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William Cockerham 1750–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Hickman, Fulton, Kentucky, United States

Father: Daniel Cockerham

Mother: Martha Cockerham

Spouse(s): Mary Cockeran

Children(s): Daniel Cockerham

The story of William Cockerham began in 1750 in Halifax, Virginia, United States. William Cockerham married Mary Polly Henderson Cockeran, and had children including Daniel H Cockerham. William Cockerham passed away in 1846 in Hickman, Fulton, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cockerham began in 1750 in Halifax, Virginia, United States.
  • William Cockerham married Mary Polly Henderson Cockeran, and had children including Daniel H Cockerham.
  • William Cockerham passed away in 1846 in Hickman, Fulton, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Cockerham
1720–1772
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA
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Martha Cockerham
1720–1790
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cockeran
1760–1861
Birth Location: Goose Neck Creek, Loudon, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Daniel Cockerham
1807–1877
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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William Cockerham's Ancestors

Self
William Cockerham
1750–1846
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
Daniel D Cockerham
1720–1772
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Martha Cockerham
1720–1790
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Webster) Cockerham
1694–1765
Halifax, Halifax, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Ameri, Nova Scotia, Canada
Frances Chandler
1698–1765
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Robert Chandler
1705–1745
Christina, New Castle, Delaware, Colonial America
Martha Graves
1704–1751
Rochdale, St Chad, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Cockerham
1688–1757
Agnes Stith
1659–1709
sir ii
1674–1742
Ann Bowater-Chandler
1683–1769
Samuel Greave
1677–1745
Sarah Bezer
1677–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cochran
1656–1707
Hannah Malone
1686–1767
Frances Widow
1656–1720
Sarah Colton
1652–1689
Sarah Coole
1653–1690

William Cockerham's Descendants

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William Cockerham (1750–1846) m. Mary (Polly Henderson) Cockeran (1760–1861)
  1. 1. Daniel (H.) Cockerham 1807–1877 m. Nancy Griffin 1806–1850
    1. 1. James (Daniel) Cockerham 1837–1882 m. Nancy (Ellen) Cockerham 1843–1921
      1. 1. William (Sherman) Cockerham 1865–1932 m. Nancy (Isabell “Belle”) Matlock 1864–1949
        1. 1. James (Wells) Cockerham 1886–1965 m. Lora (Francis Ferguson) Cockerham 1882–1912
        2. 2. Mary (Ella) Cockerham 1888–
        3. 3. Florence (Ethel) Cockerham 1894–1960
        4. 4. Henry Cockerham 1892–1944
      2. 2. Robert (Lee) Cockerham 1868–1923
      3. 3. Andrew (Vooroes) Cockerham 1881–1963
      4. 4. Stanley (Manfield) Cockerham 1873–1952
      5. 5. Rosa (Lee) Alexander 1870–1905

William Cockerham's Timeline

3 Records

1750
1750
Birth of William Cockerham in Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Virginia, United States
1781
12 May 1781
Age 31
William Cockerham was married in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1846
1846
Age 96
Death of William Cockerham in Hickman, Fulton, Kentucky, United States
Hickman, Fulton, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 May 1781
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Hickman, Fulton, Kentucky, United States
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