Cook Family land deeds
Collection
Identifier: AC-498
Scope and Contents
The Cook Family Land Deeds contain three land deeds dating from 1793-1844. Copies of deeds are included on two compact discs.
Dates
- 1793-1844
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
No interlibrary loan.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for use in the Dougherty Reading Room. An appointment for research is recommended. The Dougherty Reading Room is located on the 4th floor of Belk Library in Special Collections.
Biographical Note
Michael Cook came to Watauga County at the turn of the 19th century. He had 12 children, including Reverend John Cook who acquired land from the State of North Carolina in Ashe County along the headwaters of Pine Run in 1844.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (1 oversize box containing 3 oversize folders, 2 CDs)
Abstract
The Cook Family Land Deeds contain three land deeds dating 1793, 1796, and 1844. The 1793 land deed concerns the land acquisition for the Three Forks Baptist Church in Alexander County; the 1796 land deed is for land in Wilkes County; and the 1844 land deed is for land in Ashe County.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisitions Information
The collection was donated in 2009 by William B. Cook, Thomas W. Cook, and Dorothy Cook Lackey in memory of their father, A. Bernard Cook. It was accessioned as AC.2009.035 and was opened to the public in 2013.
Processing Information
Processed by Anne Walker, January 2013. This collection was processed as part of a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grant funded extensive processing of the backlog within the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection between 2012 and 2014.
- Alexander County (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ashe County (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deeds -- North Carolina -- Ashe County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deeds -- North Carolina -- Wilkes County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wilkes County (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- AC.498: Cook Family Land Deeds, 1793-1844
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anne Walker
- Date
- 1/29/2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Appalachian State University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
218 College Street
Boone U.S.A. - North Carolina 28608-2026 United States
8282624975
8282624975 (Fax)
witsmands@appstate.edu
218 College Street
Boone U.S.A. - North Carolina 28608-2026 United States
8282624975
8282624975 (Fax)
witsmands@appstate.edu
