Jefferson County, NY Pioneers

JEFFERSON COUNTY NEW YORK

PIONEER COOK FAMILY

1. AMASA COOK was born July 21 1798. He appears as Head of household in Antwerp on 1820 census. He appears in Watertown on 1830 census. He appears in Ellisburgh on the 1835 New York State census. The family moved to Wisconsin abt 1847 and appear on the Dodge Co. Wisconsin census of 1850. He appears on the Columbia Co. Wisconsin 1860 census as a farmer. He and Rhoda had six sons and two sons-in-law in the Union Army during the Civil War. Two were seriously wounded and one (Maurice, known as Morris) was killed at the Battle of Shilo. Amasa returned to Jefferson Co. sometime in the late 1860s and appears in Clayton on the 1870 census. He married Catherine (Timmerman) Hudson, widow of William Hudson, in Brownville and they lived in Clayton.

They appear on the 1880 census living in Clayton with Catherine's daughter, Mrs Wm. Stephens. Catherine died August 5, 1881 and Amasa died March 27,1882. Both are buried in Clayton Village.

All birth, marriage and death dates were taken from a diary of their youngest child Albert N. Cook

AMASA married (1) September 5, 1819
RHODA CLEVELAND, daughter of ISAAC CLEVELAND and MAMRE or MAMRA MATTHEWS. RHODA was born 25 April 1800. She died in Marcellon Columbia County Wisconsin March 18, 1855 and is buried in Marcellon Cemetary.

Children, COOK:

   1     i   ALMEDA COOK was born in Antwerp Jefferson Co July 09 1820

   2    ii   MARTIN A. COOK was born in Rodman Jefferson Co. July 14 1822

   3   iiii   PHINEAS W. COOK was born in Antwerp Jefferson Co March 22 1824

   4    iv   IRENA A. COOK was born in De Calro [DeKalb] St. Lawerence Co Aug. 16 1826

   5     v   SIMEON P. COOK   was born in De Calro [DeKalb] St. Lawerence Co Feb 13 1828

   6    vi   RASWELL COOK was born in Watertown Jefferson Co April 15 1830

   7   vii   RUFINA E. COOK was born in Watertown Jefferson Co Feb 23 1833

   8  viiii   GEORGE W. COOK was born in Watertown Jefferson Co Feb 22 1835

   9    ix   BETSEY G. A. COOK was born in Hounsfield Jefferson Co July 07 1836

  10    x   SAMUEL A. COOK was born in Hounsfield Jefferson Co Nov. 3 1837

  11   xi   ADRASTUS W. COOK was born in Hounsfield Jefferson Co Sept. 19 1839

  12  xii   MAURICE C. COOK was born in Hounsfield Jefferson Co April 25 1841

  13 xiii   ALBERT N. COOK was born in Hounsfield Jefferson Co July 15 1845

AMASA married (2) in Brownville
CATHERINE (TIMMERMAN) HUDSON

ADDENDUM FOR AMASA COOK FAMILY:

Amasa Cook was born 21 July 1798 and died 27 March 1882 at Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY. He married on 5 September 1819 to Rhoda Cleveland, b 25 April 1801 at Claremont, Sullivan Co., NH. She died 18 March 1855 at Marcellon, Columbia Co, WI and is buried in the Marcellon Cemetery. Amasa married 2)Catharine Timmerman Hudson on 25 August 1857 at Ballston, Oswego Co., NY. She was born 7 June 1801 in Herkimer Co., NY and was the widow of William C. Hudson. Catherine died 5 August 1881 in Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY. Amasa died intestate and Letters of Administration were granted to William H. Stevens on 18 July 1882 in Jefferson County. The family moved to Wisconsin about 1847 and Amasa returned to Jefferson Co., in the late 1860's, probably after the death of his first wife, Rhoda.

Children of Amasa Cook and Rhoda Cleveland:

Almeda Cook b 9 July 1820 in Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY and died 30 May 1863 in Adams Co., Wisconsin.

Martin A. Cook b 14 July 1822 at Rodman, Jefferson Co., NY; d 11 Feb. 1898 at Pardeeville, Columbia Co., WI. He married on 19 March 1848 in Jefferson Co., NY to Emeline C. Griffin, born 12 Oct. 1828 in Columbus, Chenango Co., NY. She was the daughter of Dr. John W. Griffin. Martin is buried in the Marcellon Cemetery in Columbia Co., WI. There is no marker found for Emeline, who died 26 February 1881.

Phineas Wolcott Cook b 17 March 1824 in Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY and died 22 Dec. 1874.

Irene A. Cook b 16 August 1826 in DeKalb, St. Lawrence Co., NY and died 1852 in Henderson, Jefferson Co., NY.

Simeon Peter Cook b 13 Feb. 1828 in DeKalb, St. Lawrence Co., NY and died 25 October 1891.

Roswell Cook b 15 April 1830 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY and d 29 Dec. 1834 in Jefferson Co., NY.

Emeline Rovina Cook b 23 Feb. 1832 Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY and d April 1858 in Wisconsin.

George Washington Cook b 22 Feb. 1834 in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY and d 11 Dec. 1901.

Betsey G. A. Cook b 7 July 1836 in Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., NY.

Samuel A. Cook b 3 Nov. 1838 in Hounsfield, Jefferson Co and d c 1918.

Adrastus William Cook b 19 Sept. 1839 in Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., NY; d 27 Dec. 1905 in Dodge County, Wisconsin

Maurice Cornelius Cook b 25 April 1842 in Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., NY and d 6 April 1862 at Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin Co., Tennessee at 19 years.

Albert N. Cook b 19 July 1845 at Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., NY; d 21 Feb. 1903 in McDonald County, Missouri.

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