William Cooke

William Cooke.  He died in 1698 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.  He married Joan Roper.  She died in 1720 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

Children of William Cooke and Joan

1.  Thomas Cooke

2.  Elizabeth Cooke

3.  Joannah Cooke

4.  William Cooke

5.  Reubin Cooke

6.  Henry Cooke 

7.  John Cooke

Notes:

April 9, 1665 - William Cooke Jr. appointed George Stoat of Bristol, England, to receive of my wife's brother, Hugh Roper, legacy left by her father.

November 10, 1665 -- William and Joan Cooke sold the 360 acres that were granted to him on February 3, 1664 to Thomas Woodward.

Possible father and grandfather for William Cooke: William Cooke (1613-1679), the son of "mariner" Philip Cooke and his wife Elizabeth _______ , was married to Mary Blackborne on 4 June, 1632 in St. Augustine's parish church in Bristol, County Gloucester, England. His son William was probably born in Virginia, or enroute, in the next year as there is no parish record. The record does state that the elder William married again in 1636 (not in that parish) to Ann _______ and that a son Philip was born of this union. This second marriage and birth were probably also in Virginia, as was a third marriage to another Mary. William, the immigrant, was in Virginia by 1634 when he and William Miles patented 1100 acres in Isle of Wight County on the second branch of the Blackwater, adjacent to John Oliver and Frances English. The third wife, Mary ______ was named when William sold 400 acres in Isle of Wight in 1669 before moving on to Surry County. He died in Surry before 1879 as his wife had remarried by that date. I would love to see documentation for this!

Possible children:  One researcher also says that William and Joan had two additional daughters: Sarah Cooke who married Samuel Cornwall and another daughter who married Samuel Hargroves.  I do not have any documentation to back up these daughters.  Neither are mentioned in their parent's wills.  The will of Samuel Cornwall was written in March 1717/8 and proved in August 1718 apparently names his brother in law, Samuel Hargrove/Hargrave.  I believe, unless specifically states, Samuel Cromwall could have married a Ms. Hargrove/Hargrave just as easily as a Ms. Cooke and still be his brother-in-law.

Joan is said to be the daughter of Hugh Roper of Somerset, England.  She apparently received a legacy from her father in 1665/1666.  The above record mentions a brother named Hugh, but no mention of her father's name.  Joan's will mention John and Henry Carrell.  Were they her children with John Carrell or her step-children?

Sources:

Will of William Cooke, Isle of Wight County, VA -- 1698

Will of Jone Carrell, Isle of Wight County, VA -- 1720

Will of Henry Cooke, Isle of Wight County, VA -- 1698

John Weaver

John Weaver was born in Surry County, Virginia.  He died in 1719 in Surry County, Virginia.  He married Elizabeth Cooke (daughter of William Cooke and Joan Roper).

Children of John Weaver and Elizabeth Cooke

1.  Henry Weaver

2.  John Weaver

3.  William Weaver

4.  Joyce Weaver

5.  Edward Weaver

6.  Elizabeth Weaver was born before 1719.

7.  Stephen Weaver

Notes:

John Weaver

November 3, 1711 -- John Weaver was an appraiser of Robert Carlile's estate.

March 17, 1713/14 -- John Weaver an appraiser of the estate of John Goodin

April 19, 1715 -- John Jones to John Weaver, both of Curry Co., for 5 shillings, 200 acres on southside of Blackwater Swamp abutting Weaver's own land. Wife Elizabeth renounces dower Rec. 20 Apr 1715.

February 17, 1717/18 -- Thomas Tomlinson and wife Elizabeth to John Weaver, Sr., price not stated, 195 acres on south side of Blackwater Swamp. Rec. 19 Feb 1717/8.

June 18, 1718 -- John Weaver an appraiser, estate of Daniel Horton

Elizabeth Weaver

Many genealogies lists her husband as Richard Cotton.  I believe this is incorrect as this Elizabeth appears to be too old to be Richard's wife.  Richard Cotten's birth year is usually estimated in the 1730s.  Elizabeth was born before 1719, and given the age of her siblings, it was most likely she was a teenager at the time of her father's will, making her birth closer to 1700 if not earlier.  It would be very unlikely for Richard to have married and had children with a woman nearly 20 years his senior.  I suspect IF Richard's wife Elizabeth was a Weaver, then she would have had to have been a granddaughter of John and Elizabeth Cooke, but I do not know which one.

Sources:

Nicholas Callaham and Some of His Known Descendants, by Willie Mae Wood, 2000 

Will of John Weaver "Wills and Administrations of Surry County, VA 1761-1750

Leg.-- To son, John Weaver, 20 shillings.To son, William Weaver, 20 shillings.To daughter, Joyce Callihan, 20 shillings.To dau., Elizabeth Weaver - Grandson, John Weaver, one-half the land I bought of Thos. Tomlinson, which land his father was posseded with, before his death etc. To son, Edward Weaver the other one-half of the land.To son, Stephen Weaver, the estate if John die.If grandson, John Weaver, die without heirs, his portion to go to my youngest son, Stephen Weaver.Wife, Elizabeth Weaver, Exerx. Prob.: 17 Feb., 1719.Wit: John Mason, Gilbert Hay, William Weaver. Bk. 7, p, 244."