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John Baptist Cooksey 1740–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 8 Jan 1811

Death Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Father: John COOKSEY

Mother: Mary Reed

Spouse(s): Mary Strait

Children(s): Elizabeth Cooksey

The story of John Baptist Cooksey began in 1740 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States. John Baptist Cooksey married Mary Strait, and had children including Elizabeth Cooksey. John Baptist Cooksey passed away in 1811 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Baptist Cooksey began in 1740 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.
  • John Baptist Cooksey married Mary Strait, and had children including Elizabeth Cooksey.
  • John Baptist Cooksey passed away in 1811 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John COOKSEY
1711–1758
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JC
Mary Reed
1711–1770
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

Mary Strait
1740–1805
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
MS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Cooksey
1768–1798
Birth Location: Greensville County, Virginia, USA
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John Cooksey's Ancestors

Self
John Cooksey
1740–1811
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
John COOKSEY
1711–1758
Virginia, USA
Mary Reed
1711–1770
Talbot, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Christian (Mary Tennison Cooksey) LeMaster
1680–1759
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Rev (Thomas(8th)) Reed(Maryland)
1669–1746
England; res Charles County, Maryland, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Justinian Tennis
1626–1699
Katherine Gresham
1640–1711
George Reed
1650–1722
Mary Monroe
1653–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Grandpa
1599–1671
Mary Grandma
1603–1667
John Grandpa
1613–1655
Mary Grandma
1615–1654

John Cooksey's Descendants

1.
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John (Baptist) Cooksey (1740–8 Jan 1811) m. Mary Strait (1740–1805)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Cooksey 1768–1798 m. James Adams 1757–1813
    1. 1. Mary Adams 1790–1850 m. Wyatt Short 1775–1840
      1. 1. Sally Short 1812–1886 m. Robert Chapman 1798–1872
        1. 1. Mary (C.) Short 1836–1879 m. Thomas Chapman 1828–1865

John Cooksey's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1811
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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