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Capt David W. Cook aka Cooke

Born 12 Oct 1731 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Cook and Philadelphia (Cornell) Cook

Brother of Deborah Cook, George Cook, Sarah (Cook) Gray, Susanna (Cook) Woodman, Walter Cook, Deliverance Cook, Hannah (Cook) Almy, Mary Cook, Peleg Cook, Ruth (Cook) Irish and Isaac Cook

Husband of Lydia (Rouse) Cook — married 25 Dec 1757 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island

Husband of Alice Bradford (Cooke) Cook — married 25 Jun 1775 in Little Compton,Newport,Rhode Island

Descendants

Father of David Bradford Cook, Joseph Cook, Caleb Cook, Samuel Cook, Lydia Cook, Sarah H. Cook, Abial Cook and Alice Cook

Died 16 Mar 1816 at age 84 in Plymouth, Chenango, New York, United States

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Biography

Captain David Cook served with Newport County Militia, Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.

David Cook is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A025294.

David is the son of Thomas Cook and Philadelphia Cornell

David was born 12 Oct 1731 in Tiverton, Rhode Island^[1]

David and Alice married as cousins in 1775 Newport, Rhode Island ( her parents Abial and Mary Bradford Cook)^[2]

Children^[3]

Joseph Cook 1776-1813, m) Lydia Benson
Caleb Cook 1777-1858, m1) Polly Brooks m2) Cornelia____
Lydia Cook. 1779-abt 1782
Samuel b. 1781
2 Lydia b. 1783
Sarah Cook 1787-1880 m) Joseph Herron

DAR

COOK, DAVID Ancestor #: A025294

David Cooke, Gentleman, Commission as Ensign in the Little Compton Militia

Service: RHODE ISLAND Rank(s): LIEUTENANT

Birth: 10-12-1731 LITTLE COMPTON BRISTOL CO MASSACHUSETTS

Death: 3-16-1816 PLYMOUTH CHENANGO CO NEW YORK

Service Source: BARTLETT, RECS OF THE COLONY OF RI, VOL 7, PP 351, 518

Service Description:

Served in 1775 as Ensign in the train band militia in 2nd Company Little Compton

1) ALSO ENS; CAPT GEORGE SIMMONS

also) Col Knox Regiment Continental Artillery

Rank Lieutenant

Enlist 10 Dec. 1776

Discharge Feb 1777

Enlist 14 May 1778

Discharge 1783 to end of War

Rank Captain of Continental Artillery

City: LITTLE COMPTON - County: NEWPORT CO - State: RHODE ISLAND

Spouse: 1) ALICE BRADFORD COOK

Daughters of the American Revolution ^[4] and ^[5] and ^[6]

David Cook died at the age of 84, ^[7] he is buried in the Aldrich Cemetery located in Norwich, Chenango County, New York another larger memorial has been placed after burial in Mount Hope Cemetery ^[8] also located in Norwich, Chenango County, New York, USA (Aldrich Cemetry is in a now cow pasture)

Sources

"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SK-5JL : 6 December 2014), David Cook, 12 Oct 1731; citing Portsmouth, Rhode Island, reference p 145; FHL microfilm 946,795.

Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Volume Number and Title: Vol· 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths, Original data: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. pg 641/691 (shareable view)

Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Volume Number and Title: Vol· 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths, Original data: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. pg 389/691 (shareable view)

Little Compton Families Vol. I, Original data: Wilbour, Benjamin Franklin. Little Compton Families. Vol. I. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003. pg 234/450 (shareable view)

North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 093 : 1912, Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 093 : 1912

North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 085

Aldrich-Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2020), memorial page for David Cook (1732–16 Mar 1816), Find a Grave Memorial no. 65895436, citing Aldrich Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

Mount Hope-Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2020), memorial page for David Cook (1732–1816), Find a Grave Memorial no. 147153502, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango County, New York, USA ; Maintained by JTF (contributor 47185176) .