Hope Cook, 1686–1731 (aged 44 years)

Name
Hope Cook
Given names
Hope
Surname
Cook
Birth September 27, 1686 45 36
Death of a motherHope Parker
1686 (aged 0)
Burial of a grandmotherJudith Birdsall
September 11, 1689 (aged 2 years)
Marriage of a parentSamuel Cook — Mrs. Mary Cook … — View this family
1691 (aged 4 years)
Note: The following records make it seem as if Mary Mallory was the second and last wife:
Birth of a half-brotherIsrael Cook
May 8, 1692 (aged 5 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMehetable Cook
June 30, 1694 (aged 7 years)
Marriage of a parentSamuel Cook — Mary Mallory — View this family
July 14, 1696 (aged 9 years)
Note: "Saml Cook married Mary Roberts, by Major Mansfield Jul 14, 1696" (Wallingford Vital Records, p. 161, line 16, Family History Library film 6018)
Birth of a half-brotherBenjamin Cook
April 8, 1697 (aged 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherEphraim Cook
April 19, 1699 (aged 12 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Cook
before 1701 (aged 14 years)
Birth of a half-sisterElizabeth Cook
September 10, 1701 (aged 14 years)
Death of a sisterHannah Cook
before 1702 (aged 15 years)

Death of a fatherSamuel Cook
March 1703 (aged 16 years)
MarriageJoseph Benham — View this family
December 18, 1705 (aged 19 years)
Death of a sisterJudith Cook
March 20, 1708 (aged 21 years)
Birth of a daughterHannah Benham
December 1708 (aged 22 years)
Birth of a sonJoseph Benham
April 8, 1711 (aged 24 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Cook
February 1, 1712 (aged 25 years)
Birth of a sonEnos Benham
September 8, 1713 (aged 26 years)
Birth of a daughterThankful Benham
February 14, 1716 (aged 29 years)
Death of a half-brotherBenjamin Cook
1717 (aged 30 years)
Birth of a daughterPhebe Benham
May 20, 1718 (aged 31 years)
Birth of a daughterElizabeth Benham
about 1721 (aged 34 years)
Death of a sisterMary Cook
after May 1722 (aged 35 years)

Birth of a sonJohn Benham
October 4, 1723 (aged 37 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Cook
September 18, 1725 (aged 38 years)
Birth of a daughterLois Benham
April 30, 1726 (aged 39 years)
Death of a half-sisterElizabeth Cook
after 1726 (aged 39 years)

Birth of a daughterEsther Benham
March 22, 1730 (aged 43 years)
Death January 30, 1731 (aged 44 years)
LDS baptism February 1, 1887 (156 years after death)

LDS temple: Logan, Utah, United States

LDS endowment April 1, 1887 (156 years after death)

LDS temple: Logan, Utah, United States

LDS child sealing July 1, 1920 (189 years after death)

LDS temple: Logan, Utah, United States

Unique identifier
4A7EEF10E1494A8BA15CBE3B1C79020F626F

Last change November 14, 2016

Family with parents
father
1641–1703
Birth: July 30, 1641 30 — Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Death: March 1703 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
mother
1650–1686
Birth: April 26, 1650 28 24 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: 1686 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: May 2, 1667 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
10 months
elder brother
1668–1725
Birth: March 3, 1668 26 17 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: September 18, 1725 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
21 months
elder brother
1669–1739
Birth: December 3, 1669 28 19 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: April 30, 1739 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
15 months
elder sister
1671–1702
Birth: March 3, 1671 29 20 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: before 1702
2 years
elder brother
1673–1673
Birth: March 10, 1673 31 22 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: April 7, 1673 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
2 years
elder sister
1675–1722
Birth: April 23, 1675 33 24 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: after May 1722
2 years
elder sister
1677–1701
Birth: August 22, 1677 36 27 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: before 1701 — Prob. Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
19 months
elder sister
1679–1708
Birth: February 29, 1679 37 28 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: March 20, 1708 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
23 months
elder brother
1681–1712
Birth: January 10, 1681 39 30 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: February 1, 1712 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
2 years
elder brother
1683–1764
Birth: February 25, 1683 41 32 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: November 7, 1764 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
4 years
herself
1686–1731
Birth: September 27, 1686 45 36 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: January 30, 1731 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Father’s family with Mrs. Mary Cook …
father
1641–1703
Birth: July 30, 1641 30 — Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Death: March 1703 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
step-mother
1656–1695
Birth: 1656
Death: September 4, 1695 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: 1691 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
16 months
half-brother
1692–1741
Birth: May 8, 1692 50 36 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: after 1741 — Vermont, USA
2 years
half-sister
1694–1732
Birth: June 30, 1694 52 38 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: April 1732 — Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Father’s family with Mary Mallory
father
1641–1703
Birth: July 30, 1641 30 — Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Death: March 1703 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
step-mother
1656–1752
Birth: November 28, 1656 26 22 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: September 17, 1752 — Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: July 14, 1696 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
9 months
half-brother
1697–1717
Birth: April 8, 1697 55 40 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: 1717 — Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
2 years
half-brother
1699–1774
Birth: April 19, 1699 57 42 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: March 22, 1774 — Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
2 years
half-sister
1701–1726
Birth: September 10, 1701 60 44 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: after 1726
Family with Joseph Benham
husband
1685–1754
Birth: December 5, 1685 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: April 18, 1754 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
herself
1686–1731
Birth: September 27, 1686 45 36 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: January 30, 1731 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: December 18, 1705 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
3 years
daughter
1708–
Birth: December 1708 22 22 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:
2 years
son
1711–
Birth: April 8, 1711 25 24 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:
2 years
son
1713–
Birth: September 8, 1713 27 26 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
daughter
1716–
Birth: February 14, 1716 30 29 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:
2 years
daughter
1718–
Birth: May 20, 1718 32 31 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:
4 years
daughter
1721–
Birth: about 1721 35 34 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
son
1723–
Birth: October 4, 1723 37 37 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
daughter
1726–
Birth: April 30, 1726 40 39 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:
4 years
daughter
1730–
Birth: March 22, 1730 44 43 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death:
Joseph Benham + Mary Curtis
husband
1685–1754
Birth: December 5, 1685 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: April 18, 1754 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
partner’s partner
Marriage
Marriage: April 5, 1732 — Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Birth

Hope's birth was recorded along with the names of both her parents: Samuel and Hope.

Note

BIRTH "Hope Cook the daughter of Samll and Hope Cook borne September 27, 1686." (Wallingford Land Records 1:51, Family History Library film 6018) <i>Births, Marriages and Deaths at Wallingford, Ct. 1670-1821</i>, manuscript transcription, Family History Library film 6052, p. 9, "Hope, daughter of Samuel and Hope born September 24, 1686."

WALLINGFORD LAND RECORD On 23 December 1718, “Joseph Benham & Hope his wife of Wallingford in consideration of a valuable sum of money [not named] by Joseph Cook of Wallingford, farmer deeded the land that fell to our right by our honored father Samuel Cook late of Wallingford deceased.” (LR 3:172)

HER FATHER'S WILL: Samuel Jr. John and Mary received the major portion of the estate of Samuel Cook. Finally the statement: "And for the remainder of my estate I would gladly have disposed of it in a particular way but by reason of ye difficulties I am under I will that all my dues being discharged as above said all my estate be equally divided among my other nine children in the best way that may be. The nine children are Judith, Isaac, Joseph, Hope, Israel, Mabel, Benjamin, Ephraim and Elizabeth..." (New Haven District Probate Court, New Haven (Conn.) probate records, 1647-1916 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977-1979), [Family History Library film 0005294], 2 (part 2): 305-307, Dated March 12, 1702/3.)

DEATH Hope (Cook) Benham died at the age of 34 on January 30, 1731 at Wallingford. Ref. is Wallingford Vital Records. (<i>Families of Ancient New Haven, Connecticut</i>,  comp. by Donald Lines Jacobus, Family History Library book 974.68 D2j Vol. 1, p. 435.)

MARRIAGE Joseph Benham married Hope Cook, daughter of Samuel and Hope (Parker) Cook 18 December 1705 at Wallingford. She died January 7, 1731 at Wallingford, leaving nine children, seven under the age of 20.

MARRIAGE DOCUMENTATION The Barbour Collection, Wallingford Vital Records, Family History Library book 974.6 V2wL v. 48, Loraine Cook White Comp., (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library, 1911-1934), page 48. "Joseph Benham m. Hope Cook Dec. 18 1706, by Justice Hall." (Citing Vol. 2, p. 0, which was originally land records, as correctly cited below.) Wallingford Land Records, Family History Library film 6018, Deeds Vol. 1-2 1670-1716, Vol. 2, Marriages: "Joseph Benbow married Hope Cook, by Justice Hall, Dec. 18, 1706." Also found in <i>Families of Ancient New Haven</i>, Vol 1, by Donald Lines Jacobus, 1923, p. 436. Ref. is Wallingford Vital Records. Also in <i>Ancestors of Robert Harry McIntire and Helen Annette McIntire</i>, by Robert Harry McIntire, Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1980" p. 13.

Note

Wallingford Land Records, FHL 6018, Deeds Vol. 1-2 1670-1716, Vol. 2, Marriages: "Joseph Benbow married Hope Cook, by Justice Hall, Dec. 18, 1706."

Also found in Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol 1, by Donald Lines Jacobus, 1923, p. 436, Ref. is Wallingford Vital Records: "        Also in ""Ancestors of Robert Harry McIntire and Helen Annette McIntire," by Robert Harry McIntire, Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1980" p. 13.

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