Mary (Cooke) Briggs (abt. 1695 - 1770)

Born about 1695 in Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of William Briggs I — married about 1710 in Surry, Virginia

Wife of John Bonner — married 9 Feb 1756 in Sussex, Virginia

Descendants

Died 3 May 1770 at about age 75 in Sussex, Colony of Virginia

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Richard Parker [send private message], Cindy Barnett [send private message], Nalani Briggs [send private message], and Rohana Meade [send private message]

Biography

Mary was born about 1695. She was the daughter of William Cooke and Rebecca Jones. She passed away in 1770.

1 May 1740, Surry Co., VA - The will of William Cook(e) names "daughter Mary wife of William Briggs.." ^[1]

"Virginia Historical Genealogies", page 319, By John Bennett Boddie-EXCERPT: "Rebecca Jones married William Cooke. Thomas Chappell deeded to William Cooke, Jr. , June 19, 1722, 100 acres of land in Surry Co., left to Chappell by the will of James Jones. On Sept. 29, 1727, William Cook and Rebecca, his wife, deeded to William Briggs for their sons, James and Reuben Cook, the land left Rebecca by her father, James Jones, deceased. William Cook's will, dated May 1, 1740, and probated Nov. 19, in Surry Co., mentions sons William, Reuben, and James; daughters Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Tomlinson, Rebecca, wife of James Andrews, Sarah, wife of Henry Mitchell, Mary, wife of William Briggs..."

Mary's Parents, William Cooke, Jr and Rebecca Jones

[1] "Virginia Historical Genealogies", page 319, By John Bennett Boddie

[2] "Virginia Historical Genealogies", page 319, By John Bennett Boddie-EXCERPT: "Rebecca Jones married William Cooke. Thomas Chappell deeded to William Cooke, Jr. , June 19, 1722, 100 acres of land in Surry Co., left to Chappell by the will of James Jones. On Sept. 29, 1727, William Cook and Rebecca, his wife, deeded to William Briggs for their sons, James and Reuben Cook, the land left Rebecca by her father, James Jones, deceased. William Cook's will, dated May 1, 1740, and probated Nov. 19, in Surry Co., mentions sons William, Reuben, and James; daughters Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Tomlinson, Rebecca, wife of James Andrews, Sarah, wife of Henry Mitchell, Mary, wife of William Briggs..."

Marriage to William Briggs, 1710, Surry County, Virginia

[3] "Southside Virginia Families, Volume 1", page 107, By Boddie, John Bennett Boddie-Documentation of marriage to William Briggs

[4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Marriage to John Bonner, 9 Feb 1756, Surry County, Virginia

[5] "Early Virginia Marriages, Part I", page n56, by William Armstrong Crozier-Documentation of marriage to John Bonner

[6] "Southside Virginia Families, Volume 1", page 107, by By John Bennett Boddie

Death, 1770, Sussex County, Virginia

[7] "Southside Virginia Families, Volume 1", page 107, By Boddie, John Bennett Boddie-Documentation of death. EXCERPT: "Her will was probated in Sussex Co. in 1770"

Name: Mary Cooke. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Born abt 1700. Surry Virginia. ^[3]

Marriage Husband William Briggs. Wife Mary Cooke. Child: Faith Briggs. Child: Elizabeth Briggs. Child: Henry Briggs. Child: John Briggs. Child: Mary Briggs. Child: Amy Briggs. Child: William Briggs. Child: Rebecca Briggs. Child: Lucy Briggs. Marriage abt 1729. Surry, Virginia. ^[9] Marriage 24 May 1762. Sussex, Virginia. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} Marriage abt 1727. Surry, Virginia. ^[14] Marriage 1729 Surry, Virginia, USA.

Husband John Bonner. Wife Mary Cooke. Marriage 9 Feb 1756. Sussex, Virginia. ^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ Source: #S-997289715 Ancestry Record 60214 #3750964
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: #S-2086744181 Source number: 1994.039; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Ancestry Record 7836 #270444
4. ↑ Source: #S-996561450 Ancestry Record 3143 #32625
5. ↑ Source: #S-1018821560 Ancestry Record 3723 #1154589
6. ↑ Source: #S29938738 Ancestry Record 3001 #900000859
7. ↑ Source: #S-1018364133 Ancestry Record 3002 #141489
8. ↑ Source: #S-997289715 Ancestry Record 60214 #6745
9. ↑ Source: #S-2086744181 Source number: 1994.039; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Ancestry Record 7836 #150076
10. ↑ Source: #S-997289715 Ancestry Record 60214 #3750965
11. ↑ Source: #S-996561450 Ancestry Record 3143 #15625
12. ↑ Source: #S-1018821560 Ancestry Record 3723 #154589
13. ↑ Source: #S29938738 Ancestry Record 3001 #859
14. ↑ Source: #S-2086744181 Source number: 1994.039; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Ancestry Record 7836 #150076
15. ↑ Source: #S-997289715 Ancestry Record 60214 #6744

• The Isle of Wight Cooks, Robert W. Witt, Heritage Books, 2007.
• Source: S-1018364133 Dodd, Jordan Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 3002
• Source: S-1018821560 Ancestry.com Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 3723
• Source: S-2086744181 Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: Record Collection 7836
• Source: S-996561450 Ancestry.com Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 3143
• Source: S-997289715 Ancestry.com Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc Record Collection 60214
• Source: S29938738 Ancestry.com Virginia Marriages before 1824 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Record Collection 3001

Acknowledgements

Cke-24oo66 was created by Nalani Briggs through the import of Kupau-Vetu-Briggs Tree-4-13-2014-910PM.ged on Apr 13, 2014.

WikiTree profile Briggs-1062 created through the import of Andy Askey Family Sandbox_2011-08-20_01_01.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Andy Askey. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Andy and others.

This profile was adopted and edited. Ramsey-1224 08:02, 25 December 2014 (EST)