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Cook line Including *Hypothetical Link to Capt. James Cook
Compiled by William Earl Cook
Originally Posted March 3, 2002 Last Updated August 4, 2002
 
  Source Year Event
1
 8 1650 John Cook born in Scotland (g-grandfather of Capt. James Cook)
2
 10, 8 1675 John Cook born Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland (grandfather of Capt. James Cook)
3
 10, 8, 2 ca. 1690 John Cook born (brother to James Cook Capt. Cook's father)
4
 10, 8 1694 James Cook, Sr. born Ednam (father of Capt. James Cook)
5
 2, 8 ca. 1710 John Cook (Capt. Cook's uncle) born to John Cook (Capt. Cook's grandfather)
6
 10 1728 Capt. James Cook born
7
 2 ca 1735 John Cook (Capt. Cook's 1st cousin) born to John Cook (Capt. Cook's uncle)
8
 17 ca. 1767 John Cook, Sr. born to John Cook
9
 13, 12, 19 ca. 1784 John Cook, Sr. "Unknown Cook came to America at 17. Half Scotch/half English"
10
 SC/LC/EC ca. 1787 John Cook, Sr. "Unknown Cook [13] marries Cheney Henson in N.C."
11
 16 1788 NC grant to John Cook in Robeson County, NC Selling/buying land 1788 - ca. 1830
12
 13, 12, 19 1788 Cheney Hensen born to Ambrose, Sr. & Cheney (age 62 on 1850 Itawamba Cty, Mississippi census)
13
 15, 17 ca. 1789 John Cook, Jr. born
14
 16 1789 NC grant to Edmund Cook in Robeson County, NC
15
 15 1790 Four John Cooks on the Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow and Sampson County NC census
16
 16 1790 NC grant to William Cook in Robeson County, NC
17
 15, 17 ca. 1790 Ambrose, Sr. born to John Cook
18
 15 ca. 1803 Ambrose, Sr. marries Elizabeth Campbell
19
 12, 19 ca. 1803 Evans Simeon (GC/LC born 1st child)
20
 12, 19 ca. 1805 Ambrose, Jr. (GC/LC born 2nd child)
21
 15, 16 1807 Ambrose, Sr. & Elizabeth sell 250 acres in Marion County, SC
22
 16 1809 Ambrose, Sr. murder trial. Acquitted of killing John Ford
23
 15 1810 Ambrose, Sr., John, Sr. and John, Jr. Marion County, S.C. census
24
 12, 19 1812 Samuel Sterling ( GC/LC born 3rd child Surry or Wilkes County)
25
 15 1820 John Cook and Ambrose Cook on Bladen County, NC census
26
 14 1820's Simeon Cook one of 31 heads of household that settled along Spring Creek, west of Tallahassee
27
 15 1825 Ambrose, Sr. on Leon County, FL census
28
 15 1826 Ambrose, Sr. Leon County Land Grant
29
 15, 17 1827 Neal Cook Leon County land grant close to Ambrose
30
 17 1827 John Cook Leon County, FL land grants
31
 17 1827 Henry Cook Leon County, FL land grant
32
 15 1830 Ambrose, Sr. on Leon County, FL census
33
 19 1836 Ambrose, Jr. in Itawamba, Miss. (near Tupelo)
34
 18, 17 ca. 1838 Ambrose, Sr. killed by Seminole arrow in Leon County
35
 12 1838 Ambrose, Evans, Hiram, John, Peter and Samuel on Itawamba, MS Tax Roll
36
 17 1838 John Cook land grant in Leon County, FL
37
 12 1838 - 1845 Ambrose, Jr. on Itawamba Co., Ms. Selling Property
38
 15 1840 Elizabeth Campbell Cook on Leon County, FL census
39
 15, 17 1850 Elizabeth Campbell Cook on Leon County, FL census
40
 12 1850 Simon Cook 46 is Blacksmith Itawamba County, MS
41
 15 1856 Ambrose, Jr. in Decatur County, GA
42
 15 1870 Ambrose, Jr. (66) on Columbia County, Florida census with following:
      Jane 45
      Angelina 21
      Ambros 19
      Kindree 18
      John 15
      David 14 (My Grandfather born 1856)
      Elizabeth 12
      Mary 12
      Mary 9
      Lucinda 8
      Snponey 4
    1905 James Cook, Sr. born Miller County, Georgia (continuing a naming pattern?)
    1946 James Cook, Jr. born (continuing a naming pattern?)
    1951 William Earl Cook born (continuing a naming pattern?)
 
    *The family story about a relationship to Capt. Cook is in Lisa Milord's, Shirley Cooper's/Larry Cook's and Earl Cook's line. If the 'Unknown Cook' in Shirley Cooper's and Larry Cook's line is the same person as John Cook in Earl Cook's line, then this is where the Capt. Cook story splits into two different Cook lines (line 10). Our possible conncection to Lisa Milord's line is through John Cook (line 7).