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From: "Tony Johnson" <>
Subject: Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:46:26 -0700


The Cocke lines are a Long Line that are very well mixed into my Lines of Hatcher, Burton, Elam, Farmer, Minor, Williamson, Allen, Mayo, Matlock, of Dickson and Humphreys County. This Line starts in 1630 Henrico County as LTC Richard Cocke had 2 wifes: Tmeperanc Bailey and Mary Ashton: He owned several Ships transporting people from Holland,Scotland and England into the Colonies

This family ( Cock, Cocke, Cox ) is also well represented in Williamson County and its split Counties and Sullivan County and its split Countes ( Hawkins County) AS General William Cocke and Mary Maclin and 2nd wife Jane Flower where in Hawkins COunty Tn for the Settlement of the Watugua Settlement of Tn.

Cocke relatives in Dickson Co and Humphreys County

Rebecca Cocke marred William Eaton this is the Families of General James Robertson thru wife Charlotte Reeves- Rives- Reaves : This also ties the Families of Len Henly Johnson and wife Mary Martha Turner into the Pot.

ELizabeth Minor married Robert Williamson son Robert Williamson and Catherine Lewis: Elizabeth Minor is the Grand daughter of Elizabeth Cocke 1658-1708 and Doodes Minor; Two lines come into Dickson and Humphreys County: Martha Margaret "Peggy" Williamson married James Mayo:
Col Arthur Allen's and Alice Tucker's daughter Joan married Dr. Robert Williamson

Then the Box Lines :CHarles Box b.1808 married Catherine Humphreys: this goes back to Robert Box 1691 married to Mary Allen 1693 and Robert Box 1691 abt: Catherine is daughter of Arthur Allen and Elizabeth Bray ;To Capt. Arthur Allen and Katherine Baker, to Col. Arthur Allen of Bacon's Castle: and wife Alice Tucker:

Now to your Spilsy Coke he was born 1803 in what was Montgomery Co. Tn ( Montogomery is one of the Parent Counties of DIckson County Ten along with Robertson Co. Tn) Spilsy Coke died in Ark. some say: Spilsy married Mary Louise Baird born Jan 14 1808 she died in Humphreys Co. on July 29 1860; They had 12 Children.

Spilsy Coke is the son of RIchard Cocke 1776 who died in Humphreys County Tn. wife is ELizabeth Tribble

Richard Cocke is born 1776 son of Peter Cocke b. 1732 Vaa. Died 1803 in what was then Montgomery Co. Tn
he was married to Mary WHitehead: 4 children identified:

Peter Cocke born 1732: is son of Abraham Cocke b 1687-1690 died Sept 23 1759 in what was then Amelia Co. Va. he was married to Mary Batte

Abraham Cocke is the son of Stephen Cocke 1666 Henrico Co Va. died in 1717 in what was then Prince George Co. Va. and wife Sarah Marston

Stephen Cocke is the son of Thomas Cocke born 1641 Bermo area of Henrico Co. Va. and wife Margaret Powell

Thomas Cocke is son of LTC Richard Cocke born 1602 Shropshire England and wife Temperance Bailey abt 1618 of Henric Co. Va.
Tony

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