


Wrenacres
Ancestors and Family of Brian Scott Dickson and Kathleen Ann Boyle Dickson
General William Cocke[1]

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Name William Cocke Title General Born 6 Sep 1747 Gender Male Died 22 Aug 1828 Columbus, Lowndes Co., Mississippi Person ID I1965 Scott Dickson's Family Last Modified 11 Jul 2010
Father Abraham Cocke, b. Henrico Co., Virginia , d. 10 May 1760
Mother Mary Batte, b. 1710, d. 4 Nov 1780 (Age 70 years) Married Abt 1729 Charles City, Virginia Family ID F1920 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Macy Maclin, b. Brunswick Co., Virginia Children 1. John Alexander Cocke, b. Dec 1772, d. Feb 1854, Rutledge, Grainger Co., Tennessee (Age ~ 81 years)
2. Maria Jane Cocke 3. Sarah Jane Cocke, b. 1785, d. Between 1850 and 1866 (Age 65 years) 4. Thomas Cocke, b. 1785, d. 1861 (Age 76 years) 5. Sterling Cocke, b. 15 Jun 1789, d. 12 Aug 1859 (Age 70 years) 6. Elizabeth Cocke, b. May 1792, d. 30 Jun 1866 (Age ~ 74 years) 7. Rebecca Cocke, d. 1821 8. Stephen Cocke, b. 1800, d. Abt 1860 (Age 60 years) Last Modified 22 Jul 2020 Family ID F2093 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Kesiah, b. 1768, d. 1820 (Age 52 years) Last Modified 22 Jul 2020 Family ID F2094 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - William Cocke studied law and about 1774 moved to the Holstonsettlements in East Tennessee, where as captain of the militia hehelped to guard the frontiers during Dunmore's War and in 1775followed Daniel Boone to Kentucky where he was a member of the houseof delegates of the Transylvania Colony. During the RevolutionaryWar, he founght Indians and Tories. In 1777-78 he representedWasington Co. in the Virginia House of Delegates and in 1778 wassubsequently a member of the North Carolina legislature. A leader inthe movement to establish the State of Franklin in East Tennessee,1784-88, he helped form its constitution and was a member of itslegislature and Brigadier General of its militia, serving on itsCouncil of State and being sent as its delegate to the United StatesCongress, although never seated and unsuccessful in presenting thememorial for the state's recognition.
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Sources - [S451] Adventurers of Purse and Person, Vol. 1.
- [S451] Adventurers of Purse and Person, Vol. 1.