COX / COCK FAMILY GENEALOGY - Life is the Past Lane

Share information and help us fill our family Hall of Time. Time stands still for no man and our heritage grows daily. If there is a story or info you can share regarding family history or info please email me to post it. I will be updating and adding new pictures and pages detailing each ancestor with a page, pictures and info.as it becomes available. Anything you have-- feel free to share, as I can use all the help I can get to complete this for future generations.
Please sign the Guestbook as you are visiting and also post/email any info that you would like regarding any lines.
If you have a family reunion related to our lineage please contact me and I will put it on the group/s.
~~ Thanks * Vickie

My lines:

John Cock md Mary Elizabeth Goad
- Andrew Cock md (1) Susan Cole (2) Penelope Ward Clifton
  - Tobitha Cock md Thomas C. "Buck" Quesenberry
    - Mary Elizabeth Quesenbury md Andrew Washington Gardner
      - Martin VanBuren Gardner md Amanda Jane Gardner
        William Issac Jones Gardner md Ida Mae Chapman
        Jane Gardner md Keith Bremmen Taylor
        Victoria Lynn Taylor True
        children

So this is the starting point --at this time, lets see where we grow to.

John Cock d aft 1800, Grayson County, VA md Mary Elizabeth Goad, b 12 Jul 1726 North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, Va, d 1799 Grayson Co, Va, d/o John Goad and Katherine(?Jennings).
---John Cock was on the Botetourt Co, Va 1770 tithable list, he purchased 200 acres on Frying Pan Creek in Pittsylvania Co, Va in 1771.
---In 1772 John moved to Burks Fork in Fincastle Co, which was later in Montgomery Co, then in Grayson Co. John was listed in the Montgomery Co 1788 and 1789 tax lists.
---Three surveys were recorded for John Cock in Grayson Co in 1797

1. Andrew Cock, b 1755; d 1822 SEE BELOW
2. James Cock, b ca 1750, m Nancy ____.
1772 James Cock settled on Crooked Creek, Grayson Co (Montgomery Co then).
---He received grants to 8 tracts of land, most on Glade and Crooked Creeks, one of which he purchased from Andrew Cock.
---1799 James moved away.
---1816 Last of James' tracts sold, and he was living in Lincoln Co, Tenn then.
- 1. James Cock md Elizabeth Sexton 17 Sep 1800 Grayson Co
- 2. William Cock
3. John Cock, b 12 Feb 1756 Bedford Co, Va, d 20 Jul 1834 Warren Co, Tenn, md Rebecca Judson, d/o Joseph Judson
--- he was in The Rev. War
--- He was scalped by Indians and lived to Tell about it
- 1. Mary Cock d Alvaldo, Johnson Co TX md Jousha Richardson Sept 17 1800 Grayson Co VA **
  ---They moved to Warren Co TN 1803-04 , lived there till 1834 the move to Arizard Co, lived there till 1848 and then moved to Navarro Co TX They had a Richardson settlement there , Old Jousha was the first white man buried there.
  ---John received his Rev War pension before he died
  - 1. Rebecca Mary Cock
    - 1.
      - 1.
        1.
        1. vera jones **
4. Mary Millie Cock md Thomas Dickens.
- 1. **
5. Susannah (Susan) Cock, b 1763 d. 1847, Carroll Co., VA md. Henry Webb, b 1750's, d 1840's, s/o Jacob Webb and Mary (Mollie) Austin. 1763 d. 1847, Carroll Co., VA. They are buried at Thompson Cemetery on Snake Creek **
VIEW WEBB website for WEBB LINE
- 1.Susanna 2. James Austin 3. Mary 4. **Andrew 5. Giles 6. John 7. Jacob 8. Joseph 9. Henry 10. William WEBB
  --- ** Andrew Webb md Catherine Cock [1st cousin] dau of Andrew Cock, b 1755; d 1822 Grayson Co, Va. and Penelope Ward Clifton (see above Section
6. Reuben Cock b 1760's d 1840 md Rhoda Phillips **
- 1. Eleanor COCK
- 2. Rachel COCK
- 3. Rebecca COCK
- 4. William COCK
- 5. Aaron COCK
- 6. Andrew COCK b 1808 d 1848 Carroll Co., VA md Anna SEMONES dau of Isaac SEMONES and Mary MICKLE ****
  - 1. Harrison COX
  - 2. Aaron COCK
  - 3. Susan COCK
  - 4. Penelope COCK
  - 5. Mary COCK
  - 6. Martha Jane COCK
  - 7. Rachel COCK
  - 8. Isaac Carroll COX
  - 9. Rhoda COCK
  - 10. Elizabeth A. COCK
  - 11. Andrew J. COX
- 7. Mary COCK
- 8. Zilphia COCK
- 9. Alley COCK
- 10. Penelope COCK
7. Valentine Cock, d ca 1776-1782, prob the "Cox Man" killed by Indians.
---1782 Andrew Cock appeared before the Land Commisioners to lay claim to Valentine's land.
---1784 Montgomery Co Survey Bk B, p 11: Land surveyed in 1782 for Valentine Cock was granted to Andrew Cock as heir-at-law of Valentine.
---1786 Valentine Cock settled on Snake Creek, Montgomery Co.

Andrew Cock, b 1755; d 1822 Grayson Co, Va. md
(1) Susan Cole
(2) ca 1782 to Penelope Ward Clifton, d/o James Ward and Martha , and widow of John Clifton, whom she m in Bertie Co, NC. ** ** **
---1772 Andrew Cock moved to Burks Fork in Montgomery Co, Va (which was later in Grayson Co).
---1820 Grayson Co census, p 1007, Andrew Cock, 000001-00001
---1822 Grayson Co: Andrew Cock's will (dated 1818), lists Rody Day, Susanna Williams, Phariba Branson, Mary, James.
---** [NI05995] The name of his first wife was written in a letter by Elder Isaac Webb: Several years ago I found transcriptions of letters written by Isaac Webb, son of Hannah Cock Webb, written to Ellen Durrett Hogg (daughter of Penelope Cock Durrett) and her daughters. In these letters he names all of Andrew's children, also he states, "Our grand father, Andrew Cox first married Susan Cole who had him Rhoda and Bettie.....then Susan died....." (Isaac Webb, Snake Creek, Va. 1 Feb. 1904 to Mrs. Ellen Hogg, Bessemer, Al.). ---- Linda Graves Durrett, LindaCD2@@aol.com

--- Bertie County NC Will of WARD, James - 1780 [USGenWeb Archives]
--- in the name of god amen the 13th day of April 1780 I James ward of the state of NC and the county of bertie being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto god, therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of god that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent and Christian manner at the discretion of my ex nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the almighty power of god and as toughing such worldly estate where with it have pleased god to bless me in this life
--- I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form imprimis
---I give and bequeath to my beloved dau Winne ward one land entry containing 175 a being on guire hall swamp and money enough to be raised our of my estate to save the said land and one negro boy named Simon to delivered to her as soon as she arrived to the age of 21 years or marriage and one negro man named admiral and one negro boy named Arthur and one two yr. old mear I give to be sold for her and my horse called genius and my stock of cattle that is now in possession of George hows all which I give to her and her heirs and assigns forever
--- item I give and bequeath unto my wf Martha ward one good feather bed and furniture and her choice of three head of horse kind and 5 bushels of salt and 10 head of sheep and three cows and calves and one two yr. old steer and all my stock of hogs and one pig and one weeding hoe and two cutting acex and one and addie and one bridle and half dozen chairs one iron pot one kettle one skillet one horse cart and wheels two linnen wheels one wooling wheel one frying pan one chest one boy iron, one bible one hymn book one table and cloth and half of my pewter one washing tub one pail and the corn and meat that is now in my houses except the meat of three hogs one stock of bees all my table knives and forks and half the geese one loom and gear all my syder casks and brandy barrels and all my raw hides that is now on my plantation one meal sive to be at her disposal forever and I likewise lend unto her ll in the south corner of my plantation till my daughter Susanna ward shall arrive to the age of 21 yrs or marriage and the dwelling houses and my plantation form my old apple orchard enduring her natural life and one negro woman named jude I lend unto her during her life
--- item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susanna ward that part of my land joining upon James sowels land cornering upon his line abt 200 yds from a great tarkiln bed running across my lands squar from thence across my pig pen path to flat place thereto corner running form thence to the mouth of little branch on the east side of the bear branch thence running along a low flat round to the fence thence across my monour plantation just taking in my old apple orchard so running to the main run to the looking swamp and one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs and assigns forever
--- I give and bequeath unto the child that is now unborn which my wf Martha ward is big with the new patten land lying upon the quarter branch to be delivered to it at the age of twenty one yr. and my monour plantation and dwelling houses and the remaining of my land after my dau Susanna ward has her part to be delivered to the death of my wf Martha ward and the rest of my new patten land and the apple orchard in the south corner of my plantation and the increase of my negro woman jude I give to be equally divided between the child unborn and my dau Susanna ward to them and theirs heirs forever to be delived to them at the time that my dau Susanna ward shall arive to the age of 21 yrs and my negro woman named jude
--- I give to be delivered unto them the child unborn and my dau Susanna ward at the death of my wf Martha ward to the mand their heirs for ever
--- item I give and bequeath unto my beloved dau Penelope Clifton one shilling sterling money to be raised and levied out of my estate the remaining part of my estate after all just depts is paid I give to be equally divided between the other 2 or if 2 of them should die without issue of their natural bodies I give their parts of my estate to the other one and heirs forever and my desire that when john boyce pays of his bond that my ex give him a deed for his land whereon he lives I likewise give unto my wf Martha ward all the money that is due to me from Nathan tart to be at her disposal and I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends William cherry and Solomon cherry my sole ex of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and sisanul all and every other former testament wills legacies and bequests and ex by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in wit whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written
--- Wit: James sowell, jr., George jornagan hodum, jr. Ekratim jenkins bertie CO cot 11-1780; proved by James sowell, George hodum

1. Rhoda (Rody) COCK b 1770's, d 1827, m Joseph (Joe) Day 10 Aug 1796 b c1776 Pa d 1856 prob s/o Joe Day.
--- He was married also to Rebecca Dunn, b ca 1812 Va, d/o Waters Dunn and Judith Parish
2. Elizabeth (Bettie) COCK md W. Swinney
3. James E. COCK b ca 1781-83 Va, md Elizabeth "Betty" Richardson
4. Squire John Clifton Cock b ca 1783-85 Va md (1) Jane Phillips (2) Louisa Day
- 1. Tobias Cock b 1806 VA md Frances Steagall b 1805 VA
  -- moved to Kentucky around 1839.
  ---1860 > KENTUCKY > MORGAN > WEST LIBERTY P O Series: M653 Roll: 388 Page: 523
  
  --- They were living 2 houses from my Pennington relatives Elijah Pennington b. May 1, 1812, Knox County, Kentucky; d. December 18, 1878, Elliott County, Kentucky and Sarah Elizabeth (Betty) Caudill (d/o James Caudill III and Sarah) [see Pennington Family website]
  - 1. Martin Cock b 1827 VA md Louisa ___ b 1841 VA
    ---1860 > KENTUCKY > MORGAN > WEST LIBERTY P O Series: M653 Roll: 388 Page: 523
    - 1. Samuel Cock b 1859 KY
  - 1. Jane Cock b 1831 VA
  - 2. Rodah Cock b 1836 VA
  - 3. Andrew Cock b 1838 VA
  - 4. Manerva E Cock b 1842 KY
  - 5. Lydia Cock b 1843 KY
  - 6. Gorden Cock b 184 KY
  - 7. Lovena Cock b 1849 KY
- 2. Peter Cox b 1822 md Lucinda ___b 1830
  --- 1870 > KENTUCKY > ELLIOTT > NEWFOUNDLAND P O Series: M593 Roll: 459 Page: 485
  - 1. Virginia Cox b VA
  - 2. Elizabeth Cox b VA
  - 3. Amos Cox b Ky
  - 4. McNeal Cox Sr b.1855 Ky md Melissa Jane Padgett of KY d abt 1903 in Elliott Co
    ---Susan Cox is a great-grandaughter of McNeal Cox
    --- 1900 > KENTUCKY > ELLIOTT > BROWN PCT Series: T623 Roll: 518 Page: 187
    - 1 Manda L Cox b Dec 1861 Ky
    - 2. Samuel C Cox b Oct 1883 Ky
    - 3. Myrtie M Cox b march 1886 Ky
    - 4. McNeal Cox Jr b Feb 1888 Ky
    - 5. Lilly B Cox b Aug 1890 Ky
    - 6. George W Cox b March 1893 Ky
    - 7. Cara J Cox b June 1896 Ky
    - 8. Willard E Cox b Jun 1899 Ky
  - 5. Lafayette Cox b Ky
  - 6. Nancy Cox b Ky
  - 7. Ruth Cox b Ky
  - 8. John Cox b Ky
- 3. Andrew Cock and Annice Steagall
  - 1. Harrison Cox
    - 1. Green Berry Cox
      - 1. Jake Cox
        1. Child
        1. Barb Weinel
5. Penelope COCK b ca 1788, md Francis Durrett
- 1. Ellen Durrett md ___Hogg
6. Catherine COCK (twin) b ca 1792 Va, d 1876, md [1st cousin] Andrew Webb ca 1808 Grayson Co VA b 1787 Va, d 1870, son of Henry "Hal" Webb and Susannah (Susan) Cock (d/o John Cock and Elizabeth Goad).
- Children lines continued on the WEBB family website
7. Phariba COCK (twin) b ca 1790 md ____ Branson.
8. Susan COCK md Silas Williams. 5 Oct 1805 Grayson Co
9. Tobitha COCK b 1796 Va, d 2 July 1874 Carroll Co VA md. Thomas C. "Buck" QUESENBERRY SEE BELOW
10. Hannah COCK b 6 Jan 1800 Grayson Co. Va, d 2 June 1890 Carroll Co., Va. md [1st cousin] John Webb 26 Oct 1815 Patrick Co Va s/o Henry Webb and Susannah (Susan) Cock (d/o John Cock and Elizabeth Goad) b July 20, 1792 in Carroll Co, Va. d. 6/18/1876 (buried in Thompson Cemetery) **
- Children lines continued on the WEBB family website
11. Mary COCK b 1802, d 3 June 1890, md John Dickerson 5 Aug 1819 d 1837

Tobitha COCK b 1796 Va, d 2 July 1874 Carroll Co VA md. Thomas C. "Buck" QUESENBERRY b 1794 Va, d 1879, s/o Frederick Quesenberry and Mary (Polly) Phillips (d/o Tobias Phillips and Margaret (Peggy) ?Jennings). ** VIEW QUESENBERRY TREE and children DETAILS
ON THE QUESENBERRY WEBSITE

6 Mary Elizabeth Quesenbury md Andrew Washington Gardner
- 5 Martin VanBuren Gardner 1853 md Amanda Jane Gardner
  - 4 William Issac Jones Gardner 1885 md Ida Mae Chapman
    - 3 Jane Gardner 1926 md Keith Bremmen Taylor
      - 2 Victoria Lynn Taylor 1952 md Paul Tungate True
        1 my children
        To view a sir name Go to the INDEX [opens a new window]

COCK FORUM

Alexander Cock.**

I saw behind me those who had gone, and before me those who are to come. I looked back and saw my father and his father and all our fathers, and in front to see my son and his son, and the sons upon sons beyond. And their eyes were my eyes. As I felt so they had felt, and were to feel, as then, so now, as tomorrow and forever. Then I was not afraid, for I was in a long line that had no beginning and no end. And the hand of his father grasped my father's hand and his hand was in mine, and my unborn son took my right hand and all, up and down the line that stretched from Time That Was to Time That Is and Is Not Yet, raised their hands to show the link. And we found that we were one....
From: "How Green Was My Valley", by Richard Llewellyn

A Prayer for Genealogists

Lord, help me dig into the past
  And sift the sands of time,
That I might find the roots that made
  This family tree of mine.
Lord, help me trace the ancient roads
  On which my fathers trod,
And led them through so many lands
  To find our present sod.

Lord, help me find an ancient book
  Or dusty manuscript
That's safely hidden now away
In some forgotten crypt;
Lord, let it bridge the gap that haunts
  my soul when I can't find
The missing link between some name
  that ends the same as mine.

N. Curtis Woods

WARNING....GENEALOGY POX; [very contagious to adults]

SYMPTOMS:
Continual complaints as to need for names, dates and places. Patient has blank expression, sometimes deaf to spouse and children. Has no taste for work of any kind, except feverishly looking through records at libraries, courthouses and internet, Has compulsion to write letters and send e-mail. Swears at mailman when he doesn't stop and leave mail. Frenquents strange places such as cemeteries, ruins and remote desolate country areas. Makes secret night calls. Hides phone bills from spouse and mumbles to [him or her] self. Has strange far away look in eyes.

TREATMENT:
Medication is useless. There is no known cure. Disease is not fatal, but gets progressively worse. Patient should attend genealogy workshops, subscribe to genealogy magazines and be given a quiet corner in the house where he or she can be alone.

REMARKS:
The unusual nature of this disease is...the sicker the patient gets, the more he or she seems to enjoy it!

Last Modified :