274 Amhle and Hauxley. By J. C. Hodgson. 



his incumbency of Bothal.^" 



Owing to the loss of the earlier deeds, we are ignorant of 

 the place of origin of Edward Cook, the purchaser. About 

 this time men, if not of same family, yet of same surname 

 and similar christian names, appear in the neighbouring 

 hamlets of Coldrife and Hadston. It is probable that he 

 came from Tyneside, though Mr Cook of Alnwick, the present 

 representative of the family, ascribes his descent to the family 

 of Cook of Gildea Hall, Essex, who carried the same arms. 



Our Edward Cook seems to have been a man of patriarchal 

 character, as well as of estate. He married the daughter 

 and co-heiress of John Patterson of Togston, and perhaps a 

 second wife, for he left a widow Jane, and a large family 

 of 16 or 17 children. By his will, dated 30th December 

 1691, he devised to his eldest son, John (who has already 

 succeeded to a moiety of the lands of his maternal grandfather 

 at Togston) the New-hall ; to Edward-'' the 2nd son (a barrister) 

 his lands in Cresswell ; to Samuel-^ his 3rd son, his lands at 

 the south side of Newton-on-the-Moor ; to William-^ the 4th 



-® In 1663 Mr John Thompson was a leaseholder in Pegsworth, and 

 Mr John Thompson of Bothal was a freeholder in Newham, Whalton 

 Parish. — Book of Rates. 



July 22nd 1669. Mr John Thompson and wife informed upon as 

 frequenter of Conyenticle. — Ambrose Barns, p. 408. 



Mr Thompson was cast out of the parsonage of Bothal, and preached 

 to a plain country people until he came into Newcastle. He married 

 a great fortune and kept his coach ; and having hut one daughter, 

 she was married to the eldest son of Mr Barnes' old friend, Mr John 

 Ogle of Kircloe [Kirkley] who was bred a merchant. — Ambrose Barns, 

 p. 146. 



7th March 1665-6. John Thompson, the ejected rector of Bothal, 

 was living at Pegsworth. — Ambrose Barns, p. 401. 



^ Edward Cook, bap. 16th November 1662, a barrister, chosen 

 recorder of Berwick, 1st February 1711, was ancestor of Cooks of 

 Blakemoor, v. Hodgson, Part ii.. Vol. ii., pp. 209-10. His will is dated 

 8th July 1730. Mrs Blair of Alnwick, who is his descendant, has 

 a fine oil painting of him. 



■^'^ Samuel Cook, bap. 13th November 1664, died soon after his father, 

 unmarried, and by will, dated 28th September 1692, devised his lands 

 at Newton to his youngest brother Joseph. 



29 William Cook, bap. 23rd August 1669, married May 1697, Jane, 

 daughter of Ralph Forster of Hartlaw and Elford, v. new County 

 Hist.. Vol. II., p. 99. His will is dated 18th September 1745. From 

 him the Cooks of Brainshaugh and Low Newton. He is now represented 

 by Mr Cook of Alnwick. 



