Oliver COOK & Polly BRUCE

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Oliver COOK
Polly BRUCE

Husband: Oliver COOK
Birth: 29 Aug 1781, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI
Death: 20 Aug 1863, Springfield, Windsor Co., VT
Occupation: farmer
Sister: Charlotte COOK, b. 3 Mar 1790, Springfield, Windsor Co., VT; d. 3 Mar 1870, same; unmarried
Father: Thomas COOK, Sr. (1753-1818), s/o Walter COOK, Sr. (1729- ) & Elizabeth HALL (c1734-1778)
Mother: [Elizabeth?] Betty COOK (1747-1830), d/o Oliver COOK (c1718-1796) & Hopestill WINSLOW
(Thomas and Betty were 4th cousins. Thomas was a Baptist preacher.)

Marriage:

Wife: [Mary?] Polly / Pollie BRUCE
Birth: ca. 1783/4, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA
Death: 11 May 1842, Springfield, Windsor Co., VT
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Benjamin BRUCE
Mother: Philadelphia WHEELER — descendant of Resolved WHITE, Mayflower passenger

Children — born in Springfield, Windsor Co., VT:

1. Barna A. COOK, b. 3 Jun 1806; d. 12 Jan 1892
2. Selden A. COOK, b. 4 May 1808
3. Seymour O. COOK, b. 14 Jan 1811; m. Abiah D. CHURCH (b. 1811/2, VT)
4. Mary Ann COOK, b. 13 Apr 1813; d. 1 Jun 1887; unmarried
5. Benjamin F. COOK, b. 8 Mar 1815; d. 25 Mar 1815
6. Charlotte R. COOK, b. 27 Nov 1816
7. Lewis E. COOK, b. 21 Jun 1821; m. Abigail "Abby" WINCHESTER
8. Susan B. COOK, b. 20 Mar 1826; m. Salmon WINCHESTER (b. 1821/2, NH)

Grandchildren (daughters of son, Seymour) — born in Springfield, Windsor Co., VT:

. Sylvia A. COOK, b. 1841/2
. Agnes COOK, b. 1845/6

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Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Children: all born in Springfield Twp, Windsor, Vermont
1. Barna A. COOK; Birth: 03 Jun 1806
2. Selden O. COOK; Birth: 04 May 1808
3. Seymour O. COOK; Birth: 04 Jan 1811
4. Mary Ann COOK; Birth: 03 Apr 1813
5. Benj. F. COOK; Birth: 08 Mar 1815; Death: 25 Mar 1815
6. Charlotte R. COOK; Birth: 27 Nov 1816
7. Lewie E. COOK; Birth: 21 Jun 1821
8. Susan B. COOK; Birth: 20 Mar 1826
Father: Oliver COOK; Mother: Polly BRUCE
Source: "Extraction of birth information from statewide indexes for Vermont and Connecticut. The actual town records may contain more details."

2. 1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, as expected. Polly appears to still be living with her parents.

3. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 11 — list roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810 VT Windsor Co. Springfield Roll 65 p. 423/600 Ln. 1 Cook Oliver 20110-01111 0 1 2 2 78 75 12 165

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 9 or under 1800-1810 = Selden (b. 1808)
= Barna (b. 1806)

1 male 16-25 1784-1794 = brother?

1 male 26-44 1765-1784 = Oliver (b. 1780-84)

1 female 10-15 1794-1800 = sister?

1 female 16-25 1784-1794 = Charlotte COOK (b. 1790)

1 female 26-44 1765-1784 = Polly (b. 1783/4)

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1765 = Betty (COOK) COOK (b. 1747)

0 All other persons, except Indians not taxed

1 Number of looms

2 Number Great or ??? Wheels

2 Number Foot Wheels

78 Yards of Wollen Cloth made

75 Yards of linen & cotton made

12 Yards of Cotton made

165 Average? quantity of yds of cloth of all kinds made annually

Polly's father and mother are both still alive and living together (in Baltimore, Windsor Co., VT), so it seems probable that the older woman living with them is Oliver's mother and that the teenagers are Oliver's siblings (except note that Oliver's father is supposedly still living, so where is he?).

4. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 8; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 VT Windsor Co. Springfield Twp. Roll M33_128 p. 197/392 Ln. 34 Oliver Cook 120010-20021-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 9 or under 1810-1820 = Seymour (b. 1811)

2 males 10-15 1804-1810 = Selden (b. 1808)
= Barna (b. 1806)

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Oliver (b. 1780-84)

2 females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Charlotte (b. 1816)
= Mary Ann (b. 1813)

2 females 26-44 1775-1794 = Polly (b. 1783/4)
= Charlotte COOK (b. 1790)

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Betty (COOK) COOK (b. 1747)

1 person engaged in agriculture

Listed ten lines above Joshua BRUCE.

5. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #31 of 34; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 VT Windsor Co. Springfield Twp. Roll 187 p. 141 Ln. 6 Oliver Cook 010 101 100 - 101 100 200 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 5-9 1820-1825 = Lewis (b. 1821)

1 male 15-19 1810-1815 = Seymour (b. 1811)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = ?

1 male 40-49 1780-1790 = Oliver (b. 1780-84)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Susan (b. 1826)

1 female 10-14 1815-1820 = Charlotte (b. 1816)

1 female 15-19 1810-1815 = Mary Ann (b. 1813)

2 females 40-49 1780-1790 = Polly (b. 1783/4)
= Charlotte COOK (b. 1790)

1 female 80-89 1740-1750 = Betty (COOK) COOK (b. 1747)

6. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #31-32 of 34; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 VT Windsor Co. Springfield Twp. Roll 548 pp. 242B-243A Ln. 25 Oliver Cook 000 100 010 - 001 010 020 0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = Lewis (b. 1821)

1 male 50-59 1780-1790 = Oliver (b. 1780-84)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Susan (b. 1826)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Mary Ann (b. 1813)

2 females 50-59 1780-1790 = Polly (b. ca. 1783/4)
= Charlote COOK (b. 1790)

2 persons employed in agriculture

7. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image#46 of 64): Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, Roll M432_931, p. 471B, 390/397, enumerated 4 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Oliver Cook 67 M Farmer 3000 R.I.

Charlotte " 60 F Vt

Mary A " 37 F "

Roswell D Ellison 44 M "

Charlotte COOK is Oliver's unmarried sister. Susan (COOK) WINCHESTER (æ 24, b. VT) is living in Gilsum, Cheshire Co., NH (p. 366A) with her husband, Salmon WINCHESTER (æ 28, b. NH). Sylvia A. COOK (æ 8, b. VT) and Agnes COOK (æ 4, b. VT) are living in Springfield, Windsor Co., VT (p. 450A), with their parents, Seymour COOK (æ 39, b. VT) and Abiah D. (æ 37, b. VT).

8. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 77): North Springfield P.O., Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, Roll M653_1329, p. 326B, PN 22, 176/176, enumerated 8 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Oliver Cook 79 M Farmer 3000 500 Rhode Island

Charlotte " 70 F Housewife 100 Vermont

Mary A " 47 F Housework 50 "

Sylvia A " 18 F School Teacher "

Agnes " 14 F "

Roswell D Ellison 56 M Farm Laborer 500 "

Again, Charlotte COOK is Oliver's spinster sister, not his wife. Sylvia and Agnes are daughters of Oliver's son, Seymour. Susan B. (COOK) WINCHESTER (æ 34, b. VT) is living in Springfield, Windsor Co., VT (p. 334A), with her husband, Salmon WINCHESTER (æ 38, b. NH) and children.

9. Cook Family Genealogy (online at www.cookfamilygenealogy.com).

10. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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