On 18 Mar 1830 John E. married Betsey Salisbury, daughter of Samuel Salisbury.251 Born on 3 Jun 1810 in South Scituate, RI.251 Betsey died in Warwick, RI, on 16 Oct 1894; she was 84.251

John and Betsey lived in Providence before moving to Warwick. Their children:
    i. Merinaus Cook, b. 3 Dec 1834 (or 1835) at Providence, d. bef 1861;
    ii. Sarah M. Cook, b. 9 Apr 1838 (or 1840), m. at Warwick 3 Jul 1870 James H. Card of Scituate (b. at Washington, RI, son of Benoni & Sarah Card, merchant); and
    iii. George W. Cook, b. 10 Jul 1840 (or 1842), d. 11 Jun 1913 at Places Corners, East Greenwich, RI, m. at Warwick 17 Jun 1868 Eliza A. Sunderland (b. 16 May 1852 at Quidnesset, RI, d. Nov 1926 at Arctic, West Warwick, dau. of Stephen & Eliza G. (Sherman) Sunderland).251

In 1838 George Earl first married Mary Ann Mathews in Fall River, MA.251 Born in 1820 in Bath, Somerset. Mary Ann died in 1862.251

Mary Ann came to the United States in 1832 with her parents. Children of George Earl and Mary Ann (Mathews) Cook:
    i. George, b. 12 May 1840 at New Hartford, NY, d. 4 Aug 1904 at Rossville, Kansas;
    ii. Mary Ann, b. 1842, d. at infancy;
    iii. Albert B. v. 1844 at Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois, d. f18 Apr 1864 at Tyler, Texas, from injuries of his capture at the battle of Poison Springs, Arkansas during the Civil War, unmarried;
    iv. John, b. 30 Apr 1845, d. doon after the Civil War;
    v. Mary B., b. 1847 in Illinois, m. a Mr Coleman, moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico;
    vi. Eliza A., b. 1850 in Illinois, m. ca. 1865 at age 15 Alson Henry Eggleston;
    vii. William Sprague, b. 25 Mar 1852 in Benton Co., Mo., d. 16 Feb 1930 at Monitor, Oregon, m. at Franktown, Colorado 20 Nov 1879 Ida Ann Jones (b. 3 Oct 1862 at Franktown, d. 5 Aug 1942 at El Monte, California, dau. of John & Sarah Jane (Cook) Jones;
    viii. Isadodra, b. 1854, m. 1st ca. 1877 George Robinson of New York, m. 2nd a Mr Case;
    ix. Charlotte Catherine, b. 25 Jan 1859, d. 17 Oct 1940 at Portland, Oregon, m. 1st John Wells Ferguson (b. 31 Aug 1848 in Trumbull, Co., OH, d. 12 Apr 1906), m. 2nd ca. 1909, Alson H. Eggleson, widower of her sister Eliza; and
    x. Carrie Louise, b. 23 Mar 1861 near Onaga, Kansas, d. 22 Jul 1941 at Wamego, Kansas, adopted by Flavius J. and Laura A. (Clemons) Crawford, m. at Louisville, Kansas 11 Sep 1879 Henry C. Shehi (b. 11 Mar 1859 in Henderson Col, Illinois, d. 25 Apr 1942 at Topeka, Kansas, son of James H. & Ethelda Melvina (Shute) Shehi).251

1866/7 George Earl second married Susan Fleming.251 Born ca 1807 in North Carolina.251 Susan died in Tonganoxie, Kansas ca 1880.251

Ca 1843 William Sprague married Martha A. Briggs, daughter of Joseph Briggs (14 Aug 1778-11 May 1839) & Martha McNamara (1783-12 Oct 1825).251 Born on 5 Aug 1819 in Smithfield, RI.251 Martha A. died in Providence, RI, on 26 Aug 1910; she was 91.251

Children of William and Martha (Briggs) Cook, born in New Bedford, include:
    i. Frank Greene, b. 10 Sep 1844, m. 1st at Providence 1867 Emma Frances Arnold of Providence, age 18, he was then a grocer at Cranston, m. 2nd at Smithfield 2 Feb 1875 Harriet Maria (Winslow) Messenger of Providence (age 30, b. at East Hampton, MA, dau. of Henry B. & Nancy Winslow); m. 3rd at Smithfield 20 mar 1887 Marietta Hutchinson (age 45, b. at North Providence, dau. of James & Sarah Hutchinson);
    ii. Thomas Sprague (later Thomas Rowland) b. 21 Mar 1846, d. 30 Nov 1907 at Providence, m. 3 Sep 1866 Sarah A. Lyon (b. Apr 1846 in RI, d. 4 Jan 1901 at Providence æ. 54); and
    iii. William Melvin, b. 26 Nov 1847, d. 9 Feb 1879 at Boston Highlands, MA, m. at Providence 1 Dec 1869 Ida E. Thompson, they are buried in Swan Point Sem., Providence.251