Richard COOKSON b. [1769] Wesham, Lancashire, England d. Bef 1840 CENSUS?: Boombridge Genealogy

[1769] - Bef 1840 CENSUS?

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Name	Richard COOKSON
Born	[1769]	Wesham, Lancashire, England
Gender	Male
Baptism	21 May 1769	Kirkham, Lancashire, England
	Richard Cookson in the Lancashire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Name: Richard Cookson Baptism Date: 21 May 1769 Parish: Kirkham, Lancashire, England Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps: View this parish Father's name: William Cookson Mother's name: Elizabeth Cookson Register Type: Parish Register Reference Number: Pr 2055 Ancestry.com. Lancashire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. r Wesham Richard Cookson in the Lancashire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Name: Richard Cookson Baptism Date: 21 May 1769 Parish: Kirkham, Lancashire, England Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps: View this parish Father's name: William Cookson Mother's name: Elizabeth Cookson Register Type: Bishops Transcripts Reference Number: Drb 2/107 Ancestry.com. Lancashire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. r Wesham
Birth	[BEFORE 1774] [1]
Birth	[1776-1794]
Birth	[BEFORE 1775]
Birth	[1761-1770]
Residence	10 Jun 1784	Passamaquoddy, Charlotte, NB [1]
	http://members.shaw.ca/caren.secord/locations/NewBrunswick/Lists/PenobscotGroupSorted.html From Library and Archives Canada, Ward Chipman Papers, Muster Master General's Office - Loyalists Musters, 1776-1785 (M.G. 23, D 1, Series I, Volume 24, pages 172-177) Microfilm C-9818 The list below has been sorted in alphabetical order by surname, in order to isolate possible family groups. Return of Men, Women and Children of the Penobscot Loyalists Settled in the District of Passamaquoddy the 10th of June 1784 Men: William Cookson Children over 10: Richard Cookson, Mary Cookson Children over 10: Betsey Cookson
Residence	1790	Balltown, Lincoln, ME
	Thomas Turner in the 1790 United States Federal Census Name: Thomas Turner [Thomas Tarner] Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Ball Town, Lincoln, Maine Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 3 [Thomas Turner, Richard Cookson? Father Richard Turner?] Free White Persons - Females: 2 Number of Household Members: 5 Year: 1790; Census Place: Ball Town, Lincoln, Maine; Series: M637; Roll: 2; Page: 343; Image: 204; Family History Library Film: 0568142 John Woodman Joshua Little William Toby Asa Heath Oliver Peasley Ezekiel Peasley Nathan Peasley Samuel Gilman Caleb Bartlett Isaac Heath Benjamin King Nathan Ware Benjamin Noris Aaron Choat Junr Martin Carlow Abel Cresey Thomas Turner Nicklass Turner David Tarry John Dudley Daniel Plumer Obed Wire Samuel Kinkade Jun Benjamin Winslow Jedediah Preble Samuel Carlton Joseph Trask Abraham Choat Ebenezor Grover John Milikin
Assessed	1791	Balltown, Lincoln, ME
	[p 8] Abel Cressey 1 poll Richard Cookson 1 poll John Tarry 1 poll
Residence	1800	Balltown, Lincoln, ME
	Richard Cookson in the 1800 United States Federal Census Name: Richard Cookson Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Balltown, Lincoln, Maine Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 [William? Samuel?] Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 [Richard] Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 [Abigail] Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [Elizabeth] Number of Household Members Under 16: 2 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 4 Year: 1800; Census Place: Balltown, Lincoln, Maine; Series: M32; Roll: 6; Page: 342; Image: 328; Family History Library Film: 218676 Cookson Lane in Whitefield runs east from Rte 218 towards Jefferson. On the Scammon Plan, it lays between No 10 Abraham Heath and No 11 Levi B Erksine, back to No 5A? Chas Glidden & others. Does the Cookson name refer to Wiliam Cookson, who only lived there for a short time, or to Richard Cookson who lived there for several decades.
Assessed	1810	Whitfield, Lincoln, ME
Residence	Lot 21, West Side of Sheepscot, Balltown
	Judging by the David and John Terry deeds, the Scammon Plan, the Plan for Ralph Cheney and John Duley in "Ballstown-West", Richard Cookson lived on Lot 21, which belonged to John Terry and was directly south of his father David Terry's Lot, on the west side of Sheepscot. Richard Cookson did not live on the lot that his father had possessed before the War, which was resurveyed for John Duley.
Residence	1810	Whitefield, Lincoln, ME
	Richard Cookson in the 1810 United States Federal Census Name: Richard Cookson Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3 [John, Richard, James] Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 3 [William, Samuel, ?] Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 [Richard] Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 [?] Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [Elizabeth] Number of Household Members Under 16: 7 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 9 Year: 1810; Census Place: Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 12; Page: 294; Image: 00298; Family History Library Film: 0218683
Residence	1820	Whitefield, Lincoln, ME
	Richard Cookson in the 1820 United States Federal Census Name: Richard Cookson Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 [Richard] Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 [Elizabeth, Nancy] Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [Elizabeth] Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3 Free White Persons - Under 16: 4 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 8 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 8 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine; Page: 41; NARA Roll: M33_36; Image: 32
Residence	1820	Malta, Kennebec, ME
	Richard Cookson in the 1820 United States Federal Census Name: Richard Cookson Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Malta, Kennebec, Maine Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2 Free White Persons - Under 16: 4 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 7 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Malta, Kennebec, Maine; Page: 688; NARA Roll: M33_35; Image: 174
Residence	1830	Windsor, Kennebec, ME
	Richard Coockson in the 1830 United States Federal Census Name: Richard Coockson [Richard Cochson] Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Windsor, Kennebec, Maine Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Total Free White Persons: 4 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4 1830; Census Place: Windsor, Kennebec, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 48; Page: 269; Family History Library Film: 0497944
Died	Bef 1840 CENSUS?
Person ID	I44144	4 February 2018
Last Modified	30 Aug 2018

Father	William COOKSON, b. [1744], d. [JULY 1817]
Mother	Elizabeth TURNER, b. 1747, d. 1776, Balltown, Lincoln, ME (Age 29 years)
Married	16 Dec 1766	Kirkham, Lancashire, England
	William Cookson in the Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 Name: William Cookson Gender: Male Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 16 Dec 1766 Parish: Kirkham, Lancashire, England Spouse: Elizabeth Turner Register Type: Parish Register Ancestry.com. Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Banns of Marriage were published between William Cookson of Weeton and Elizabeth Turner of Thistleton November 30 December 7 14 William Cookson husbandman of this Parish and Township of Weeton with Preese and Elizabeth Turner spinster of this Parish and town of Thisleton Married in this Church by Banns this sixteenth Day of December in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and sixty six by me Charles Buck Vicar This Marriage was solemnized between US The mark of William Cookson The mark of Elizabeth Turner In the Presence of George Hornly, Dorothy Lomes
Family ID	F11419	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth BAXTER

Married 28 Sep 1792 Newcastle, Lincoln, ME

Betsy Cookson
mentioned in the record of Isaac Branon and Betsy Cookson
Name Isaac Branon
Spouse's Name Betsy Cookson
Event Date 25 Dec 1792
Event Place Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine
"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F466-YN1 : accessed 20 January 2016), Isaac Branon and Betsy Cookson, 25 Dec 1792; citing Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, reference bk 573 p 2-426; FHL microfilm 11,573

Vital Records of Newcastle, Maine
Compiled by Marlene A Groves
p 18
A list of marriages solemnized by Benjamin Woodbridge Esqr and Returned Aprkl 28th 1792
...
October 19 Richard Cookson and Betsey Barter
p 35
Sept the 28th Marriage is published betwixt Richard Cookson and Betsy Barter both of a place called Ball Town in the County of Lincoln Saml Nickels Town Clk

_MARI 19 Oct 1792 Newcastle, Lincoln, ME

Richard Cookson
mentioned in the record of Richard Cookson and Betsey Baxter
Name Richard Cookson
Spouse's Name Betsey Baxter
Event Date 19 Oct 1792
Event Place Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine
"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F466-YZW : accessed 20 January 2016), Richard Cookson and Betsey Baxter, 19 Oct 1792; citing Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, reference bk 573 p 2-425; FHL microfilm 11,573.

Vital Records of Newcastle, Maine
Compiled by Marlene A Groves
p 18
A list of marriages solemnized by Benjamin Woodbridge Esqr and Returned Aprkl 28th 1792
...
October 19 Richard Cookson and Betsey Barter
p 35
Sept the 28th Marriage is published betwixt Richard Cookson and Betsy Barter both of a place called Ball Town in the County of Lincoln Saml Nickels Town Clk

Children

	1. Abigail COOKSON, b. 9 Dec 1793?
	2. William COOKSON, b. 1796?
	3. Samuel COOKSON, b. 17 Mar 1797?
	4. John COOKSON, b. 1802?
	5. Richard COOKSON, b. 1804?
	6. James COOKSON, b. 15 May 1808
	7. Elizabeth COOKSON, b. 15 Feb 1812
	8. Nancy COOKSON, b. 4 Jul 1817

Family ID F13206 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos
Balltown Loyalists Map Schematic

Notes

Whitefield Vital Records 1811: Nil
Whitefield Assessment 1811: Named but no columns indicated, execpt 100 acres owned by any other proprietor
Whitefield Vital Records 1826: Nil
Lincoln County Probate Index: Nil
Kennebec County Probate Index: Nil
Census 1840: Nil. Wife doesn't appear to be in Windsor
Ballstown-West 1768-1809: An Introduction to the History of the Town of Whitefield, Maine
Linwood H Lowden 1984
p 17
In 1775 a lot of 300 acres was surveyed by Blodgett for William Cookson. This lot was on the western side of the Sheeperscot River above Richard Turner. Cookson was married to Richard Turner's daughter Betsey. Betsey died leaving several small children. Cookson went to Canada, apparently leaving his children in Whitefield. He did not return. His lot was resurveyed in 1789 by Carr Barker for John Duley who was living there as early as 1777. Cookson's lot included the Stanley Tibbets farm. Duley's lot was larger and took in the Don Tibbets farm also. Duley lived on the part that is now Don Tibbets farm.

[Cookson Lane in Whitefield runs east from Rte 218 towards Jefferson. On the Scammon Plan, it lays between No 10 Abraham Heath and No 11 Levi B Erksine, back to No 5A? Chas Glidden & others. This road name probably doesn't refer to the Richard Cookson who lived in Whitefield after the Revolution, since Cookson apparently lived on his father's lot.

p 18
[Plan for Ralph Cheney's and John Duley's Lots]
North line of Cheney: Southeast to the River to certain bend in the River called the Ox Bow
100 poles in width

South line of Duley: to the sharp bend and "trout brook"
176 poles in width

* * *
Scammon Map
Ralph Cheney's lot would be Lots No 16 Wm Hopkin 118 acres & Lot 17 Richard Finn 119 acres
Duley's Lot would be Lots 18 Harriman 208 acres & Lot 19 J Bates 167 acres
Richard Coockson
in the 1810 United States Federal Census
Name: Richard Coockson
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): New Milford, Lincoln, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 4
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 8
Year: 1810; Census Place: New Milford, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 12; Page: 267; Image: 00271; Family History Library Film: 0218683
Balltown Lot

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/352440?availability=Family%20History%20Library
Land records, 1761-1912; indexes to land records, 1761-1901
Authors: Lincoln County (Maine). Register of Deeds
Land records v. 34-35 1795
Family History Library
United States & Canada Film
11375
8128468
https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008128468?cat=352440
[563/570]
Volume 35 Page 268
Richard Cookson yeoman Ballstown
John Duley
100 pounds and for divers other good causes & considerations
300 acres between Ralph Cheney & David Terry's land in Ballstown where said Duly now lives, of which he has this day given me a Deed all which Land my Father William Cookson formerly possessed
3 January 1795
Richard Cookson [His mark]
Wit: Orchard Cook

Land records v. 44-45 1799-1800
Family History Library
United States & Canada Film
11380
8296953
https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008296953?cat=352440
Volume 44 Page 226
[255/567]
Richard Cookson yeoman Ballstown
James Finn & John Brann yeomen New Milford
$150
quit claim land in Ballstown
beginning at a stake & stones standing on the west side of Sheepscut River at John Dulys north line
thence running northwest on said Duley's north line as the fence now runs 1 mile 30 rod to a stake & stones
northeast 50 rods to land owned by Burnham Clark & David Young
thence southeast to the River
50 rods on the river to the first mentioned bounds
100 acres
11 March 1798
Richard Cookson [His mark]
Betsy Cookson [Her mark]
Wit: Pitt Dillingham, Edward Finn

Land records v. 65-66 1807-1808
Family History Library
United States & Canada Film
11391
8296823
https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008296823?cat=352440
[210/559]
Volume 65 Page 176
Richard Cookson yeoman Balltown
John Clark yeoman Balltown
$200
land in Balltown
beginning at a stake & stones standing at the southeast corner of John Terry's land on the westerly side of Sheepscut River
thence running down on said River 50 poles to a stake & stones
thence running northwest 1 mile to a stake & stones
thence northeast 50 rods to John Terry's line
thence southeast on said Terry's line 1 mile to the River
100 acres
7 September 1802
Richard Cookson [His mark]
Wit: Pitt Dillingham, Isaac Clark

Land records v. 76-77 1811
Family History Library
United States & Canada Film
11396
8296825
https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008296825?cat=352440
Volume 76 Page 79
[110/591]
John Terry yeoman Ballstown
Richard Cookson yeoman Ballstown
$50
quit claim land in Ballstown
beginning on the Country road on the northerly line of John Clerk's land
thence running northwest about 300 rods
thence running northeast 8 rods
thence running southeast about 300 rods to the road before mentioned
thence on said road to the bounds first mentioned
27 December 1806
John Terry
Wit: D Young, Aaron Dudley

Volume 73 Page 110
Abraham Peaslee to Richard Cookson
Richard Cookson
Maine Marriages, 1771-1907
Name: Richard Cookson
Spouse's Name: Abigail Muney
Event Date: 21 Jan 1825
Event Place: Civil, Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine
Maine Marriages, 1771-1907
Document Information:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number M52119-1
System Origin Maine-EASy
GS Film number 12312
Citing this Record
"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X7-QN5 : 10 February 2018), Richard Cookson and Abigail Muney, 21 Jan 1825; citing Civil, Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,312.

Richard Cookson
Maine Marriages, 1771-1907
Name: Richard Cookson
Spouse's Name: Margret Mcfadden
Event Date: 07 Jan 1828
Event Place: Nobleborough,Lincoln,Maine
Maine Marriages, 1771-1907
Document Information:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number M52114-1
System Origin Maine-ODM
GS Film number 11575
Citing this Record
"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F2-LQN : 10 February 2018), Richard Cookson and Margret Mcfadden, 07 Jan 1828; citing Nobleborough,Lincoln,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,575.
Vital Records from Maine Newspapers 1785-1820
by David C Young and Elizabeth Keene Young
Heritage Books
1993

p 320
Johnson. William Jr m in Thompson Pond Plantation Polly Cookson N1 [Eastern Argus, Portland] 15 June 1819 & Jr retraction N4 [Gazzette, Portland] 8 June 1819 & in June 15 Issue said not true N4 [Gazzette, Portland] 8 June 1819

Sources

[S3977] Return of Men, Women and Children of the Penobscot Loyalists Settled in the District of Passamaquoddy the 10th of June 1, (http://members.shaw.ca/caren.secord/locations/NewBrunswick/Lists/PenobscotGroupSorted.html).