According to the grave marker placed by his grandson, Abel was born in 1808 and died in 1874. He is believed to have been the son of James Henderson Cook. Abel farmed in Surry County, North Carolina.
On 29 Nov 1831, he married Justine Simmons in Surry County. They had a son, Newell, around 1836. On the 1840 US Census, Abel has one male under six years old in his home, presumably this is Newell.
The children of Abel and Justine were:
:Issac, b @1832 (uncertain), d before 1874
:Newell, b @1836
Abel's second wife was Agnes Clayhill.
The children of Abel and Agnes were:
:Edward F, b @ 1839
:Martha, b 1842, married Henderson Cain
:James M, b @ 1844, died before 1874
:Isham, b @ 1845
:John M, b @ 1847
:Joseph Columbus, b 1850
:Gideon, b @ 1852
:John Matthew, b @ 1858
:Abel C, b @ 1864
==Research Notes ==
#Proof that Abel was the son of James Henderson Cook, would be found through documentation that he inherited a tract of land from his mother upon her death which had previously been owned by Jacob Jessup and which was adjacent to the "Knowland Plantation/Mill" (as per the will of James Cook).
#The only other "Abel Cook" found in pre-1800 North Carolina records are for the brother of James Henderson Cook's father, John Cook, strengthening the case for this Abel to be his descendant.
To learn more about Abel and his family tree, see his profile page at Wikitree.com (https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Cook-4780&public=1)
REFERENCES
*Surry County Marriage Bond A1134: Jestine Simmons & Abel Cook.
*"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R1-6YZD : 3 February 2017), Abel Cook and Justin Simmons, 29 Nov 1831; citing North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 422,157.
*"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDS-V9C : 17 October 2014), Abel Cook, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 4, family 30, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,660.
*"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6C-LKD : 30 December 2015), Agnes Cook in entry for A Cook, 1860.
*"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BK-Q65 : 9 November 2014), Abel Cook, Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing family 237, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
*"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYJ-ZSX : 24 August 2015), Abel Cook, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 61, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 371; FHL microfilm 18,098.
*"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-3KS3 : 17 March 2018), Abel Cook, 1874; citing Surry, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .
On 29 Nov 1831, he married Justine Simmons in Surry County. They had a son, Newell, around 1836. On the 1840 US Census, Abel has one male under six years old in his home, presumably this is Newell.
The children of Abel and Justine were:
:Issac, b @1832 (uncertain), d before 1874
:Newell, b @1836
Abel's second wife was Agnes Clayhill.
The children of Abel and Agnes were:
:Edward F, b @ 1839
:Martha, b 1842, married Henderson Cain
:James M, b @ 1844, died before 1874
:Isham, b @ 1845
:John M, b @ 1847
:Joseph Columbus, b 1850
:Gideon, b @ 1852
:John Matthew, b @ 1858
:Abel C, b @ 1864
==Research Notes ==
#Proof that Abel was the son of James Henderson Cook, would be found through documentation that he inherited a tract of land from his mother upon her death which had previously been owned by Jacob Jessup and which was adjacent to the "Knowland Plantation/Mill" (as per the will of James Cook).
#The only other "Abel Cook" found in pre-1800 North Carolina records are for the brother of James Henderson Cook's father, John Cook, strengthening the case for this Abel to be his descendant.
To learn more about Abel and his family tree, see his profile page at Wikitree.com (https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Cook-4780&public=1)
REFERENCES
*Surry County Marriage Bond A1134: Jestine Simmons & Abel Cook.
*"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R1-6YZD : 3 February 2017), Abel Cook and Justin Simmons, 29 Nov 1831; citing North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 422,157.
*"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDS-V9C : 17 October 2014), Abel Cook, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 4, family 30, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,660.
*"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6C-LKD : 30 December 2015), Agnes Cook in entry for A Cook, 1860.
*"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BK-Q65 : 9 November 2014), Abel Cook, Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing family 237, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
*"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYJ-ZSX : 24 August 2015), Abel Cook, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 61, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 371; FHL microfilm 18,098.
*"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-3KS3 : 17 March 2018), Abel Cook, 1874; citing Surry, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .
According to the grave marker placed by his grandson, Abel was born in 1808 and died in 1874. He is believed to have been the son of James Henderson Cook. Abel farmed in Surry County, North Carolina.
On 29 Nov 1831, he married Justine Simmons in Surry County. They had a son, Newell, around 1836. On the 1840 US Census, Abel has one male under six years old in his home, presumably this is Newell.
The children of Abel and Justine were:
:Issac, b @1832 (uncertain), d before 1874
:Newell, b @1836
Abel's second wife was Agnes Clayhill.
The children of Abel and Agnes were:
:Edward F, b @ 1839
:Martha, b 1842, married Henderson Cain
:James M, b @ 1844, died before 1874
:Isham, b @ 1845
:John M, b @ 1847
:Joseph Columbus, b 1850
:Gideon, b @ 1852
:John Matthew, b @ 1858
:Abel C, b @ 1864
==Research Notes ==
#Proof that Abel was the son of James Henderson Cook, would be found through documentation that he inherited a tract of land from his mother upon her death which had previously been owned by Jacob Jessup and which was adjacent to the "Knowland Plantation/Mill" (as per the will of James Cook).
#The only other "Abel Cook" found in pre-1800 North Carolina records are for the brother of James Henderson Cook's father, John Cook, strengthening the case for this Abel to be his descendant.
To learn more about Abel and his family tree, see his profile page at Wikitree.com (https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Cook-4780&public=1)
REFERENCES
*Surry County Marriage Bond A1134: Jestine Simmons & Abel Cook.
*"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R1-6YZD : 3 February 2017), Abel Cook and Justin Simmons, 29 Nov 1831; citing North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 422,157.
*"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDS-V9C : 17 October 2014), Abel Cook, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 4, family 30, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,660.
*"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6C-LKD : 30 December 2015), Agnes Cook in entry for A Cook, 1860.
*"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BK-Q65 : 9 November 2014), Abel Cook, Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing family 237, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
*"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYJ-ZSX : 24 August 2015), Abel Cook, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 61, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 371; FHL microfilm 18,098.
*"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-3KS3 : 17 March 2018), Abel Cook, 1874; citing Surry, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .
On 29 Nov 1831, he married Justine Simmons in Surry County. They had a son, Newell, around 1836. On the 1840 US Census, Abel has one male under six years old in his home, presumably this is Newell.
The children of Abel and Justine were:
:Issac, b @1832 (uncertain), d before 1874
:Newell, b @1836
Abel's second wife was Agnes Clayhill.
The children of Abel and Agnes were:
:Edward F, b @ 1839
:Martha, b 1842, married Henderson Cain
:James M, b @ 1844, died before 1874
:Isham, b @ 1845
:John M, b @ 1847
:Joseph Columbus, b 1850
:Gideon, b @ 1852
:John Matthew, b @ 1858
:Abel C, b @ 1864
==Research Notes ==
#Proof that Abel was the son of James Henderson Cook, would be found through documentation that he inherited a tract of land from his mother upon her death which had previously been owned by Jacob Jessup and which was adjacent to the "Knowland Plantation/Mill" (as per the will of James Cook).
#The only other "Abel Cook" found in pre-1800 North Carolina records are for the brother of James Henderson Cook's father, John Cook, strengthening the case for this Abel to be his descendant.
To learn more about Abel and his family tree, see his profile page at Wikitree.com (https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Cook-4780&public=1)
REFERENCES
*Surry County Marriage Bond A1134: Jestine Simmons & Abel Cook.
*"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R1-6YZD : 3 February 2017), Abel Cook and Justin Simmons, 29 Nov 1831; citing North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 422,157.
*"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDS-V9C : 17 October 2014), Abel Cook, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 4, family 30, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,660.
*"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6C-LKD : 30 December 2015), Agnes Cook in entry for A Cook, 1860.
*"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BK-Q65 : 9 November 2014), Abel Cook, Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing family 237, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
*"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYJ-ZSX : 24 August 2015), Abel Cook, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 61, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 371; FHL microfilm 18,098.
*"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-3KS3 : 17 March 2018), Abel Cook, 1874; citing Surry, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .
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