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CARLENE McDANIEL COOKE'S FAMILY
GENERAL
- Additional surnames to be searched are Baily, Beveret, Blount, Boon, Branum, Bridgers, Browder, Bryant, Buller, Copeland, Early, Gad, Gross, Harrison, Haywood, Murray, Parnell, Regan, Register, Sumner, and Wilson. I have nothing on these surnames that is not shown below.
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JIM COOKE'S FAMILY
- INTRODUCTION
Genealogy files of NC and VA include Allen, Burney, Cain, Chesnutt, Cooke, Grimes, Heath, Hollingsworth, Knight, Lennon, Meares, Newton, Parker, Roper, Sellers, Shipman, Singletary, Stringfield, and Willis.
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There are over 38,600 names and, of course, they include different spellings of the above names. Many of these came to southeastern NC from England in the 17th century with a stop in southeastern VA (Accomac, Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Lower Norfolk, Northampton, Surry, and Sussex Counties). Others are thought to have come from Ireland and Scotland, but I have not gotten back that far with proof.
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My Mother and I were born in Bladen County, NC and my Dad in neighboring Sampson County, NC. Many of my ancestors came to these two counties in the 18th century. Therefore, there is a lot of data from these two counties and the surrounding NC counties (Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, New Hanover, and Robeson).
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Connection to surname is listed by level of grandmother. "2g" is second great-grandmother.
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I have attempted to not show dates of the living when I did not find them in print or on the internet. I also have not shown names and dates of the living when requested by the provider of the data.
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Data was collected on the Allens of Kelly and Cains of Turnbull when searching for the Allens and Cains of Tar Heel. I have not connected the Allens or Cains as beginning from one family, but they are related by marriage. Some researchers have family legends that say five CAIN brothers came to southeastern NC. Two of these settled in NC and one in SC. The SC Cain family later came to Bladen County, NC. The Cains located around Bladenboro, Bladen County, NC (which I have not collected) seem to be the third Cain family. There are also two CAIN families in the Turnbull Creek area listed below that I can not attach.
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JIM COOKE'S FAMILY
- DAD's LINEAGE
COOK/COOKEs England to Sampson County, NC (Last update 8/24/05) (Names 6952)
PARKERs of Duplin/Sampson Counties, NC
Mary Alice Parker (1860-1907) (01/10/12) (2747)
HEATHs of Duplin County, NC
g Margaret Ellen Heath (1834-1899) (11/1/04) (902)
STRINGFIELDs of Sampson County, NC
g Margaret Elizabeth Stringfield (1840-1928) (11/28/02) (154)
CHESNUTTs of Duplin/Sampson Counties, NC
2g Charity Priscilla Chesnutt (1785-bef 1867) (11/1/04)(3607)
HOLLINGSWORTHs of Duplin/Sampson Counties, NC
2g Frances Margaret Hollingsworth (1811-After 1880)(11/1/04) (5818)
- Descendants Chart
- Hollingsworth Search (Data is here, but wrong title.)
NEWTONs, of Sampson County, NC
2g Mary Newton (1816-1896) (11/1/04) (232)
SELLERS of Brunswick/Duplin/Sampson Counties, NC
3g Rhoda Sellers (abt 1747-??) (12/28/04) (1139)
KNIGHTs of VA
4g Naomi Knight (abt 1710-aft 1778) (6/20/01) (31)
ROPERs of VA
6g Joane Roper (abt 1635-1720)(11/1/04) (90)
JIM COOKE'S FAMILY
- MOM'S LINEAGE
GRIMES of Bladen County, NC
(11/21/04) (1809)
BURNEYs of Bladen County, NC
Anna Burney (1874-1945) (08/22/05) (4177)
LENNONs of Bladen/Columbus Cty, NC
g Sarah Ann Lennon (1837-1911) (12/28/04) (2181)
CAINs of Tar Heel, Bladen County, NC
g Sarah Elmira Cain (1850-1931) (11/1/04) (1589)
MEARS/MEARES of Bladen/Robeson Counties, NC
2g Mary Ann Meares (1807- 1853) (11/1/04) (1636)
ALLENs of Tar Heel, Bladen County, NC
2g Elizabeth Allen (1810-1900) (7/24/05) (2237)
SINGLETARYs of Bladen County, NC
2g Mary Singletary (1814-1878) (6/20/01) (59)
- Descendants Chart (See Sam Pait's data here)
WILLIS of Bladen/Robeson Counties, NC
2g Sarah Willis (1813-1870/79) (11/1/04) (456)
SHIPMANs of Bladen/Columbus Counties, NC
5g Elenore Shipman (abt 1735-??) (11/22/04) (121)
CARLENE McDANIEL COOKE'S FAMILY
- INTRODUCTION
Genealogy files of NC and VA include McDaniel, McRaney, and Stevens.
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There are over 1,500 names and, of course, they include different spellings of the above names. Many of these came to southeastern NC from England in the 17th century with a stop in southeastern VA (Accomac, Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Lower Norfolk, Northampton, Surry, and Sussex Counties). Others are thought to have come from Ireland and Scotland, but I have not gotten back that far with proof.
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Connection to surname is listed by level of grandmother. "2g" is second great-grandmother.
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I have attempted to not show dates of the living when I did not find them in print or on the internet. I also have not shown names and dates of the living when requested by the provider of the data.
- DAD'S LINEAGE
McDANIELs of Cumberland County, NC (11/28/02) (1009)
STEPHENS/STEVENS of Columbus County, NC (11/1/04) (240)
- MOM'S LINEAGE
BRYANT of Robeson County, NC (Future)
McRANEY of Robeson County, NC (11/1/04) (281)
OTHER FAMILIES
- INTRODUCTION
Data, including over 2100 names, was collected on the Allens of Kelly and Cains of Turnbull when searching for the Allens and Cains of Tar Heel. I have not connected the Allens or Cains as beginning from one family, but they are related by marriage. Some researchers have family legends that say five CAIN brothers came to southeastern NC. Two of these settled in NC and one in SC. The SC Cain family later came to Bladen County, NC. The Cains located around Bladenboro, Bladen County, NC (which I have not collected) seem to be the third Cain family. There are also two CAIN families in the Turnbull Creek area listed below that I can not attach.
Many of these families came to southeastern NC from England in the 17th century with a stop in southeastern VA (Accomac, Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Lower Norfolk, Northampton, Surry, and Sussex Counties). Others are thought to have come from Ireland and Scotland.
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Connection to surname is listed by level of grandmother. "2g" is second great-grandmother.
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ALLENs of Kelly, Bladen County, NChttp://cookes.us/ndx/Cainturn/cainturn.html
(10/27/01) (260)
CAINs of Turnbull Creek (James Cain), Bladen County, NC
(11/1/04) (988)
HEATHs of Craven County, NC
(11/1/04) (504)
HEATHs of Surry County, VA and England
(11/1/04) (425)
HEATHs of Accomack County, VA and Somerset County, MD
PARKERs of England
MISCELLANEOUS
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Bladen County, NC |
Broad and Popular Sts. (Rtes. Business 87 and 501) Elizabethtown, NC |
Bladen County Library. (1 block East and 1 block North of Courthouse) Elizabethtown, NC |
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Columbus County, NC |
Rtes. Business 76 and Business 701, Whiteville, NC |
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Craven County, NC |
New Bern, NC |
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Cumberland County, NC |
Fayetteville, NC |
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Duplin County, NC |
Rte. 11 Kenansville, NC |
At home of Dallas Herring. On Main St. about 2 blocks West of Rte. 117 Rose Hill, NC |
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New Hanover County, NC |
Wilmington, NC |
Wilmington, NC |
Has data for southeastern NC. |
Raleigh, NC |
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Robeson County, NC |
Lumberton, NC |
Robeson County Public Library 101 N. Chestnut St. Lumberton, NC |
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Sampson County, NC |
Clinton, NC |
Clinton, NC |
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NC Dept of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources |
Vital Records Section PO Box 29537, Raleigh, NC 27626-0537 Phone: 919.733.3526 |
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NC State Archives |
Dept. of Cultural Resources, Div of Archives and History, Archives and History-State Library Building 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807 Phones: 919.733.3952 and 919.733.1354 |
1997 Hours: Sun, Mon, holidays – Closed; Tues-Fri – 8:00am – 5:30pm Sat – 9:00am – 5:00pm When holiday on Fri or Mon, closed on Sat after.
Parking at 3 lots: Under Museum of History at Wilmington and Jones Sts; Polk St. between Wilmington and Blount Sts; and Salisbury and McDowell Sts. www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/arch/state.htm |
State Library of NC |
Archives and History-State Library Building 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone: 919.733.7222 |
1997 Hours: Sun, Mon, holidays – Closed; Tues-Fri – 8:00am – 5:30pm Sat – 9:00am – 5:00pm When holiday on Fri or Mon, closed on Sat after.
Parking at 3 lots: Under Museum of History at Wilmington and Jones Sts; Polk St. between Wilmington and Blount Sts; and Salisbury and McDowell Sts. www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/arch/state.htm |
NC Society of Historians |
PO Box 848, Rockingham, NC |
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VIRGINIA |
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Courthouse |
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Accomac County, VA |
Business Rte. 13 and Rte. Accomac, VA
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Accomac County Library. Business Rte. 13, about 1000 feet North of Courthouse. www.espl.org and www.esva.net/ghotes |
Library serves Accomac and Northampton Counties, VA.
Library has copies of wills for Accomac County.
Library also has many books on Somerset and Worcester Counties, MD |
Isle Of Wight County, VA |
Isle Of Wight, Isle Of Wight County, VA. Only 2 other buildings in town.
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Isle Of Wight County Library. 255 James St. Smithfield, VA 23430 (757) 357-2264 |
Library Hours: Mon-Wed: 9-9; Thur, Fri: 9-5; Sat 9-3; Sun: closed. Courthouse has files from 1632. |
Norfolk, VA |
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Kim Memorial Norfolk Library 301 E. City Hall Ave. Norfolk, VA (757) 664-7323 |
Library Early History Hours: Mon, Sat: 10-5; Tues, Thur, Sun: 1-5; Wed: 1-9; Fri: closed. |
Northampton County, VA |
Business Rte 13 Eastville, VA |
See Accomac Library. |
Have not visited Courthouse, but I was told that they have data from 17th century. Accomac and Northampton used to be Accomack County, VA. |
Richmond, VA |
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- Origins of Eastern NC, SC, and VA Counties
Northeastern North Carolina |
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New County | Year | Previous County |
Albemarle | 1664-1668 | |
Chowan | 1668-1722 | Albemarle |
Bertie | 1722 | Chowan |
Tyrrell and Tyrrell | 1729 | Chowan, eastern Bertie, Currituck, and Pasquotank |
Edgecombe | 1741 | southwestern Bertie |
Northampton | 1741 | northwestern Bertie |
Halifax | 1758 | Edgecombe |
Eastern North Carolina (Centered around Craven County) |
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New County | Year | Previous County |
Bath | 1696 | |
Archdale Precinct | 1705 | Bath |
Pampticough Precinct | 1705 | Bath |
Beaufort | Pampticough Precinct | |
Craven | 1712 | Archdale Precinct |
Johnston | 1746 | Craven |
Pitt | 1760 | Beaufort |
Eastern North Carolina (Centered around Dobbs County) |
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New County | Year | Previous County |
Dobbs and Dobbs | ||
Wayne | 1779 | western Dobbs |
Greene | after 1799 | Glasgow (no more Glasgow) |
Southeastern North Carolina |
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New County | Year | Previous County |
New Hanover | 1729 | |
Bladen | 1734 | New Hanover |
Onslow | 1735 | New Hanover |
Duplin | 1750 | New Hanover |
Cumberland | 1754 | Bladen |
Brunswick | 1764 | Bladen & New Hanover |
Sampson | 1784 | Duplin |
Robeson | 1787 | Bladen |
Columbus | 1808 | Bladen |
Pender | 1875 | New Hanover |
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Virgina | ||
New County | Year | Previous County |
Jamestown | 1607 | |