John Hamilton Cook

PARENTAGE: per these papers, father of John Hamilton COOK was James Cook; mother was Grace HAMILTON, born at Morton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, ENGLAND. Father of John was John Cook and mother was Jean DUNCAN.The above James Cook is buried at Great Ayton Churchyard, Yorkshire, England, after April 1772. Information taken from Books on Navigator Captain James Cook,James Cook was a brother of John Cook our ancestor.

Father James (senior) and the two boys as a team gained an excellent reputation. They were rewarded by Thomas Skottowe the Lord of the Manor of Great Ayton when father was appointed as bailiff of the Cleveland villages and James and his brother were given paid education at the village school. James continued on as an apprentice to William Sanderson a shopkeeper in Straithes for 18 months and then became apprentice seaman for three years to John Walker a ship owner at the port of Whitby. In 1747 James went to sea at age 18.

John Hamilton Cook of Yorkshire, Englan was the father of Jacob and Valentine. He died when Jacob was 8 and Valentine 6. Elizabeth Cook then married William Sly and went to live in Amsterdam, Holland with him. The boys learned both German as well as the English language there.The Sly family came to America circa 1750 landing at Philadelphia. They lived several years in York Co., PA. Later they moved to join a German Colony at Greenbriar Settlement, then of VA but now part of W. VA. This taken from "The Echo" published by Phillip Hamman Assoc. of Amer. Nov. 1995.

Family

• Father: John Cook b: Abt 1660 in Roxburghshire Co., Smailholm, Scotand
• Mother: Jean Duncan b: Abt 1663 in Roxburghshire Co., Smailholm, Scotand
• Marriage 1 Elizabeth Eaton b: 3 Jul 1706 in Wardington, Oxfordshire, England Married: 3 Jun 1721

Children

• Valentine Cook b: Abt 1725 in Yorkshire, England
• Jacob Cook b: Abt 1728

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alternate- according to "DAYS, DEEDS AND DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN VALENTINE COOK" Researched and compiled by Rachael I. Klemm

John was the first cousin of the renowned mariner, Captain James Cook. John married Elizabeth Eaton. They had seven children:

1. Valentine
2. Adam
3. David
4. Christian
5. Jacob
6. Henry
7. William

John died young at age 36. United Kingdom, England, North Yorkshire, Great Ayton. Spring Bluebells at Roseberry Topping.

References

• DAR papers of Thomas H. Fertig, (Reverend), as filed by his descendant-in the Grand Parents Collection Section, NSDAR Library, Washington DC: Marriage certificates and numerous newspaper articles.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V52X-TX9 : 12 March 2020), Elizabeth Easton in entry for John Cook, 1721. “ Name: John Cook Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 3 Jun 1721 Event Place: Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England Event Place (Original): Great Ayton, York, England Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Easton Spouse's Gender: Female

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GEDCOM Note

Middlesex Category: Pennsylvania, Unsourced Profiles

Biography

John was the maternal sixth great-grandfather of Joan Crawford.

Spouse:Elizabeth EATON married on 03 JUN 1721 in Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England

Children
:1.Valentine COOK :2.Jacob COOK

Name ===: Name: John Hamilton /Cook/<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Databaseonline. Data: Text: Record for Valentine Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Hamilton Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data:Text: Record for John Hamilton Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Cook</ref>

Birth

: Birth: :: Date: APR 1694:: Place: Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Cook</ref> : Birth: :: Date: 1700:: Place: Yorkshire, England<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Databaseonline. Data: Text: Record for Valentine Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Hamilton Cook</ref> : Birth: :: Date: 1700:: Place: Yorkshire, England<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Databaseonline. Data: Text: Record for John Hamilton Cook</ref> : Birth: :: Date: 1700:: Place: Yorkshire, England<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Databaseonline. Data: Text: Record for James Cook</ref> Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using APR 1694

Death

: Death: :: Date: 1737:: Place: London, Middlesex, England<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Cook</ref> : Death: :: Date: 1736:: Place: London, England<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Valentine Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Hamilton Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Hamilton Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Cook</ref> Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 1737Array

Baptism

: Baptism: :: Place: England<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Hamilton Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Cook</ref><ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Cook</ref>

Marriage

: Husband: John Hamilton Cook
: Wife: Elizabeth Eaton : Child: Valentine Cook :: Relationship to Father: Natural :: Relationship to Mother: Natural : Child: Jacob Cook :: Relationship to Father: Natural :: Relationship to Mother: Natural : Marriage: :: Date: 03 JUN 1721:: Place: York, Pennsylvania, USA<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Hamilton Cook</ref> : Marriage: :: Date: 03 JUN 1721:: Place: York, Pennsylvania, USA<ref>Source: #S00049 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Hamilton Cook</ref>

Sources

• Source: S00049 Author: Ancestry.com Title:Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R00001 NOTEAncestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006). * Repository: R00001 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• (pedigree resources file, use with caution) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9SR2-TXN : accessed 2017-05-08), entry for Valentine Cook, submitted by karmstrong3741883.

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Acknowledgements==* WikiTree profile Cook-4723 created through the import of mom_2012-08-01.ged on Aug 2, 2012 by John Stroud.