Reuben Cooke (1687 - bef. 1768)

Born 1687 in Surry, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Unknown) Cooke — married 1735 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 19 Aug 1768 before age 81 in Sussex, Virginia

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Biography

Reuben is the son of William Cook and Rebecca (Jones) Cook. Reuben was "likely" born before 1706 , since he was deeded land on 20 Sep 1727, it is likely that he was at least 21:

Reuben Cook's mother, Rebecca (Jones) Cook, is also proved by the same deed:

Surry Co., VA, DB/WB 7, p. 753, 20 Sep 1727: “William Cook of Southwarke Parish and wife, Rebecca Cook, to William Briggs of the same for Love and Affection for their sons James Cook and Reuben Cook. 200 acres in Southwarke Parish which was devised to the said Rebecca Cook by the will of her father, James Jones, decd., dated 6 Apr 1719. Wit: Thomas Eldridge. Rec. 20 Sep 1727.” ^[1]

James Jones' 6 Apr 1719 will names "daughter Rebecca - 200 acres of land in Surry County." ^[2]

James Cook deeded his part of the land to Reuben in 1740. (Hopkins, Deeds and Estates, 1734-1755, Surry County.)

Surry Co., VA, DB/WB 9, p. 237, 17 Nov 1740: “James Cook and wife, Mary Cook, to Reuben Cook. 100 acres (being part of 200 acres in Albemarle Parish which was devised to Rebecca Cook by the will of her father, James Jones, decd., dated 6 Apr 1719 and by Rebecca Cook and her husband, William Cook, devised to the said James Cook on 20 Sep 1727. The 200 acres was where the said William Cook had ‘his Mansion House and Orchards.’). Wit: John Mason, Joseph Mason, Edward Pettway. Rec. 19 Nov 1740. ^[3]

Children of Reuben Cook (as recorded in the Albemarle Parish Register of Surry Co., VA, and Sussex Co., VA): ^[4]

• ___h s. of Reuben Cooke and w. Anne; b. Nov 21, 1741; c. ___; gdpts. ___

• Richard s. of Reuben Cook and w. Anne; b. Aug 1, 1744; c. March 3, 1744/5; gdpts. Joseph Mason, Wm Moss jr, Eliza Cook.

• Sarah d. of Reuben Cook and w. Anne; b. June 24; c. Sept 21, 1746; gdpts. Christopher Mason, Sarah Carr, Mary Dansey.

• Elizabeth d. of Reuben Cook and w. Anne; b. June 11; c. Sept 4, 1748; gdpts. William Tomlinson, Eliza Cook, Eliza Moss.

• Henry s. of Reuben Cook and w. Anne; b. Aug 22, 1750; c. Jan 20, 1750/1; gdpts. James Chappel jr, Wm Tomlinson, Amy Briggs

Children of Reuben & Mary Cook" [Note - This is a different Reuben Cook.]

3 Dec 1755, William^[5]

2 Jan 1758, John

6 Apr 1760, Sarah Cook was christened^[6]

Will

Will of Reuben Cook. Sussex Co., VA, WB B, pp. 169-171, written 23 Jun 1764, proved 19 Aug 1768. ^[7]

wife Ann Cook
daughter Mary Briggs
son Richard Cook
daughter Sarah Cook
daughter Elizabeth Cook
son Henry Cook
daughter Amy Cook
all my children namely Mary Richard Sarah Henry Elizabeth and Amey
Exr: wife Ann Cook, son Richard Cook
Wit: Drury Barker, James Boiseau Jones, Glaister Hunnicutt

Research Notes

As of 6 Nov 2021, this Reuben Cook (Cooke-2146) was shown married to Bethia (Rich) Cook of New England. This does not appear to be correct. Reuben was married to Ann(e) Unknown from at least 1741 (which is the first recording of their children in the Albemarle Parish Register of Surry Co. & Sussex Co., VA). He was still married to Ann(e) when he named her as his wife in his will, written 23 Jun 1764, Sussex Co., VA.

The following New England sources were given for this Reuben Cook:

• Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
• Early Connecticut Marriages
• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011

I have detached Bethia (Rich) Cook as the wife of this Reuben Cook and removed the sources.

This Reuben Cook of Virginia was also shown as the father of:
• Samuel Cook, b. 19 Nov 1758, Middletown, Hartford, CT - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooke-4746
• Uraney Cooke, b. 31 Jan 1762, CT - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooke-4747
• Elizabeth Cooke, b. 2 Oct 1763, CT - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooke-4748
• Reuben Cooke, b. 16 Jun 1765, CT - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooke-2145
• George Cooke, b. 14 May 1767, CT - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooke-4749

I have removed the links of these profiles as being the children of Reuben Cook of Sussex Co., VA.

Sources

1. ↑ Hopkins, William Lindsay, “Surry County, Virginia, Deeds 1684-1733 and Other Court Papers,” ® 1991 by William Lindsay Hopkins; reprinted Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, GA, 1994.
2. ↑ Will of James Jones. Prince George Co., VA, DB/WB 1713-1728, pp. 310-311, written 6 Apr 1719, proved 12 May 1719. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9085/images/007645711_00470?pId=1470366
3. ↑ Hopkins, William Lindsay, “Surry County, Virginia, Deeds and Estate Accounts, 1734-1755,” ® 1991 by William Lindsay Hopkins; reprinted Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, GA, 1994.
4. ↑ Richards, Gertrude R. B., PhD, “Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Susex Counties [Virginia], 1739-1778,” The National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA 1958; reprinted, Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1984.
5. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRPL-Q4W : 28 January 2020), William Cook, 1756
6. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRP2-YL2 : 28 January 2020), Sarah Cook, 1760.
7. ↑ Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9085/images/007676314_00102?pId=1470366

• Source: S-2129589777 Repository: #R-2146517072 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7143047&pid=397
• Repository: R-2146517072 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• John Bennett Bodie: Virginia Historical Genealogies, p. 319.
• Cooks of Isle of Wight, Heritage Books, 2007
• Hopkins, Deeds, 1684-1733.
• Hopkins, Deeds and Estates, 1734-1755, Surry County.)

Acknowledgements

Cooke-2638 was created by Ray Clark through the import of Ray Trotter Clark.ged on Oct 8, 2014.