Grace (Unknown) Cook (abt. 1653 - abt. 1727)

Born about 1653 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut [uncertain]

Wife of Richard Cooke — married 1669 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 4 Dec 1727 at about age 74 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Grace's birth is estimated from the births of her children about 1675 to about 1685.

Death: 1700, Stonington. ^{[citation needed]} 04 December 1727 ^{[citation needed]}

From Torreys NE Marriages:^[1] "COOK, Richard & [Grace] ____; by 1681, 1681(2?); Preston, CT/ Norwich, CT {Norwich VR 13; Leonard (,2) 56 add; Sv. 1:449, 450; Reg. 52:271}" Note: There is no mention of Richard's wife's name in any of the sources he listed.

Grace Cook was admitted to the Congregational Church at Stonington on 7 November 1680.^[2]

It is said that Grace married secondly to Benjamin Spalding, who named a wife, Grace, in his will proved 1713 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut.^[3]

Children

Richard and Grace had the following children:

1. Mary Cooke (b.abt. 1675, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, d. 4 May 1766, Preston, New London, Connecticut, ) - married John Carter.
2. Elizabath Cooke bpt. 30 June 1678, Stonington, New London, Connecticut;^[2] d. May 1738, Preston, New London, Connecticut; married Joseph Benjamin.
3. Lydia Cooke bpt. 27 April 1679, Stonington, New London, Connecticut;^[2] d. aft. 1721, Connecticut - married Samuel Leonard (Lennard, Lenard).
4. Obed Cooke b.1 February 1681, Norwich, New London, Connecticut;^[4] d. 7 April 1755, Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA) - was 14 in 1695.
5. Sarah Cooke (b.abt. 1682, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, d. 17 May 1724, Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA) - married John Andrews.
6. Jane Cook (b.1686, Preston, New London, Connecticut, d. 1721, Connecticut).

Death & Burial

The date of death and burial for Grace is unknown, but stated as 4 DEC 1727 on Find-a-Grave (without sources) in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. ^[5]

Research Notes

• Savage does not mention Richard's wife.^[6]
• Ancestry Trees frequently call her Elizabeth Grace Larabee daughter of Greenfield. And indeed Elizabeth Larabee, dtr of Greenfield, was born 23 Jan 1652, in Saybrook, Connecticut.^[7]
• Grace is not listed as a child of Greenfield Larrabee in the Vital Records of Connecticut. ^[8]
• There are no records for a Grace Larrabee in the Barbour Collection
• Ancestry search, turns up the trees and a US and Intl Marriage record to James Eaton.
• All the hits at AmericanAncestors are for modern Grace Larabees.

Sources

1. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Com, 1985.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Connecticut. Church Records Index. Stonington First Congregational Church 1674-1925. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut, 1961. p. 96 (image 99 at Ancestry)
3. ↑ New London (district) Probate Records, Book B, Clerks copy, pp. 55-6 at Family Search and at Ancestry.
4. ↑ Vital Records of Norwich, Connecticut 1659-1848, Part I (General Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford, 1913) p. 13
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 December 2023), memorial page for Grace E Larabee Cooke (1653–4 Dec 1727), Find A Grave: Memorial #222444346; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Jim Davis (contributor 48654749).
6. ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862.
7. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.Saybrook p. 91
8. ↑ "Vital Records of Saybrook 1647-1834" in Vital Records of Connecticut, Series I-Towns, Vol. 9, 7th Town (The Connecticut Historical Society and The Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Hartford, 1952) p. 4.

• Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut (J.H. Beers & Co., 1905) Page 168