Will of John Cook, Cumberland County, Virginia - 1775
Will Book 2/ Page 193
Dated 15 April 1775
Probated 25 September 1775

In the name of God amen I John Cook of the county of Cumberland being of perfect 
sense and memory doe[sic] make this my last will and testament. First, I give my soul to 
Jesus Christ our blessed lord and savior and now I present my body to the dust to be 
buried in a decent manner in hopes of a happy resurrection at the last day and as for my 
worldly estate I leave in the manner and form as followeth: Secondly, I leave all my 
whole estate consisting of my land in Buckingham that is in dispute with Benjamin 
Arnold & the land whereon I now live and all my negroes, horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, 
household & kitchen furniture to be sold to pay my debts and all the money that is left 
after my debts are paid I give to my dear & beloved wife Mary Cook during her life or 
widowhood and after her decease or widowhood the the said money to be eaqually[sic]
Divided between my son Stephen Cook, Mary Noell, & Frances Cook and all the rest of 
my children which are as followeth: John Cook jr, Aggy Chambers, Sarah Edwards, 
Elizabeth Hooper, James Cook, Agathy Bostick, Anne Coleman, nothing more than what 
I have already given them & I doe[sic] constitute and appoint George Hooper and my son 
Stephen Cook executors of this my last will and testament whereof I hereunto sett[sic] 
my hand and seal this fifteenth day of April 1775.
								His
							John	  +      Cook   LS
								mark
Signed, sealed in presence of
	John Raine
	Henry Walker


EDITOR’S NOTE: Mary Cook, wife of the said John Cook, deceased, appeared before the Court of 
Cumberland and stated that she would not accept the legacy or legacies left her by the will 
of John Cooke and renounced the will. Although written without the “E”, this family spelled 
Cook “C-O-O-K-E”.		
	Jim Cooke

File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jim Cooke <jecooke88@hotmail.com>

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