Cooke of Providence. His son Joseph S. Cooke (b. 1746) captained a ship on a number of trading voyages to Africa and the West Indies. His daughter Sarah (1755–1843) married Continental Army Colonel Jeremiah Olney on April 26, 1780. The couple had one child, Mary T. Olney (1799–1878). See also List of governors of Rhode Island List of colonial governors of Rhode Island List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations References Bibliography Further reading External links Nicholas Cooke biography from Gaspee Virtual Archives Washington's visit with Cooke Chronological list of Rhode Island leaders State list of governors of Rhode Island State list of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island Brown University Charter 1717 births 1782 deaths American slave traders Colonial governors of Rhode Island Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island People of Rhode Island in the American Revolution Political leaders of the American Revolution People of colonial Rhode Island Burials at North Burying Ground (Providence) 18th-century American politicians