Scott County, KY 

Cook Information

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Scott County was formed in 1792 from Woodford County. It is located in the Inner Bluegrass region of the state, and has an elevation range of 690 to 1060 feet above sea level. In 1990 the county population was 23,867 in a land area of 285 square miles, an average of 83.7 people per square mile. The county seat is Georgetown, the home of Georgetown College and Toyota Motor Mfg. For more information about Scott County, including its location, click here. from: http://pweb.netcom.com/~jog1/ScottCo.html 

This is NOT my research but is copied from the Scott County website - it is wonderful!

1800 Tax List: http://pweb.netcom.com/~jog1/Scott1800tax_pt1.html 

COOK, Colman
COOK, Isaac
COOK, John
COOK, Natt
COOK, Robert

1820 Census Index Only

Cook Isaac Scott 100
Cook John Scott 121
Cook Mathew Scott 111
Cook Robert Scott 122

1830 Census Index Only

Cook,William,Russell,107
Cook,Elizabeth,Scott ,133
Cook,Gabriel,Scott ,135
Cook,Hatwell,Scott ,132
Cook,John,Scott ,146
Cook,John,Scott ,139

OLD Will Index

Cook John Scott 362 G 1832
Cook John Scott 29 H 1844

 

Bio's: 

ROBERT COOK, Junior; P. O. Georgetown. The father of our subject was Robert Cook, Senior; he was born in Port Royal, Va., on March 10, 1782, and was a small boy when he came here with his widowed mother... The subject of this sketch was born in September, 1820, in Scott County, Ky.; http://www.starbase21.com/kybiog/scott/cook.r.txt 

DUDLEY COOK, farmer: P. O. Dry Run; was born in Fayette County, Ky., to John and Elizabeth (Dingle) Cook, Oct. 11, 1825; he was a farmer, and died in 1862; ... http://www.starbase21.com/kybiog/scott/cook.d.txt 

 

Scott County, KY 1812 http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharris/1812scot.htm 

Early Baptist Churches in Northern Scott County, KY http://pweb.netcom.com/~jog1/earlychurches.html 

 

 

RESEARCHER REQUEST: 

Shirlee mailto:shirlee@csrlink.net 

Descendants of Isaac Cook

Generation No. 1

1. ISAAC1 COOK was born 1761 in Pa, and died February 16, 1837 in Fountain Co Indiana. He married ANN MASTERSON SIMPSON December 03, 1796 in Scott Co Kentucky, daughter of GILBERT SIMPSON and TAMAR JOHNSON. She was born 1767 in Prince William, Virginia, and died August 07, 1834 in Fountain Co Indiana 72.

More About ISAAC COOK:

Census: 1810, Listed hEAD OF hOUSEHOLD

Graves: Abstract of graves Revelutionarty Patiots Vol 1

Military service: 1781, E enlisted Private Philadelphia

Malitia/CaptainsA7usten

profession: 1821, Isaac assigned to work Scott Co Road

Property: 1828, Isaac entered for land in Fou tain Co. In. 1/2 NW1/4

Tax List: 1800, Listed Scott Co. Tax List

Children of ISAAC COOK and ANN SIMPSON are:

2. i. GILBERT2 COOK, b. August 02, 1806, Scott, Ky; d. December 21, 1886, Santa Rosa, California.

3. ii. MARY ANN COOK, b. October 29, 1797, Masonville Scott co, Ky; d. September 23, 1842, Fountain Co Indiana.

iii. ELIZABETH COOK, b. December 05, 1798, Scott, Ky; m. ABRAHAM DICKEN, 1821, Fountain Co Ind..

iv. HANNAH COOK, b. February 21, 1800, Scott, Ky; m. JOHN PULLEN, Abt. 1823, Fountain Co Ind..

4. v. ISAAC NEWTON COOK, b. September 17, 1798, Scott, Ky; d. October 03, 1857, Fountain Co Indiana.

vi. ANNA COOK, b. May 25, 1810.

vii. SUSANNAH COOK, b. August 05, 1812; m. WILLIAM OSBORN, July 01, 1830, Fountain Co Ind..

viii. DRUCILLA MASTERSON COOK, b. 1788.

ix. SAMUEL MASTERSON COOK, m. MARY A ROUTT, February 23, 1790, Bourbon County Kentucky.

x. MOSES MASTERSON COOK.

xi. TAMER MASTERSON COOK, b. November 30, 1791.

 

Generation No. 2

2. GILBERT2 COOK (ISAAC1) was born August 02, 1806 in Scott, Ky, and died December 21, 1886 in Santa Rosa, California. He married CATHERINE OSBORN February 28, 1832 in Fountain Co Ind.. She was born Abt. 1806 in Fountain Co Indiana, and died October 15, 1885 in Petaluma California Cemetary.

Children of GILBERT COOK and CATHERINE OSBORN are:

5. i. WILLIIAN NEWTON3 COOK, b. May 1834, Troy Twp. Fountain County, Covington, Indiana; d. August 27, 1914.

6. ii. ISAAC FOUNTAIN COOK, b. December 07, 1832, Fountain Co Indiana; d. February 10, 1917, Petaluma California Cemetary.

iii. ABNER COOK, b. Abt. 1837.

7. iv. ELIZABETH A COOK, b. August 26, 1839.

v. JAMES I COOK, b. Abt. 1844, Mo..

vi. MARY J COOK, b. Abt. 1848, Mo.; m. ASA C SCOVILLE, March 20, 1864, Mo; b. Abt. 1841, Ohio; d. June 21, 1884, Petaluma California Cemetary.

3. MARY ANN2 COOK (ISAAC1) was born October 29, 1797 in Masonville Scott co, Ky, and died September 23, 1842 in Fountain Co Indiana. She married ANDEW WILLIAM HIGBEE Abt. 1818 in Scott Co, Ky.

Children of MARY COOK and ANDEW HIGBEE are:

i. JOHN A3 HIGBEE, m. RUTH SAYER, February 18, 1847, Montgomery County, Indiana.

ii. MARGARET ANN HIGBEE, b. 1824; m. JACKSON PARKER, October 10, 1847, Montgovery county Indiana.

iii. EMILINE ELIZABETH HIGBEE, b. 1833; m. GEORGE S. MURRAY.

iv. MARY FRANCES HIGBEE, b. 1842; m. (1) JACKSON PARKER; m. (2) WILLIAM GEE.

4. ISAAC NEWTON2 COOK (ISAAC1) was born September 17, 1798 in Scott, Ky, and died October 03, 1857 in Fountain Co Indiana. He married SARAH POLLY (SALLY) JONES May 07, 1829 in Fountain Co Ind..

Notes for SARAH POLLY (SALLY) JONES:

Ancestry.com show her name as Sally same date and place 

Children of ISAAC COOK and SARAH JONES are:

i. MARY A.3 COOK, b. 1830.

ii. SARAH POLLY JONES COOK, b. 1831; m. ISAAC BABB.

iii. MATILDA H. COOK, b. 1832; m. BENJAMIN F WALLS.

iv. MAOMA COOK, b. 1836.

v. SARAH E COOK, b. 1838.

I have only been on this list for a short time ,but have not seen any posting for this line on the Cooks. I am interested in finding Isaac parents and verify his birth. I have more generations but cut to keep this a little shorter.

Shirlee Rutledge mailto:shirlee@csrlink.net 

Visitor:

Do you have some Cook Family Census Data that you can provide? Pat Ray Scheele  

Here's a cool site to surf! http://hometown.aol.com/wcook14024/cooklinks.html Lots of Cook's listed on Bill's page. 

Note: Please always check with the submitter when one is listed. And with all genealogy information - confirm with original records.

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