Person:Jacob Cook (8)

Will and Administration Abstracts Somerset County Will Book 3 CONRAD BEAL of Somerset County. Letters of Administration granted 5 Aug 1833 to Jacob Cook, Jr. Bond: $800. Sureties: John Hardin (also Harden) and Thomas Gallagher. Witness: William Philson. Page 97 Somerset Past the History and Genealogy of Somerset County, PA Vol9 No4

Jacob Cook, born Jan 31, 1789, died 1856, married Catherine Hardin (189- ). Jacob owned a house and barn, tax parcel 43-08-80, just north of Wellersburg that he obtain from sometime before 1830 from the Korns Family. At the time it was acquired by Jacob, it was located on a 190 acre parcel. Jacob also owned lots and a tavern in Wellersburg & Hyndman.

Jacob, in his barn, started the first distillery in the area. This homestead tract was purchased by his son, Dennis, who was one of Jacob's ten children. Dennis was a Somerset County Commissioner in 1878. The substantial property holding is a reminder of this influential family and its contribution to the township and county. Previous to living in the Wellersburg area, it is thought Jacob lived and was raised in the Harrisburg, Pa. area.

Tombstone of Jacob Cook Cook Cemetery, Southampton, Somerset, PA.