1777 Obadiah Cockerham of Mecklenberg County, Virginia, sold land to Job Hansen. The 200 acre tract was in Mecklenberg County by John Winns line, Matthew Cockerhams line, Henry Cockerhams line, John Cockerhams line, and Thomas Turemans line. Deed dated September 27. Witnessed by Richard Hasley, Wm Ford, Thomas Tureman, Thomas Garrett, Thomas Cockerham, John Swepson, and John Robertson Jr. [1]
c 1779 Anthony Junial (later a husband to Obedience) and Obediah Cochran were listed as privates on the same payroll in the 5th Virginia Regiment for Revolutionary War service. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Research Notes:
A biosketch reports [6]:
Obadiah Cockerham b. Va. before 1760. Pvt., 3d, 7th, & llth Va. Regts. of Continental Army. Name spelled Cockran and Cockron on Army records. Served Dec.l, l777 to Dec.9, l779, at Valley Forge, White Plains,and in Ga.
We also have notes for Obediah, son of William Cockerham. [7]
[1] Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Deed, 5-120, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[2] U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, [AncestryRecord].
[3] U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, June 1779, [AncestryRecord].
[4] U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, 6 Sep 1779, [AncestryRecord].
[5] U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, 8 Nov 1779, [AncestryRecord].
[6] Emmett E. Cockrum, A History and Genealogy of the Cockrum Family in America, (1979), 13, [FHLBook].
[7] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for Obediah, son of William Cockerham, [JRWolfeGenealogy].