John Sebastian Cook Family

At the beginning of the 19th Century, Jacob and Martin Cook lived near the present day town of Prosperity. They are believed to be sons of Sebastian Cook and Rosannah Singley. This family has been previously described by Carl W. Nichols in "The Dutch Fork Cook Family and their Early Relations" (Dutch Fork Digest IV(2): 21, 1989).

In 1775, Rosannah Singling and husband, Sebastian Koch, sold to William Summer the 100 acreland grant of Rosannah Singling (South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 11, p. 10, 1983). Rosannah Singling, of this deed, was the daughter of Martin Singley.

Late Colonial surveys for Jacob and "Posteen" Cook were adjacent each other and located just north of Prosperity. The earliest recorded deed involving these tracts is the sale in 1794 by Martin Cook of parts of both tracts to Jacob Cook (Newberry Deeds D2, p. 196). On this land is the location of the family cemetery of Jacob Cook (17771834).

Daughters of Jacob Sebastian Cook and Rosanah Singley

MARY BUZHEART, died 1827. Mary Buzheart was a d/o Sebastian Cook and Rosanah Singlingas she willed an item of personal estate to niece, Rosannah Cook (Newberry Wills L288).

MARGARET COOK. A central question in research of this Cook family is whether Jacob and Sebastian Cook of the late Colonial land grants near Prosperity are one and the same person. Joseph Jasper Getsinger (18351905), a Baptist Minister, left an unpublished autobiographic manuscript telling that his grandmother was the daughter of Jacob Cook. His grandparents were Margaret Cook and Joseph Kitsinger who moved to Barnwell District. Joseph Getsinger d. 15 Mar 1816 and Margaret Getsinger died in 1824. Joseph Jasper Getsinger wrote of visiting his cousin in Newberry Co., Caleb Cook, son of Jacob Cook.

Sons of Jacob Sebastian Cook and Rosanah Singley?.

Martin Cook, born 1776, died 1846, wife named Elizabeth. Martin Cook inherited the 150 acre land grant of Jacob Cook on waters of Cannons Cr. and owned at least half of the land grant of theadjacent Posteen Cook tract (Newberry Deeds D2, p. 196 and N369). In 1794 he sold half of these grants to Jacob Cook and in 1820 he sold the remainder of the 150 acre land grant of Jacob Cook to John Adam Cook (Newberry Deeds N369). About 1820, Martin Cook moved to Green Co., AL. In 1829, Andrew and Henry Cook, sons of Martin Cook, deeded over the land of John Adam Cook to Adam Singley (Newberry Deeds P390) who shortly afterward sold to Jacob Cook (Newberry Deeds P391).

A. John Adam Cook

B. Andrew Cook, born 1805, married 1) Mary Crockett, 1832, in Green Co., AL, and married 2) 1849, Irene Horne.

C. Henry Cook

D. Martin Cook, Jr.

E. Elizabeth Cook

II. Jacob Cook, Sr., bom 1777, married 1) Rebecca Kinard, born 1778, died 28 Aug 1818, daughter of John Kinard, Jr. and wife, Elizabeth and married 2) 22 Aug 1822, in the home of Rev. Harmon Aull, Margaret Aull, born 1791, died 23 March 1863, daughter of John Philip Aull and Anna Margareta Amick. Jacob Cook, Sr. and two wives are buried on the old Sam Cook place.

A. John Cook, born 3 October 1801, died 25 March 1865, married Catherine Hope, daughter of Christian Hope, Jr. and Catherine Fellers, born. 24 October 1803, died 20 March 1878. They are buried at Colony Lutheran Church cemetery. They had a set of twin children.

1. Rosanna Catherine Cook, b. 5 Jun 1836, d. 26 Nov 1910, m. 6 May 1856, John Thomas PresleyCrosson, b. 15 Feb 1832, d. 6 Oct 1894, bur. Wittenberg Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leesville.

2. Elizabeth Martha Ann Cook, b. 5 Jun 1836, d. 24 Jun 1906, m. Dr. John B. Simpson, b. 9 Dec1835, d. 20 Sep 1906, bur. Colony Lutheran Church Cem..

3. David Cook, b. 20 Mar 1803, d. 27 Apr 1869, m. Elizabeth Threat, b. 3 Apr 1802, d. 8 Jun 1888.

a. George Albert Cook, b. 16 Dec 1824, d. 6 Jan 1856, m. Christina Kinard, b. 7 Dec 1824, d. 14Jan 1890, bur. Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery.

b. John Jacob Cook, b. 3 Mar 1828, d. 26 Jun 1892, m. 6 Nov 1851, Nancy Caroline Quattlebaum,b. 24 Feb 1831, d. 15 Feb 1912, bur. Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery.

4. Jacob Cook, b. 31 Oct 1804, d. 15 Dec 1868, m. Elizabeth Nates, b. 8 Nov 1810, d. 30 Apr 1873, d/o Andrew Nates and Catherine Hope, both bur. St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

a. Catherine Cook, b. ca 1834, m. 6 Jan 1866, Aaron Moses Dominick, b. 15 Aug 1820, d. 29 Oct1888, bur. St. Mark's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

b. Harriet Christena Cook, b. 1 Nov 1835, d. 23 Feb 1896, bur. Prosperity Cem..

c. Rosanna (Rose) Elizabeth Cook, b. Apr 1838, d. 6 Mar 1913, m. 21 Dec 1859, Benjamin LindseyDominick, b. 10 Oct 1832, d. 5 Apr 1906, bur. Prosperity Cem.

d. Amanda Cook, b. ca 1839.

e. Rachel Jane Cook, b. 20 Dec 1841, d. 6 Jul 1913, bur. Prosperity Cemetery.

f. Pierce B. Cook, b. ca 1845, killed at 2nd Battle of Manassas.

g. Jacob Calhoun Cook, b. 11 Oct 1851, d. 19 Sep 1937, bur. Prosperity Cemetery.

5. Elizabeth Cook, b. ca 1807, d. 1839, m. Samuel J. Bowers, s/o Stephen Bowers and Nancy Bates.

6. Rev. Henry Cook, b. 1809, d. 1870 in Winston Co, MS, m. 6 Oct 1829, Nancy Richardson..Henry Cook was a Methodist minister and settled for a few years in Perry county, AL, then moved  into the Betheden community, Winston Co., MS. He preached at the Methodist Campground, near Lousville, MS and later preached at Bevils Hill Methodist Church near Betheden Lutheran Church. Henry Cook and wife are bur. at Betheden Lutheran Church. Three of the children of Rev. Henry Cook died young and are not included in the following listing. Four of the children of Henry Cook and Nancy Richardson married grandchildren of Andrew Kinard and Elizabeth Hartman.

a. Drayton L. Cook, m. Sarah __.

b. Rosanna Catharine Cook, m. Henry Middleton Kinard, s/o William "Billy" Kinard and wife, Sarah   (Sallie) __.

c. John Wesley Cook, m. Rosaanna Elizabeth Kinard, d/o David Kinard and Mary (Polly) Nates.

d. Martha Winneford Melissa Cook, m. John Peter Kinard, brother of Henry Middleton Kinard.

e. Harriet Cook, m. Thomas Croft.

f. Rebecca Cook, m. John Kinard, s/o Matthias Kinard.

7. Rosannah Cook, b. ca 1811, m. William R. King. Rosannah King is bur. in the Jacob Cook family cemetery near Prosperity. William R. King d. 1859, in LA.

8. Michael Cook, b. 16 Mar 1813, d. 3 Aug 1891, m. 14 Jun 1834, Wineford Evans, b. 26 Jun 1816, d. 30 Apr 1877. Michael Cook left Nby County about 1829 and went to Greene Co., AL and settled in the HavannaMoundvilIe area near the Tuscaloosa Co. line where his Uncle Martin Cook and his older brother. Henry Cook, lived. He later moved to the Cofedeliah community in the eastern part of Neshoba Co., MS Michael Cook was a farmer and the first merchant in the community. The family were active members of Cook's Chapel Methodist Church for which Michael Cook provided the land.

a. Thomas Melvin Cook, b. 4 or 14 Jun 1835, d. CSA.

b. Jacob Harrison (Hal) Cook, b. 7 Jan 1837, d. 24 Apr 1919, m. Emaline Clemens.

c. William B. Cook, b. 18 Aug 1838, d. 3 Jul 1928.

d. James M. Cook, b. 18 Mar 1840, d. 22 May 1921, m. Barbara Ann Greer.

e. Columbus M. Cook, b. 28 Nov 1841, killed CSA, Battle of Gettysburg.

f. John H. Cook, b. 29 Oct 1843, d. killed CSA, Battle of Spottsylvania Courthouse.

g. Louanzy Temperance Cook, b. 30 Jul 1846, d. 22 Dec 1918.

h. David Leonidus (Mose) Cook, b. 7 Jun 1848, d. 16 Sep 1916, m. Bettie Ann Seale.

i. Wineford Olivia Cook, b. 25 Mar 1850. d. 7 Feb 1921, m. Capt. Oliver Hazard Overstreet.

j. Amanda Elizabeth Cook, b. 31 Dec 1852, d. 6 Apr 1944, m. Flood Wyatt.

k. Albert Wesley Cook, b. 1 Jan 1854, d. 21 Dec  1923, m. 1) Adeline Stennis Dees.

1. Mary Emmaline Cook, b. 8 Dec 1855, d. 22 Aug 1927, m. William Eli Seale, Jr. m. Frances L Cook, b. 2 Sep 1857, d. 29 Jun 1935.

9. Levi Cook, b. 1817, wife named Happy, thought to have been a Rikard.

a. Louisa Cook, b. ca 1838.

b. J. N. Cook (son), b. ca 1840

c. Laura E. Cook, b. ca 1842

d. Jacob Carel Cook, b. 18 Feb 1844, d. 13 Jun 1847.

e. Mary Cook, b. ca 1847.

10. James Caleb Cook, b. 21 Sep 1823, d. 8 Feb 1905, m. Mary Ann Elizabeth Shealy, b. 12 Aug1837, d. 25 Aug 1914, d/o of John Adam Shealy and Harriet Kibler, bur. Mt Pilgrim Lutheran Church cemetery, Newberry County.

a. Jacob Luther Cook, b. 21 Sep 1866, d. 14 Aug 1934.

b. William Sidney Cook, b. 15 Apr 1877, d. 13 Jul 1897.

c. Pinkney Samuel Cook, b. 22 Jun 1879, d. 25 Jun 1923.

d. Malcolm Cook.

e. Carrie Cook.

f. Arrie Cook.

g. Katie (Kitty) Cook. Married a Kinard and lived in Prosperity.

h. Mary Cook.

11. Sarah D. Cook, b. 28 Apr 1825, d. 1 Sep 1893, m. John A. Bedenbaugh, Sr., b. 15 Apr 1823, d. 20 Feb 1905, s/o Adam Bedenbaugh, Jr. and Mary (Polly) Kibler. They moved about 1846 to Edgefield (Saluda) County and are bur. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church cemetery.

12. Allen Anderson Cook, b. 17 Jun 1827, d. 4 Aug 1864 in battle at Richmond, VA (Co. F 20^th S.C. Volunteers). He  m. Karen Happuch Schumpert, b. 9 May 1829, d. 18 Jun 1906, d/o John Schumpert and Mary Smith. Karen Happuch Schumpert Cook is bur. at Prosperity Cemetery.

a. Nancy (Nannie) Cook, b. 14 Aug 1851, d. 16 Feb 1909, m. George W Dominick, bur. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery.

b. George A. Cook. b. 2 Feb 1854, d. 14 Jan 1899, m. Mattie A. __, b. 26 Oct 1854, d. 21 Nov 1937. Both bur. Prosperity Cemetery.

c. Mary Ella Cook, b. 12 Aug 1857, d. 28 Jan 1947, m. John J. Eptmg, b. 25 Apr 1855, d. 26 Feb

1926. Both buried Prosperity Cemetery.

d. Emma Cook, br 1860, d. 1956, m. John H. Garret, b. 1856, d. 1945, s/o Sheldon Garret & Rachel J. Jones. Both bur. Prosperity Cemetery.

e. John Cook, b..ca. l862.

13. Samuel J. Cook, b. 21 Apr 1830, killed 20 Sep 1863 during the Battle of Chickamauga. He is bur. in the old Cannon Creek ARP Church cemetery. Samuel J. Cook married Nancy Caroline Moore, b. 8 May 1832, d. 7 Jul 1913, d/o Abram Moore and Elizabeth Brown.

a. Sally L. Cook, b. 19 Oct 1852, d. 16 Feb 1930 m. James Monroe Wicker, b. 25 Feb 1852, d. 8 Nov 1908, s/o Mathias Wicker and Rachel Bedenbaugh.

b. Drayton Brown Cook, b. 6 Dec 1854, d. 23 Nov 1930, m. Harriet Jane Etheredge, b 10 Jun 1858, d. 6 Jun 1935, d/o Allen Etheredge and Elizabeth Rhinehart.

c. Texanna E. Cook, b. 2 Oct 1857, d. 1 Oct 1935, m. Franklin Pierce Wicker, b. 2 Dec 1851, d. 25 Dec 1930.

d. Ebbenezer (Ebb) Cook, b. 16 Feb 1861, d. 25 Nov 1935, m. Sally Dominick. b. 28 Mar 1866, d.31 Jan 1931, d/o Andrew P. Dominick and Lucinda Shealy.

e. Nanny Y. Cook, b. 16 Feb 1861, d. 5 Oct 1945, was a twin of Ebb Cook. She m. Thomas Jefferson Wicker, b. 12 Sep 1860, d. 27 Dec 1937, s/o Matthias Wicker and Rachel Bedenbaugh.

14. Phillip Cook, b. 1831, d. 6 Nov 1862 while serving in Co. G, 13th Regt. SCV, CSA.

Bio last updated on : 14 April 2001