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John Cockcroft 1765–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 October 1765/1768

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1814

Death Location: South Carolina, USA

Father: Ogden Sr

Mother: Salley Cockroft

Spouse(s): Mary Still

Children(s): Catherine Cockcroft, Thomas Cockcroft, Dr Cockcroft, Sarah Martin, Benjamin Cockcroft

In 1765, John Cockcroft entered the world in Yorkshire, England, born to Ogden Cockcroft Sr And Salley Crossley Cockroft. John Cockcroft married Mary Elizabeth Still, and had children including Benjamin Cockcroft, Catherine Katty Cockcroft, Dr Henry Cockcroft, Sarah Cockcroft Martin, Susan M Cockcroft Cockcroft Lovelace, Thomas Alonzo Cockcroft. John Cockcroft passed away in 1814 in South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1765, John Cockcroft entered the world in Yorkshire, England, born to Ogden Cockcroft Sr And Salley Crossley Cockroft.
  • John Cockcroft married Mary Elizabeth Still, and had children including Benjamin Cockcroft, Catherine Katty Cockcroft, Dr Henry Cockcroft, Sarah Cockcroft Martin, Susan M Cockcroft Cockcroft Lovelace, Thomas Alonzo Cockcroft.
  • John Cockcroft passed away in 1814 in South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ogden Sr
1738–1820
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
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Salley Cockroft
1742–1790
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Still
1765–1823
Birth Location: Colleton, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Catherine Cockcroft
1806–1885
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Thomas Cockcroft
1794–1880
Birth Location: –
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Dr Cockcroft
1799–1854
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Martin
1804–1838
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Cockcroft
1800–1841
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
BC

John Cockcroft's Ancestors

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John Cockcroft
1765–1814
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Ogden Cockcroft Sr
1738–1820
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Salley (Crossley,) Cockroft
1742–1790
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Cockcroft
1692–
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Susan Ogden
1697–1770
St. Thomas, Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cockcroft's Descendants

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John Cockcroft (23 October 1765/1768–1814) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Still (1765–September 1823)
  1. 1. Catherine ("Katty") Cockcroft 1806–1885 m. William ("Bill" Loveless) Rotton 1795–1860
    1. 1. Lucinda (Jane) Rotton 1825– m. John (G) Merchant 1828–1910
      1. 1. John (Seaborn) Merchant 1856–1929 m. Sarah (Easter) Yawn 1848–1919 m. Rosetta Ballard 1862–1938
        1. 1. Patrick (Henry) Merchant 1883–1946 m. Minnie Elliott 1889–1962
  2. 2. Thomas (Alonzo) Cockcroft 1794–1880
  3. 3. Dr (Henry) Cockcroft 1799–1854
  4. 4. Sarah (Cockcroft\) Martin 1804–1838 m. John (Fears) Martin 1805–1847
  5. 5. Benjamin Cockcroft 1800–1841

John Cockcroft's Timeline

2 Records

1765
23 October 1765/1768
Birth of John Cockcroft in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1814
1814
Age 49
Death of John Cockcroft in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 October 1765/1768
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
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