Lydia
COOKE
(b.
27 April 1679
,
Stonington, Connecticut Colony
d.
7 July 1738
,
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
)
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Lydia COOKE was born 27 April 1679 in Stonington, Connecticut Colony
Lydia COOKE was the child of Richard COOKE and Grace LARABEE?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Lydia married Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) abt. 1706 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) was born abt. 1683 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel died 11 May 1718 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Samuel was the child of Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD).
Lydia married (2) Nicholas WILLIAMS 5 December 1720 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicholas WILLIAMS was born 28 October 1685 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA . Nicholas died November 1776 in Sprague, Connecticut, USA (Baltic) (Hanover) (Versailles). Nicholas was the child of John WILLIAMS and Martha KNIGHT.
Lydia COOKE died 7 July 1738 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Family and Children of Lydia COOKE
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Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON)-- Date: abt. 1706 Place: Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) was the child of Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)
Children of Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Lydia COOKE:

Lydia LEONARD (b.22 September 1707, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )
m. Matthew HUNTINGTON 17 May 1726 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Ebenezer LEONARD (b.17 March 1710, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. abt. 1782, Worthington, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Esther AMOS 6 May 1730 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Samuel LEONARD (b.18 March 1712, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 24 April 1760, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Lydia STANTON 9 August 1733 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Jane LEONARD (b.5 November 1714, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. April 1753, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Daniel WILLIAMS 6 June 1737 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Nathan LEONARD (b.22 August 1717, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. abt. 1783, Worthington, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Abigail HERRICK 12 November 1739 in Griswold, Connecticut, USA (Jewett City)
Lydia COOKE married
Nicholas WILLIAMS-- Date: 5 December 1720 Place: Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Nicholas WILLIAMS was the child of John WILLIAMS and Martha KNIGHT
Name: Niclas Williams
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Lydia Lonord
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 5 Dec 1720
Marriage Place: Preston-Griswold, New London
Ancestry.com. Early Connecticut Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Children of Nicholas WILLIAMS and Lydia COOKE:
Isaiah WILLIAMS (b.15 October 1721, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 15 August 1793, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA)
m. Abigail KNIGHT 5 May 1744 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) was the child of Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD)
Children of Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) and Lydia COOKE:
m. Matthew HUNTINGTON 17 May 1726 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
m. Esther AMOS 6 May 1730 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
m. Lydia STANTON 9 August 1733 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
m. Daniel WILLIAMS 6 June 1737 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
m. Abigail HERRICK 12 November 1739 in Griswold, Connecticut, USA (Jewett City)
Lydia COOKE married
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Nicholas WILLIAMS was the child of John WILLIAMS and Martha KNIGHT
Name: Niclas Williams
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Lydia Lonord
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 5 Dec 1720
Marriage Place: Preston-Griswold, New London
Ancestry.com. Early Connecticut Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Children of Nicholas WILLIAMS and Lydia COOKE:
m. Abigail KNIGHT 5 May 1744 in Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
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27 April 1679
Stonington, Connecticut Colony
1679 - Stonington, Connecticut
Stonington, Connecticut, First Congregational Church Records, 1674-1874 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008), (Originally published as: History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., 1674-1874 with the Report of the Bi-centennial Proceedings, June 3, 1874. Richard A. Wheeler, T. A. David and Co., Norwich, CT, 1875.).
1679 COOK April 27, 1679, The same day, Lydia, daughter of Richard Cook. Baptism
Stonington, Connecticut, First Congregational Church Records, 1674-1874 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008), (Originally published as: History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., 1674-1874 with the Report of the Bi-centennial Proceedings, June 3, 1874. Richard A. Wheeler, T. A. David and Co., Norwich, CT, 1875.).
1679 COOK April 27, 1679, The same day, Lydia, daughter of Richard Cook. Baptism
Biography
'Samuel Leonard or Leonardson - on page 55 of the genealogy
'Solomon Leonard and his Descendants,' is presented a problem which 'Norwich Deeds,' Book III, Part A, page 411 solves for there is a recorded acknowledgement of Joseph Benjamin and wife Elizabeth, John Carter and wife Mary, John Andrews and wife Sarah, Samuel Lennard and wife Lydea, and Jane Cook, having received from their brother Obed Cooke their share of the estate of their father Richard Cooke, late of Norwich, deceased 4th Dec. 1716.'
Norwich, Conn. Frank Palmer
Source:
1898, Volume 52, Page 271
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register . (Online db: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2008), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 160 vols., 1847-2006.)
'Samuel Leonard or Leonardson - on page 55 of the genealogy
'Solomon Leonard and his Descendants,' is presented a problem which 'Norwich Deeds,' Book III, Part A, page 411 solves for there is a recorded acknowledgement of Joseph Benjamin and wife Elizabeth, John Carter and wife Mary, John Andrews and wife Sarah, Samuel Lennard and wife Lydea, and Jane Cook, having received from their brother Obed Cooke their share of the estate of their father Richard Cooke, late of Norwich, deceased 4th Dec. 1716.'
Norwich, Conn. Frank Palmer
Source:
1898, Volume 52, Page 271
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register . (Online db: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2008), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 160 vols., 1847-2006.)

All Register of the Society of Mayflower descendants in the District of Columbia, 1970 in commemoration of the 350th anniversary -- ancestry.com
Page 273-274

All Register of the Society of Mayflower descendants in the District of Columbia, 1970 in commemoration of the 350th anniversary -- ancestry.com
Page 273-274

Title The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 52
Authors Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historic Genealogical Society
Publisher New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1898
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Jan 30, 2008
Page 271
1707 Birth of ChildLydia LEONARD was born 22 September 1707, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Lydia was 28 years old.
Preston, Connecticut
Nov 7, 1708 - Lydia, wife of Sam'l LEONARDSON Jun'r renewd cov't & submitted to discipline
Admission & Renewals of Covenant
Extracted from
The Bi-Centennial Celebration
First Congregational Church
of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898
Statistics of the Church Taken From The Church Records.
ADMISSIONS & RENEWALS OF COVENANT
Pages 129 - 198
dunhamwilcox.net/ ct/ preston_ct_admis.htm
Nov 7, 1708 - Lydia, wife of Sam'l LEONARDSON Jun'r renewd cov't & submitted to discipline
Admission & Renewals of Covenant
Extracted from
The Bi-Centennial Celebration
First Congregational Church
of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898
Statistics of the Church Taken From The Church Records.
ADMISSIONS & RENEWALS OF COVENANT
Pages 129 - 198
dunhamwilcox.net/ ct/ preston_ct_admis.htm
1710 Birth of ChildEbenezer LEONARD was born 17 March 1710, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Lydia was 30 years old.
1712 Birth of ChildSamuel LEONARD was born 18 March 1712, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Lydia was 32 years old.
1714 Birth of ChildJane LEONARD was born 5 November 1714, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Lydia was 35 years old.
1716 LEONARDSON Novr 4th, the wife of Samuel Leonardson. Admission
Preston, Connecticut, First Congregational Church Records, 1698-1898. (Online db. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: First Congregational Church of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898 : together with statistics of the church taken from church records. Preston, Conn.: The Society, 1900.
1717 Birth of ChildNathan LEONARD was born 22 August 1717, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Lydia was 38 years old.
Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) died 11 May 1718, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Lydia COOKE and Nicholas WILLIAMS 5 December 1720, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
She was 41 years old.
1721 Birth of ChildIsaiah WILLIAMS was born 15 October 1721, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
Lydia was 42 years old.
Lydia LEONARD married 17 May 1726, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Matthew HUNTINGTON
Ebenezer LEONARD married 6 May 1730, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Esther AMOS
Samuel LEONARD married 9 August 1733, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Lydia STANTON
Jane LEONARD married 6 June 1737, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Daniel WILLIAMS
7 July 1738
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
She died at the age of 59.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
- Updated: 4/16/2025 10:22:42 AM
Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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