WILLIAM HEMMINGS COOK (1768-1846)

[Marc_Lapensee]

Thanks Marc: The first two links are already provided in the Family Page for WH COOK. The third link regarding the letter to him from Alex KENNEDY in 1810 is of no particular interest with regards to COOK, unless I missed something in it.

Regarding KENNEDY, Check this link: ALEXANDER KENNEDY (1781-1832)

I just find interesting that a letter that was written to my ancestor.

[Wayne Jones]

Nancy Cook's scrip reads as follows : Scrip affidavit for Garrioch, Nancy, wife of William Garrioch; born: 1785; father: Wm. Hemmings Cook (English); mother: Kahnapawanakan (Cree Indian); claim no: 2307; date of issue: October 2, 1876 - RG15 , Interior , Series D-II-8-a , Volume 1321 , Reel C-14928 , Access code: 90

Observations :
1) Nancy signed the scrip with her mark even though she was 91 so the details are first hand.

2) Nancy says that her mother was a Cree Indian and not a métis. This distinction was made on the scrip applications.

Therefore, her mother, Kahnapawanakan, was not related to Matthew Cocking as is indicated in the article on this site when you say, "William’s first wife was KAHNAPAWANAKAN, possibly a daughter of A-PIS-TA-SQUA-SISH and Matthew COCKING (1743-1799)." This should be revised.

Cook did have children with two of Cocking's daughters but KAHNAPAWANAKAN was not one of them and was not Cockings dauther. Therefore the text, "Three of those daughters eventually became wives of William COOK." should be revised.

Was glad to see your good work. Wayne

[gnstill]

Hello Wayne - It’s great to hear from you after such a long time!

Thanks for your input. I have revised and updated the WH COOK Page accordingly. I hope I have done so correctly.

It’s almost painful to revisit his genealogy regarding his various wives; there is so much confusing and contradictory information out there that leads to a lot of hair-pulling. My hair is getting pretty thin these days.

[Wayne Jones]

William Hemmings family can be rather confusing. In fact he says that he called all three of Cocking's half breed daughters, Agatha saying "the name of Agathas being an Appelation suitable to any of the halfbreed Ladies." So who wouldn't get confused.

However, Raymond M. Beaumont did a major job of sorting some of this out in his article Origins and Influences: The Family Ties of the Reverend Henry Bud.
You can find this as a PDF at http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=& ... 8099,d.dmg or you can just enter the name in Google and it will pop up.

As indicated in this article Cocking's third daughter Wash-e-soo-E'Squaw Cocking married a man named Budd. When he died she looked after herself and her children by working at the Mission etc. She did not have any children with Cook. Your notes will need a slight revision.

Cook had children with a Cree Indian woman Kahnapawanakan and married the half-breed, Mith-coo-coo-man E'Squaw "Mary" Cocking, the daughter of Matthew Cocking.

He also had children with a third woman who is the mother of Jeremiah and Charles in 1802-1806. Jeremiah's baptismal record of June 8, 1823 indicates that his mother was a half-breed woman. Charles mother is identified as "Agathas." No evidence has been found that either of these men was the son of Mary Cocking. Therefore, they are presumably children of the third half-breed Agathas, Ke-che-cow-e-com-e-coot "Betsy" Cocking.

Glad that we can work together. Wayne

[gnstill]

Sorry Wayne: It’s been so long since I reviewed all of this that I am getting confused all over again!
Would you mind pointing out which specific Note you are referring to that needs a slight revision, and suggesting how it might be better worded.
Thanks very much for your help - Gary

[Wayne Jones]

1)Their first child was Nancy, born around 1787. Many sources indicate that Nancy was born in 1786. However, if COOK arrived in the summer of 1786 and Nancy was his child, it is unlikely that she was born that same year. His second child was Jane (Jenny) born around 1788. is repeated twice.

2) First wife KAHNAPAWANAKAN was an indian woman. She had several children but not Samuel, Jeremiah and Charles. She was older and died in 1812-13.

3) Second wife was a halfbreed called "Agatha"as were all of Cockings daughters. She was probably Ke-che-cow-e-com-e-coot "Betsy" Cocking and at least Samuel, Jeremiah and Charles are her children.

4) Third wife was the youngest Cocking daughter, Mith-coo-coo-man E'Squaw "Mary" Cocking. When he moved to the settlement he married her in a church. This was his last and official wife in the civilized world of the settlement and they had many children together.

5) Cocking's other daughter, Wash-e-soo-E'Squaw Cocking was the mother of the Budd family and was not connected to William.

Hope this helps...

Wayne

[gnstill]

Thanks very much Wayne!

I have made further revisions and included that Link to Beaumont’s info and also a link to your own website.

Ultimately I suppose, due to all the confusion about who was the mother of who, the only really important thing is that WH COOK seems to have been the father and/or step-father of all of the children listed.

[Wayne Jones]

Yeh we are getting there. A few other modifications....

1)"MITH-COO-COO-MAN-E’SQUEW (Agathas) COCKING, step-sister of his first wife Mary." MITH-COO-COO-MAN-E’SQUEW (Agathas) COCKING was not related to his first wife, KAHNAPAWANAKAN. She was Mary Cocking so the section "step-sister ...." can be removed.

2) Last Wife - Widow WASH-E-SOO-E'SQUEW (Agathas nee COCKING) BUDD 1815 In 1815, William COOK appears to have had two wives already when his sister-in-law and her children moved in with him as well. This was Widow WASH-E-SOO-E'SQUEW Agathas (nee COCKING) BUDD, daughter of A-PIS-TA-SQUA-ISH, one of the wives of Matthew COCKING. Agathas was the widow of Muskego Cree BUDD (1765-1815), recently deceased. COOK now essentially became the step-father to Agathas’ children, the BUDD family.** MORE ABOUT MUSKEGO CREE BUDD I believe that this section needs to be removed, as stated above his last wife was Mary Cocking. He married her in the settlement.

3) Henry was William COOK’s step-son, a child of his wife by her first husband, Muskego BUDD. Henry was his nephew by marriage, his wife's half-sister's son. Henry's father was Muskego Budd.

4) Around 1820 step-daughter Rebecca BUDD. Rebecca was his neice by marriage, his wife's sister's daughter.

I believe that that should be all. But I haven't looked at all of the other people. I started with my blood line.

Thanks again for your hard work.

Wayne

[Wayne Jones]

Thanks very much Wayne!

I have made further revisions and included that Link to Beaumont’s info and also a link to your own website.

Ultimately I suppose, due to all the confusion about who was the mother of who, the only really important thing is that WH COOK seems to have been the father and/or step-father of all of the children listed.

"When recording Cook's death, Peter Garrioch, a grandson and a trader and freighter at Red River, called him "the Father of us all."

[gnstill]

Have you seen this page?

WILLIAM GARRIOCH