20 April 1778, Sarah Cockram is granted Administration of Nathan
Cockram's estate, (Henry County Order Book 2, page 2)
On 28 October 1779, the court appoints the three aforementioned
appraisers to "lay off the dower of Sarah Harris in the land that Nathan
Cockram died seized of and make a report." (Order Book 2, page 59)
Apparently Sarah Cockram was Nathan Cockram's wife, who had remarried to a
Harris by late 1779. It is likely only a wife would have a dower interest
in real estate. No marriage bond for Sarah and a Harris has been found, and
there is no further direct information regarding Nathan Cockram or his
estate in Henry County.
Sources
↑ First-hand information as remembered by Bob Tilley, Wednesday, August 13, 2014.'
Henry County Virginia records.
Research of Truman Adkins.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
Preston Kindrick, daughter Sarah and Nathaniel Cockram were passengers. Son Edward named one of his sons Preston Kindrick Cockram.