1790 Matthw Cochram lived in Edgefield County, South Carolina, in a household with 1 males age 16 and over, and 2 females. [1]
1806 Mathew Cockrum, of Baldwin County, Georgia, sold land to Samuel Belcher. The 100 acre tract on Sugar Creek was number 145 in District 4. The deed was dated October 25 and was witnessed by John Leveritt, Robert Rogers, and Humphrey Haris. [2]
1818 John Cochran sold 198 acres of land to his son Mathew Cochran, both of Greenville, South Carolina. The tract was on both sides of Green Creek of So Pacolet River. John had purchased the lands from James Givens. Perhaps this was a sale by son John to grandson Matthew. [3]
1820 Matthew Cockrum sold land to Silas Whitten. The land was on Green Creek of Pacolet River. Dated December 1. [4]
1827 Matthew Cockrum published from lottery lists of 1827, drew land in Monroe County, Ga. Was listed as a pensioner from Morgan Co., p. 50, Ga. list. [5]
1830 Mathew Cockran of Morgan County, Georgia gave testimony in order to qualify for a Revolutionary War pension. [6] [7] [8]
I was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia … having no record of my age.
I was living in Mecklenburg County, Virginia when I entered the service. I have lived in South Carolina, Kentucky & now living in Morgan County, Georgia.
(I was a) volunteer.
One Matthew Cochran, who might have been a son of Philip Cockerham, lived on Sugar Creek, close to Banester Cochram (aged 80-90 in 1840). A second Matthew Cochran, perhaps a son of William, lived in district 278 in 1830 (aged 50-59) and in Town District in 1840. Both were listed as veterans of the Revolutionary War in 1840.
1830 Mathew Cockram lived in District 278, Morgan County, Georgia in a household with free white males: 1 (50 thru 59); and free white females: 1 (10 thru 14); and 31 slaves. [9]
1830 Banester Cockran lived in District 285, Morgan County, Georgia in a household with free white males: 2 (under 5), 4 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), and 1 (40 thru 49); and free white females: 1 (30 thru 39); and 3 slaves. [10]
1840 Matthew was named in the listing and also on the summary page as a Revolutionary War veteran. The pages are shown in different districts (perhaps in error).
1840 Mathew Cockram lived in District 285 (Shepherd's district?), Morgan County, Georgia in a household with free white males: 1 (under 5) and 1 (80 thru 89); and free white females: 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), and 1 (30 thru 39); and 35 slaves. [11] He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Banister Cockrum was listed adjacent. [12]
1840 Mathew Cochran, age 83, lived in District 276 (City district?), Morgan County, Georgia. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. [13] Note that the age agrees with the entry above. The page might be misplaced.
1844 Matthew Cochran, Revolutionary soldier, who died at Augusta, Ga. in Nov. 1844, at age 102 is identified as a son of William. [14] [15]
Research Notes:
There was more than one man named Mathew Cockran, whose notes might be difficult to distinguish. Both this Mathew Cochran, son of William, and Mathew Cochran, son of Philip and cousin of this Matthew [16], apparently lived in Morgan County, Georgia at about the same time.
Goforth's genealogy reports [17]:
Mathew Cockerham … had a son, John Cockerham born in South Carolina about 1776 who married Susannah [Last name unknown] and had the following children: [1] Mathew Wesley Cockerham born 1797 in Kentucky; [2] William Cockerham who died in Franklin County, Illinois on January 1848; [3] Betsy Wiatt Cockerham born 1806; [4] Dolly Moore; [5] Malinda Canady; [6] Mahlday Canady; [7] Thomas Cockerham born 1809; [8] John Cockerham born 1815; [9] Henry Cockerham for 1819; and [10] Susannah Cockerham born 1825.
Emmett's genealogy reports [18]:
William's eldest son, Matthew, apparently arrived in the Pendleton Dist. of S.C. in the 70s, his son John being born there about 1776. He is known to have moved to Greeneville, S.C., and at the time of his father's death was living in Morgan Co., Ga. Living in the same places as his cousin of the same name has given him a very low profile and made him hard to trace. John Cockrum, son of Matthew, grandson of William of N.C., was born in Edgefield Co., S.C. circa l765-84 according to the 1790 census. Matthew did not go to S.C. until the early or mid-70s, and since John's eldest son was born in l797, an educated guess would put his birthday at about 1776. His wife, Susannah, in the same age-bracket, was also born in S.C. where they were probably married. Their eldest son, Matthew Wesley Cockrum, was born in Kentucky. Clift's Reconstructed Census of Ky. of 1800 does not show John, although his father's cousin, Matthew is shown. The l8lO census shows John in Christian Co., Ky., with his father's cousins Philip Jr. and Andrew in Barren Co. In l8l6, Todd Co. was split from Christian Co., and included John's farm. On Jan. l8, l82l, John and Susannah sold 38 A. of land on the Elk Fork in Todd Co. to Elijah Hightower for $138. Son Thomas sold his land (l8OA) to Thompson M. Ewing for $125. John, already moved to Gallatin Co., Ill., named his son—in—law, Garland Moore, his attorney—in-fact to complete a land sale to John M.Henslow of 250A for $375, deal completed Oct. 2l, l829. On Dec. l, l829, John's teen—age son, John Jr. was indentured to Garland Moore, young John's brother, Matthew Wesley, and sister Malinda Cockrum approving the indenture. Eldest son Matthew Wesley, with wife, Sarah Gibson, led the family migration to Spring Garden, Ill., showing up there in the 1830 census. The rest of the family joined them there, apparently arriving 1831 and 1834. Father John died shortly after the migration, and Susannah sometime in the l840s. Their graves have not been located. There are several early cemeteries in the Spring Garden—Ina area. Children of John and Susannah were Matthew Wesley (b.l797); William (d.Franklin Co., Ill. Jan.l848); Betsy Wiatt (b,l806O8); Dolly (or Polly) Moore, Malinda Canady, Mahlday Canady, Thomas (b.1809); John (b.l8l5); Henry (b.l819); Susannah (or Susan) b. l825. Matthew, Betsy, Thomas and Dolly were married in Todd Co., Ky. Dolly and Garland Moore were granted a license to marry on May 9, l823, and were married May l5, l823 per Presbyterian Church Rites and by parental consent. Apparently both were quite young.
1927 lottery results:
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/436620/?offset=0#page=53 Matthew Cochram in Gwinnett county
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/436620/?offset=0#page=145 Matthew Cockerham in Franklin county
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/436620/?offset=0#page=91 Miner Cochran in Hall county
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/436620/?offset=0#page=158 Banister Cochran in Morgan county
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/436620/?offset=0#page=239 Cochran index
[1] United States Federal Census, 1790, [AncestryRecord].
[2] Georgia, Superior Court (Morgan County), Morgan County, Georgia Deeds 1808-1901, A-88, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[3] Greenville County, South Carolina Deed, L-74, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[4] Greenville County, South Carolina Deed, L-248, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[5] Emmett E. Cockrum, A History and Genealogy of the Cockrum Family in America, (1979), 5, [FHLBook].
[6] U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, [AncestryRecord].
[7] US Pensioners, 1818-1872, National Archives Microfilm Publication T718, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), [AncestryRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryRecord].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryRecord].
[11] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryRecord].
[12] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryRecord].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryRecord].
[14] Emmett E. Cockrum, A History and Genealogy of the Cockrum Family in America, (1979), 281, not seen in my version, [FHLBook].
[15] Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, By Howard H. McCall (2010), Part IV, page 224.
[16] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for cousin Matthew Cochran, son of Philip Cochran, [JRWolfeGenealogy].
[17] George T. Goforth, Cockerham Genealogy, (self-published), 6, [FHLBook].
[18] Emmett E. Cockrum, A History and Genealogy of the Cockrum Family in America, (1979), 15, [FHLBook].