So I had looked at the entry for the marriage of Joseph Cooke & Tamar Northern in Granville Co NC but never really looked at the marriage bond. It was hard to find as it is incorrectly indexed as James Nothern instead of Tamar Northern. I think part of that comes from an indexer who isn't familiar with the document that is being indexed and what to expect on it. The first name on the bond is that of James Turner who was Governor of North Carolina at that time. The bondsman who signs with Joseph Cook is David T W Cook.
From Newspapers.com
Mississippi Free Trader(Natchez, MS) Jun 18, 1840 pg 3 Marriage to Miss Sarah Godley(Wilkinson)
Mississippi Free Trader(Natchez, MS) Nov 16, 1819 pg. 5 --an advertisement that he had placed in order to sell land. (appears to have run Nov 9-mid Dec)
- 10 Lots in the town of Woodville(including those I live on)
- 640 acres of land on the river Comite, Popular Springs improved
- 350 acres of land well improved near the Mississippi
- 4500 acres in West TN on Duck, Big Harper, and Elk Rivers.
Weekly Raleigh Register(Raleigh, NC) Dec 28, 1821, Pg. 4
A petition for divorce filed by Lydia Cook in Currituck Co. NC against David T W Cook.
(published for 3 months beginning Nov 8, 1821)
From Ancestry.com
Mississippi, Compiled Marriages, 1776-1935 marriage Elizabeth Collingsworth 13 Jan 1812(Wilkinson)
Mississippi, Compiled Marriages, 1800-1825 marriage Matilda Nelson 26 Oct 1815(Wilkinson)Mississippi, Compiled Marriages, 1776-1935 marriage Matilda Nelson 2 Nov 1815(Wilkinson)
Louisiana, Compiled Marriages, 1718-1925 marriage Caroline M Nelson 14 Jan 1817(West Feliciana)
1813 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 Wilkinson Co. MS
1820 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 Wilkinson Co. MS
1820 United States Federal Census in Wilkinson Co. MS
1830 United States Federal Census in Tipton Co. TN
1840 United States Federal Census in Wilkinson Co. MS
6535 Cook David T W Capt Miss. Militia Col Neilson
The Remarks column from that entry is shown in the image below
At FindAGrave.com
I found the entry for his wife Matilda Caroline Nelson Cook
This was a wonderful find as there are biographies for her, her siblings, and her father, John Nelson. The bio entry has sources and while focusing on the Nelsons and their lives, has a bit about David Taylor Woodward Cook. The story of where the Nelsons were from, why they came to Louisiana, Mississippi and for a time parts of Tennessee including, Williamson County, Tennessee is in the bios on the Nelsons memorial pages. They are a great read separate and apart from this mystery. Do yourself a favor and read them.
At Hathitrust.org
A dictionary of all officers, who have been commissioned, or have been appointed and served, in the army of the United States, since the inauguration of their first president in 1789, to the first January, 1853,--with every commission of each;--including the distinguished officers of the volunteers and militia of the states, and of the navy and marine corps, who have served with the land forces --Gardner, Charles K. (Charles Kitchell), 1787-1869. pg. 125
David T. W. Cook to Austin, July __, 1822. Came to Texas to see you "in behalf of myself and many others." Wants land.
The Austin papers / edited by Eugene C. Barker. 1919 v.2 pt.1. Austin, Moses, 1761-1821. pg 355
The above-mentioned letter dated July 1822 is as noted asking for land and was delivered by Austin's brother. David T W Cook says he will be "on the River Brassos 3 weeks" and asks him to direct any communication to Mr. Andrew Robertson.
American State Papers: Documents, legislative and executive, of the Congress of the United States ... / selected and edited under the authority of Congress. pg 63 and pg. 774 Listed among the settlers with claims west of the Pearl River.
The Austin papers / edited by Eugene C. Barker. 1919 v.2 pt.1. Austin, Moses, 1761-1821. pg 355
The above-mentioned letter dated July 1822 is as noted asking for land and was delivered by Austin's brother. David T W Cook says he will be "on the River Brassos 3 weeks" and asks him to direct any communication to Mr. Andrew Robertson.
American State Papers: Documents, legislative and executive, of the Congress of the United States ... / selected and edited under the authority of Congress. pg 63 and pg. 774 Listed among the settlers with claims west of the Pearl River.
At the Bureau of Land Management site
I found David T W Cook among a long list of names for Land Holders in Louisiana. Louisiana Meridian 020N - 002E Lot/Tract 1 Section 20 Union Co.
Do I have the answers or the connection? Not yet. I have a lot more questions and a great number of resources to check. Would I love to find one of his direct male descendants? You bet. My brother has taken the YDNA test and I'd love to compare. We are currently waiting on our upgrade from Y-67 to Y-111.