Re: John d 1743 Brunswick VA NOT s/o Wm & Joan (Roper) or John & Hannah (Jones)
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In reply to:
John d 1743 Brunswick VA NOT s/o Wm & Joan (Roper) or John & Hannah (Jones)
g. louer 6/04/12
In my earlier post I said that Richard was the only other son mentioned in John’s will ... other, that is, than Reuben, James and Nathaniel.
That is incorrect.John’s son John Lett Cooke was also mentioned, second after Richard.Because his mother did not bind him out it is presumed he was a minor but older than the 3 youngest sons ... a minor because he was younger than Richard, according to the order in which he was named in the will,and it is known that Richard was only about 15 in 1743.
This correction does not, however, affect the conclusions reached in the earlier post.