Notes for William Winn Cockerham

1748 William Winn Cockerham, son of Henry, was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia. [1]

1767 William Winn Cockerham and Edith Stone were married. [2] [3] [4]

1768 William Winn Cockerham, of the parish of Cumberland, Lunenburg County, sold land to Philip Poindexter. [5]

1775-83 William Cockerham served as a sergeant in the 14th Regiment of Virginia. [6]

1791 Edith Stone Cockerham died in Lunenburg County, Virginia. [7]

1794 Nancy Estes and William Winn Cockerham were married on June 20 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. [8] [9]

There are conflicting reports about the death of William Winn Cockerham.

1811 William Winn Cockerham died in 1811 (1743 - 1811) and a memorial stone is found at Cockerham Cemetery, Monroe County, Mississippi. [10] [11]

1818 William Winn Cockerham died. [12]

1842 Nancy Estes Cockerham died on March 14 at Choctaw County, Mississippi and was buried at Robinson Chapel Cemetery, Choctaw County, Mississippi. Nancy Estes Cockerham was born on December 27, 1776.[13] [14]

Nancy (Estes) Cockerham was a daughter of Bartlett & Mary (Stone) Estes, Granddaughter of Richard & Mary Nancy (Wynne) Stone, and Robert & Mary (Smith) Estes. She was born Dec. 27, 1776 in South Carolina, And died from a fall, when a horse threw her off. Nancy "Estes" Cockerham married William Winn Cockerham 1793 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.

Nancy [15] Cockerham was the second wife of William Winn Cockerham, by whom she had 4 children. Two of her daughter's both married Dobbs men. Kitty Cockerham married Charles Dobbs, and Mary Cockerham married Silas Dobbs. Rev. Silas Dobbs was buried at the Bowles- Dobbs Cemetery, in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

The genealogy by Murff gives the following account of a court case, that names many heirs of Richard Stone and thereby, children of William Winn Cockerham. [16]:

2 William Winn Cockerham, b. 1748, Lunenburg Co., Va., was son of Henry and Elizabeth Cockerham (from Bible Record--see Peter Cockerham, No. 13.). Southern Historical Families, Vol. 3 p.384—87 by J. B. Boddie, gives this: William Cockerham, son of Henry Cockerham, was "William Winn Cockerham - his full name". He m. 1st. about 1767, Edith Lavina Stone, dau. of Mary and Richard Stone, Sr., a Rev. Soldier. Richard Stone, in his will, leaves legacies to the children of his daughter, Edith, wife of William Winn Cockerham.

Richard Stone, Sr. William
In the none of God: The seventh day of Sept. in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five. I, Richard Stone, Sr., being in perfect health and sound memory thanks be given to God, therefore yet calling in mind I morality of body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I do make this my last will and testament in manner and from following, that is to say first and principally, I commend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, hoping by the meritorious death and passion of my Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to receive full pardon and forgiveness of all sins, and for my body I commend to earth to be buried in decent and Christian manner, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection, I shall receive the same by the Mighty Power of God and touching such worldly estate as God of his goodness hath blessed me with. I give, devise and bequeath, dispose the same in manner and form following. Item. I give and bequeath to my son Richard Stone one negro boy named Jupiter, to him and his heirs forever. Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife, Mary Stone, one negro woman named Petty, to her and her heirs forever. Item. I lend unto my well beloved wife Mary Stone, twenty ncgros of names following: Jacob a man, Jones ditto, Ned ditto, Gloster ditto, Jock ditto, Hannah a woman, June ditto, Aney ditto, Milly ditto, Bob a boy, Stephen ditto, Will ditto, Carney ditto, Nelson ditto, Fill ditto, Jacob ditto, Harry ditto,Zebb ditto, Hill a girl, Dinah ditto, Temperance ditto, Batt ditto, and Sall and all the rest of my estate not before mentioned, both real and personal, she first paying my debts and then my legacies. Item. After my wife's decease, it is my will and desire that one negro named Glostor that I have lent my wife, should be sold by my Exccutors and the money to be equally divided amongst my son Thomas Stone's children, to them and their heirs forever. Item. After my wife's decease, I give bequeath to ny son Richard Stone six hundred and thirty acres of land be the same or less: Also three negros of the names following: Jacob a man and Hannah a woman, and Jacob a boy, and also a walnut table to him and his heirs forever. Item. After my wife's decease, I lend to my son-in­law James Pulliam and Elizabeth his wife, during their natural lives, three negros of names following: Stephen, Temperancea girl, and Patt ditto, and after their deaths to be equally divided amongst the heirs lawfully begotten of Elizabeth Pullian, to them and their heirs forever. Item. after my wife's decease, I lend to my son-in-law, John Lester and Susanna his wife, during their natural lives, three negros of names following: Oliver a man, Milly a woman, and Will a boy, and after their deaths to be equally divided amongst their heirs lawfully begotten of Susanna Lester, to them and their heirs forever. Item. After mywife's decease I lend to my son-in-law, Peter Winn and Letty his wife, four negros of names following: Ned a man, Ester a woman and Abrahama boy and Harry ditto, after their deaths to be equally divided amongst their heirs lawfully begotten by Letty Winn, to them and their heirs forever. Item. after my wife's decease, I lend to my son-in-law Phillip Snead and inn his wife during their natural lives, five negros of names following: Akey a woman, and Bob a boy, Stephen ditto, Carney ditto, and Sall a girl, after their deaths to be equally divided amongst their heirs lawfully begotten of Ann Snead, to then and their heirs forever. Item. after my wife's death, I give to my sons-in-law Minor Wilkes, two negros of the names following: James R., and James Jr., to him and his heirs forever. Item. After my wife's decease, I give to my son-in-law, William Winn Cockerham, two negros of names following: Harry a man and Venus a girl, to him and his heirs forever. I333. After my wife's decease I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Ann Stone Townsend, two negros of the names following: Mill a girl and Zeb a boy, also one feather bed and furniture, one leather trunk, to her and her heirs forever. Item. After my wife's deeease, it is my will and desire that one negro man named Jack that I lent my wife, should be sold by my Exceutors and the money divided amongst my daughter Mary Estes' children, to them and their heirs forever. Item. After my wife's decease it is my will desire that two negros nemed Nelson and Phill should be sold by my Executors, and the money divided amongst my grandchildren, Richard Townsend, Thomas Townsend, William Townsend, Daniel Townsend, Joseph Winn Townsend, Peter Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend and Edith Lavinia, to than and their heirs forever. Lastly, I make and ordain Richard ttone, Jr., Phillip Snead, and Eater Winn, my Executors by me, in onywise before this time and no other, to be my last will and testament.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Richard Stone, to be his last will and Testament, in witness of us.
witnesses:
Little B. Winn his
James McLaughlin Richard X Stone,
Sarah Winn mark
State of Virginia, County of Lunenburg, towit:
I, J. T. Waddill, Jr., Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County afore said, in the State of Virginia, and as such Clerk having care and custody of the records of said Court of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing is true and accurate copy of the last will and testament of Richark Stone, Sr., as the same appears in my office, in Will Book No. 4, page 160. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lunenburg, in said County and State, this the 7th day of Oct., 1954.
J. T. Waddill, Jr.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Lunenburg Co., Virginia

The above Richard Stone, Sr. will did not name daughter that m. "Son-in-law, William Winn Cockerham". But after years of quarling over disposel of Richard Stone Estate, an Estate settlement was ask for by one segment of Richard Stone heirs, while another segment opposed an estate settlement. Reason for opposition unknown to this writer.

So in 1812 an Estate settlment was had, in court. The following two items, These For Settlement — and those against settlement, will list Richard Stone, Sr., decendants - children, in-laws and grandchildren.
Richard Stone, Sr. Estate Settlement at a Court continued and held for Lunenburg Co., the 12th of June 1812.
Present: Alexander Winn, William Stokes, David Street, and Low Jones, Gentlemen Justices.

Listed as being for Estate Settlement:
John Wilkes, Minor Winn & Eliza his wife, Thomas Wilkes, Richard Wilkes, Carter White and Mary his wife, William Snead and Sarah Adams his wife, John White and Letty his wife, which said John Thomas Richard also Eliza, Mary, Sarah & Letty were children of Phoebe Wilkes, deceased, who was a daughter of Richard Stone, Sr., deceased, also Richard Wilkes, Phebe Wilkes, Phebe Wilkes, Letty Wilkes, Washington Wilkes and Sarah Wilkes, orphans of Minor Wilkes, deceased, By William Snead their next friend, which said Minor Wilkes, deceased, was a son of Phoebe Wilkes, Sr., deceased, also Elizabeth Pullian a daughter of Richard Stone, Sr., deceased, John Townsend, Thomas Townsend, Daniel Richardson and Nancy his wife, Jacob Miller & Lille his wife, Wrenny Bunnett and his wife Mary, Benjamin Miller and Sally his wife, John Estes and Andrew Estes, which Joshua, Thomas, Nancy Lilla, Mary Sally, John and Andrew were children of Mary Estes, deceased, a daughter of Richard Stone, Sr., deceased also Elizabeth Cockram:(Cockerham) and Francis Cockerham, orphans of Littleberry Cochran, deceased, who was oldest son of Edith Cochran, deceased, a daughter of Richard Stone, Sr., deceased, Thomas Wrenn & Letty his wife, Henry Cockerham, William Cochran, Richard Cockram, Peter Cockran, Drury Cockerham, Elley Hunt and Anne his wife, Zachariah White and Jane his wife, which Letty, Henry, William, Richar[d], Peter, Drury, John, Anna, and Jane were children of Edith Cockerham, senior, deceased, daughter of Richard Stone, Senior, deceased also Elizabeth White an orphan of Eliza White, deceased, who was also a daughter of Said Edith Cockerham, deceased, and one of the children of Richard Stone, deceased.
The above were listed as "Complainants", or for the estate settlement.
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Richard Stone, Sr. Estate Settlement
Defendant, or those opposed to the Estate settlement: Richard Stone, Peter Winn and Phillip Snead, Executers of Richard Stone, Senior, deceased, also John Lester and Susanne his wife, Anne Snead wife of said Phillip Snead, Richard Townsend, Thomas Townsend, William Townsend, Daniel Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Peter Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend, Joel _ and Edith his wife, Edmund Lester and Ann Stone Lester his wife, formerly Ann Townsend, which said Richard, Thomas William, Daniel, Joseph, Peter, Elizabeth, Edith and Anne were children of Anne Townsend, deceased, who was a daughter of Richard Stone, Sr., Deceased, also Walker Dalton and wife Mary, Peter Townsend and Elizabeth his wife, Archer Marshall and Sally his wife, John Stone and Anne his wife, Richard Winn, Thomas Winn, Phibe Winn, Peter Winn, and Archer Winn which last Mary, Eliza, Sally, Anne, Richard, Thomas, Phebe, Peter and Archer Winn are children of Letty Winn, deceased, a daughter of Richard Stone, Sr., deceased.
Defendants.
… (The "Complainants" did win, and the estate was divided)

See also [17]

William Winn Cockerham was among the list of Tithables in Lunenburg Co., Va., 1772 and held 400 acres of land, On Feb. 11, 1773, William Winn Cockerham and his Wife, Edith, convey 40 acres to William Maury, "part of the Cockerham tract" (deed Book 12, 1771-1773). Edith died about 1791 and William Winn Cockerham married June 20, 1794, Nancy Estes, daughter of Elisha Estes of Lunenburg (Bell-Old Free State-384). On Jan. 9, 1800, William Winn Cockerham and Nancy, his wife, deeded to Sharpe Lamkin 360 acres on the west side of Reedy Creek (DN B 1797-1801). These two transaction prove the sale of the 400 acres Henry Cockerham, his father, bought from Abraham Cocke in 1752.

There is more, not yet transcribed.

Research Notes:

William Winn Cockerham is named in Sons of the American Revolution applications. [18] [19]

Footnotes:

[1] Nancy Chambers Underwood, Fifty Families A History (1977), 395, [FHL Library], [GoogleBooks].

[2] John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern families, Vol. 3 (Pacific Coast Publishers, 1959), [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[3] John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern families, Vol. 7 (Pacific Coast Publishers, 1957), [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, [AncestryRecord].

[5] Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Deed, 2-83, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].

[6] U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, [AncestryRecord].

[7] Nancy Chambers Underwood, Fifty Families A History (1977), 395, [FHL Library], [GoogleBooks].

[8] Lunenburg County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds Index, 1763-1839, [AncestryRecord].

[9] Paul B., Murff, Cockerham Family History, (self-published), 8, [FHLBook].

[10] Find A Grave Memorial 62680470, [FindAGrave].

[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[12] Nancy Chambers Underwood, Fifty Families A History (1977), 395, [FHL Library], [GoogleBooks].

[13] Find A Grave Memorial 113528825, [FindAGrave].

[14] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[15] Estes

[16] Paul B., Murff, Cockerham Family History, (self-published), 4, [FHLBook].

[17] John Bennett Boddie, Historical Southern families, Vol. 3 (Pacific Coast Publishers, 1959), [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[18] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, [AncestryRecord].

[19] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, [AncestryRecord].