Capt. Robert Cook

Son of Robert (ca 1636 in Boston MA - 17 Sept 1699 in Dorchester MA). Married 26 Oct 1693 in Boston, Suffolk MA to Submit Weeks. Lived in Boston until after marriage; in Dorchester by 1694; in Dedham by 1703; in Needham by Mar 1712; Capt of militia there by 1724.

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Robert Cook
b.Abt 1671 Dorchester,Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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H. Robert Cook
Abt 1671 -

W. Submit Weekes
1671/72 - 1748
m. 26 Oct 1693

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Name Robert Cook
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1671 Dorchester,Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Marriage 26 Oct 1693 Boston, Suffolk Massachusetts Bay Colony
to Submit Weekes

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Biography

Settled in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Children born in Dorchester:

Robert Cook [III] - 2 Oct 1695[1]
Elisha Cook - 4 Apr 1696 [1697?][2]
Jane Cook - 29 Apr 1700[3]
Moved to Dedham, Suffolk [Norfolk] County, Massachusetts, settling in that area set off in 1711 as the town of Needham. He is said to have been the most prominent citizen in Needham at that time (1711-1756), excepting the minister.[4]

Children born in Dedham [Needham]:[5]

Elizabeth Cook - 7 Feb 1704
Samuel Cook - 26 Nov 1706
Elenor Cook - 2 Feb 1707/8
Eliakim Cook - 22 Mar 1711

Robert Cook Jr (1670 - abt. 1756)

Captain Robert Cook Jr

Born 9 Dec 1670 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Son of Robert Cook Sr and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Submit (Weeks) Cook — married about 26 Oct 1693 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father of Robert Cook III, Jane (Cook) Ware, Elizabeth (Cooke) Fisher and Jedidah (Cook) Kingsbury

Died about 1 Apr 1756 at about age 85 in Needham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Cook-20475 created 10 Jul 2017 | Last modified 28 Jul 2023

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↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2495/40400_274761-00064?pid=43...
↑ Dorchester vital rec., p.44. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2495/40400_274761-00064?pid=43...
↑ George Kuhn Clarke, History of Needham (1912), p.113. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044024592164&view=1up&...
↑ Dedham Vital Records, p.31, 34, 35, 39.. https://archive.org/details/earlyrecordsofto01dedh/page/30/mode/2up
Broderbund-WFT Vol 10, Ed1
Mandeville.FTW 4/11/1999

See also:

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Robert Cooke
Birth Date: 9 Dec 1670
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Father Name: Robert Cooke
Mother Name: Sarah
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Robert Cook
Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1693
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Spouse Name: Submit Weeks
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Robert Cook
Death Date: 1 Apr 1756
Death Place: Needham, Massachusetts
Find A Grave: Memorial #72576034