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James Cockrum (abt. 1774 - 1810)

James Cockrum
Born about in South Carolinamap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at about age 36 in Muhlenberg County, Kentuckymap
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The History and Genealogy of the Cockrum Family in America" by Emmett E. Cockrum revised 1988. added by Brenda Cockrum Gravitt on 11/09/2014. states that James received 1/4 of his father's land in Morgan County, GA upon Benjamin Cockrum I death. James was about 30 years old at his death. He and Catherine appeared to have 4 boys and 3 girls (one died) but all of his children have not been identified.

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@NI07130@ NOTEI would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to Marybelle Green,Diane Richardson, and to all of those who worked and contributed to this my Cockrum Pioneer Stock.
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM EMMETT COCKRUM'S BOOK "...COCKRUM FAMILY IN AMERICA":
"DESCENDANTS OF JAMES AND CATHERINE COCKRUM OF GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
James Cockrum was almost certainly the son of A BENJAMIN COCKRUM because of the
perennial Cockrum penchant for naming the first son after the paternal grandfather, and the long run of the name Benjamin in the reinforces this belief. The most likely candidate for James's father was the Benjamin Cockerham who died in Edgefield Co., SC leaving his estate to "all mychildren."
This is not Benjamin Cockerham, son of John of Lunenburg, Va, as that Benjamin died in MorganCounty Ga. January 1816. While it is true he had a son, James, who shared in the estate, James of Greeville died in Kentucky six years earlier.

Use of the name Cockerham in Edgefield Co., SC records seems to eliminate Benjamin Cockrum of Mecklenburg Co. NC. who never used that spelling. It seems likely that Benjamin

of Edgefield was a son of William Cockerham of Va and NC, since William's family
has been largely unidentified. Other suspected sons of William are Hezekiah of
Greenville, SC and LaFayette of Morgan Co., Ga.
James Cockrum was found in Greenville, SC in the 1800 census as under 26.
Wife was named Catherine. They moved to Muhlenburg Co. Ky., where James died on
Feb 10, 1810, still in his 30s, leaving Catherine with four boys and two girls. A third daughter shown in the 1800 census had apparently died. Catherine is believed to have married George See sometime before 1814, as George and Catherine See sold land to Briant Cockrum that year. But in1820, Catherine is living with son Briant's family in Muhlenburg Co., Ky. All of
James children have not yet been identified."
South Caroline State Archives and Library:
Series Number:
S213190
Volume: 0027
Page: 00361
Item: 02
Date: 1791/10
Description: COCKRAM, JAMES, PLAT FOR 248 ACRES ON ROCKY CREEK,EDGEFIELD COUNTY, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY DAVID BURKS FORJAMES WILSON.
Names Indexed: COCKRAM, JAMES/WILSON, JAMES/BURKS, DAVID/
Locations: NINETY SIX DISTRICT/EDGEFIELD COUNTY/ROCKY CREEK/TURKEYCREEK/STEPHENS CREEK/SAVANNAH RIVER
Type: PLAT
Series Number: S213190
Volume: 0033
Page: 00327
Item: 03
Date: 1793/09/06
Description: STALNAKER, SAMUEL, PLAT FOR 216 ACRES ON BRANCH OF ROCKY, TURKEY, AND STEVENS CREEKS, EDGEFIELD COUNTY, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY SHADRACK STOKES.
Names Indexed: STALNAKER, SAMUEL/STOKES,SHADRACK/COCKRAN,JAMES/EVANS, WILLIAM
Locations: ROCKY CREEK/TURKEY CREEK/STEVENS CREEK/SAVANNAHRIVER/EDGEFIELD COUNTY/NINETY SIX DISTRICT
Type: PLAT/
Series Number: S213190
Volume: 0032
Page: 00476
Item: 03
Date: 1795/10/31
Description: GLOVER, ZACHARIAH, PLAT FOR 100 ACRES ON CUFFEE TOWNAND ROCKY CREEKS, EDGEFIELD COUNTY, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BYSHADRACK STOKES.
Names Indexed: GLOVER, ZACHARIAH/STOKES, SHADRACK/GLOVER,WILLIAM/ADAMS, JOHN/GLOVER, HENRY/COCHRAN, JAMES/
Locations: CUFFYTOWN CREEK/ROCKY CREEK/STEVENS CREEK/SAVANNAHRIVER/EDGEFIELD COUNTY/NINETY SIX DISTRICT
Type: PLAT
Series Number: S213192
Volume: 0037
Page: 00247
Item: 01
Date: 1799/03/15
Description: LARRAMON, BARBARA, PLAT FOR 327 ACRES ON BRANCH OFROCKY CREEK, EDGEFIELD COUNTYY, NINETY SIX DISTRICT, SURVEYED BY SHADRACK STOKES.
Names Indexed: LARRAMON, BARBARA/STOKES, SHADRACK/COCKRAN,JAMES/SIMS, EDWARD/HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM/SIMPSON/
Locations: ROCKY CREEK/TURKEY CREEK/STEVENS CREEK/SAVANNAHRIVER/EDGEFIELD COUNTY/NINETY SIX DISTRICT
Type: PLAT/




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Susan (Francis) Whitten
hi brian. i have john rayburn cockrum b. sept 1770 in edgefield, sc, d.25 dec 1848 in spring garden, jefferson, ill. possibly brother to your james? i have the father as matthew cockrum 1742 surry nc d.1844 augusta, ga. susan
posted by Susan (Francis) Whitten
Cockrum-387 Brenda (Cockrum) Gravitt
James Cockrum line (b.1774) is in the correct age group to have a son named William Harrison Cockrum (Cochran) b. 1805-7. However, I am not seeing the names of Samuel, Benjamin, and Edward passed down in my family line. William had a son named James Newton Cochran (Cockrum) who had a son named Eli Harrison Cockrum. If someone finds a lead please contact [email address removed]
posted by Brenda (Cockrum) Gravitt

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