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| Name |
John Cook |
| Born |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I12882 |
Devin Timber |
| Last Modified |
13 Nov 2011 |
| Father |
Harmon Cook, Sr., b. c 1729, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , d. 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Ann Agness Turk, b. c 1732, Prob. Lancaster, PA , d. 10 May 1814, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Family ID |
F4011 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/families.htcook notes from "History of Pittsylvania County"-Maud Clement
p. 46 Harmon Cook who purchased large tracts of land on Tomahawk Creek and Pigg River, was a colonizer who brought in many families from Pennsylvania in the latter part of the century. Cook petitioned the General Assembly of Virginia in 1788 for a town to be established on his lands in Pittsylvania, "at the forks of the roads leading from Houlston to Pennsylvania and Petersburg," stating that many traders had already settled there. Young Abram Rohrer, son of Abram Rohrer, a native of Switzerland, followed Cook from Pennsylvania to Virginia,and marrying Cook's daughter, founded the Rorer family of the county.
The will of Harmon Cook was recorded May 21,1810. He bequeathed his property to his three sons, John, Harmon and Abraham Cook; and to his daughters, Catherine Wright, Mary Razor,and Nancy the wife of Abram Rorer.
p.48
As the line of settlement moved westward,it became necessary to divide the old counties and form new ones and in February 1745 the General Assembly created Lunenburg County and on May the 5th Abraham Cooke among others took the oath of justice of the peace.
The will of Abraham Cooke is recorded in Lunenburg County in 1748 naming wife Sarah, and sons Charles and Benjamin.
p.99 John Cook was appointed captain of the militia during the years 1767 to 1770
p 232 Dan River Danville Warehouse-A List of Tob. received from 22 Sept. 1795 Til 19th September 1796-1 hhds of Tob. Shipped by George Cook
http://www.cottagehill.com/Southside
John Cook married Elmira Hudnall
(Apr 5, 1816 - Apr 6, 1894)
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