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Captain William Thomas Cockerham 1593–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: Dorset, Dorset, England

Death Date: 13 May 1669

Death Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert (Cockram)

Mother: Lady Dorset

Spouse(s): Anne Spencer

Children(s): Elizabeth Cockerham, Anne Cockerham, Timothy Cockerham, William Cockram, Catharine Cockerham, Mary Cockerham, Joseph Cockerham, Thomas COCKERHAM, Elizabeth Cockerham, Priscella Cockerham

The story of Captain William Thomas Cockerham began in 1593 in Dorset, Dorset, England. Captain William Thomas Cockerham married Anne Spencer, and had children including Anne Cockerham, Catharine Cockerham, Elizabeth Alderton Cockerham, Elizabeth Cockerham, Joseph Cockerham, Mary Cockerham, Priscella Cockerham, Thomas Cockerham, Timothy Cockerham, William Cockram. Captain William Thomas Cockerham passed away in 1669 in Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Thomas Cockerham began in 1593 in Dorset, Dorset, England.
  • Captain William Thomas Cockerham married Anne Spencer, and had children including Anne Cockerham, Catharine Cockerham, Elizabeth Alderton Cockerham, Elizabeth Cockerham, Joseph Cockerham, Mary Cockerham, Priscella Cockerham, Thomas Cockerham, Timothy Cockerham, William Cockram.
  • Captain William Thomas Cockerham passed away in 1669 in Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert (Cockram)
1563–1597
Birth Location: Dorset, England
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Lady Dorset
1561–1596
Birth Location: Wechampton, Dorset, England
LD

Spouses(s)

Anne Spencer
1624–1699
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
AS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Cockerham
1665–1726
Birth Location: Pulborough, Sussex, England
EC
Anne Cockerham
1658–
Birth Location: –
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Timothy Cockerham
1664–1707
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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William Cockram
1656–1707
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
WC
Catharine Cockerham
1617–
Birth Location: England
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Mary Cockerham
1619–
Birth Location: England
MC
Joseph Cockerham
1645–1700
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry Co, VA
JC
Thomas COCKERHAM
1665–1717
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Cockerham
1660–1707
Birth Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
EC
Priscella Cockerham
1662–1750
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
PC

Captain Cockerham's Ancestors

Self
Captain Cockerham
1593–1669
Birth Place: Dorset, Dorset, England
Parents
Robert Ernest Cockerham (Cockram)
1563–1597
Dorset, England
Lady (Alice Covell, Wechampton) Dorset
1561–1596
Wechampton, Dorset, England
Grandparents
William Cockerham
1533–1568
Purbeck, Dorset, England
Mary (Jane) Burley
1524–1566
Poulshot, Wiltshire, England
Sir (Thomas Covell, of) Wechampton
1545–1609
Wechampton, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
George Cockrum
1503–1577
Bartholomew (England)
1525–1610
Dorothy Watson
1528–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Cockerham's Descendants

1.
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Captain (William Thomas) Cockerham (1593–13 May 1669) m. Anne Spencer (1624–13 May 1699)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Alderton) Cockerham 1665–1726 m. Thomas (George) Browning 1669–1720 m. Thomas BROWNING 1669–1720
    1. 1. Anna Browning 1687–1763 m. Morgan Williams 1690–1726
      1. 1. Browning Williams 1725–1796 m. Frances (Gollithan) Ramey 1725–1806
        1. 1. Morgan Williams 1739–1796 m. Elizabeth JONES 1725–1772 m. Sally Edwards 1730–
        2. 2. Mary ("Molly") Williams 1757–1820
        3. 3. Joseph Williams 1743–1790
        4. 4. John Williams 1741–1796
        5. 5. Morgan Williams 1752–1796
        6. 6. Tabitha Williams 1749–
        7. 7. Greene (J) WILLIAMS 1773–1842
        8. 8. Frances ((d\o Brownng Williams)) Williams 1742–1796
        9. 9. Elizabeth ((Eliza) WILLIAMS*-SORRELL (Geo) m1) 1745–1795
    2. 2. Robert Browning 1690–
    3. 3. Alice (Jane) Browning 1690–1760
    4. 4. Thomas Browning 1689–1739
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Fowler) Browning 1692–1697
    6. 6. Richd Browning 1690–1739
    7. 7. Francis Browning 1700–1775
    8. 8. Esther Browning 1697–1697
    9. 9. William Browning 1695–
    10. 10. Mary (Ann) Browning 1685–1739
    11. 11. Anne Browning 1700–1735
    12. 12. Jane ((Mrs. Hutchinson)) Browning 1687–1760
    13. 13. Thomas Browning 1691–1739
    14. 14. Susan Browning 1692–1752
    15. 15. Anna Browning 1679–1698
    16. 16. Mary (Ann) Browning 1685–1739
    17. 17. Elizabeth Browning 1697–1697
    18. 18. Ann Browning 1687–1726
    19. 19. William Browning 1695–
    20. 20. Robert Browning 1690–
  2. 2. Anne Cockerham 1658–
  3. 3. Timothy Cockerham 1664–1707
  4. 4. William Cockram 1656–1707
  5. 5. Catharine Cockerham 1617–
  6. 6. Mary Cockerham 1619–
  7. 7. Joseph Cockerham 1645–1700
  8. 8. Thomas COCKERHAM 1665–1717
  9. 9. Elizabeth Cockerham 1660–1707
  10. 10. Priscella Cockerham 1662–1750

Captain Cockerham's Timeline

2 Records

1593
1593
Birth of Captain William Thomas Cockerham in Dorset, Dorset, England
Dorset, Dorset, England
1669
13 May 1669
Age 76
Death of Captain William Thomas Cockerham in Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Dorset, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1669
    Event Place: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, USA
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