Descendants of Ellis Cook Generation No. 1 1. ELLIS1 COOK1 was born 1617 in Hertfordshire, England, and died 1669 in Southampton, Long Island. He married MARTHA COOPER, daughter of JOHN COOPER and WIDROE/WIBROE. She was born 1630 in Olney. Children of ELLIS COOK and MARTHA COOPER are: 2. i. JOHN2 COOK, b. 1650; d. 1719. ii. MARTHA COOK, b. 1655. iii. ELLIS COOK, b. 1656; d. 10 Nov 1706, Mecox, Long Island. 3. iv. ELIZABETH COOK, b. 1657. v. MARY COOK, b. 1659. 4. vi. ABIEL/ABIAL COOK, b. 1663. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN2 COOK (ELLIS1) was born 1650, and died 1719. He married ELIZABETH. Notes for JOHN COOK: --the source is confusing so the children listed may not belong here; Children of JOHN COOK and ELIZABETH are: i. JOHN3 COOK. ii. MARTHA COOK, m. JOSEPH FORDHAM. iii. OBADIAH COOK, b. 1687; d. 1733. iv. ELIAS COOK, b. 1690. v. JONATHAN COOK, b. 1700; d. 1756. 3. ELIZABETH2 COOK (ELLIS1) was born 1657. She married THOMAS STEPHENS 22 Oct 1675. He was born 1647, and died 26 Nov 1701. Notes for THOMAS STEPHENS: --found at Southampton, Long Island; Captain; Children of ELIZABETH COOK and THOMAS STEPHENS are: i. SUSANNA?3 STEPHENS. ii. THOMAS STEPHENS, b. 28 Jan 1677; d. 1711; m. HANNAH. 5. iii. ESTHER(HESTER) STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1678; d. 18 Jan 1752. iv. PHEBE STEPHENS, b. 02 Jan 1682. v. WILLIAM STEPHENS, b. 04 Apr 1684. vi. JOSIAH STEPHENS, b. 29 Jun 1688. 4. ABIEL/ABIAL2 COOK (ELLIS1) was born 1663. Children of ABIEL/ABIAL COOK are: 6. i. ABIEL3 COOK, d. 16 Jun 1740, Southampton, Long Island. ii. JOSIAH/JOSEPH COOK. iii. FRANCES COOK. Notes for FRANCES COOK: --a source does not name a Frances as a daughter of Abiel Cook; Generation No. 3 5. ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS (ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born Abt. 1678, and died 18 Jan 1752. She married SAMUEL JOHNES Abt. 1694, son of SAMUEL JOHNES and SARAH. He was born Abt. 1672 in Southampton, and died 1760. Children of ESTHER(HESTER) STEPHENS and SAMUEL JOHNES are: 7. i. SAMUEL4 JOHNES, b. Abt. 1695, Southampton. 8. ii. PHEBE JOHNS, b. Abt. 1696; d. 06 Jan 1777. iii. STEPHEN JOHNES, b. 31 Jul 1700; d. 18 Jun 1785; m. GRACE FITZRANDOLPH. iv. WILLIAM JOHNES, b. Abt. 1707; m. MARY. v. ELIZABETH JOHNES, b. Abt. 1711; d. 01 Jun 1750; m. UNKNOWN SAYRE. vi. OBADIAH JOHNES, b. 07 Feb 1715; d. 08 Dec 1790; m. (1) ESTHER FITHIAN; m. (2) ELIZABETH MILLER. 9. vii. TIMOTHY JOHNES, b. 24 May 1717, Southampton, Long Island; d. 17 Sep 1794, Morristown, New Jersey. 6. ABIEL3 COOK (ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1)2,3,4 died 16 Jun 1740 in Southampton, Long Island. He married UNKNOWN. Notes for UNKNOWN: --Sarah Moore?, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Halsey) Moore;- I had another Martha Cooper, that can't be right; Children of ABIEL COOK and UNKNOWN are: 10. i. ABIEL4 COOK, b. Abt. 1698. ii. SAMUEL COOK, b. Abt. 1700; d. 1745, Shrewsbury, New Jersey. iii. PHOEBE COOK, b. Abt. 1702. 11. iv. ELLIS COOK, b. 1703; d. 09 Aug 1756, Fort Oswego. v. SUSANNA COOK, b. Abt. 1705; m. UNKNOWN BARTON. vi. MATTHEW COOK, b. Abt. 1708; d. New Jersey. vii. ZELULON COOK, b. Abt. 1710. viii. ABIGAIL COOK, b. 1725; d. 1759; m. BENJAMIN HOWELL, 17 Jul 1751. ix. ANNA COOK, b. Abt. 1727. x. ELEMUEL COOK, b. Abt. 1723. Generation No. 4 7. SAMUEL4 JOHNES (ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born Abt. 1695 in Southampton. He married HANNAH FOSTER 1715, daughter of CHRISTOPHER FOSTER and HANNAH PARSONS. She was born 28 Oct 1694. Children of SAMUEL JOHNES and HANNAH FOSTER are: i. HANNAH5 JOHNES, b. 16 Dec 1716. ii. ESTHER JOHNES, b. 12 Jan 1719. iii. PHEBE JOHNES, b. 19 Sep 1721. iv. FOSTER JOHNES, b. 13 Oct 1723. v. ABIGAIL JOHNES, b. 19 Sep 1725; d. 13 Nov 1725. vi. MARY JOHNES, b. 19 Nov 1726. vii. ELIZABETH JOHNES, b. 30 May 1729. 12. viii. ABIGAIL JOHNES, b. 13 Feb 1731. ix. SAMUEL JOHNES, b. 01 Jan 1733. 8. PHEBE4 JOHNS (ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born Abt. 1696, and died 06 Jan 1777. She married CHRISTOPHER WOOD, son of JONAS WOOD and LYDIA SMITH. He was born Abt. 1691 in Hempstead, Long Island, and died 08 Feb 1759. Notes for PHEBE JOHNS: --Johns/Johnes; Children of PHEBE JOHNS and CHRISTOPHER WOOD are: 13. i. HANNAH5 WOOD. ii. MARY WOOD, b. 18 Sep 1716; d. 21 Jan 1746; m. ZOPHAR LYON. 14. iii. PHOEBE/PHEBE WOOD, b. 07 May 1720; d. 11 Aug 1754. iv. ABIGAIL WOOD, b. 10 Nov 1723; m. SIMON HORTON. Notes for SIMON HORTON: --a Simon Horton born in Southold, Long Island 30 March 1711, son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Grover) and grandson of Joshua and Mary (Tuthill) Horton married Abigail Howell who died May 5, 1752; and next to Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Fish 7 January 1762. She died 7 January 1767. His only surviving child was a daughter by his first marriage. v. HANNAH WOOD, b. 1727; d. Abt. 1728. vi. HANNAH WOOD, b. 1731; d. 1731. 15. vii. ELIAS WOOD, b. 20 May 1733; d. 19 Feb 1774. viii. ELISABETH WOOD, b. 09 Jun 1736; d. 27 Jul 1736. ix. JOHN WOOD, b. 19 Feb 1738; d. 24 May 1759; m. TABITHA CLARK. 9. TIMOTHY4 JOHNES (ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1)5 was born 24 May 1717 in Southampton, Long Island, and died 17 Sep 1794 in Morristown, New Jersey. He married (1) ELIZABETH SAYRE, daughter of JOB SAYRE. She was born Abt. 1717, and died 19 Sep 1748 in Morristown, New Jersey. He married (2) KEZIAH OLDFIELD 15 Nov 1749. She was born Abt. 1715, and died 02 Nov 1794 in Morristown, New Jersey. Notes for KEZIAH OLDFIELD: --of Jamaica, Long Island Children of TIMOTHY JOHNES and ELIZABETH SAYRE are: i. THREE SONS5 JOHNES. ii. TWO DAUGHTERS JOHNES. Children of TIMOTHY JOHNES and KEZIAH OLDFIELD are: iii. SON5 JOHNES. iv. DAUGHTER JOHNES. 10. ABIEL4 COOK (ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born Abt. 1698. He married UNKNOWN LEONARD. Notes for ABIEL COOK: --settled in Monmouth county in 1720; Children of ABIEL COOK and UNKNOWN LEONARD are: i. SARAH5 COOK, m. AARON MATTISON, Apr 1745. ii. NATHANIEL COOK, m. UNKNOWN ROBBINS. iii. FRANCES COOK, m. SAMUEL MOUNT, 1755. iv. SUSANNA COOK, m. UNKNOWN IMLAY. v. MARY COOK, m. JONATHAN LIPPINCOTT, 1757. vi. PHEBE COOK, m. PETER DEWITT, 1757. vii. ABIGAIL COOK, m. UNKNOWN STRICKLAND. 16. viii. ABIEL COOK, b. 15 Nov 1723; d. 24 Jan 1797. 11. ELLIS4 COOK (ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 1703, and died 09 Aug 1756 in Fort Oswego. He married (1) TEMPERANCE. She was born 1704, and died 09 Dec 1723. He married (2) MARY WILLIAMS 1730, daughter of JOHN WILLIAMS. She was born 1716, and died 19 Apr 1754. Children of ELLIS COOK and MARY WILLIAMS are: i. JONATHAN5 COOK, m. MARGARET TAPPAN, 30 Nov 1757. 17. ii. JOHN COOK, b. 1739. 18. iii. ELLIS COOK, b. 1732; d. 17 Apr 1797. 19. iv. WILLIAM COOK, b. 1734; d. Troy, New Jersey. 20. v. EPAPHRAS COOK, b. 20 Jan 1737; d. 13 Apr 1809. vi. SILAS? COOK. Notes for SILAS? COOK: --a source has Silas as a son of Ellis and Mary (Williams) Cook but: since he was born in 1766 and died 8 August 1852, he would have been born after his parents died; Generation No. 5 12. ABIGAIL5 JOHNES (SAMUEL4, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born 13 Feb 1731. She married JOB FOSTER 27 Sep 1753, son of NATHAN FOSTER and MARY LYON. He was born Abt. 1715. Notes for JOB FOSTER: --this Job may belong here or is his son --could have been born ca 1733 and died 18 Jan 1793 Children of ABIGAIL JOHNES and JOB FOSTER are: 21. i. SAMUEL6 FOSTER, b. 03 Apr 1755; d. 04 Jan 1829. 22. ii. HANNAH FOSTER, b. Abt. 1757; d. 17 May 1818. iii. MARY FOSTER, b. Abt. 1760; m. DAVID BAKER. iv. NATHAN FOSTER, b. Abt. 1761; d. 09 Oct 1793; m. SARAH. v. ABIGAIL FOSTER, b. Abt. 1763; m. LUTHER HALSEY. 13. HANNAH5 WOOD (PHEBE4 JOHNS, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) She married HENRY LYON, son of HENRY LYON and MARY ROBERTS. Notes for HANNAH WOOD: --this Hannah may be the same as the Hannah born 1731 - perhaps did not died 1731? Children of HANNAH WOOD and HENRY LYON are: i. JAMES6 LYON, b. Abt. 1754. ii. HENRY LYON, b. Abt. 1756; d. 1773. iii. HANNAH LYON, b. Abt. 1758. iv. JONATHAN LYON, b. Abt. 1760. v. STEPHEN LYON, b. Abt. 1765. vi. ZOPHER LYON, b. Abt. 1771. 14. PHOEBE/PHEBE5 WOOD (PHEBE4 JOHNS, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born 07 May 1720, and died 11 Aug 1754. She married DAVID BRUEN, son of JOSEPH BRUEN. He was born 1715, and died 1795. Children of PHOEBE/PHEBE WOOD and DAVID BRUEN are: i. JOSEPH6 BRUEN, b. Abt. 1746. ii. ELIAS BRUEN, b. Abt. 1748. 23. iii. JABEZ/JABISH BRUEN, b. 1750; d. 1814. iv. ELIZABETH BRUEN, b. Abt. 1752. v. PHEBE BRUEN, b. Abt. 1754. 15. ELIAS5 WOOD (PHEBE4 JOHNS, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born 20 May 1733, and died 19 Feb 1774. He married MARY BOND, daughter of ROBERT BOND and ANNA. She was born 01 May 1726, and died 02 Oct 1815. Notes for MARY BOND: --perhaps a second wife of Elias Wood Children of ELIAS WOOD and MARY BOND are: i. CHRISTOPHER6 WOOD, b. 31 May 1763; d. 21 Dec 1826; m. ABIGAIL HARRISON; b. Abt. 1764; d. 31 Dec 1815. ii. NATHANIEL WOOD, b. 03 Jan 1767; d. 01 Jan 1797; m. ELIZABETH TAYLOR; b. Abt. 1758; d. 26 Jan 1847. More About ELIZABETH TAYLOR: Burial: First Presbyterian Church, Newark 16. ABIEL5 COOK (ABIEL4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 15 Nov 1723, and died 24 Jan 1797. He married MARY THOMPSON Jun 1765, daughter of SAMUEL THOMPSON. Children of ABIEL COOK and MARY THOMPSON are: i. SARAH6 COOK. ii. WILLIAM COOK. iii. SUSANNA COOK. iv. SAMUEL COOK. v. ELIZABETH COOK. vi. NATHANIEL COOK. vii. HANNAH COOK, b. 1775; d. 1817; m. JOSEPH STEPHENS. 17. JOHN5 COOK (ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 1739. He married SARAH PARROTT. Children of JOHN COOK and SARAH PARROTT are: i. UNKNOWN6 COOK, m. WILLIAM MCFARLAN. ii. UNKNOWN COOK, m. UNKNOWN BURROUGHS. Notes for UNKNOWN COOK: --Unknown Cook as well as Unknown Burroughs can be either male or female; iii. DAVID COOK, m. UNKNOWN BALDWIN. 24. iv. JEMIMA COOK, b. 1770; d. Nov 1800. v. MARY COOK, m. JACOB GREEN. vi. ANN COOK, d. 22 Aug 1835; m. PETER SLOAT. 18. ELLIS5 COOK (ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 1732, and died 17 Apr 1797. He married (1) MARGARET GRISWOLD COCKER 12 Jul 1753. She was born 15 Dec 1735, and died 15 Mar 1777. He married (2) LUCY ELY Abt. 1777, daughter of WILLIAM ELY and ELIZABETH PERKINS. She was born 07 Jul 1749. More About ELLIS COOK: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey More About MARGARET GRISWOLD COCKER: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey Children of ELLIS COOK and MARGARET COCKER are: i. JABEZ6 COOK, b. Abt. 1754. ii. ZEBULON COOK, b. 22 Mar 1755; d. 12 Dec 1810; m. MARY JONES, 15 Feb 1775; b. 20 May 1758; d. 14 Apr 1830. More About ZEBULON COOK: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey More About MARY JONES: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey iii. AMBROSE COOK, b. Abt. 1757; d. Monmouth county; m. SALLY P WHEELER, 27 Jun 1794. iv. JAMES COOK, b. 25 Mar 1760; d. 26 Mar 1836; m. (1) ELIZABETH P CONDIT, 25 Nov 1781; m. (2) RUTH PIERSON, 03 Aug 1786. Notes for JAMES COOK: --he lived at Succasunna 25. v. MARGARET COOK, b. Abt. 1764. vi. MATILDA COOK, b. Abt. 1766; m. DAVID PLUMB, 27 Feb 1794; b. 1769, Newark; d. 27 Aug 1835, Newark. Notes for DAVID PLUMB: --of Newark vii. RULATTE (LOTTA) COOK, b. Abt. 1769; m. WILLIAM O GREGORY, Sep 1792. Notes for WILLIAM O GREGORY: --of Newburgh, New York Children of ELLIS COOK and LUCY ELY are: viii. ELIZABETH6 COOK, b. 28 May 1779; d. 30 Sep 1780. More About ELIZABETH COOK: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey 26. ix. GEORGE WHITFIELD COOK, b. Abt. 1782. 19. WILLIAM5 COOK (ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 1734, and died in Troy, New Jersey. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) SARAH COCKER 05 Jun 1755. Child of WILLIAM COOK and SARAH COCKER is: i. ELLIS6 COOK, d. 1832; m. ISABELLA; d. 1825. Notes for ELLIS COOK: --captain in the Revolutionary Army More About ELLIS COOK: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey More About ISABELLA: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey 20. EPAPHRAS5 COOK (ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 20 Jan 1737, and died 13 Apr 1809. He married SARAH SMITH 04 Oct 1762 in Livingston, New Jersey. She was born 15 May 1741, and died 21 Jul 1812. Notes for SARAH SMITH: --Rebecca or Sarah Smith? Children of EPAPHRAS COOK and SARAH SMITH are: 27. i. REBECCA6 COOK, b. 13 Sep 1766; d. 01 Oct 1852. 28. ii. PETER COOK, b. 30 Oct 1767; d. 11 Apr 1841. iii. EPAPHRAS COOK, b. 25 Jan 1771; d. 18 Apr 1809; m. CHARLOTTE. iv. MARY COOK, b. 05 Aug 1774; d. 04 Dec 1831; m. UNKNOWN JONES. v. ABRAHAM COOK, b. 15 Feb 1782; d. 11 Mar 1825; m. ELIZABETH BALDWIN. vi. SARAH COOK, b. 11 Sep 1784; d. 19 Jun 1827; m. JAMES BLACKFORD. Generation No. 6 21. SAMUEL6 FOSTER (ABIGAIL5 JOHNES, SAMUEL4, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born 03 Apr 1755, and died 04 Jan 1829. He married (1) ESTHER/HETTY MEEKER 01 Jan 1780, daughter of JAMES MEEKER and MARY CROCHERON. She was born 09 Mar 1759, and died 20 Oct 1801. He married (2) ELIZABETH TAYLOR 14 Jun 1802. She was born Abt. 1758, and died 26 Jan 1847. More About SAMUEL FOSTER: Burial: First Presbyterian Church, Newark More About ESTHER/HETTY MEEKER: Burial: First Presbyterian Church, Newark More About ELIZABETH TAYLOR: Burial: First Presbyterian Church, Newark Children of SAMUEL FOSTER and ESTHER/HETTY MEEKER are: i. STEPHEN7 FOSTER, b. 08 Oct 1782; d. 17 Dec 1854; m. (1) SUSAN MAXWELL; m. (2) MARY CLISBY. ii. SAMUEL W? FOSTER, b. 07 Apr 1784. iii. ABIGAIL? FOSTER, b. 04 Sep 1786; d. 14 Jun 1848; m. DAVID BALL. iv. SARAH FOSTER, b. 06 Sep 1792; d. 07 Sep 1849; m. ELIAS WOOD. 22. HANNAH6 FOSTER (ABIGAIL5 JOHNES, SAMUEL4, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born Abt. 1757, and died 17 May 1818. She married JAMES MEEKER, son of JAMES MEEKER and MARY CROCHERON. He was born Abt. 1755, and died 08 Mar 1828. Children of HANNAH FOSTER and JAMES MEEKER are: 29. i. NANCY7 MEEKER. 30. ii. NATHAN MEEKER. 31. iii. JAMES F MEEKER. 32. iv. STEPHEN J MEEKER. v. SALLY MEEKER, m. JOHN HIGH. 23. JABEZ/JABISH6 BRUEN (PHOEBE/PHEBE5 WOOD, PHEBE4 JOHNS, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born 1750, and died 1814. Child of JABEZ/JABISH BRUEN is: 33. i. LUTHER7 BRUEN, b. 1783; d. 1849. 24. JEMIMA6 COOK (JOHN5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 1770, and died Nov 1800. She married JACOB HALSEY, son of ELIHU HALSEY and ELIZABETH ELY. He was born 08 Jul 1767 in Livingston, New Jersey, and died 26 Sep 1821 in New York. Child of JEMIMA COOK and JACOB HALSEY is: i. JOHN COOK7 HALSEY, b. 1793, New York; d. 06 Jun 1837; m. MARION MCLEAN, 15 Dec 1816. Notes for JOHN COOK HALSEY: --died at sea enroute to John Jacob Astor's villa in Geneva; buried in Geneva;--he was a clerk in the employ of Mr. Astor; 25. MARGARET6 COOK (ELLIS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born Abt. 1764. She married WILLIAM KITCHELL, son of OBADIAH KITCHELL and SARAH REYNOLDS. He was born 09 Jun 1763. Notes for MARGARET COOK: --Margaret (Mary?) Cook Children of MARGARET COOK and WILLIAM KITCHELL are: 34. i. MAHLON7 KITCHELL. ii. JOHN NEWTON KITCHELL. iii. GEORGE WHITFIELD KITCHELL. 35. iv. ELLIS COOK KITCHELL. 36. v. CATHERINE KITCHELL. vi. MATILDA KITCHELL, m. JOHN BEDFORD. vii. LETTIE KITCHELL, m. UNKNOWN JENKINS. viii. BETSEY KITCHELL, m. JACOB HOPPING. ix. ELECTA KITCHELL. x. MARY KITCHELL, m. JONAS COOPER. xi. PHILETTA KITCHELL. xii. NANCY KITCHELL. xiii. WILLIAM MELVIN KITCHELL, b. 21 Apr 1800. 26. GEORGE WHITFIELD6 COOK (ELLIS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born Abt. 1782. Child of GEORGE WHITFIELD COOK is: i. ABIJAH PERKINS7 COOK, b. 1808. Notes for ABIJAH PERKINS COOK: -of Hudson, New York 27. REBECCA6 COOK (EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 13 Sep 1766, and died 01 Oct 1852. She married MOSES ELY 03 Jan 1782, son of WILLIAM ELY and ELIZABETH PERKINS. He was born 18 Nov 1756 in Livingston, New Jersey, and died 14 Jul 1838. Notes for REBECCA COOK: Early New York Families: Rebecca Cook, a descendant of Ellis Cook, and daughter of Stephen and Rebecca (Smith) Cook. [SDP-I don't have her as such] More About REBECCA COOK: Burial: Ely Family Cemetery, Livingston, Essex, New Jersey More About MOSES ELY: Burial: Ely Family Cemetery, Livingston, Essex, New Jersey Children of REBECCA COOK and MOSES ELY are: i. ELIZABETH7 ELY, b. 28 Aug 1783; d. 24 Mar 1844; m. (1) GEORGE RING; m. (2) JOHN WATSON, 1819. ii. ABRAHAM HALSEY ELY, b. 18 May 1787; d. 06 Jun 1849; m. EMMA SAMO, 1816. iii. MOSES ELY, b. 21 Feb 1790; d. 14 Sep 1842; m. ELIZA COLEMAN, 1813. iv. BENJAMIN ELY, b. 03 Dec 1792; d. 19 Feb 1860; m. (1) ELIZA BELL, 1822; m. (2) MARTHA W ALLEN, 1837. 37. v. EPAPHRAS COOK ELY, b. 15 Apr 1795, New York; d. 17 Jul 1864. vi. SARAH ELY, b. 24 Nov 1797; d. 21 Jan 1881; m. ABRAHAM HALSEY, 1816; b. 1790; d. 1827. Notes for ABRAHAM HALSEY: --a descendant of Thomas Halsey, one of the original settlers of Southampton, Long Island. vii. SMITH ELY, b. 22 May 1800; d. 26 Jul 1884; m. ABIGAIL BARTLETT. viii. JOHN ELY, b. 20 Feb 1803; d. 31 Jan 1894. Notes for JOHN ELY: --unmarried ix. ANNA MARIA ELY, b. 08 Apr 1805; d. 09 Nov 1875; m. JOSEPH KITCHELL, 1826; b. 26 Mar 1803. Notes for JOSEPH KITCHELL: --of Hanover, New Jersey 28. PETER6 COOK (EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 30 Oct 1767, and died 11 Apr 1841. He married LYDIA BALL 1797, daughter of DEACON BALL and DEBORAH FARRAND. She was born 02 Nov 1773, and died 09 Mar 1832 in New York, New York, New York. More About LYDIA BALL: Burial: Northfield, New Jersey Children of PETER COOK and LYDIA BALL are: i. ASHBEL7 COOK, b. 24 May 1798; d. 25 Sep 1799. 38. ii. JAMES HARVEY COOK, b. 13 Oct 1799; d. 31 Aug 1868. iii. EPAPHRAS COOK, b. 04 Oct 1801; d. 1851; m. ABBY BECKHORN. iv. ELECTA C COOK, b. 19 May 1803; d. 24 Apr 1825; m. JONATHAN FORCE, 20 Nov 1824. 39. v. JOHN BALL COOK, b. 18 Dec 1804; d. 14 Oct 1888. 40. vi. SARAH COOK, b. 07 Nov 1806; d. 23 Nov 1843. vii. PHOEBE ANN COOK, b. 05 Jan 1815; d. 21 Jul 1834. 41. viii. GEORGE COOK, b. 30 Jan 1817; d. 12 Nov 1869. Generation No. 7 29. NANCY7 MEEKER (HANNAH6 FOSTER, ABIGAIL5 JOHNES, SAMUEL4, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) She married JOHN BREWSTER, son of TIMOTHY BREWSTER. Child of NANCY MEEKER and JOHN BREWSTER is: i. JAMES M8 BREWSTER. 30. NATHAN7 MEEKER (HANNAH6 FOSTER, ABIGAIL5 JOHNES, SAMUEL4, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) He married NANCY WATKINS, daughter of TREMBLY WATKINS. Children of NATHAN MEEKER and NANCY WATKINS are: i. JAMES TREMBLY8 MEEKER, m. JOANNA B MUNN. ii. ELIZABETH W MEEKER. 31. JAMES F7 MEEKER (HANNAH6 FOSTER, ABIGAIL5 JOHNES, SAMUEL4, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) He married REBECCA BLOOMFIELD. Children of JAMES MEEKER and REBECCA BLOOMFIELD are: i. JAMES R8 MEEKER, m. ANNA HALSEY. ii. WILLIAM BLOOMFIELD MEEKER. 32. STEPHEN J7 MEEKER (HANNAH6 FOSTER, ABIGAIL5 JOHNES, SAMUEL4, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) He married (1) PHEBE MAGIE. He married (2) ELIZA WOODRUFF, daughter of FLAVE WOODRUFF. Children of STEPHEN MEEKER and PHEBE MAGIE are: i. DAVID MAGIE8 MEEKER, m. OLIVIA GARDNER. ii. PHEBE H MEEKER, m. CHARLES BROWN. iii. JANE H MEEKER. iv. HANNAH MEEKER, m. UNKNOWN HARRISON. 33. LUTHER7 BRUEN (JABEZ/JABISH6, PHOEBE/PHEBE5 WOOD, PHEBE4 JOHNS, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born 1783, and died 1849. Child of LUTHER BRUEN is: 42. i. MAJOR LUTHER BARNETT8 BRUEN, b. 1822; d. 1864. 34. MAHLON7 KITCHELL (MARGARET6 COOK, ELLIS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) He married BETSEY KITCHELL. Children of MAHLON KITCHELL and BETSEY KITCHELL are: i. ISAAC8 KITCHELL, m. MARY. ii. ANDREW KITCHELL. iii. MARY KITCHELL, m. HENRY W FERGUSON. iv. WILLIAM KITCHELL, m. SOPHIA. 35. ELLIS COOK7 KITCHELL (MARGARET6 COOK, ELLIS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) He married MARY BAKER 1818. Children of ELLIS KITCHELL and MARY BAKER are: i. WILLIAM8 KITCHELL. ii. JAMES KITCHELL. iii. JOHN KITCHELL. iv. DANIEL KITCHELL. v. GEORGE KITCHELL. vi. MARY ANN KITCHELL. vii. PETER KITCHELL, b. 1824. viii. JACOB KITCHELL, b. 1841. 36. CATHERINE7 KITCHELL (MARGARET6 COOK, ELLIS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) She married JOHN LEONARD. Children of CATHERINE KITCHELL and JOHN LEONARD are: i. JOHN8 LEONARD. ii. JOSHUA LEONARD. iii. DORA MARIE LEONARD, m. SAMUEL MCWHINNEY. 37. EPAPHRAS COOK7 ELY (REBECCA6 COOK, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 15 Apr 1795 in New York, and died 17 Jul 1864. He married JULIA ANN KITCHELL 1822, daughter of AMBROSE KITCHELL and ELIZABETH MULFORD. She was born 09 Nov 1800, and died 04 Mar 1864 in New York, New York. More About EPAPHRAS COOK ELY: Burial: Ely Cemetery, Livingston, New Jersey Notes for JULIA ANN KITCHELL: --of Hanover, New Jersy More About JULIA ANN KITCHELL: Burial: Ely Cemetery, Livingston, New Jersey Children of EPAPHRAS ELY and JULIA KITCHELL are: i. AMBROSE KITCHELL8 ELY, b. 31 Jan 1823, Livingston, Essex, New Jersey; d. 06 Feb 1907. ii. SMITH ELY, b. 17 Apr 1825, Hanover, Morris, New Jersey; d. 04 Jul 1911. iii. WILLIAM HENRY ELY, b. 14 May 1829; m. MARIA JOSEPHINE ROGERS, 30 Aug 1864. iv. EDWIN AUGUSTUS ELY, b. 15 Aug 1836. v. MARIA LOUISE ELY, b. 02 Jun 1846; m. GEORGE BURRITT VANDERPOEL, 14 Oct 1868. 38. JAMES HARVEY7 COOK (PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 13 Oct 1799, and died 31 Aug 1868. He married SUSAN CAROLINE FAIRCHILD 04 Feb 1826, daughter of JOHN FAIRCHILD and LUCY KITCHELL. She was born 07 Jun 1803, and died 05 Oct 1884. Children of JAMES COOK and SUSAN FAIRCHILD are: 43. i. ELECTA CAROLINE8 COOK, b. 21 Feb 1827; d. 25 Apr 1866. 44. ii. JOHN FAIRCHILD COOK, b. 22 Dec 1828; d. 08 Jan 1893. iii. JAMES HARVEY COOK, b. 07 Oct 1831; d. 25 Apr 1903; m. HELEN MARSH, 29 May 1885. 39. JOHN BALL7 COOK (PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 18 Dec 1804, and died 14 Oct 1888. He married SUSAN HUNTINGTON 21 Oct 1833. Children of JOHN COOK and SUSAN HUNTINGTON are: i. SUSAN KENT8 COOK, b. 31 Jan 1836; d. 02 Apr 1836. ii. SUSAN COOK, b. 26 Dec 1837; d. 10 Jan 1911, Duxbury, Massachusetts. 40. SARAH7 COOK (PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 07 Nov 1806, and died 23 Nov 1843. She married JOHN KITCHELL 09 May 1834 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, son of FARRAND KITCHELL and ESTHER MULFORD. He was born 31 Aug 1796, and died 05 Dec 1880. More About SARAH COOK: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey More About JOHN KITCHELL: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey Children of SARAH COOK and JOHN KITCHELL are: i. SON8 KITCHELL, b. 28 Aug 1835; d. Died in infancy. More About SON KITCHELL: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey ii. JOHN COOK KITCHELL, b. 24 Nov 1836; d. 07 Feb 1842. More About JOHN COOK KITCHELL: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey iii. SARAH A KITCHELL, b. 22 Feb 1838; d. 21 Jan 1888. More About SARAH A KITCHELL: Burial: Hanover Grave Yard, Morris County, New Jersey iv. GEORGE FARRAND KITCHELL, b. 26 Jun 1840; d. 09 May 1894. 41. GEORGE7 COOK (PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 30 Jan 1817, and died 12 Nov 1869. He married MARY JANE BLOOMER 30 Sep 1847. She was born 28 Aug 1826, and died 26 Oct 1877. Children of GEORGE COOK and MARY BLOOMER are: 45. i. GEORGE HARVEY8 COOK, b. 09 Sep 1848; d. 14 Jan 1914. ii. FRANCES BLOOMER COOK, b. 09 Jan 1853; d. 06 Aug 1905. iii. JOHN G COOK, b. 16 Mar 1855; d. 16 Apr 1857. Generation No. 8 42. MAJOR LUTHER BARNETT8 BRUEN (LUTHER7, JABEZ/JABISH6, PHOEBE/PHEBE5 WOOD, PHEBE4 JOHNS, ESTHER(HESTER)3 STEPHENS, ELIZABETH2 COOK, ELLIS1) was born 1822, and died 1864. Child of MAJOR LUTHER BARNETT BRUEN is: i. FRANK9 BRUEN. 43. ELECTA CAROLINE8 COOK (JAMES HARVEY7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 21 Feb 1827, and died 25 Apr 1866. She married EDWIN ETHELBERT WILLIS 15 Jun 1853, son of THOMAS WILLIS and DEBORAH FARRAND. He was born 07 Apr 1827 in Boonton, Morris, New Jersey, and died 21 Feb 1899 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois. More About ELECTA CAROLINE COOK: Burial: Vail Cemetery, Parsippany, Morris, New Jersey More About EDWIN ETHELBERT WILLIS: Burial: Vail Cemetery, Parsippany, Morris, New Jersey Children of ELECTA COOK and EDWIN WILLIS are: i. FRANCES CAROLINE9 WILLIS, b. 04 Sep 1854. 46. ii. IDA JULIA WILLIS, b. 08 Jan 1856. 47. iii. CHARLES ETHELBERT WILLIS, b. 30 Aug 1858, Boonton, New Jersey; d. 06 Jun 1931. iv. EDWARD HERVEY WILLIS, b. 21 Jun 1860; d. 08 Feb 1906. More About EDWARD HERVEY WILLIS: Burial: Vail Cemetery, Parsippany, Morris, New Jersey 48. v. HENRY COOK WILLIS, b. 15 Nov 1862. vi. AGNES MARY WILLIS, b. 23 Jun 1863; d. 13 Feb 1866. More About AGNES MARY WILLIS: Burial: Vail Cemetery, Parsippany, Morris, New Jersey vii. ELECTA CAROLINE WILLIS, b. 21 Apr 1866; d. 23 Apr 1866. 44. JOHN FAIRCHILD8 COOK (JAMES HARVEY7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 22 Dec 1828, and died 08 Jan 1893. He married (1) FRANCES MARIA HATFIELD. She was born 03 May 1829, and died 16 Nov 1857. He married (2) MARGARET AGNES SCHOFIELD. She was born 21 May 1834, and died 29 Apr 1908. Child of JOHN COOK and FRANCES HATFIELD is: i. JAMES HARVEY9 COOK, b. 10 Jul 1854. Children of JOHN COOK and MARGARET SCHOFIELD are: ii. EMILY AUGUSTA9 COOK, b. 11 Mar 1862. iii. CAROLINE LOUISE COOK, b. 03 Apr 1863. iv. MAY FAIRCHILD COOK, b. 18 May 1864; d. 17 Dec 1864. 49. v. ALLAN FAIRCHILD COOK, b. 21 Feb 1866; d. 13 Sep 1909. vi. SPENCER SCHOFIELD COOK, b. 10 Jun 1867. vii. MYRON HENRY COOK, b. 21 Aug 1868; d. 17 Jul 1869. 50. viii. FLETCHER MONTGOMERY COOK, b. 11 Jan 1870. 51. ix. FRANCIS CLEMENT COOK, b. 13 Jul 1871. x. AGNES LIVINGSTON COOK, b. 28 Jul 1873. 45. GEORGE HARVEY8 COOK (GEORGE7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 09 Sep 1848, and died 14 Jan 1914. He married ADDIE M SILLIMAN 20 Apr 1870. She was born 02 Oct 1847. Children of GEORGE COOK and ADDIE SILLIMAN are: i. HERBERT BLOOMER9 COOK, b. 05 Nov 1870; d. 23 Aug 1896. 52. ii. BESSIE A COOK, b. 20 Aug 1872. 53. iii. NELLIE GERTRUDE COOK, b. 27 Mar 1874. Generation No. 9 46. IDA JULIA9 WILLIS (ELECTA CAROLINE8 COOK, JAMES HARVEY7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 08 Jan 1856. She married THEODORE FARRAND HUNTER 27 Oct 1883, son of THEODORE HUNTER and RHODA FARRAND. He was born 30 Jul 1853. Child of IDA WILLIS and THEODORE HUNTER is: 54. i. MARJORIE10 HUNTER, b. 03 Feb 1887. 47. CHARLES ETHELBERT9 WILLIS (ELECTA CAROLINE8 COOK, JAMES HARVEY7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 30 Aug 1858 in Boonton, New Jersey, and died 06 Jun 1931. He married EMMA BRADLEY HOWARD 03 Jun 1896, daughter of JOHN HOWARD and MARY MACLEOD. She was born 06 Feb 1870 in Richmond, Virginia. More About CHARLES ETHELBERT WILLIS: Burial: Vail Cemetery, Parsippany, Morris, New Jersey Children of CHARLES WILLIS and EMMA HOWARD are: i. JOHN HOWARD10 WILLIS, b. 08 Feb 1900. ii. CHARLES ETHELBERT WILLIS, b. 10 Dec 1904. iii. FRANCIS MACLEOD WILLIS, b. 16 Jun 1907. More About FRANCIS MACLEOD WILLIS: Burial: Vail Cemetery, Parsippany, Morris, New Jersey 48. HENRY COOK9 WILLIS (ELECTA CAROLINE8 COOK, JAMES HARVEY7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 15 Nov 1862. He married (1) ALTA C STEARNS. He married (2) JESSIE ROBINSON. Children of HENRY WILLIS and ALTA STEARNS are: i. EDWIN STEARNS10 WILLIS. ii. MARGURITE ISABEL WILLIS, m. AGGASIS LOUIS RISSER. Children of HENRY WILLIS and JESSIE ROBINSON are: iii. MARION10 WILLIS. iv. MURIEL WILLIS. v. HENRY FREDERIC WILLIS. 49. ALLAN FAIRCHILD9 COOK (JOHN FAIRCHILD8, JAMES HARVEY7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 21 Feb 1866, and died 13 Sep 1909. He married H LILIAN BEHRENDS 15 Jan 1891. She was born 17 Jul 1871. Child of ALLAN COOK and H BEHRENDS is: i. ALLAN BEHRENDS10 COOK, b. 12 Jan 1892. 50. FLETCHER MONTGOMERY9 COOK (JOHN FAIRCHILD8, JAMES HARVEY7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 11 Jan 1870. He married GRACE CATTERALL 02 Mar 1904. Child of FLETCHER COOK and GRACE CATTERALL is: i. ADAM C10 COOK, b. 19 Mar 1905. 51. FRANCIS CLEMENT9 COOK (JOHN FAIRCHILD8, JAMES HARVEY7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 13 Jul 1871. He married FRANCES N WEBBER 05 Oct 1896. She was born 09 Oct 1873. Children of FRANCIS COOK and FRANCES WEBBER are: i. MARGARET A10 COOK, b. 09 May 1902. ii. FRANK CLEMENT COOK, b. 06 Mar 1906. iii. ALBERT WEBBER COOK, b. 26 May 1908. 52. BESSIE A9 COOK (GEORGE HARVEY8, GEORGE7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 20 Aug 1872. She married THOMAS PENDREIGH 27 Feb 1900. Child of BESSIE COOK and THOMAS PENDREIGH is: i. HELEN10 PENDREIGH, b. 05 Sep 1906. 53. NELLIE GERTRUDE9 COOK (GEORGE HARVEY8, GEORGE7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 27 Mar 1874. She married GEORGE M WARNER 07 Nov 1896. Children of NELLIE COOK and GEORGE WARNER are: i. HERBERT10 WARNER, b. 13 Oct 1898. ii. JOHN HUNTINGTON WARNER, b. 22 May 1900. Generation No. 10 54. MARJORIE10 HUNTER (IDA JULIA9 WILLIS, ELECTA CAROLINE8 COOK, JAMES HARVEY7, PETER6, EPAPHRAS5, ELLIS4, ABIEL3, ABIEL/ABIAL2, ELLIS1) was born 03 Feb 1887. She married WALTER F VAN DIEN 22 Jun 1912. Children of MARJORIE HUNTER and WALTER VAN DIEN are: i. WALTER FARRAND11 VAN DIEN, b. 06 Sep 1913. ii. GARRETT FRANKLIN VAN DIEN, b. 06 Jan 1915. Endnotes 1. Craig, Austin. Family Papers - manuscript notebooks P444 Box 1 MN Historical Society, One Ellis Cook is said to have come from Southampton, England, to Lynn, Mass., about 1640 and removed shortly after to Southampton, L.I. He is said to have had issue by his wife Martha of John, Martha, Ellis, Mary and Elizabeth. 2. Willis, Charles Ethelbert. A History of the Willis Family. Whitmore & Garrett, Inc. Virginia. 1917.. 3. New Jersey Biographical Sketches, 1665-1800, This Ellis Cook, b. 1703, was a son of Abiel 3, Abiel 2, Ellis 1, of Southampton, Long Island. His mother was Martha Cooper. he m. Mary, dau of John Williams. He removed about 1744-5, with his father-in-law, from Southampton to Hanover,---. 4. New Jersey Biographical Sketches, 1665-1800, Ellis seems to have had brothers Abiel, Samuel, Lemuel, Zebulon, Matthew, Abraham. 5. Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College:--New York: H. Holt and Co., 1885-1912, 4752 pgs.