (Ballew) Williamson 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch T791808 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T791808 [compare], Ancestry member lbwmson12
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T791808 [compare], Ancestry member lbwmson12, FTDNA kit #N23366
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~1.56%
Jim Ray :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KN2296807 [compare], yourDNAportal JAMd545aed0, Ancestry member jimray1944
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T941862 [compare], FTDNA kit #341040
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Theresa Maxwell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A020419 [compare], yourDNAportal THE207f92e2, Ancestry member Tamorcutt
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sharen (Fairbank) Lininger :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Wayne McMullan :
AncestryDNA
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Sarah Sharpless
Alexander-21368 and Alexander-9691 appear to represent the same person because: Same husband. The 25 Feb 1810 death date of Alexander-21368 is the marriage date.
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Pamela (Henderson) LeCroy
Alexander-15127 and Alexander-9691 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse per https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26691068/mary-cook
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by Pamela (Henderson) LeCroy
Rejected matches › Mary (Alexander) McGirk (1787-1865) › Mary Ann Alexander (1786-) › Mary (Unknown) Savory (abt.1786-)
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