Mary COOKE^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1685 - 1737  (52 years)

• Name	Mary COOKE
  Born	1685	Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	1737	, Essex, VA   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I12816	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Rev. John COOK,   b. 9 Mar 1654, Berwick on Tweed, Cumberland, England ,   d. 20 Jun 1727, Essex County, Virginia, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Susanna PELL,   b. 1666, Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States ,   d. 1731, Essex, Virginia, United States  (Age 65 years)
  Married	1676	Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
  Family ID	F1190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thomas WOOD,   b. 1680, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 10 Jul 1709, , Essex, VA, USA  (Age 29 years)
  Married	1708	Essex, Virginia, United States
  Children	1. Elizabeth WOOD,   b. 1701, Old Rappohannock, Virginia, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Thomas WOOD,   b. 1708, Bedford, Bedford Co, Virginia, (West Virgina) United States ,   d. 6 Sep 1764, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F1405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	William HALBERT,   b. 1681, Essex County, Virginia ,   d. 18 Oct 1732, Essex County, Virginia  (Age 51 years)
  Married	25 Jul 1709	Richmond and Essex, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Joel HALBERT,   b. 1712, Essex, Virginia, USA ,   d. Aft 1754, , Caroline, VA  (Age 43 years)   2. Elizabeth HALBERT,   b. 1713, Essex, Virginia, United States ,   d. 1742, Essex, Virginia, United States  (Age 29 years)   3. William HALBERT,   b. 1714, Essex County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Apr 1761, , Essex, VA  (Age 47 years)   4. Sarah HALBERT,   b. 1716, Essex, Virginia, United States ,   d. 1742, USA  (Age 26 years)   5. James HALBERT   6. John HALBERT   7. Patty HALBERT
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F1446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The will of Mary Wood Halbert Taylor, Wife of (1) Thos. Wood; (2) William Halbert I and (3) William Taylor can be found at http://www.geocities.com/janet_ariciu/Halbert.html transcribed by Grace Thomas."Transcribed from original Old English or Colonial style handwritten will.ESSEX CO.,VA. Will Bk 6, p. 69IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Mary Taylor of Essex County in the Colony of Virginia being sick and weak in body but of perfect Sense and Sound memory thanks be to Almighty God for it I do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner and form following: that is to say first and principally I Commend my Soul unto God that gave it And my body to the Earth to be buried with Christian decensie at the discretion of my Exutors hereafter named and of my worldly goods I dispose of as followeth;ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elisabeth Heeley my side sadle and one shilling sterling.ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son William Halbert my gold ring.ITEM I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Sarah Halbart my trunk.ITEM I give and bequeath unto my grandson Thomas Heeley five Shillings.ITEM I will, give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Molly Heeley five Shillings.ITEM I will, give and bequeath unto my two sons Joel Halbart and William Halbart (after my just debts paid funeral charges defraid and above legacies Satisfied and paid) All the remaining part of my estate to be Equally divided among them. And I do appoint my said sons Joel Halbart and William Halbart Executors of this my Last will and Testament (carried forward)WITNESS my hand and seal this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand Seven Hundred and thirty seven./s/ Mary Taylor (Seal)In prescence of Stephen Chenault, Elias NewmanAT A COURT held for Essex County at Tappahannock on the xxjst (21st) day of June Anno Dom MDCCXXXVIJ (1737)Joel Halbert and William Halbert the Executors within named presented this last will and Testament of Mary Taylor dec'ed and made oath thereto as the law directs and the said will was also proved in due form by the oaths of Stephen Chenault and Elias Newman the witnesses thereto and then the said will was ordered to be recorded.TEST W Beverly CCur(?)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2269] Cooke, Mary, Will of Mary Cooke transcribed by Grace Thomas (http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/HOLBERT/2000-02/0951261245). [S3266] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), 1,1030::0., Ancestry Family Tree (Reliability: 0). [S137] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Place:Provo, UT, USA), 1,61266::0., Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0021 (Reliability: 0). [S416] Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Index, 1655-1900, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:1999 Place:Provo, UT, USA), 1,4033::0., Book: D&C 13,; Page: 296 (Reliability: 0). [S2550] Beard Family Tree (www.ancestry.com, c2011).