William Winn COCKERHAM
Birth:
Abt 1748
Henry Co, Virginia
Death:
Abt 1818/19
Clarke Co, Alabama
Marriage:
20 Jun 1793
Luenburg Co, Virginia
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
The name Cockerham is of English orgin, designating one who came from
Cockerham (homestead on the Cocker river) in Lancashire, England. The
name is variously spelled Cockerham, Cockrum, Cockram, Cockran, and
Cochran. Researchers suggest that the founder of the Virginia family was one
William Cockerham of Dorset, England, born about 1593.
William came to America sometime before 1652. "Captain" William Cockerham
married Ann Spencer whose father William Spencer came to America 1607, on the
"Sarah Constant" They lived in Surry Co. VA. William and Ann had 2 sons,
William and Thomas. Son of William and Ann was married to Hannah, 2 Mary.
Grandson of Captain William Cockerham married Mary Wynn. There were 2 boys,
William and Henry. Henry Cockerham born 1690 of Luenburg Co., VA will dated 19
Sep 1754. He married Elizabeth. William was a Revolutionary soldier and served
from Henry County, VA.
William married about 1767 to Edith (Eddie) Lavinia Stone, daughter of Mary and
Richard Stone a Revolutionary soldier. Edith died about 1791. William had a
total of 14 children - 11 children by his 1st wife, Edith Stone and 3 children
by his 2nd wife, Nancy Estes. He married his second wife, 20 June 1794, Nancy,
daughter of Elisha Estes.
On 9 Jan 1800 William W. and Nancy Cockerham sold the farm on Reedy Creek which
his father, Henry Cockerham bought in 1752. They then moved to Pendleton
District So. Carolina.
Some of the information is from Family Records and some is from the 1800 Census
Pendleton Dist., So. Carolina.
The original home of the family was in Scotland and the original spelling is
Cochrane.
Died in So. Carolina or Alabama (Information from "Fifty Families" pg. 393-4).
Nancy ESTES
Birth:
7 Dec 1776
Luenburg Co., Virginia
Death:
14 Mar 1842
Choctaw Co, Mississippi
Burial:
Nr.Natchez Trace, Choctaw Co, Mississippi
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
Information from IGI Call #1395531 Batch #8313005 Sheet 3 (Baptism, Endowment
and Sealing to parents also place of birth).
Also have birth and death dates from a book named "Estes"
Info also from "50's Family" a chart of the Cockerham Family.
Marriage Bond #296 (copy) verifies marriage date of 20 Jun 1793. Nancy was the
second wife of William Winn Cockerham and they had 4 children.
In 1800 William Winn cockerham and wife Nancy moved to Pendleton Dist., S.C.
After his death Nancy, with some of her in-laws, moved to Alabama for a short
while, then removed to Mississippi where she died. (Info from the Book ESTES
From the book "Fifty Families" compiled by Nancy Chambers Underwood 929.273 now
in the Joseph Smith building, 4th floor.
Nancy Estes was the 2nd wife of William Winn Cockerham. The first wife, Mary
Stone was the aunt of Nancy.
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
4 May 1794
De Roche, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Death:
Notes:
Mary married Silas Dobbs and had 8 children. Her husband was a Revolutionary
War Soldier. Information from 1800 Census Pendleton Dist. So. Carolina page
17 and 18 and Family Records FHL "Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers, page 64
and 65.
Information from Family Search #8127501 for B.E.SP. S:#1260979.
2
Birth:
9 May 1799
Henry Co., Virginia
Death:
Notes:
Catherine (Kitty) was on the IGI as Kitty but birth place should be Henry Co.,
VA. Information from the 1800 Census Pendleton Dist. So. Carolina. She married
Charles Dobbs, brother of Silas Dobbs and they had 4 children.
LDS Ordinances IGI Batch 8127501, sheet #73, Library Call #1260979.
3
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked
Marr:
Notes:
No record of birth and death on Patsy or where she was born. The 1800 Census
does not show her but family records and "Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers
book FHL pg. 65 indicates also there was a daughter Patsy.
4
Birth:
2 Jan 1796
Lunenburg, Virginia
Death:
21 Sep 1843
Madison, Mississippi
Notes:
Originally the family came from Scotland and the original spelling
is Cochrane. The family settled in Pendleton District, So Carolina. The
settlement was colonized and embraced the present counties - Anderson, Oconee
and Pickens - this information from Book 975.72, W2C FHL SLC. Information is
also from Family Bible Records and FHL Family Records Miss. Rev. Soldiers Book.
Also IGI LDS Ordinances Ref. #7819302 Sheet 92, Call # 1126348.
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William Winn Cockerham - Nancy Estes
William Winn Cockerham
was born at Henry Co, Virginia Abt 1748.
His parents were Henry Cockerham and Elizabeth .
He married Nancy Estes 20 Jun 1793 at Luenburg Co, Virginia . Nancy Estes was born at Luenburg Co., Virginia 7 Dec 1776 daughter of Elisha Estes and Mary Townsend Stone .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Mary Cockerham
born 4 May 1794.
Catherine (Kitty) Cockerham
born 9 May 1799.
Blocked
Elisha Cockerham
born 2 Jan 1796.
William Winn Cockerham died Abt 1818/19 at Clarke Co, Alabama .
Nancy Estes died 14 Mar 1842 at Choctaw Co, Mississippi .