1. | COOKE Consider was born on 04 Feb 1745 in Kingston, MA (son of COOKE Elisha and EDGERTON Rebeckah); died on 20 Apr 1819 in Marksboro, Warren Co., NJ. Notes:
Consider Cooke died, in his seventy-fifth year, on April 20, 1819, and was buried in the Cooke section
of the Marksboro Presbyterian Cemetery, about three miles from his home where many others of his
generation, including some of his brothers, are buried. He was probably one of the founders of the
Marksboro Presbyterian Church in1815. The inscription on his gravestone is as follows:
"Sacred to the Memory of CONSIDER COOKE, SR.
Who departed this life April 20th, 1819 In the 75th year of his age"
Consider Cooke died without a will as there is recorded at the Court House at Newton, N. J., a
partition deed, executed by his threechildren on August 19, 1819, four months after his death, which
divides "certain lands tenements and hereditaments situate in thecounty of Sufsex, which descended
to the said Rebeckah Cooke, WilliamCooke and Nathan Cooke by the death of their father intestate."
There is also recorded at the Court House an Inventory of ConsiderCooke, Sr., taken May 18, 1819,
as follows: Purse and apparel............$44.52 1/2
One Bond with interest.......537.31
$581.83 1/2
House and farm equipment..... $972.69
Daniel Curlis and Isaac Reed, Seno. were Appraisers and Nathan Cooke,Consider's younger son,
was Administrator of the estate. Children: Rebecca Cooke b. 17-Aug-1771. William
Cooke b. 14-Nov-1773. Nathan Cooke b. 13-Jun-1775.
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Descendants of Francis Cooke
Generation 6 (con't)
Cooke b. 14-Nov-1773. Nathan Cooke b. 13-Jun-1775.
The above information was contributed by Willson O'Connell .
Died:
Burial: Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Memorial #: 12685187
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12685187/consider-cooke
Consider married BELL Sarah about 1770. Sarah was born on 21 Apr 1750 in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ; died on 21 Apr 1820 in Warren Co., NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- COOKE Rebecca was born on 17 Aug 1771; died on 19 Sep 1863 in Warren, NJ.
- COOKE William was born on 14 Nov 1773 in Johnsonburg, Sussex Co., NJ; died on 13 Jan 1850 in Warren, NJ.
- COOKE Nathan was born on 13 Jun 1775 in NJ; died on 04 Oct 1850.
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