Born in Franklin County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Pasley
and Sarah (Forbes) Pasley
Sister of
Mary (Pasley) Dudley, Sarah Sally (Pasley) Wood, Keziah (Pasley) Williamson, Nancy (Pasley) Dudley, Joanna (Pasley) Dillon, William Pasley, Susannah (Pasley) Wright, Robert Pasley Jr., Solomon Pasley and John Wesley Pasley
Wife of
William B. Cochran
— married
2 Nov 1812 in Franklin County, Virginia
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 75
in Floyd County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2015
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Biography
Rhoda Pasley was born in 1791 in Franklin County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Robert Pasley and Sarah Forbes..
She married William B. Cockran in 1812 in Franklin Co. They remained in Franklin for a few years but moved to Montgomery County, VA by 1830. By 1840 they were living in Floyd Co., VA.
Rhoda died in Floyd Co. about 1867. William died in November 1869 in Montgomery Co.
Sources
- Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1858, by Marshall Wingfield, p. 61, Cockran, William R., and Rhoda Pasley, November 2, 1812, Sur. William Pasley.
- 1820 Federal Census, Franklin County, Virginia; William B. Cockran, 1 male 26-44, 2 females <10, 1 female 26-44.
- Franklin County, Virginia Will Book 3, p. 502-503 (FHL Film 7644995, Image 281); Will of Robert Pasley “of Franklin County, Virginia”; 17 August 1829 (written), 3 January 1831 (proved), will mentions ...Eighthly, I give to my Daughter Rhoda Cockram one eleventh part of my estate to her and the Lawful heirs of her body forever.
- 1830 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Virginia, William B. Cockran, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 30-39, 1 female <5, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 20-29.
- 1840 Federal Census, Floyd County, Virginia, William B. Cockran, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 40-49, 2 females 5-9, 1 female 10-14, 1 female30-39.
- 1860 Federal Census, Floyd County, Virginia; William B. Cockran, 69, $1200/280, Rhoda Cockran, 69; Susan Cockran, 27.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Rhoda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Rhoda:
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~1.56%
John Ellis
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23andMe, GEDmatch M679136 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QF6158742 [compare], Ancestry member JohnEllis630
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T857370 [compare], FTDNA kit #B283208
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Cary Richards :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Richards_Cary
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~0.78%
Delana (Smith) Blake :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jim McGuire :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T168906 [compare]
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