Jane,
Edward Sinton was born in 1816 in Cork, Ireland. He was a Presyterian, a bookkeeper and a back cashier. He married Maria Virginia Cook on June 11, 1845 in Richmond, VA. He died in 1870 in Richmond, VA. His parents were Jacob Sinton and Sarah Murphy. She was born in 1821 in Richmond, VA and died in 1884 also in Richmond, VA. Her parents were John L. Cook and Elizabeth A. ?. They had two children: Sarah Elizabeth and Anna Cook.

My information comes from family history compiled by a great great uncle of mine, census data, Broderbund's marriages of VA, Quaker records from Ireland, and other sources. If you have info on the Cooks I'd like to hear it.

Rebecca Sinton was Edward's sister. She was born in 1812 in Ireland and died in 1863 in Richmond, VA. I wonder if you could scan or photograph that needlepoint and sent it to me if it's not too much bother. Also, let me know if you would like more information. I'd be happy to send more. Some of my genealogy can be found at http://www.xpressweb.com/~sinton. Also, I have started a SINTON-L list with RootsWeb. Join if you want. There's more information at the link below.