David Cook (1753 - 1844)

Born 8 Mar 1753 in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 9 Mar 1844 at age 91 in Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Sergeant David Cook served with Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.

David Cook is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A025295.

David was born 1753. He was a Sergeant and a fifer in the Revolution. He died Mar. 9 1844.

"40. DANIEL SHEPARDSON (Jonathan-5, Jonathan-4, Nathaniel-3, Daniel-2, Daniel-1) lived in Royalston, Mass. Farmer. Married, 9 September 1801, Prudence, daughter of David and Elizabeth (-----) Cook of Stratton, Vt. She died 24 June 1858, aged 78. He died 5 May 1856. " ^[1]

Records

Birth

Name Hezekiah Cook Sex Male Wife Rachel Son David Cook Other information in the record of David Cook from Rhode Island Births and Christenings Name David Cook Gender Male Birth Date 08 Mar 1753 Birthplace Cumberland, Rhode Island Father's Name Hezekiah Cook Mother's Name Rachel ^[2]

DAR

David Cook Ancestor #: A025295 Service: Rhode Island Rank(s): SERGEANT, FIFER Birth: 3-17-1753 CUMBERLAND RHODE ISLAND Death: 1844 ROYALSTON MASSACHUSETTS Service Description: 1) PVT CPL CAPTS.DAVID DEXTER,REUBEN BELLOU. 2) Colonels CHRISTOPHER LIPPITT, ARCHIBALD CRARY. Spouse Elizabeth Arnold. ^[3]

DAR descendants: Davis, Martha Shepardson Nat'l Num: 316709 Chapter: 4047OH Hayes, Susan Nat'l Num: 432488 Chapter: 5095IL Stewart, Marcia Arlene Nat'l Num: 474320 Chapter: 1059MA

Sources

1. ↑ THE SHEPARDSON FAMILY
2. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89S-84N : 6 December 2014), Hezekiah Cook in entry for David Cook, 08 Mar 1753; citing Cumberland, Rhode Island, reference 96; FHL microfilm 955,486.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 21, 2019), "Record of David Cook", Ancestor # A025295.

• Death Record of daughter Prudence Cook Shepardson Royalston, Mass. lists parents as David and Elizabeth Cook.

• There is a grave for a David and an Elizabeth Cook in the Olde Center Cemetery in Royalston, Mass.. Elizabeth's grave says wife of David Cook.

• Royalston Deaths p169 "Cook David wid'r Mar. 9, 1844 a 91. Old Age.

• David Cook on Find A Grave: Memorial #58174194 retrieved 10:04, 30 March 2017 (EDT)

• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89S-84N : 6 December 2014), Hezekiah Cook in entry for David Cook, 08 Mar 1753; citing Cumberland, Rhode Island, reference 96; FHL microfilm 955,486.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH71-KYJ : 13 July 2016), David Cook in entry for Elisabeth Cook, 03 Dec 1836; citing Death, Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 759,551.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25147-13822-57?cc=1803955 : 16 July 2015), Massachusetts > Worcester > Royalston > image 2 of 5; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25143-4326-22?cc=1786457 : 24 August 2015), Massachusetts > Worcester > Royalston > image 1 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• THE SHEPARDSON FAMILY BY FRANCIS WAYLAND SHEPARDSON. http://www.shepardson.org/shepardson1.html

• Pamphlets by Francis Wayland Shepardson (Chicago, 1906-1912)