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Mrs Thankful Cook

Thankful was born on June 12th, 1746 in Northbury. Thankful's father was Mr Henry Cook IV and her mother was Mrs Hannah Benham. Her paternal grandparents were Mr Henry Cook III and Mrs Sarah Turner (Towner) Frost; her maternal grandparents were Mr Nathan Benham and Mrs Mary Rudd. She had two brothers and three sisters, named Lemuel, Selah, Zuba, Sarah and Mary. She was the oldest of the six children.

General Notes
- Thankful married Elijah WEED on 16 Jan 1772. Elijah was born estimated 1745.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Mr Edmund Cook ^*
  - b. in North Clay
  
  Mr Henry Cooke
  - b.1615 in North Clay d.25 Dec 1661 in Salem
  
  Mrs Elizabeth Nicolls (Nicholls)^*
  - b. in England d. in England
  
  Mr Henry Cook II
  - b.30 Dec 1653 d.1705 in Wallingford
  
  Mr Henry Birdsall II ^*
  - b.1586 in Yorkshire d.17 Dec 1651 in Salem
  
  Mrs Judith Birdsall
  - b.1619 in Norfolk - England d.11 Sep 1639 in Salem
  
  Mrs Agnes Kemp
  - b.1589 in England d.1630 in England
  
  Mr Henry Cook III
  - b.1683 in Salem d.1740 in Plymouth - CT
  
  Mrs Mary Hale (Hall?)
  - b.1654 d.1718
  
  Mr Henry Cook IV
  - b.17 Aug 1723 d.06 Sep 1771
  
  Mr Richard Turner (Towner)
  
  Mrs Sarah Turner (Towner) Frost
  
  Mrs Thankful Cook
  - b.12 Jun 1746 in Northbury
  
  Mr John Benham
  - b.~  1611 d.~  1661
  
  Mr John Benham Jr
  - b.1632 in England d.1661 in New Haven
  
  Mrs
  
  Mr John Benham II
  - b.1691
  
  Mr George Smith
  
  Mrs Mercy Smith
  - b.22 Feb 1644 in New Haven
  
  Mrs Sarah
  
  Mr Nathan Benham
  - b.10 Jul 1679 in New Haven d.Jun 1757 in Cheshire
  
  Mrs Sarah Wilson Hurst
  
  Mrs Hannah Benham
  - b.09 Jan 1722 in Wallingford d.1794 in Clinton
  
  Mrs Mary Rudd
  - b.~  1690
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)