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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): Catharine Cockerham, Mary Cockerham, Joseph Cockerham, William Cockram, Anne Cockerham, Elizabeth Cockerham, Priscella Cockerham, Timothy Cockerham, Elizabeth Cockerham, Thomas 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 Catharine Cockerham, Mary Cockerham, Joseph Cockerham, William Cockram, Anne Cockerham, Elizabeth Cockerham, Priscella Cockerham, Timothy Cockerham, Elizabeth Alderton Cockerham, Thomas COCKERHAM. 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 Catharine Cockerham, Mary Cockerham, Joseph Cockerham, William Cockram, Anne Cockerham, Elizabeth Cockerham, Priscella Cockerham, Timothy Cockerham, Elizabeth Alderton Cockerham, Thomas COCKERHAM.
  • 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
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Spouses(s)

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

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
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William Cockram
1656 – 1707
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
WC
Anne Cockerham
1658 –
Birth Location: –
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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
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Timothy Cockerham
1664 – 1707
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Cockerham
1665 – 1726
Birth Location: Pulborough, Sussex, England
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Thomas COCKERHAM
1665 – 1717
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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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. Catharine Cockerham (1617 – )
  2. 2. Mary Cockerham (1619 – )
  3. 3. Joseph Cockerham (1645 – 1700)
  4. 4. William Cockram (11 Feb 1656 – 4 Mar 1707)
  5. 5. Anne Cockerham (1658 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cockerham (1660 – 4 March 1707)
  7. 7. Priscella Cockerham (1662 – 1750)
  8. 8. Timothy Cockerham (1664 – 4 Mar 1707)
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Alderton) Cockerham (1665 – 1726) m. Thomas (George) Browning (1669 – 31 Oct 1720) m. Thomas BROWNING (1669 – 31 Oct 1720)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Browning (1685 – 1739)
    2. 2. Thomas Browning (1689 – 1739)
    3. 3. Robert Browning (1690 – )
    4. 4. Alice (Jane) Browning (1690 – Jan. 31, 1760)
    5. 5. Richd Browning (1690 – abt 1739)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Fowler) Browning (1692 – 1 Aug 1697)
    7. 7. William Browning (1695 – )
    8. 8. Esther Browning (13 Apr 1697 – 1 Aug 1697)
    9. 9. Anne Browning (1700 – 10 Jun 1735)
    10. 10. Francis Browning (Apr 1700 – 21 Jan 1775)
    11. 11. Anna Browning (Dec 1679 – abt 1698)
    12. 12. Mary (Ann) Browning (1685 – 1739)
    13. 13. Anna Browning (1687 – Aft. 9 Jan 1763) m. Morgan Williams (1690 – 1726)
      1. 1. Browning Williams (1725 – 5 Oct 1796) m. Frances (Gollithan) Ramey (1725 – 1806)
        1. 1. Morgan Williams (1739 – 1796) m. Elizabeth JONES (abt 1725 – 1772) m. Sally Edwards (abt 1730 – DECEASED)
        2. 2. John Williams (1741 – 1796)
        3. 3. Frances ((d\o Brownng Williams)) Williams (abt 1742 – bef. 1796)
        4. 4. Joseph Williams (1743 – 1790)
        5. 5. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) WILLIAMS*-SORRELL (1745 – 1795)
        6. 6. Tabitha Williams (1749 – )
        7. 7. Morgan Williams (1752 – 1796)
        8. 8. Mary ("Molly") Williams (1757 – 1820)
        9. 9. Greene (J) WILLIAMS (1773 – 22 Jul 1842)
      2. 2. Frances Williams
      3. 3. Sugar Williams
    14. 14. Jane ((Mrs. Hutchinson)) Browning (1687 – 1760)
    15. 15. Ann Browning (1687 – 1726)
    16. 16. Robert Browning (1690 – )
    17. 17. Thomas Browning (1691 – 1739)
    18. 18. Susan Browning (1692 – 14 Nov 1752)
    19. 19. William Browning (1695 – )
    20. 20. Elizabeth Browning (13 Apr 1697 – 1 Aug 1697)
    21. 21. Martha (May) Browning
  10. 10. Thomas COCKERHAM (1665 – 15 May 1717)

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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