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Captain William Captain Cockerham Cochran 1593–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: Purdock County, Dorset, , England

Death Date: 13 May 1669

Death Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Father: Capt 1639

Mother: Anne Spencer

Spouse(s): Anne Spencer

Children(s): Priscilla Cockerham

The story of Captain William Captain Cockerham Cochran began in 1593 in Purdock County, Dorset, , England. Captain William Captain Cockerham Cochran married Anne Spencer, and had children including Priscilla Cockerham. Captain William Captain Cockerham Cochran passed away in 1669 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Captain Cockerham Cochran began in 1593 in Purdock County, Dorset, , England.
  • Captain William Captain Cockerham Cochran married Anne Spencer, and had children including Priscilla Cockerham.
  • Captain William Captain Cockerham Cochran passed away in 1669 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt 1639
1593–1669
Birth Location: Dorset, Dorset, England
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Anne Spencer
1624–1699
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anne Spencer
1624–1699
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Priscilla Cockerham
1693–1750
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Captain Cochran's Ancestors

Self
Captain Cochran
1593–1669
Birth Place: Purdock County, Dorset, , England
Parents
Capt William Cockerham, arrived in VA aboard the Robert Ely in 1639
1593–1669
Dorset, Dorset, England
Anne Spencer
1624–1699
Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Cockerham
1563–1597
Purdock, Dorset, England
Alice Covell
1561–1596
Entland, Dorset, , England
Ens. (William Spencer, Ensign, Burgess of Mulberry) Isl
1576–1637
Cople, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Dorothy) Lightfoot
1600–1623
Stoke Bruton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Cockerham
1533–1568
Mary Burley
1524–1566
Sir Covell
1545–1610
Ellen Fausell
1545–1608
Robert III
1542–1620
Lady Cokayne
1556–1629
Col Lightfoot
1580–1648
Alice *
1580–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Cockrum
1503–1589
Lady Cockerham
1511–1580
Edith Long
1505–1600
Bartholomew Covell
1525–1610
Dorothy Watson
1528–1640
Sir *
1515–1562
Catharine *
1519–1608
Anne GGM
1515–1591
Sir Bedford
1520–1574
Elizabeth Leeke
1508–1556
Rev. Scholar)
1532–1605
Lt. Goodrich
1549–1597

Captain Cochran's Descendants

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Captain (William Captain Cockerham) Cochran (1593–13 May 1669) m. Anne Spencer (1624–13 May 1699)
  1. 1. Priscilla Cockerham 1693–1750 m. John Person 1693–1751 m. John (Francis Person, III) Iii 1693–1758
    1. 1. John Person 1734–1767 m. Mary (Ann Day) Ridley 1730–1781 m. Dorcas Person 1734–1766
      1. 1. Mills Rackley 1734–1753 m. Miles Ratliff 1730–1814 m. Miles ratliff 1730–1800
        1. 1. Martha Ratliff 1764–1845 m. Charles Holt 1762–1847
        2. 2. Jesse Rackley 1782–1869
        3. 3. William (Rackley) I 1755–1825

Captain Cochran's Timeline

2 Records

1593
1593
Birth of Captain William Captain Cockerham Cochran in Purdock County, Dorset, , England
Purdock County, Dorset, , England
1669
13 May 1669
Age 76
Death of Captain William Captain Cockerham Cochran in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Purdock County, Dorset, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1669
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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