Richard Cooke was born in August 1810. He was baptized in August 1825 at the age of 15 years. His baptism was recorded at the Brunswick Street Church in Halifax Nova Scotia. The baptism record indicates that he was the son of the "late Joseph Cook of Yarmouth" and "Mary now Ring". I believe the "Mary now Ring" was the Mary Smith that married William Ring in 1821 and had a son in 1822 and a daughter in 1823.
Who really are Mary and Joseph who were the parents of Richard??