David COCKERHAM

Male 1763 - 1856  (92 years)


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  • Name David COCKERHAM 
    Birth 25 Nov 1763  Lunenburg County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Burial May 1856  Zephyr, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 26 May 1856  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9892  Marshall and Allied Families
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2012 

    Father Elder Humphrey COCKERHAM,   b. Abt 1751   d. Aft 1833 (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother unknown   d. Abt 1778 
    Marriage Bef 1764 
    Family ID F8345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann BURCH,   b. 1765, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1842 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1790  , Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Polly COCKERHAM
     2. Pleasant B. COCKERHAM,   b. 29 May 1791, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1854, Zephyr, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     3. Thomas C. COCKERHAM,   b. 1792, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 69 years)
    +4. John COCKERHAM,   b. 1793, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1811, Zephyr, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     5. Daniel COCKERHAM,   b. 1795, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1877, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     6. Hughes COCKERHAM,   b. 1797, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. John William COCKERHAM,   b. 1798, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1852, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     8. Charity Jane COCKERHAM,   b. 19 Dec 1800, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1855, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     9. Elizabeth (Betsy) COCKERHAM,   b. 1803, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1861, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +10. Joseph M. COCKERHAM,   b. 26 Mar 1807, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1873, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +11. Sarah COCKREHAM,   b. Abt 1813, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1835, Poplar Springs, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 22 years)
    Family ID F3051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • !Marshall 0007, Pg. 113 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina;
      Volumn I - 1983. Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson. He is believed to be
      buried in the Jones-Cockerham Family Cemetary.


      Marshall 0007, p.113 "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina"; Vol 1, 1983 Editor: Hester Bartlett Jackson.
      David is believed to be buried in the Jones-Cockerham family Cemetary

      Cockerham, David no poll, no slaves in Lunenburg Co.
      source: Virginia Taxpayers 1782-1787
      Genealogical Publishing Co. 1966
      LOC #66-30-321
      note: at this time David was either under 21, owned no property, or both


      1771-1879 Index Surry Co., NC Deeds
      David to George Snider deed book I p.199
      to P.B. Roberts deed book K p.395 (1803)
      from State of NC grant book I p. 493
      to William Burch deed book T p.166
      Huges Cockreham deed book U p. 320
      Hughs Cockreham deed book U p. 322
      from State of NC (grant?)


      note: because David deed property to Huges and it is known that David had 5 sons, I am going to allow Huges to become a son of David, in part, because further reseach should show that these properties are probably contigeous with Davids holdings.

      Cockerham, David
      Census Year: 1800
      Surry Co. NC. NA roll #32, p. 640
      free white males under 10 years of age: 5
      free white males of 10 and under 16 : 1
      free white males of 16 and under 26 incl. HH: 0
      free white males of 26 and under 45 incl. HH: 1
      free white males of 45 and upwards incl. HH: 0
      free white females under 10 years of age: 0
      free white females of 10 and under 16: 0
      free white females of 16 and under 26 incl. HH: 0
      free white females of 26 and under 45 incl. HH: 1
      free white females of 45 and upwards incl. HH: 0
      slaves: 0
      note: was enumerated on the same page as William Cockerham and Daniel Cockerham is on the following page.

      Mrs. Cockran, relict of David Cockran. Date of (news)paper: Nov. 27 1802. need to find this article. Quoted in:
      " Virginia Vital Records"
      The Virginia Magizine of History and Biography p.152
      The William and Mary Quarterly and Tylers Quarterly
      indexed by Judith McGhan
      Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.
      ISBN 0-8063-0984-9
      LOC 82-80464

      Census: 1810, Surry Co. NC. NA: M252 roll 43 p.192
      free white males under 10 years of age: 2
      free white males of 10 and under 16 years of age: 3
      free white males of 16 and under 26 years of age incl/hh: 3
      free white males of 26 and under 45 years of age incl/hh: 0
      free white males of 45 years and upwards incl/hh: 1
      free white fmales under 10 years of age: 3
      free white fmales of 10 and under 16: 0
      free white females of 16 and under 26 incl/hh: 0
      free white females of 26 and under 45 incl/hh: 1
      free white fmales of 45 and upwards incl/hh: 0
      all other free persons except indians not taxed: 0
      slaves: 0

      David Cockerham applied for a BWL #26408-160-55. NC Line, applied Aug 15 1832 in Surry Co. NC, aged 68. On Nov. 25th 1831 he applied for another BLW in Surry Co. (no #) but states that he was 92 (obvious mistake). Revolutionary War Records

      Rev. War Pension Records- NC Surry Co.
      David Cockerham Pve S8240; BLW 268128-160-55
      amount of pension: $60, unit of service: NC Militia, pension began 3-4-1831 age:81 Law authorizing pension: 4-24-1816

      Will of David Cockerham, written Oct 31 1842 names:
      wife: Mary Ann Burch Cockerham
      sons: P.B., Thomas, Daniel, Hughs, Willi
      dau. Charity Woodruff, Elisabeth Williams

      David Cockerham's birth and death dates and place of buririal , Zephyr, NC established by DMarsh1041@aol.com

      Birth and death dates for Pleasant B., Thomas C., John, Daniel, Huges, Charity Jane, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Joseph M. are established by:
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