Re: Please help me with conflicting info...Valentine Cooke....Henry Cooke
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Re: Please help me with conflicting info...Valentine Cooke....Henry Cooke
Lisa Milord 2/26/04
Hello Lisa, Nice reply. I have them married abt. 1750 in Penn. Yes, I have the eight children, but did not have all the dates. All born in Penn. There were two Valentines, father and son. Junior was a Preacher. Valentine was born in America according to my findings. I found the Genealogy of Captain Cook, but could not locate a person who would be his Cousin. Of course, in those days they often used relationshps different than we do today. In one case I know --- a Jr. was actually named after an Uncle. There are other Valentine Cooks that some people are getting mixed up with. I have not found a direct connection between John Hamilton Cook and the Cap't. -- just 'noted that'. My line comes from son, Henry Cook.The following is about Valentine Cook, Jr. -- the Rev.
Valentine Cook
COOK, Valentine, clergyman, born in Pennsylvania in 1765; died in Logan county, Kentucky, in 1820. His father removed to western Virginia when Valentine was a child. He became a convert to Methodism at an early age, and immediately began preaching. His father sent him to Cokesbury College, but at the end of a year or two he returned home, and in 1788 began itinerant labors, and in 1794 became presiding elder. About 1796 he originated the custom of calling anxious sinners to the front to be prayed for, which afterward became universal in the Methodist denomination. In 1798 he moved to Kentucky, and there married a niece of Governor Slaughter. In 1799 he took charge of Bethel seminary, and was afterward for some time principal of Harrodsburg academy, finally settling in Logan county. In 1819 he made a preaching-tour to the east on horseback, visiting Lexington, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. He possessed rare power as a preacher, and instituted revivals wherever he went, but was erratic in his manner and negligent in his dress. He was well versed in German, and on one occasion stayed with a German fatally, who, ignorant of his knowledge, indulged in many uncomplimentary remarks about him. Before retiring for the night he asked permission to pray, began his invocation in English, and then changed to German. Consternation seized the members of the household when they recalled their remarks, and they fled, leaving him to care for himself.
Edited Appletons Encyclopedia, Copyright © 2001 VirtualologyTM
The WILL of Valentine's wife:
I had not worked on this line for years. In -- Kentucky Records, Volume ll, page 54 is the portion of Susannah's WIll that names her heirs.
COOK, SUSANNAH -- Bk. C., pg. 120-- To sons, Adam, David, John, Henry and William; and Christopher Hammon; g. dau. Genny, dau. of Wm.; dau. Christen Hammon; sons, Jacob and Valentine. Wm. Shanks, Extr. Oct. 12, 1807.
I have this more complete, but cannot find it at present. But this shows all children and two others. Good Luck. don read