by Rocky Macy
John COOK was born September 15, 1780, in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina, to Thomas and Mary (MILLS) COOK. He married Hannah MACY in 1807. At this time it is not known where or when John COOK passed away.
Hannah MACY was born on August 11, 1784, in New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, to Paul and Bethiah (MACY) MACY. (Paul and Bethiah were second-cousins, having shared one set of great-grandparents.) Hannah MACY passed away on November 30, 1825, in Hendricks County, Indiana.
John and Hannah (MACY) COOK were my g-g-g-g-grandparents. (Their lineage comes down through my maternal line, a line which, at this time, bears more identified people with the surname of MACY than does my paternal line! The two lines appear to be unrelated until my generation.)
John COOK’s parentage as well as the date and place of his birth are established in the “US Quaker Meeting Records 1681-1935.” The information was recorded by the Deep River monthly meeting.
Hannah MACY’s parentage, and dates of birth, marriage, and death are all established in the “US Quaker Meeting Records 1681-1935.” The parentage, birth, and marriage information were recorded by the New Garden, North Carolina, monthly meeting, and the date of her death was recorded by the Mill Creek Monthly Meeting in Indiana. All of Hannah’s vital information is also provided in “The Genealogy of the Macy Family from 1635-1868” compiled by Silvanus J. MACY in 1868.
Another source which contains the basic genealogical record of John and Hannah (MACY) COOK is the “Barney Genealogical Record” which is maintained by the Nantucket Historical Association and is available on-line. That project contains a fairly complete descendancy of the original nine white purchasers of Nantucket who began settling on the small island in 1659, as well as many people who arrived and settled on the island up through the end of the nineteenth century. Hannah Macy was a descendant of at least five of the original purchasers of Nantucket Island, and both of her parents were born on Nantucket.
According to the “Barney Genealogical Record,” John and Hannah (MACY) COOK had seven children: Lydia COOK (married a Mr. CRAWFORD and lived in Arkansas); Thomas COOK (my ancestor, married Sinai LEWIS in Vermillion County, Illinois, in 1832, and migrated to Washington County, Arkansas); Phebe Jane COOK (born January 3, 1818, NC, married Thomas David BERRY on November 4, 1832, in Union, IN, and died February 12, 1879 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana); Jemima COOK (married George CULLY); Sarah COOK (married Jesse CHARLES); Mary COOK (born August 6, 1815, married Jabez TALBOT in 1837 and had eight children); and Jesse COOK (born 1818, and married Lydia B. SANDFORD).
Burial information is not currently known for John and Hannah (MACY) COOK. Hannah represents the link between the SREAVES family of Newton County, Missouri, and the original settlers of Nantucket Island. Her individual genealogy will be explored in a future posting to this collection.
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