age 65, in his 66th year, therefore born in 1731.
Son of Ellis [d. 1756, on the march to Ft. Oswego, NY] and Mary Williams Cook (1716-1754).
Ellis Cook was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia, January 13th 1776 and appointed to Colonel Thomas' battalion of detached militia July 18, 1776.
On February 1st 1777 he was commissioned Colonel, Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia, resigning at Princeton November 6th 1777.
He had served on the Committee of Observation for Morris County in 1775 and the New Jersey Provincial Congress in 1776 as well as on the Committee of Safety.
Ellis was twice married,
first to Margaret Griswold Cocker (1735-1777), daughter of Emanuel and Sarah Buckingham Cocker, on July 12, 1753 at Hanover, Morris, NJ
fathering;
Jabez Cook
1754 -
Zebulon Cook
1755 – 1810
Margaret Cook
1756 – 1827
James Cook
1760 – 1836
Ambrose Ellis Cook
1772 – 1828
Matilda Cook
1773 – 1852
Ruletta Cook
1774 – 1815
and second, in 1778 to widow Lucy Ely Perkins (b1749), daughter of William and Elizabeth Perkins Ely, and widow of Dr Abijah Perkins (1743-1776),
fathering;
Elizabeth Cook
1779 – 1780
George Whitfield Cook
1780 – 1812
Betsey Cook
(between 1781-1788)
Lucy Cook
1789 – 1793
Ellis lived on Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Hanover, NJ.
His will was dated April 6th 1797 and proved April 25th.
Son of Ellis [d. 1756, on the march to Ft. Oswego, NY] and Mary Williams Cook (1716-1754).
Ellis Cook was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia, January 13th 1776 and appointed to Colonel Thomas' battalion of detached militia July 18, 1776.
On February 1st 1777 he was commissioned Colonel, Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia, resigning at Princeton November 6th 1777.
He had served on the Committee of Observation for Morris County in 1775 and the New Jersey Provincial Congress in 1776 as well as on the Committee of Safety.
Ellis was twice married,
first to Margaret Griswold Cocker (1735-1777), daughter of Emanuel and Sarah Buckingham Cocker, on July 12, 1753 at Hanover, Morris, NJ
fathering;
Jabez Cook
1754 -
Zebulon Cook
1755 – 1810
Margaret Cook
1756 – 1827
James Cook
1760 – 1836
Ambrose Ellis Cook
1772 – 1828
Matilda Cook
1773 – 1852
Ruletta Cook
1774 – 1815
and second, in 1778 to widow Lucy Ely Perkins (b1749), daughter of William and Elizabeth Perkins Ely, and widow of Dr Abijah Perkins (1743-1776),
fathering;
Elizabeth Cook
1779 – 1780
George Whitfield Cook
1780 – 1812
Betsey Cook
(between 1781-1788)
Lucy Cook
1789 – 1793
Ellis lived on Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Hanover, NJ.
His will was dated April 6th 1797 and proved April 25th.
age 65, in his 66th year, therefore born in 1731.
Son of Ellis [d. 1756, on the march to Ft. Oswego, NY] and Mary Williams Cook (1716-1754).
Ellis Cook was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia, January 13th 1776 and appointed to Colonel Thomas' battalion of detached militia July 18, 1776.
On February 1st 1777 he was commissioned Colonel, Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia, resigning at Princeton November 6th 1777.
He had served on the Committee of Observation for Morris County in 1775 and the New Jersey Provincial Congress in 1776 as well as on the Committee of Safety.
Ellis was twice married,
first to Margaret Griswold Cocker (1735-1777), daughter of Emanuel and Sarah Buckingham Cocker, on July 12, 1753 at Hanover, Morris, NJ
fathering;
Jabez Cook
1754 -
Zebulon Cook
1755 – 1810
Margaret Cook
1756 – 1827
James Cook
1760 – 1836
Ambrose Ellis Cook
1772 – 1828
Matilda Cook
1773 – 1852
Ruletta Cook
1774 – 1815
and second, in 1778 to widow Lucy Ely Perkins (b1749), daughter of William and Elizabeth Perkins Ely, and widow of Dr Abijah Perkins (1743-1776),
fathering;
Elizabeth Cook
1779 – 1780
George Whitfield Cook
1780 – 1812
Betsey Cook
(between 1781-1788)
Lucy Cook
1789 – 1793
Ellis lived on Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Hanover, NJ.
His will was dated April 6th 1797 and proved April 25th.
Son of Ellis [d. 1756, on the march to Ft. Oswego, NY] and Mary Williams Cook (1716-1754).
Ellis Cook was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia, January 13th 1776 and appointed to Colonel Thomas' battalion of detached militia July 18, 1776.
On February 1st 1777 he was commissioned Colonel, Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia, resigning at Princeton November 6th 1777.
He had served on the Committee of Observation for Morris County in 1775 and the New Jersey Provincial Congress in 1776 as well as on the Committee of Safety.
Ellis was twice married,
first to Margaret Griswold Cocker (1735-1777), daughter of Emanuel and Sarah Buckingham Cocker, on July 12, 1753 at Hanover, Morris, NJ
fathering;
Jabez Cook
1754 -
Zebulon Cook
1755 – 1810
Margaret Cook
1756 – 1827
James Cook
1760 – 1836
Ambrose Ellis Cook
1772 – 1828
Matilda Cook
1773 – 1852
Ruletta Cook
1774 – 1815
and second, in 1778 to widow Lucy Ely Perkins (b1749), daughter of William and Elizabeth Perkins Ely, and widow of Dr Abijah Perkins (1743-1776),
fathering;
Elizabeth Cook
1779 – 1780
George Whitfield Cook
1780 – 1812
Betsey Cook
(between 1781-1788)
Lucy Cook
1789 – 1793
Ellis lived on Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Hanover, NJ.
His will was dated April 6th 1797 and proved April 25th.
Inscription
Old Sandstone Marker;
the top of which, bearing an effigy, had unfortunately been chiseled off long ago;
In Memory of
Ellis Cook Esqr.
who departed
this life April 7th
1797
In the 66th Year
of his Age.
New Granite Marker;
IN MEMORY OF
ELLIS COOK
PVT NJ CONTINENTAL LINE
MORRIS COUNTY MILITIA
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
1731 - 1797
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