General William Cocke^[1]

1747 - 1828  (80 years)

• Name	William Cocke
  Prefix	General
  Birth	6 Sep 1747
  Gender	Male
  _AMTID	162485315846:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LZX1-249
  _UID	A302DC5546F04DD0B8BB247852DDB9B9D9A8
  Death	22 Aug 1828	Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
  Person ID	I1965	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Abraham Cocke,   b. Henrico, Virginia, United States d. 10 May 1760
  Mother	Mary Batte,   b. 1710   d. 4 Nov 1780 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1729	Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, United States
  Family ID	F1920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Macy Maclin,   b. Brunswick, Virginia, United States
  Children	1. John Alexander Cocke,   b. Dec 1772   d. Feb 1854, Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, United States (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)
  Family ID	F2093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Kesiah,   b. 1768   d. 1820 (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F2094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 22 Aug 1828 - Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S451] Adventurers of Purse and Person, Vol. 1.