 1729 - 1810 (81 years)
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| Name |
Harmon Cook |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Born |
c 1729 |
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1810 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Notes |
- http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/u/Judith-A-Douglas/GENE26-0001.html
HARMON1 COOK was born Abt. January 20, 1729 in Pennsylvania, and died May 10, 1810 in Pittsylvania Co. , VA. He married MARY ANN AGNESS TURK Abt. 1750 in Pennsylvania. She was born Abt. 1732 in Pennsylvania, and died May 10, 1814 in Pittsylvania Co. , VA.
Children of HARMON COOK and MARY TURK are:
2. i. MARY CHRISTINA2 COOK, b. December 13, 1757, Lancaster, PA; d. Aft. 1840, Shelby Co., KY.
ii. ABRAHAM COOK, b. Abt. 1760.
iii. JOHN COOK, b. Abt. 1763.
3. iv. HARMON COOK, JR., b. Abt. 1765; d. Deceased.
v. CATHERINE COOK, b. Abt. 1767; m. JOHN WRIGHT, June 14, 1785.
4. vi. NANCY COOK, b. January 20, 1770, Pennsylvania; d. April 28, 1861, Pittsylvania Co. , VA. [2]
- See Notes of Maud Carter Clement:
The Will of Harmon Cook was recorded 21 May 1810. His heirs were three sons and three daughters; Abraham, John, Harmon Catherine Wright, Mary Razor and Nancy,w/o Abram Rorer.
She further mentions the Will of Abraham Cooke is recorded in Lunenburg Co. in 1748; (this person must be Harmon Sr.'s brother or father, probably his father as he named his son Abraham.
Additionally she mentions John Cook was appointed captain of the Militia during the years 1767 to 1770. This too must be a brother of Harmon, Sr.
Lastly George Cook is the Shipper of Tobacco to Dan River Warehouse shipped between 22 Sep 1795 and 19 Sep 1796 (one hogshead of tobacco; George also must be a brother or other relative.
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| Person ID |
I12879 |
Devin Timber |
| Last Modified |
13 Nov 2011 |
| Family |
Mary Ann Agness Turk, b. c 1732, Prob. Lancaster, PA , d. 10 May 1814, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Christina Cook, b. 13 Dec 1757, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , d. Aft 1840, Shelby Co., Kentucky (Age 83 years) |
| | 2. Abraham Cook |
| | 3. Harmon Cook, Jr., b. Abt 1765, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| | 4. John Cook, b. Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| | 5. Nancy Cook, b. 20 Jan 1770, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , d. 28 Apr 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 91 years) |
| | 6. Catherine Cook, b. Abt 1767, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
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| Last Modified |
13 Nov 2011 |
| 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
- [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/u/Judith-A-Douglas/GENE26-0001.html
Family of Harmon Cook, Sr.
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