I am ,looking for the parents of Elizabeth Cady, b. 6 Jan 1781. She married David Cook in 1798 in Lindley, NY. It was the first marriage in the town. Someone has suggested that her parents were Elijah Cady and Isabel Jackson, but I can find no proof of this. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

Perhaps one of her parents left a will that would mention her or her children if she predeceased her parents.

FYI:
I have a Levi Randall Cady 1821-1888
md. 24 Feb 1844
Olive Card 1827-1859
All events in Troupsburg.
This is an offshoot line for me, I have exact dates but nothing else

Found the following Cady's. Not the answer to your question but possible leads. Note these are for Western NY,
not necessarily Steuben Co.

10,000 Vital Records of Western NY 1809-1850
compiled by Fred Q Bowman
page 37:
(for the dates below: month/day/year=1800's)

Cady, Jabez m 10/11/23 Sibel Church in Troupsburg

Cady, Jane, 22, wf of Ichabod and only dau of William Clark, d 11/26/42 in Carroll

Cady, Charles I., 28 "candidate for the ministry in the Protestant Episcopal Church", d 9/15/23 in Geneva

Here's some Cady's from a few southern Steuben county cemeteries.
Perhaps you can research the oldest Cady's among them and find some leads. I did not see Elizabeth Cady Cook. Happy Hunting!

CADY Cem. Lindley, Steuben, NY

CADY, John, Died 23 Aug 1850, age 76y1m19d
CADY, Permelia Frink, Spouse of John, Died 3 Feb 1862 , age 85y2m3d
CADY, Samuel, Died 27 May 1875 , age 74y3m13d

CARD Cem. Troupsburg, Steuben, NY

CADY, Aurilla * Spouse of Hollis Burr, Born 13 Feb 1798, Died Oct 29, 1850 d/o Matthew & Dorcus Richmond Grinolds
CADY, Burr H*, Born 1838 , Died Aug 9, 1847 Son of Hollis & Aurilla Gringolds CADY
CADY, Clarinda L.* , Born 2 Jun 1824 , Died Mar 18, 1845 Dau of Hollis & Aurilla Grinolds CADY
CADY, Clarinda Sabrina*, Born 3 May 1845 , Died Aug 6, 1852 Dau of Levi & Olive Card CADY
CADY, Fanny*, Born 1863 , Died Oct 1863 Children of LR & MA CADY
CADY, Hollis Burr* , Spouse of Aurilla Grinold , Born 23 Dec 1795 , Died 3 Apr 1858 s/o Jonathan & Miriam Chaffin
CADY, Joseph A* , Born 1860 , Died Sept 28, 1862 Children of L R & MA CADY
CADY, Olive* , Spouse of Levi Randall , Born 17 Nov 1827, Died June 17, 1859 d/o Rev. Charles Card & Phebe Gardner
CADY, Sabrina*, Born 14 Dec 1840 , Died June 15, 1842 , Age 1y 6m d/o Hollis Burr & Aurilla Grinolds

Mount Hope Cem, Troupsburg

CADY, Blanch, Spouse of Forrest, Born 1919 , Died 1944
CADY, Burr Hollis , Spouse of Lucy Davis , Born 1849 , Died 1919 s/o William Reed & Mary Elizabeth Rogers Cady
CADY, Carlin, Born 1943, Died 1944 Child of Forrest & Blanch Cady
CADY, Charles C, Spouse of Metta J, Born 1869, Died 1944

Potter St Cem., Troupsburg

CADY,Erastus,Born Oct 14 1899,Died May 15 1900 Son of EJ Cady
CADY, Eva H. , Born May 12 1867 , Died June 15 1899 Dau of William Reed & Mary E. Rogers Cady
CADY, Irey, Died Apr 15 1880 , Age 5 weeks
CADY, Levi Randall, Spouse of Olive Card, Mary Abigail Davis , Born May 21 1821 , Died May 25 1888 s/o Hollis Burr & Aurilla Grinolds Cady
CADY, Mary , Spouse of Levi R. , Born Feb 11 1838 , Died Apr 23 1902 d/o Joseph Whipple Greene Davis & Fannie Phoebe Chase
CADY, Mary Elizabeth, Spouse of William Reed , Born May 13 1830 , Died 1923 nee Rogers
CADY, Nancy, Spouse of Ranson, Died Mar2 1858, Age 55y 7d
CADY, or NUDD Darwin, Died 1922 could be Cady/ Nudd
CADY, or NUDD June, Died 1925 could be Cady/ Nudd
CADY, Ransom, Born Jn 15 1839 , Died Jn15 1839
CADY, Ranson , Spouse of Nancy , Died Feb 12 1884 , Age 85y 11m28d
CADY, William I, Died Sept 15 1869 , Age 3y 9m 18d Son Of William & Charlotte P
CADY, Willian Reed, Spouse of Mary Elizabeth Rogers , Born Dec 21 1822 , Died Apr 5 1897 s/o Hollis Burr & Aurilla Grinolds Cady

Griggs District Cem., Troupsburg

CADY, Sybil,Spouse of Jabez Cady,Died July 15 1828,Age 21y 8m8d
CADY, David Michael, Born Apr 1 1990 , Died Oct 1 2007 s/o Michael L. Cady & Lynn A. Covell
CADY, Donald, Born 1940 Died 1940Son of Forrest&Blanch Cady
CADY, Duglas,Born 1942 Died 1944 Son of Forrest&Blanch Cady
CADY, Forrest, Spouse of Blanch, Born 1919 , Died 1944
CADY, George, Spouse of Mary, Born 1878, Died 1964
CADY, Harold, Spouse of Jessie, Born 1919, Died uncut
CADY, Harold B, Spouse of Loretta M, Born Jan 11 1920 , Died May 11 1991
CADY, Jessie, Spouse of Harold, Born 1919 , Died 1944
CADY, Jimmy,Born1937,Died 1937 Son of Forrest & Blanch Cady
CADY, Kate, Spouse of Ray, Born 1885, Died 1970
CADY, Loretta M,Spouse of Harold B,Born Mar 1 1926, Died uncut
CADY, Mary, Spouse of George , Born 1884 , Died 1918
CADY, Metta J, Spouse of Charles C, Born 1872, Died 1932
CADY, Ray, Spouse of Kate , Born 1885 , Died 1973
CADY, Robert, Born 1938 , Died 1944
CADY, Thersa, Born 1942 , Died 1944

Your party is listed in the Cady
work file having her married to David Cook jr in Roxbury, Steuben County and dying 3 July 1830. You probably have seen this but if not,contact me at rja716@aol.com and I'll give the rest of the limited info on the file and the e-mail of the owner of the file. Those Cady's are in my ancestry.

Is this the Cook family you are talking about:

Descendants of David Cook {Rev War} - 5 Jun 2010
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First Generation

1. David Cook {Rev War}1,2 was born in 1753.2 Between 1774 and 1781 he was Rev War Veteran.2 He died in 1841.2 He was buried in Jasper_Five_Corners Cem, Jasper, Steuben, New York.2 He served in the military.2 Rev War Note: Veteran of the Rev War; Rank: Ensign, yearly allowance: $240.00, served for: Connecticut militia; when placed on the pension roll: 27 Feb 1833, pension started 04 Mar 1831, Aged 80yrs.

David Cook {Rev War} had the following children:

+2 i. Charles Cook, born in 1817 2; married Rose Nina Burley, before 1890 2; married Loisa ( ) Cook, before 18452; died in 18902.



Second Generation

2. Charles Cook1,2 (David-1) was born in 1817.2 He died in 1890.2 He was buried in Troupsburg_Owlville Cem, Troupsburg, Steuben, New York.2

Charles Cook and Rose Nina Burley were married before 1890.2 Rose Nina Burley1,2 (daughter of Lafayette Burley and Elizabeth M. Stryker) was born on 2 May 1867 in RD#2, Woodhull, Steuben, New York.2-4 She died on 25 Oct 1919 in Tuscarora, Steuben, New York.2 She was buried in Woodhull_Woods_Corners Cem, Woodhull, Steuben, New York.2,4

Charles Cook and Loisa ( ) Cook were married before 1845.2 Loisa ( ) Cook1,2 was born in 1819.2 She died in 1899.2 Charles Cook and Loisa ( ) Cook had the following children:

3 i. James Cook1,2 was born in 1843.2 He was buried in Troupsburg_Owlville Cem, Troupsburg, Steuben, New York.2
+4 ii. Egbert Cook, born on 7 Jun 1845 5; married Clarissa Hallock, before 1915 2; died on 9 Jan 1915 5.
+5 iii. John P. Cook, born unknown2; married Charlotte R. ( ) Cook2; died on 17 May 19162.



Third Generation

4. Egbert Cook1,2 (Charles-2, David-1) was born on 7 Jun 1845.5 He died on 9 Jan 1915.5 He was buried in Woodhull_Stewart-Owlville_Red_School_District Cem, Woodhull Town, Steuben, New York.2 COOK, Egbert , Spouse of Clarissa Hallock , Born 6/7/1845 , Died 1/9/1915 Son of John & Jane Falkner

Egbert Cook and Clarissa Hallock were married before 1915.2 Clarissa Hallock1,2 (daughter of Daniel Benjamin Hallock and Sylvia Sherman) was born in 1843.2 She died in 1915.2 She was buried in Woodhull_Stewart-Owlville_Red_School_District Cem, Woodhull Town, Steuben, New York.5 COOK, Clarissa , Spouse of I. STODDARD & Egbert , Born 2/20/1845 , Died 12/25/1913 Dau. of Daniel Benjamin & Sylvia Sherman Hallock Egbert Cook and Clarissa Hallock had the following children:

+6 i. Lillian "Lillie/Lena" Cook, born on 10 Feb 18735; married Peter Henry Stewart, on 2 Mar 1890, Woodhull, Steuben, New York2,6; died on 30 May 1940 5.

5. John P. Cook1,2 (Charles-2, David-1) died on 17 May 1916.2 He was born unknown.2 He was buried in Troupsburg_Owlville Cem, Troupsburg, Steuben, New York.2

John P. Cook and Charlotte R. ( ) Cook were married.2 Charlotte R. ( ) Cook1,2 died on 24 Aug 1916.2 She was born unknown.2

Sources

1. GEDCOM file. Created on 20 FEB 2003. Imported on 20 Feb 2003.
2. GEDCOM file. Created on 15 SEP 2007. Imported on 20 Nov 2003.
3. Steuben County Death Records, Bath, NY.
4. Annette Campbell, Savona, NY.
5. Steuben County Genealogy. cemetery records.
6. Taft Genealogy.

Thanks for your info. I have been researching the Cooks for many years, and I do not have any records of him having a child named Charles. With the birth years you have, he would have been born during the Revolutionary War - too young to be a veteran. My David Cook who was the war veteran was born in 1752, and had 8 children, none of whom was named Charles. David had a gggggrandson named Charles, born in the late 1800's. Hope this helps clear some things up.

I have also been reseaching the Cooks of Steuben County who were my family. I am familiar with David and Jonathan who settled in Upstate NY. My "deadend" is my direct descendant Epenetus Cook (b. 1786)who appeared in the census of 1810 at age 24 next to other Cooks... David, David Jr, Samuel, and Silas. I do not believe he was one of David's children (Levi,David, Jacob, Samuel, Reuben, Silas, etc.). In the 1800 census, Jonathan, Levy, Samuel, David & David Jr. were listed but no males in the 10-16 bracket where Epenetus would have been had he been is listed. Epenetus eventually moved to Tioga County PA but I am unable to find his father with any certainty. Oddly in a later census he listed Rhode Island as his birth state... NY in another. Any info on his parentage would be appreciated.

Hi my name is Pamela, and I have the same dilemma with Epenetus Cook. I believe he is my 3rd great-grandfather, I believe his daughter was Sarah "Sally" Cook born about 1806 in New Hampshire and I believe there is also a connection to Lorenzo D Cook born about 1808 in New Hampshire as well. My Sarah "Sally" Cook is my 2nd great-grandmother and on the 1850 Tioga County, PA census I am showing possibly an older relative (? mother) living in the household named Susan Cook. Epenetus Cook I believe is also right above them on the census...Sarah "Sally" Cook married my 2nd great-grandfather Daniel H Cady. I am trying to reconnect to this Cook family. Are you possibly the connection?? Any help would be much appreciated, thank you.
Pamela

Hi Pamela – I have outlined below what I know (or think I know). I have found nothing on my 3rd great-grandfather Epenetus Cook (b 1786) prior to the 1810 Census. He continues to be a challenge,

In the 1810 census, 24 year old Epenetus is living with a female 16-26 (wife?) and a female under 10 (maybe your Sarah "Sally" b abt 1806). This is the first record I have of Epenetus (spelled many ways). I cannot find any family connections to the other Cooks listed next to him in the in the 1810 Census of Painted Post, NY (David b 1752 and sons David Jr. b 1776, Samuel b 1779 & Silas b 1782). David b 1752 was the Rev War vet who came into the region from Long Island with his brother Jonathan in 1792. Given his location on the census it is easy to assume a connection to the Long Island Cooks. He also shows up in a 1835 NY census again next to David Sr. Census records differ on Epenetus' place of birth from RI (1840&1860) or NY (1850). If Sally was his daughter and born in NH he must have moved just prior to the 1810 census. If Lorenzo was born around 1808 he doesn't show up in this census. BTW, neighbor David Jr b 1776 married Elizabeth Cady b 1781 so she must have been in the 1810 census as well. .

I cannot find Epenetus in the 1820 census. I looked through every Steuben County census page. He could have moved in with someone and not been recorded as the head of household but in checking David Sr. (then in Troupsburg) and his sons who remained in Painted Post none of the age ranges line up to Epenetus age group.

In the 1830 he shows up in nearby Erwin with a male 15-19 (??) and a female 20-29. This could have been the same wife if she was 19 or under in 1810 however this would mean she was about 15 when Sally was born…. possible but unlikely. Or maybe this was a second wife. By 1830 Sally would have been about 24 and perhaps already married to Daniel Cady and out of the house. Do you have any census record for them?

In 1840 Epenetus is now in Elkland, PA with a female 50-59 (Lucy Miranda Butler of CT b1791). Lucy would be a second (or third) wife since her age didn't match up with the two earlier censuses. There is an Ancestry tree (Pitts448) that had Lucy first married to a Parker B Crandall of RI (d 1830) and having six children with him. Five children are with Albert & Lucy in 1840 and could reflect that blended family. They are males 5-9 (Albert Cook b1835?) and 15-19(??) and females 5-9 (??), 10-14 (Marietta Crandall b1827?), 15-19 (Charlotte Crandall b 1824?). Elizabeth Cook was born in 1840 yet does not appear on this census. She appears on the 1850 census but her birth state is listed as NY so there could be a bit of a contradiction here.

As for the move south, five years earlier an 1835 NY Census for Woodhull lists 3 males and 4 females in the household (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nysteube/wo/wo1835.html). This would mean the blended family moved south to PA between 1835 and 1840. The interesting about this state census is that Epenetus Cook and family are listed next to David Cook Sr. (b 1752). This strengthens a family connection to the Long Island Cooks.

In 1850, Epenetus and Lucy have only two at home, Albert and Elizabeth. This is where you noticed Sally Cady and the older Susan Cook (b 1767) from NH.

By 1860 Epenetus goes by the name "Neat" and lives in Nelson PA with Lucy. Also in the household are son Albert Cook, his wife Lefa (Loop) Lucy's oldest son Orrin Parker, his Henrietta and their five children. This backs up the previous marriage in the Pitts448 tree.

Aside from census records I have the following:

An 1841 item in the Tioga Eagle (Wellsboro, PA) trial list for March (Albert Fowler vs Epenetus Cook et al). No further details.

An 1860 item from the Wellsboro Agitator
http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8273&pi...

Conclusions:
Epenetus was married to at least once before Lucy Miranda Butler. Sarah (Sally) could have been from the first marriage. If so, that places Epenetus in NH before moving to NY. That is possible. The 1800 census in NY did not have any Cook households with a 14 year old male which would have been his age. I am less certain about Lorenzo since he does not show up in the 1810 census.

One intriguing possibility of the Sally connection is that Susan from NH may have been Epenetus' mother (she would have been 19) however the geography is a little challenging if Epenetus was born in RI. Not impossible. Alternatively she could have been Sally's mother (she would have been 39) since they were both born in NH but that reduces the chances of Epentus' paternity since she would not fit into the 1810 & 1830 age ranges.

There are still many questions. I may try to get my boots on the ground up there. I live near Philadelphia so a road trip is doable.