Thomas Cook

Biography

Thomas Cook was born in 1689 in Tiverton, Rhode Island.[1] His parents were John Cooke and Ruth Shaw.

He married Lydia Taylor on January 17, 1712

Together they had the following children:

Joseph Cook, b. 12 September 1712[2]
Sarah Cook, b. 18 June 1714[3]
Job Cook, b. 11 December 1716[4]
Elizabeth Cook, b. 22 July 1719[5]
Ann Cook, b. 9 April 1721[6]
Mary Cook, b. 20 March 1723[7]
Abigail Cook, b. 21 March 1725[8]
Jeremiah Cook, b. 13 March 1727[9]
Phebe Cook, b. 14 February 1729[10]
Hannah Cook, b. 14 September 1731[11]
He died in January 1779 in Tiverton, Rhode Island.

His will is dated 29 September 1760 with a codicil written on 30 January 1775 and proved on 1 February 1779 in Tiverton, Rhode Island.[12]

Research

If the death date of 1779 is correct, then Thomas should appear in the 1774 Census of Rhode Island. We find a Thomas Cook as head of household[13] with distribution

one man over 16: Thomas
three women over 16: unknown
It remains to identify the three adult women in the household.

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Profile last modified 3 Jul 2022 | Created 26 Nov 2013

Thomas Cook (abt. 1689 - abt. 1779)

Thomas Cook

Born about 1689 in Tiverton,Newport Co.,Rhode Island

Son of John Cooke and Ruth (Shaw) Cooke

Brother of Ruth (Cooke) Fish, John Cook, Deborah (Cook) Howland, Mary (Cook) Howland and Anna (Cooke) Tripp

Husband of Lydia (Taylor) Cook — married about 17 Jan 1712 in Little Compton,Newport Co.,Rhode Island

Father of Joseph Cook, Sarah Cook, Job Cook, Elizabeth Cook, Ann Cook, Mary Cook, Abigail (Cook) Sisson, Jeremiah Cook, Phebe Cook and Hannah Cook

Died about Jan 1779 at about age 90 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89K-LXJ : 4 November 2020), Thomas Cook, 1692.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8M4-RR9 : 4 November 2020), Thomas Cooke in entry for Joseph Cooke, 1712.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89K-PNB : 4 November 2020), Thomas Cook in entry for Sarah Cook, 1714.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8M4-YD3 : 4 November 2020), Thos. Cook in entry for Job Cook, 1716.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89K-PVS : 4 November 2020), Thomas Cook in entry for Elizabeth Cook, 1719.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89K-PV7 : 4 November 2020), Thomas Cook in entry for Anne Cook, 1721.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8M4-55Y : 4 November 2020), Thos. Cook in entry for Mary Cook, 1723.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89K-591 : 4 November 2020), Thomas Cook in entry for Abigail Cook, 1725.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89K-5SS : 4 November 2020), Thomas Cook in entry for Jeremiah Cook, 1727.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89K-5SH : 4 November 2020), Thomas Cook in entry for Phebe Cook, 1729.
↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8M4-5RW : 4 November 2020), Thos. Cook in entry for Hannah Cook, 1731.
↑ Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649...). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], Probate and Town Council Records, Vol 2 and 4, 1747-1792, image 301-303. Probate Records of Tiverton, RI, No. 4, July 1, 1771- May 21, 1792, Page 273-276, Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
↑ 1774 Census
1774 Rhode Island Census (http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1774-ri-colonial-cen...)
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project:They Came To Milton ID:I14056

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Dale Burdick for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Dale and others.
Entered by Dale Burdick.