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John Baptist Cooksey 1740–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Charles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1811

Death Location: Charles, Virginia, USA

Father: John Cooksey

Mother: Mary Reed

Spouse(s): Mary Straight

Children(s): Walter Cooksey, Charles Cooksey, Hezikiah Cooksey, Miles Cooksey, Thomas Cooksey, Grover Cooksey, Elizabeth Cooksey

The story of John Baptist Cooksey began in 1740 in Charles, Virginia, USA. John Baptist Cooksey married Mary Straight, and had children including Charles Cooksey, Elizabeth Cooksey, Grover Clevland Cooksey, Hezikiah Cooksey, Miles Cooksey, Thomas Reed Cooksey, Walter Cooksey. John Baptist Cooksey passed away in 1811 in Charles, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Baptist Cooksey began in 1740 in Charles, Virginia, USA.
  • John Baptist Cooksey married Mary Straight, and had children including Charles Cooksey, Elizabeth Cooksey, Grover Clevland Cooksey, Hezikiah Cooksey, Miles Cooksey, Thomas Reed Cooksey, Walter Cooksey.
  • John Baptist Cooksey passed away in 1811 in Charles, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cooksey
1696–1758
Birth Location: Charles, Trinity Parrish, Maryland, USA
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Mary Reed
1711–1770
Birth Location: , Talbot, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Straight
1742–1805
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Walter Cooksey
1768–1820
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
WC
Charles Cooksey
1762–1853
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
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Hezikiah Cooksey
1765–1819
Birth Location: –
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Miles Cooksey
1771–1856
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Cooksey
1760–1823
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, USA
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Grover Cooksey
1886–1929
Birth Location: District of Columbia, USA
GC
Elizabeth Cooksey
1768–1798
Birth Location: Greensville, Virginia, USA
EC

John Cooksey's Ancestors

Self
John Cooksey
1740–1811
Birth Place: Charles, Virginia, USA
Parents
John T. Cooksey
1696–1758
Charles, Trinity Parrish, Maryland, USA
Mary Reed
1711–1770
, Talbot, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cooksey's Descendants

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John (Baptist) Cooksey (1740–8 Jan 1811) m. Mary Straight (1742–1805)
  1. 1. Walter Cooksey 1768–1820 m. Lucy Bass
    1. 1. Paulina (Polly) Cooksey 1804–1880 m. Josiah Reed 1799–1879
      1. 1. Mary (Charlotte) Reed 1824–1900 m. Wesley Hammons 1812–1887
        1. 1. Mary Hammond 1866–1910 m. Dewitt (W) Dunlap 1855–1933
        2. 2. Martha (E) Hammonds 1848–1937
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hammons 1852–
        4. 4. Joe (W.) Hammond 1857–1905 m. Nancy (E) Heath 1858–1902 m. Henrietta Conway 1876–
        5. 5. Eliza Hammons 1861–1944 m. Thomas Heath 1827–1894
        6. 6. James (P) Hammons 1865–1929 m. Ella (R) Hammons 1873–1958
        7. 7. Amanda (Louise "Mandy") Hammons 1856–1925 m. John (Henry) Yates 1848–1927
        8. 8. Nate Hammons 1860–1920 m. Ruth (A) Hammond 1859–1941
    2. 2. Mary (M) Cooksey 1819–1852
  2. 2. Charles Cooksey 1762–1853
  3. 3. Hezikiah Cooksey 1765–1819
  4. 4. Miles Cooksey 1771–1856
  5. 5. Thomas (Reed) Cooksey 1760–1823
  6. 6. Grover (Clevland) Cooksey 1886–1929
  7. 7. Elizabeth Cooksey 1768–1798

John Cooksey's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of John Baptist Cooksey in Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles, Virginia, USA
1811
8 Jan 1811
Age 71
Death of John Baptist Cooksey in Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Charles, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1811
    Event Place: Charles, Virginia, USA
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