Margaret
Cocke
formerly [surname unknown] aka Jones
Born in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Peter Jones
— married
1 Jun 1655 in Richmond, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
Wife of
Thomas S. Cocke Sr
— married
about 1687 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
Descendants 
Died after
after age 77
in Henrico Parish, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
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Biography
Marriages
- Margaret married (1) Peter Jones and (2) Thomas Cocke of Malvern Hill (by 1687, when they were named on a land record). Margaret was not the mother of Thomas' children.[1]
- "Jones, Peter (1630/35-c87 Va.); m. Margaret Wood. Military Service; Landowner."[2]
- Peter Jones b.ab 1634 d. 1679 / 1680 m. 1 June 1655, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia[citation needed]
- "Cocke, Thomas (1638-96) Va., m. Margaret (Wood) Jones. Sheriff; Coroner."[2]
Children
- Margaret and Peter Jones' children:
- Mary (Jones) Wynne, married Joshua Wynne[3]
- Abraham Wood Jones (died before April 1687), married Martha Batte (daughter of Thomas)[4]
- Richard Jones[5] died before 1718[6]
- William Jones, died c1694/5[7]
- Peter Jones died 1721; married Mary Batte (daughter of Thomas)
Death
- In the name of God Amen August 12th 1718. I Margaret Cocke of the County and Parish of Henrico Widow,... (transcript of her will)[8]
- Margaret Cocke, widow, wrote her will on 12 Aug 1718. It was recorded in Henrico Co., VA, on 4 Aug 1719. [11]
- Legatees: Granddaughter Margaret wife of Edward Goodrich; Granddaughter Mary wife of John Worsham; Grandson Peter Wynne; Major Joshua Wynne; Granddaughter Margaret Jones; Mrs. Mary Randolph; Grandson Peter Jones (son of son Abraham Jones decd.); Grandson Joshua Wynne; Grandsons Robert Wynne, William Wynne and Francis Wynne; God son William son of William Randolph; Granddaughters (unnamed); son Peter Jones.[8][12][13]
Research Notes
Estimated Birth: Margaret was born about 1640 in Virginia.
- 1635, Charles City County, Virginia
- 1641/1642, Charles City, Virginia[9]
- 1641, Charles City County, Virginia
- 1641, Henrico, Virginia
- 1641, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States.
- about 1641, Richmond, Virginia, United States[10]
- 1642[14]
Name: Her maiden name is not known (LNAB changed from Wood to Unknown on 28 May 2021). Previously, I had removed "Mary" from her name (it had been included as both her preferred name & middle name). Abraham Wood did have a daughter named Mary (who married Thomas Chamberlaine). It was not this person, Margaret. ~ Liz Shifflett, March 18, 2015
Parents:
- Most online trees presume that Margaret was the step-daughter of Abraham Wood, as he names in his will his grandchildren-in-law Abram Jones, Richard Jones, Peter Jones and William Jones.[1] I believe the "in-law" is because he was their guardian, because of his close association with their deceased father, Margaret's husband Peter.
- R. Bolling Batte, who did extensive research on the extended Batte family of early Virginia, names her "Cruse" with a question mark:
- "Par: James and Margaret (Lewellyn) Cruse ?" [15]
- See the "Disputed Wives section" of Abraham Wood's profile for why they were not his wife (for example, James Cruse was executed for his part in Bacon's Rebellion, and Abraham Wood testified against him, so it is unlikely Abraham married his widow, or his daughter - if he had had one). Also note that Abraham Wood names only ONE child in his 1682 will (Mary, who married Thomas Chamberlayne).
Children Lacking Support:
- A possible daughter named Elizabeth is suggested by Jones researcher Kathryn Gearhart, based on the an Elizabeth Jones being transported with a Margaret Llewellyn, sister of Martha (wife of wife of Richard Jones). However, the Richard who married Martha Llewellyn is not this Margaret's son. So, that Elizabeth Jones would more likely be from the the other Jones family (Richard Jones-11505's).
- The Elizabeth Jones transported with Margaret Llewellyn could be Jones-23340, born 1666. While the birth date fits with Peter and Margaret, she is more likely to be a daughter of Richard Jones-11505 who married Martha Llewellyn.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allied Families: Early Virginia Jones Families by Kathryn Gearhart.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hutton, Mary Louise M. Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors of Members of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century 1915-1975, Vol. I. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1991
- ↑ Joshua Wynn and Wynn grandchildren are named in Margaret's 1718 will. There was also a note that she was left land by her father (from Kathryn Gearhart's research, but no source citation).
- ↑ Martha (Batte) Jones, widow, had remarried by April 1687.
- ↑ The profile Jones-8765 had been attached, with "d before 1704: m. Martha Llewellyn". The Richard who married Martha Llewellyn is Rev. Richard Jones-11505. His son Richard Jones-11503 married (1) Amy Batte, (2) Rachel Ragsdale.
- ↑ Richard, son of Peter and Margaret, is presumed to have died unmarried/childless, as Margaret's 1718 will does not mention him or any children who might be his.
- ↑ William is presumed to have died unmarried/childless, as his mother's 1718 will does not mention him or any children who might be his. The profile for William Jones-8768, which had been attached, noting he had married Martha Ledbiter, was moved to be son of William Jones-45000 who died in 1712 (and who named a son William in his will).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Allied Families: Early Virginia Jones Families by Kathryn Gearhart.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (accessed 2015-01-05), entry for Margaret Wood. (Family tree submitted 11/8/2012 by adereta582259)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Record File Number: geni:6000000002827491558
- ↑ Weisiger, Benjamin B., III, “Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia, Part One, 1654-1737,” privately published, ® 1976 by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III.
- ↑ a bit of the abstract was quoted from this source (pp 12-14):
- Augusta B. Fothergill. Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies (Old Dominion Press. Richmond, Virginia. 1924). See also Appendix III: Thomas Chamberlayne (pg 315). Online at HathiTrust: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005770497
- ↑ See also this abstract, with links on Space:Virginia Peter Joneses.
- ↑ birth year for the WikiTree profile created for "Margaret Wynn Wood"
- ↑ RBB Papers: Margaret (Cruse) Jones Cocke (accessed 12 May 2020). Biographical Card Files of the R. Bolling Batte (RBB) Papers, Library of Virginia Digital Collections. Part of Batte’s collection of genealogical and historical research consists of more than 30,000 typed and handwritten index cards containing biographical information compiled from original and secondary sources.
- See also:
- Foley, Louise Pledge Heath. Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep and Tangled Branches. Volume II (Charles City County-Prince George County, Virginia). (Ancestry Online publication, 2006; 1,49135::0). (This source lists land records for a or several Peter Jones. Didn't look to see if they belong to this Peter.)
- Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry Online publication, 2004; APID: 1,7836::0 ). Original data...extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.
- Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Deaths (Ancestry Online publication, 2001; APID: 1,5771::0)
- Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members).
- FamilySearch Person: M1ZB-LBL (previously this link).
- from R. Moorefield - A source to support Margaret Cocke as mother of Peter Jones https://www.jstor.org/stable/4241922?seq=5#metadata_info_tab_contents p. 409 Genealogy of the Cocke Family of Virginia
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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Rejected matches › Margaret (Wood) Manchester (abt.1625-1693) › Mary Emmaline (Wood) Pickard (1831-1892) › › Mary Elizabeth West (abt.1836-) › Margaret Wood (abt.1710-) › Mary (Wood) Backhouse (1779-abt.1862) › Margaret Wood (1680-) › Margaret Wood › Margaret (Wood) Davis (1695-) › Margaret Alvenna Wood (1869-1953) › Margaret Wood › Margaret Wood › Margaret A. (Wood) Fletcher (abt.1750-) › Unknown (Unknown) Wood (bef.1605-abt.1643) › Margaret (Jones) Wedge (1639-abt.1717) › Mary (Batte) Jones (abt.1668-aft.1741) › Margaret James (1640-)
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The author's conclusion after a very lengthy analysis of an actual copy of the original will: "....the unsupported evidence of this fragment is too fragile to be definitive in proving or disproving anything. Margaret may or may not have been Wood's daughter by blood and her children may or may not have been his grandchildren by blood. But this document (the Will of Abraham Wood) is not sufficient to warrant positive assertion one way or another."
"To repress the Indian disturbances, which led to Bacon's Rebellion, garrisons were placed in 1676 in forts at various places on the frontier. At Major-General Wood's, at the falls of the Appomattox River 1. Major Peter Jones was put in command of 57 men from Elizabeth City, Warwick and James City counties. Although there is no direct proof, it is morally certain that he married a daughter of General Wood. This is shown by his occupying the same land, and by the constancy with which the names Abraham and Wood have reappeared among his descendants."
Margaret did name a son, Abraham Wood JONES.
Margaret's son, Peter JONES, named a son, Wood JONES.
edited by Robin White
Warning The only known relative of Abraham Wood is his daughter, Mary (Wood) Chamberlayne, named in his will. (See Will and Research Notes sections below for details.)
And from the Disputed Children section of the Research Notes on his profile:
I also believe that Richard Jones is a son of Peter JONES. Thus we have three brothers who married three sisters:
If so, Richard Jones should be merged with Richard Jones
All these men named as grandson-in-law's of Abraham WOOD.
Additionally, from the profile of Peter Jones "By 1675, Abraham Wood and his son-in-law Peter Jones owned and operated a major trading operation from this site. Fort Henry "became the center of a vast Indian trade with the hinterland."'[4] Fort Henry had belonged to Peter's father-in-law Abraham Wood[5] and later became the property of the Jones family. It became the town of Petersburg, Virginia.[3]
Is there a primary source for the name "Wood"? Otherwise, the maiden name "Unknown" is appropriate?
Hi! It has been over a year and it appears that the maiden name of Peter's wife has no primary evidence to support it. I intend to change the LNAB from Wood to Unknown to help decrease confusion surrounding this Margaret and who her parents might have been (which is also unknown).
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Wood-3916 and Wood-15914 appear to represent the same person because: i've sorted through all the profiles that had been attached to Wood-15914 & these profiles are ready to be merged. Thanks!
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Perhaps the "in-law" status stemmed from Abraham's close association with her husband?
Thomas Cocke Sr married the widow Margaret Jones by 1687 (when they made a deed). It was his wife Margaret Jones Cocke who died in 1718. (See details on Kathryn Gearhart's website on the Jones family, who says his "first wife appears to have been Agnes Powell, and she was the mother of his children.")
update - 5 years of research... no evidence Margaret is Abraham's step-daughter. His "grandchildren-in-law" are probably literally that - he was most likely named their guardian. Finding orphan records would be really helpful!
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
I have also researched the Cruse/Llewellyn connection, and that's a no-go too (I'm currently still working on Margaret Llewellyn's profile - she married James Cruse, who was executed for his part in Bacon's Rebellion... Abraham Wood testified against him - his will named no spouse and no children, so his wife Margaret died before he did; the settlement of his estate declared that he left no children).
Cheers, Liz
The name of Thomas Cocke's first wife does not seem to appear in any authenticated record. In numerous compiled lineages, it is given as Margaret Wood Jones, daughter of Col. Abraham Wood and widow of Peter Jones. She was the second wife of 11 Thomas Cocke, the wife who survived him and who is called "my loveing wife Margarett Cocke" in his will. The will of Margaret Cocke, dated 12 August 1718 and proved in Henrico County, Virginia, May 1719, is evidence that she was not the mother of any of Thomas Cocke's children. She names two of her Jones sons and several grandchildren, but does not mention any of Thomas Cocke's descendants. Charles Hughes Hamlin, a descendant of 11 Thomas Cocke and a certified genealogist, contends that Margaret was a step-daughter, not a daughter of Abraham Wood. By using the will of Abraham Wood as proof, he presents convincing argument to support his conclusions. Hamlin has a theory concerning the name of the first wife of 11 Thomas Cocke. He is justified in opposing the use of the name "Margaret Powell." James Cocke Southall, in correcting an earlier installment of his series of articles, says, "The children of Thomas Cocke2 were not by his second wife, Margaret Jones, but by his first wife, and she was probably a Powell. In this way, the names Stephen, James, and James Powell Cocke may have gotten into the family, and in this way James Powell Cocke4 may have met Martha Herbert (a relative), whom he married." Southall clearly indicates that this is a conjecture. There seems to be no basis for the use of the name Margaret and I suspect that it was picked up from records of the second wife -- perhaps the will of 11 Thomas Cocke. Zelma Wells Price give the name Agnes Powell as wife of 11 Thomas Cocke. It is more credible than Margaret, as she had a daughter named Agnes and the name reappeared in other generations, while the name Margaret did not. Unfortunately, Price does not give an exact source and efforts to find it have been unsuccessful. Hamlin, impressed by the repetition of Hamlin names, especially "Stephen - Agnes - and Abraham," thinks that the recurrence is signfificant. He supports his theory by giving specific examples of these names, beginning with Stephen Hamlin, who died about 1665 leaving a widow named Agnes.
Source: Cockes and Cousins, Vol. II, pages 1, 2