Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Daughter of Richard Proctor
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Obadiah Cookson
— married
2 Nov 1704 in Boston, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
John Cookson and Rachel (Cookson) Hobby
Died [date unknown]
in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Feb 2015
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Biography
Rachel Proctor married John Cookson on 2 November 1704 in Boston, Massachusetts[1]. The Reverend Cotton Mather officiated[2]. They had seven children[3]:
- 1. John, born 2 Jul 1706; married Mary Beaker
- 2. Rachel, born 10 Sep 1707; married Hensley Hobby
- 3. Elizabeth, born 10 Oct 1708
- 4. Obediah, born 1 Feb 1709; married 1st Margaret Smith, 2nd Faith Waldo
- 5. Reuben, born 10 May 1711
- 6. Mary, born 26 Feb 1712
- 7. Samuel, born 29 Jan 1716
Rachel's date of death is uncertain.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQ3-GYQ : 4 November 2017), John Cookson and Rachel Proctor, 02 Nov 1704; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 818,093.
- ↑ Sears, Albert J. Early Families of Standish, Maine. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2010. Page 51.
- ↑ Sears.
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