Land Records -- COOK Family Genealogy -- Western N.C. & S.C. Descendants of Hence Marvin Cook

Beyond Wolf Mountain

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and Upstate South Carolina

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John M. Cook, Jr.

  • Index of Jackson County, NC Land Records 1850 - 1922
  • Index of Buncombe County, NC Land Records 1783 - 1850

    S.F. Cook (Solomon Floyd) and H.B. Cook (Henry Benson) buy 75 acres near Wolf Mountain for 5 cents per acre on March 22, 1853. [IMAGE of deed 127K]

    S.F. Cook, Wm. Wood & A.J. Wood enters six hundred & forty acres of land on the waters of the Tuckasiege River in the County of Jackson N. Carolina said entry to comence on the line of said entry that commenced on the Betree Clift made by Woods & others and runing various courses for compliment
    Entered May the 21 1853
    Warrent Issued

    Wm. Wood S.F. Cook & A.J. Wood enters six hundred & forty acres of land on the waters of the Tuckasiege River in the County of Jackson N. Carolina said entry to commence on the line of said entry that commenced on the line of said entry made at the Betree Clift by Cook & others and running various courses for compliment
    Entered May the 21st 1853
    Warrant Issued

    A. J. Wood Wm. Wood James B. Wood & Soloman F. Cook enters one hundred acres of land in Jackson County N. Ca on the waters of the Tuckasiege river said entry to begin at or near the top of the Chink Nob on a chesnut said entry lying north of the White oak flat and running various courses for compliment
    Entered the 16th day of July 1853
    Warrant Issued

    H. B. Cook donated land for a school on June 17, 1856. [IMAGE of deed 342k]

    Hence Marvin Cook lost 1200 acres to back taxes in 1876. [IMAGE of deed 241k]

    The following is a copy of several entries in the general index of deeds for Jackson Co. NC from 1856 to 1922. More will be added later and hopefully along with a synopis of the deed and grants. Note that several of the first entries are GRANTS which usually means that this is the first deed granted to a person after the land was taken from the Cherokee Indians and placed in the possession of the government.

    General Index to Deeds, ETC., Jackson County, N.C. -- GRANTEES
    GRANTEES
    (Buyers)    		 GRANTORS
    (Sellers)    		 Kind of Instrument Book Page Year of Record
    Family Name Given Names
    ABCDEFGH    		 Given Names
    IJKLMNO    		 Given Names
    PQRSTUVWYZ
    Cook etal     S F State 266
    Grant    		 1 505 1856
      doH B   S F State 247
    Grant    		 1 522 1856
      do etal     S R State 245
    Grant    		 1 524 1856
      do A M     State 246
    Grant    		 1 529 1856
      do E A     State 249
    Grant    		 1 530 1856
      do etal     S F State 288
    Grant    		 1 547 1856
      do etal H M      State 589
    Grant    		 2 335 1858
      do etal B      State 434
    Grant    		 2 356 1858
      do H M      H H Wood
    Deed    		 2 380 1858
      do H B      S P C Shelton et ux
    Deed    		 2 381 1858
      do H B      Wm Brown
    Deed    		 2 386 1858
      do H M      Allen Fisher
    Deed    		 2 443 1858
      do H       State 452
    Grant    		 2 453 1859
      do H M       State 455
    Grant    		 2 454 1859
      do H M      State 454
    Grant    		 2 456 1859
      do H M      State 453
    Grant    		 2 457 1859
    Cook   H M      State 541
    Grant    		 3 410 1863
      do H M      State 540
    Grant    		 4 79 1866
      do etal H M      State 914
    Grant    		 4 146 1867
      do etal H M      State 916
    Grant    		 4 147 1867
      do H B      G W Clayton et ux
    Deed    		 4 450 1869
      do H M      S H Queen et ux et al
    Deed    		 4 587 1869
      do E A    S R  State 539
    Grant    		 6 225 1875
      do     S R  A J Cogdille et ux
    Deed    		 7 260 1880
      do H M      State  
    Grant    		 7 362 1880
      do etal     S R  State 1234
    Grant    		 8 227 1882
      do etal     S R  State 1233
    Grant    		 8 228 1882
      do     S F - S R  State 835
    Grant    		 10 260 1885
      do     S R  State 690
    Grant    		 11 565 1886
      do etal     S R  State 7624
    Grant    		 12 8 1886
      do     Samuel  J W Terrell et al (Attys & Coms)
    Deed    		 12 357 1887
      do     Samuel  W H Thomas (By Attys & Coms)
    Deed    		 12 357 1887
    Cook etal     J M    J C Wood et ux et al
    Deed    		 12 523 1887
      do (Asgne) E A      State 8870
    Grant    		 13 557 1888
      do (Asgne) E A      State 8871
    Grant    		 13 558 1888
      do E A      D H Wood et ux et al
    Deed    		 14 207 1889
      do (Asgne) A M      State 10013
    Grant    		 14 541 1890
      do E A      R A Sitton et ux
    Deed    		 16 494 1891
      do (Asgne) E A      State 691
    Grant    		 18 323 1893
      do   J M    E B Wood et ux
    Deed    		 18 607 1894
      do   J P    John Cogdill et al
    Deed    		 19 307 1894
      do A E      A C Long et ux et al
    Deed    		 19 522 1894
      do     T C  M F Galloway et ux
    Mtg D    		 22 178 1897
      do   I A    W L Thurber et ux
    Mtg D    		 25 235 1899
      do (Tr)   I A    H D Welch et ux
    Tr D    		 25 238 1899
      do Elie      Elie Fulbright
    Deed    		 25 294 1899
      do   J M    R D Gilmer (Tr & Admr)
    Deed    		 27 351 1901
      do   J M    J R Love (By Tr & Admr)
    Deed    		 27 351 1901
    Cook     M M    T C Galloway et ux
    Deed    		 28 570 1901
    Cooke   George      J N Macomb et ux
    Deed    		 31 209 1903
      do George      Hans Rees Sons
    Deed    		 31 233 1903
    Cook       W F  R D Gilmer (Admr & Tr)
    Deed    		 31 361 1903
      do     W F  J R Love (Admr & Tr)
    Deed    		 31 361 1903
      do Ann      A E Galloway (Admr)
    Deed    		 35 144 1904
      do Ann      V J Barnes (Admr)
    Deed    		 35 144 1904
      do Ethan      Eli Galloway
    Deed    		 35 182 1904
      do Eli      J W McKee et ux
    Deed    		 35 213 1904
      do     R R E  N M Fullbright
    Deed    		 36 444 1905
      do etux   J M  V S  J L Lovedahl et ux
    Deed    		 37 19 1905
      do   Mamie    J D Davis et al
    Deed    		 38 345 1906
      do     W F  W W Brown et ux et al
    Deed    		 40 447 1906
      do     S R  E A Cook
    Deed    		 44 418 1907
      do etal     S R  M E Cook
    Optn    		 42 230 1908
      do     S H  R A Cook et ux
    Deed    		 50 16 1909
    Cook   E A      J M Worley (Shrf)
    Deed    		 50 19 1909
      do E A      John Parker Heirs (By Shrf)
    Deed    		 50 19 1909
      do etal Artie      Tabitha Wood
    Deed    		 56 252 1911
      do E A      D H Wood et ux et al
    Deed    		 56 417 1911
      do E A      J M Wood et ux et al
    Deed    		 62 220 1913
      do Dora  Lizzie    C C Love
    Deed    		 62 301 1913
      do et ux H J    R L  D J Clayton et ux
    Deed    		 69 11 1915
      do     Samuel  E A Cook et ux
    Deed    		 69 875
    1917
    (1/6/17)
      do     R L  S R Cook
    Deed    		 79 25
    1919
    (2/15/15)
      do     S L  S R Cook
    Deed    		 80 78
    1919
    (2/16/15)
      do     R L  W T Clayton et ux
    Deed    		 79 78
    1919
    (3/31/19)
      do     W F  E A Cook et ux
    Deed    		 83 306
    1920
    (2/28/17)
      do     W F  Highland forest 60
    Deed    		 83 307
    1920
    (7/14/11)
      do     W E  W F Cook et ux
    Deed    		 84 126
    1921
      do     W F  Dora Morgan
    Deed    		 84 214 1921
      do Ben      Eular Cook et ux
    Deed    		 84 414
    1922
    The following is a copy of several entries pertaining to the COOK family in the general index of deeds for Buncombe Co. NC. 1783 - 1850 as compiled by James E. Wooley in 1983. More will be added later and hopefully along with a synopis of the deed and grants. Note that several of the first entries are GRANTS which usually means that this is the first deed granted to a person after the land was taken from the Cherokee Indians and placed in the possession of the government.

    General Index to Deeds, ETC., Buncombe County, N.C.
    1783 - 1850
    GRANTEES
    (Buyers)    		 GRANTORS
    (Sellers)    		 Date of Instrument Date of Record Book Page Description
    Grantham, John Cook, Isaac Mar. 18, 1800 Apr. 18, 1804 9 23 200 acres
    Crabtree
    Cook, Henery et al State of N.C.,
    grant #833    		 Dec 10, 1800 April 14 ?? S1-6 42 100 acres
    Hominy Creek
    Cook, Henry et al State of N.C.,
    grant #833    		 Dec 10, 1800 April 14 ?? S2-6 42 100 acres
    Hominy Creek
    Cook, Henry State of N.C.,
    grant #1072    		 Dec 8, 1802 April 12, 1802 S2-6 341 150 acres
    Ragsdale Creek
    Cook, Henry State of N.C.,
    grant #1072    		 Dec 18, 1802 April 12, 1803 S1-6 341 150 acres
    Ragsdale Creek
    Thrash, Valentine Cooke, Henry Oct. 25, 1803 ? 9 143 150 acres
    Phillips Creek
    Cook, Henery et al State of N.C.,
    grant #1094    		 Nov 24, 1803 July 1, 1804 8 51 100 acres
    Georges Branch
    Cook, Henry State of N.C.,
    grant #1380    		 Dec 10, 1804 July 2, 1805 9 247 100 acres
    Ragsdale Creek
    Anderson, William Cook, Henry Jul. 17, 1805 Jan. 14, 1806 9 315 100 acres
    Hominy Creek
    Hill, Henry Cook, Henry July 17, 1805 ? 10 282 100 acres
    Ragsdale Creek
    Ballew, Jesse Cook, Henry Apr. 22, 1806 ? 10 417 Hominy Creek
    Moore, Thomas Cook, Henry Apr. 8, 1808 ? B 18 150 acres
    Ragsdale Creek
    Cook, Henry Pace, Jeremiah R. Oct 31, ??? ?? 12 295 100 acres
    Averys Creek
    Bailey, Levi Cook, Henry May 26, 1816 Apr. 14, 1832 16 470 100 acres
    Bull Creek
    Cook, Obed Blount, John Grey July 24, 1816 Oct. 24, 1836 20 268 200 acres
    Rich Mountain
    Ammons, Ephraim Cook, Henry Mar. 31, 1817 Jun. 24, 1818 11 61 200 acres
    Bull Creek
    Cook, Henry Hill, James June 17, 1822 June 5, 1824 13 150 100 acres
    Beaverdam Creek
    Patton, James Cook, Henry July 16, 1824 Apr. 5, 1827 13 514 100 acres
    Beaverdam and Rims Creeks
    Cook, Obed Black, Reuben Aug 23, 1825 Mar. 30, 1827 13 487 50 acres
    Spring Creek
    Cook, James Brown, John Agt. Atty. et al Oct 11, 1828 Nov 15, 1828 13 544 Power of Attorney
    Chandler, Zachariah Cook, Richard et al July 8, 1830 ? 16 175 Mortgage
    Cook, Obed Black, Reuben Feb. 4, 1832 ? 1, 1840 22 16 100 acres
    Spring Creek
    Cook, Marvel R. State of N. C.
    grant #3071    		 Dec. 12, 1832 Aug. 20, 1834 19 203 50 acres
    McDowell Creek
    King, Joseph Cook, Sion Oct. 3, 1833 ? 19 271 50 acres
    ?
    Cook, Obed State of N. C.
    grant #3349    		 Dec. 5, 1835 Oct 5, 1836 20 218 50 acres
    Spring Creek
    Cook, James State of N. C.
    grant #3348    		 Dec. 5, 1835 Oct 5, 1836 20 219 100 acres
    Spring Creek
    Cook, James State of N. C.
    grant #3396    		 Nov. 30, 1836 Oct. 19, 1837 21 80 50 Roaring Fork
    Spring Creek
    Cook, Obed State of N. C.
    grant #3822    		 Dec. 27, 1836 Apr. 20, 1841 22 224 50 acres
    Little Creek
    Cook, Clayton State of N.C.,
    grant #3602    		 Jan 29, 1838 Mar 23, 1883 21 228 50 acres
    Avery Creek
    Cook, Rial Cook, Obed Jan. 8, 1842 Mar. 9, 1842 22 336 100 acres
    Spring Creek
    Cook, Ryal Cook, Obed Sep. 14, 1843 ? 23 52 35 acres
    ?
    Brown, Elizabeth et al
    Brown, Jeremiah et al    		 Cook, Obed Sept. 14, 1843 ? 23 57 65 acres
    Meadow Fork
    Cook, Joseph Cook, Rial Dec. 26, 1843 Oct. 30, 1847 23 536
    Spring Creek
    Cook, Obed State of N. C.
    grant #4012    		 Nov. 30, 1844 Apr. 10, 1845 23 132 77 acres
    Spring Creek
    Davis, Margaret Cook, Burrel D. Mar. 24, 1845 ? 23 168 Chattel Mortgage
    Gudger, Samuel Cook, Burrell D. June 12, 1845 June 12, 1845 23 158 Mortgage
    Cook, Joseph State of N. C.
    grant #4114    		 Dec. 31, 1846 Dec. 1, 1847 23 508 50 acres
    Spring Creek
    Cook, Obed State of N. C.
    grant #4131    		 Jan. 5, 1847 ? 23 461 47 acres
    Spring Creek
    Cook, Rial Chandler, G. W. Jan. 23, 1847 ? 23 479 20 acres
    Meadows Fork
    Cook, Obed Cook, Riel Jan. 23, 1847 May 15, 1847 23 449 35 acres
    Little Creek
    Cook, Roel Cook, Obed et al Jan 23, 1847 Oct 26, 1848 24 71 65 acres
    Spring Creek
    Cook, Riel Brown, J. W. Feb. 24, 1847 May 15, 1847 23 449 3 acres
    Meadow Fork
    Cook, Anelina et al
    Cook, H. R. et al
    Cook, J. N. et al
    Cook, M. R. et al    		 Candler, G. W. Nov 13, 1849 Aug 27, 1874 36 366 40 acres
    Hominy Creek
    Lusk, Nancy et al
    Lusk, S.A.J. et al    		 Cook, Obid Dec. 15, 1849 ? 24 363 50 acres
    Spring Creek
    Cook, Royal S. Brown, Jeramiah Sept. 17, 1850 ? 24 404 96 acres
    Spring Creek




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