Joseph Cook (1695 - 1726)

Born 20 Apr 1695 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Peabody) Cook — married 23 May 1717 in Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 29 Oct 1726 at age 31 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island

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Biography

He was born on 20 Apr 1695 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island to Susanna Briggs and Joseph Cook(e).^[1][2]

Joseph Cook married Hannah Peabody, daughter of John Peabody and Rachel Nicholson^[3], on 23 May 1717 in Newport County, Rhode Island.^{[4] [5][1]}

1. Mary Cook, b: 5 June 1718^[6]
2. Joseph Cook, b: 7 Feb 1719^[7][8]
3. Rachel/Rebecca Cook, b: 21 Mar 1721/22^[9][10]
4. Constant Cook, b: 16 Jun 1724 ^[11]
5. Paul Cook, b: 19 Oct 1726; d. 06 Nov 1726^[12]
6. Jane Cook, b: 19 Oct 1726; d. 6 Nov 1726^[13] (This child is not mentioned in Fiske's genealogy, nor is Paul referred to as a twin.)^[3]

Joseph died intestate on 29 Oct 1726 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island^[14][1], and his widow Hannah given administration of his estate. and was buried there.^[15][3] His gravestone was carved by John Stevens, II with inscription: "Here lieth the Body of Joseph Cook Jun. died Octo ye 29 1726 in ye 32nd Year of his age."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850. First series: Births, Marriages and Deaths. A Family Register for the People. Volume 4. Newport County. (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1893),. Digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/182750 : accessed 27 Feb 2022).
2. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-G3X : 4 November 2020), Joseph Cook, 1695.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Fiske, Jane Fletcher. Thomas Cooke of Rhode Island : a genealogy of Thomas Cooke, alias Butcher of Netherbury, Dorsetshire, England, who came to Taunton, Massachusetts in 1637 and settled in Portsmouth, Rhode Island in 1643. Vol. 1 (Boxford, MA: J. F. Fiske, 1987). Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/thomascookeofrho01fisk/ : accessed 26 Feb 2022), 107.
4. ↑ Peabody, Selim Hobart. Peabody (Paybody, Pabody, Pabodie) Genealogy. (United States: Charles H. Pope, 1909). Digital images (searchable), Google Books (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Peabody_Paybody_Pabody_Pabodie_Genealogy/cIlJAAAAMAAJ : accessed 27 Feb 2022).
5. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8V1-8LP : 4 November 2020), Joseph Cook, 1717.
6. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-GQH : 4 November 2020), Mary Cook, 1718.
7. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-GQ8 : 4 November 2020), Joseph Cook, 1719.
8. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D6Y9-SSZM : 9 November 2020), Joseph Cook, 1719.
9. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-GQX : 4 November 2020), Rachel Cook, 1721.
10. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D6T1-KBT2 : 9 November 2020), Rebeckah Cook, 1721.
11. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings 1600-1914" on FamilySearch database (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F872-LNL : 06 Dec 2014) citing FHL#908,270; for Constant Cook, 16 Jun 1724 Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
12. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F835-BVC : 17 December 2019), Paul Cook, 1725.
13. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-49R : 17 December 2019), Jane Cook, 1726.
14. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8FJ-P8M : 4 November 2020), Joseph Cook, 1726.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21863922/joseph-cook : accessed 27 February 2022), memorial page for Joseph Cook Jr. (20 Apr 1695–29 Oct 1726), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21863922, citing John Cook Jr. Lot, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Scout (contributor 47319613) .; with gravestone photo

See also:

• Web: Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index 1647-2008 on ancestry.com. (Subscription required.)

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Cook-6591 was created on 28 Jun 2013 by David Townsend through the import of cornell_flakey.ged. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.