1.  JOHN COOK was born in Massachusetts in 1794.  When he was 12
years of age he came to Jefferson County with his parents and located in
Ellisburgh.  He died in 1877.

He married 

ABIGAIL LITTLEFIELD of Massachusetts and they had 10 children, eight of
whom attained adult age.  ABIGAIL died in 1870.

Children, COOK:

     2     i   ASHBEL COOK

     3    ii   LAURA COOK

+    4   iii   WILLARD LITTLEFIELD COOK married (1) CHARLOTTE FOX; 
                                                (2) JANE TAYLOR

     5    iv   JOHN W. COOK

     6     v   CYRUS L. COOK

     7    vi   HORACE S. COOK

     8   vii   MALCOLM G. COOK

     9  viii   MARRIE M. COOK


4.  WILLARD LITTLEFIELD COOK (son of JOHN & ABIGAIL
(LITTLEFIELD) COOK) was born July 30, 1823 in Ellisburgh.  He attended
common schools and graduated from Commercial College at Syracuse.  In the fall
of 1861 he enlisted in the Union Army and lost his arm in the second battle of
Bull Run.  

He married (1)

CHARLOTTE FOX of Clayton, Jefferson County.  They had seven children, four
of whom attained adult age.  She died in 1876.

Children, COOK:

    10     i   ORREN M. COOK

    11    ii   BYRON C. COOK

    12   iii   CLARENCE COOK

    13    iv   NETTIE L. COOK

WILLARD COOK married (2)

JANE TAYLOR, widow of BENJAMIN TAYLOR.

For further information, contact:
Charlotte Cook Lee

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