Born about 1730 in Surry, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Starke) Cocke — married 20 Feb 1764 in Virginia

Descendants

Died before 23 Jan 1798 before about age 68 in Surry, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John was the son of Thomas Cocke and Hannah Hamlin

Cocke left a will in Surry County naming children Walter Cocke, Mary Stark Harrison, Anne Cock, and Rebecca Cocke (will dated 1 April 1795, recorded 23 Jan. 1798). They were the parents of five.

Sources

• United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-WRCP : 15 March 2018), John Cocke, Jun 1777; citing Jun 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,383.
• http://arlisherring.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I140510
• 1658-1758 Charles County MD Familes "The first 100 years": Wills, Court, Church, Land, Inventories & Accounts
• Amelia County, Virginia, Deeds, 1765-1768,” no author/compiler, T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL, 1990.
• Jamestowne Society Magazine, Vol. 44, No. 1, Spring 2020, Gary Murdock Williams, Jamestowne Society Restoration of Record Committee Chairman, "Surry Mariage Bonds Recall Early Leading Virginia Families", Wingo Fund Work Explored, pages 6,7 (Richburg 81)

Sources

• The will of John Cocke (Surry, Virginia will book 1, page 248) was written on 1 April 1795 and proved on 23 January 1798