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viii. Evelyn,5 b. - ; unmarried.
ix. Charles Bonnycastle,5 b. - ; served in the Braxton Artil- lery, Confederate States Army, from 1862 until the end of the war; unmarried.
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DESCENDANTS OF JAMES MARYE.
x. Alexander Stuart,5 6. -; served in the Braxton Artillery, 1861-'5 ; unmarried ; educated as a teacher and pursues that calling.
Issue of Yeoman and Nancy 3 (Marye) Smith :
i. Samuel,“ b. -; graduate B. A. and B. L. University of Virginia ; removed to Hinds county, Mississippi; law- yer ; m. -.
ii. Elizabeth,4 b. -; m. George Dabney, Spotsylvania county, now Probate Judge of Hinds county, Mississippi.
iii. Letitia,4 b. -. Lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
iv. William Marye,' M. D., b. -. Lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
v. Julia Bell,4 b. -; m. R. W. Marriott, Baltimore, Mary- land.
vi. Mary Osborne,4 b. - ; m. J. L. Stansberry, Fredericks- burg, Virginia.
Issue of Peter 2 and Eleanor (Green) Marye :
i. William Staige,3 b. at Colonel William Green's, near Cul - peper Courthouse, 15th February, 1775; educated at William and Mary College ; wrote a collection of sacred songs ; m. 6th May, 1802, Mary (b. 25th April, 1785; d. 26th December, 1852), daughter Peter Ruffner, Shenandoah county ; settled at "Hillside," Shenandoah county ; d. 28th September, 1837. Buried with his wife in the Ruffner burying ground, Shenandoah county.
ii. James Theodosius,3 M. D., b. -; m. at the age of 50 Miss Bush, Orange county. Both dead.
iii. Mildred,8 b. -; m. Marshall Gordon, Culpeper county.
iv. Susanna,8 6. - ; d. unmarried.
v. Lucy,3 b. -; m. James Madesette, Shenandoah county. Issue of William Staige 8 and Mary (Ruffner) Marye :
i. Elizabeth,4 b. 17th June, 1803; m. Joseph R. Sibert, Shenandoah county. Issue.
ii. Eleanor,4 b. 21st October, 1804; m. John Sibert, and had issue ; d. - , 1853, at Woodstock, Virginia.
iii. Peter,+ b. 24th January, 1807 ; d. 6th April, 1831.
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DESCENDANTS OF JAMES MARYE.
iv. William Staige,4 b. 22d July, 1808 ; d. 3d February, 1812.
v. Diana,4 b. 20th October, 1809; m. Major Joel Ruffner, Kanawha county, West Virginia; d. October, 1881. Issue : 16 children.
vi. Frederick Augustus,4 b. 2d May, 1811 ; m. Letitia Booton, Page county, Virginia; removed to Cooper county, Missouri. Issue.
vii. John Green Ruffner,4 b. 12th February, 1813 ; d. 11th Au- gust, 1828.
viii. James Theodosius,4 b. 19th December, 1814; m. 1839, in Port Gibson, Mississippi, Mary Passmore Hoopes; b.
-, 1818, in Westchester, Pennsylvania, of Quaker
- parents.
ix. Anne Maria,4 b. 13th October, 1816; d. 11th February, 1817.
x. George Thomas,4 b. 23d November, 1817; m. 13th July, 1839, Helen, daughter of William A. Tucker, of Balti- more, Maryland; removed to San Francisco, Cali- fornia, in 1849; merchant, contractor and banker; public spirited and highly successful citizen ; d. December, 1882.
xi. Abram Sowers, 4 b. 2d April, 1819; d. 24th June, 1827.
xii. Lewis Conner,4 b. 15th March, 1821 ; d. 13th September, 1847, of yellow fever, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
xiii. Mary Anne,4 b. 10th June, 1823; m. Joshua Ruffner, Luray, Page county, Virginia.
xiv. Simon Bolivar, 4 b. 7th June, 1825; graduated B. A. and B. L. William and Mary College; read law with Judge Yerger; went to Yucatan in 1848 and served as an officer in the revolution there ; returned in 1849 ; went to California, elected first State attorney ; removed to Oregon in 1852, from thence to Washington, D. C., where he remained a year, then removed to Memphis, Tennessee, and lived there two years. Finally settled as a practicing lawyer in Bolivar county, Mississippi ; m. Sarah Chapman, of Port- land, Oregon.
xv. Willis Young,4 b. 12th June, 1827; removed to California and engaged in gold mining.
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DESCENDANTS OF JAMES MARYE.
Issue of James Theodosius and Mary Passmore (Hoopes) Marye :
i. Anne Eliza.º
ii. Theodosius Staige."
iii. Florence Vane.5
iv. Orrick Walton.5
v. Madie May.5
Issue of George Thomas4 and Helen (Tucker) Marye
i. William A.,5 6. -; Major United States Army.
ii. George Thomas,3 6. -; banker, San Francisco, California.
iii. Ada,5 b. ---; m. Joseph C. Baily, surgeon, United States Army ; d. -- , 1882.
CHASTAIN-COCKE.
DESCENDANTS OF
JAMES P. and M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
It is held by tradition in the well-known Cocke family of the southern and western parts of the United States that its propositus in Virginia was Richard 1 Cocke, who emigrated from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, some time prior to 1636, and settled in Hen- rico county, of which he was the representative in the House of Burgesses, 1644-1654. and some time County-Lieutenant. In virtue of the latter position he was designated Lieutenant-Colo- nel. His seat, " Malvern Hills," obtained celebrity during the late war between the States as the scene of a sanguinary contest. He m. - and left issue :
a The editor gratefully acknowledges his indebtedness to Mrs. Fannie Allan Cocke, Wickliffe, Ballard county, Kentucky, and Thomas M. Cleemann, Esq., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for material data contri- buted by them towards this deduction.
b Richard Cocke, "Gentleman," patented 3,000 acres near the lands of John Pearce, Thomas Hallam and Thomas Harris, in Henrico county : 6th March, 1636, Book No. 1, page 413; 10th March, 1639, 2,000 acres, page 407 ; 6th December, 1652, 2,842 acres, No. 3, page 133 ; Richard Cocke, 100 acres on "Chickahomine" river, 24th August, 1664. No. 5. page 12; Richard Cocke, Senior, and John Beauchamp, 2,974 acres on the south side of Chickahominy river, 21st June, 1664, No. 5, page 399 ; which, after the death of Colonel Cocke, was confirmed to his three sons by Beauchamp. For various contributions towards a Cocke Gene - alogy, see the Richmond Standard, April 3-10, ISSo, et seq., to which refer for other descendants of Colonel Richard Cocke than those enumerated here.
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
i. Thomas,' of "Pickthorne Farm," Henrico county, d. 1697; m. Margaret - -.
ii. Richard,ª of "Old Man's Creek," Charles City county, d. 1706; m. Elizabeth -.
iii. William,3º d. February, 1693 [1694]; m. Sarah -.
Issue of Thomas' and Margaret ( -- ) Cocke :
i. Captain Thomas,3 appointed sheriff of Henrico county, 1699; d. 1707; m. -.
ii. Stephen,8 sold "Malvern Hills," in 1704 to his nephew, Thomas Cocke; m. twice : Ist, Elizabeth -; 2d, be- tween 1699, 1702, Martha -.
iii. John,8 d. 1697.
iv. James,3 d. 1697; m. Elizabeth Pleasants.ª
v. William.3
vi. Agnes,3 m. - Harwood.
vii. Temperance,3 m. - Harwood.
Issue of Captain Thomas3 and - ( -) Cocke :
i. Thomas," of " Malvern Hills."
ii. James Powell,4 b. about 1690; vestryman Henrico parish, 1730-'47; d. 1747 ; m Martha Anderson (?).
iii. Henry.4
iv. Brazure," sold " Malvern Hills" to his brother, James Pow- ell Cocke, in 1729.
v. Mary.4
vi. Elizabeth.4
Issue of James Powell + and Martha (Anderson ?) Cocke :
i. James Powell,5 of "Malvern Hills," m. Mary Magdalene (b -, 1727), daughter of Dr. Stephen and Martha Chastain, of Manakin-town, Virginia.
ii. Daughter.5
c In his will he mentions his "mother, Mrs. Mary Clarke."
d Daughter of John Pleasants, of the Society of Friends, who emi- grated from Norwich, England, in 1665, in his 25th year ; settled at " Curles," James river, Henrico county, and married Jane Tucker. Their descendants embrace, among other estimable names, those of Anderson, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Brooke, Carrington, Carter, Coleman, Eustace, Ladd, Mosby, Mayo, Price, Randolph, Robinson, Rogers, Slaughter, Storrs, Turner and Woodson.
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
Issue of James Powell 5 and Mary Magdalene (Chastain) Cocke :
i Chastain,6 b. 14th March, 1743; d. 19th March, 1795 ; m. Martha Field (b. 21st December, 1752; d. 27th February, 1816), daughter of John and Elizabeth (Royall-her mother a Field) Archer He was the progenitor of the branch of Cockes of " Clover Pasture," Powhatan county. ii. James Powell,6 b. -; died 13th January, 1829; m. twice : Ist, 29th November, 1767, Elizabeth Archer (d. 1773 without issue); 2d. September, 1777, Lucy Smith (b. October, 1756; d. 27th February, 1816). Lived at "Mal- vern Hills."
iii. Stephen,6 m. Jane Segar Eggleston, of Amelia county, sister of Major Joseph Eggleston of the Revolution.
iv. Martha,6 m. William Cannon, of Buckingham county. Issue : "Two sons, who emigrated to the West."
v. Elizabeth Chastain,6 m. Henry Anderson, of Amelia county. Issue : Four sons and three daughters.
Issue of Chastain 6 and Martha Field (Archer) Cocke :
i. James,7 b. 12th January, 1770; d. 17th August, 1825; m. Mary Lewis (b. November, 1775; d. 10th June, 1853) of Williamsburg, Virginia.
ii. William Archer,1 b. 22d December, 1771 ; d. 13th January, 1844; m. Catherine Murray Winston (Ronald)e (6. 18th October, 1771 ; d. 2d March, 1840 ).
iii. Chastain,1 b. 30th January, 1775 ; d. 1797, at sea.
iv. Bowler,7 b. 15th August, 1777 : d. 18th August, 1777.
v. Elizabeth Royall,7 b. 14th April, 1778 ; d. 7th September, 1820; m. Joseph Royall."
vi. John Field,1 b. 9th April, 1784; d. 26th January, 1857 : Cap- tain of Cavalry in the war of 1812; m. 5th May, 1818, at "Comoton," Powhatan county, Anne Waller Ronald (b. 17th February, 1792 ; d. 24th June, 1834).
vii. Mary Magdalene Chastain,1 b. 29th October, 1786; d. 23d February, 1802.
e Thus communicated ; Why so, or what the surname may have been, is only conjecturable.
f " A descendant of a noble Scotch family."
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
viii. Richard Herbert, M. D.,' b. 31st August, 1788 ; d. 29th Au- gust, 1814; m. Eliza, daughter of Colonel Abram Green, Amelia county. No issue.
ix. Joseph Archer,1 b. 15th October, 1790; d. 17th October, 18II.
x. Stephen Cannon,1 b. 3d March, 1794; d. 7th March, 1795. Issue of James' and Mary (Lewis) Cocke :
i. Martha,8 lives in the family of her sister, Mrs. E. Aubyn Green.
ii. Chastain,8 d. in infancy.
iii. Chastain,8 d. in infancy.
iv. James.8
v. John Lewis.8
· vi. Elizabeth Aubyn8 m. Armistead Green of " Farm Hill," Amelia county ; d. -.
vii. Susan Anne,8 d. in infancy.
viii. Mary Chastain,8 d. in infancy.
ix. Omeron,8 d. in infancy.
x. James Everett.8
xi. Frances,8 twins ; d. in infancy.
xii. Richard, 8 )
xiii. Mary Susan,8 m. James Granville, son of Rev. James and Henrietta (Garland) Boyd, of Nelson county, an officer in the Confederate States Army, who was killed in battle, leaving issue : James Granville º Boyd.
xiv. Richard Herbert 8 d. in infancy.
Issue of Armistead and Eliza Aubyn 8 (Cocke) Green :
i. Rosalie,9 m. Dr. Richard F., son of Richard and Mary (Harrison, of " Brandon,") Taylor, Prince George county, and had issue :
i. Armistead Green,10 M. D., m. Pattie Harvie, of Amelia county.
ii. Evelyn Harrison.10
iii. George Keith,10 m. Courtney Harvie of Amelia county.
iv. Richard Field.10
v. James Aubyn.10
vi. Mary Byrd.10
vii. Rosalie Green.10
viii. Anne Willing.10
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
Issue of William Archer" and Catherine Murray (Winston- Ronald) Cocke :
i. William Archer,8 b. 20th May, 1796; d. 29th August, 1821; m. Ist December, 1819, Catherine Murray (6. 10th No- vember, 1798 ; d. 25th October, 1878).
ii. Chastain, 8 ( Ist), b. 26th January, 1798; d. Ist October, 1798. iii. Martha Judith,8 b. 26th September, 1799 : d. 24th February, 1859: m. 20th September, 1820, at "Comoton," Powhatan county, Everard Francis Eggleston (6. 6th July, 1798 ; d. 6th January, 1857).
iv. Rebecca Bentley," b. 5th February, 1801 ; d. August, 1803.
v. Chastain,8 (2d), 6. 2d October, 1802 ; d. 26th April, 1860 ; m. twice: Ist, 31st January, 1825, Sallie Meade Eggles- ton (b. 29th January, 1802 ; d. 12th November, 1830) .; 2d, Mary Eggleston (6. 21st January, 1816 ; d. 8th March, 1873).
vi. Mary Magdalene Chastain,8 b. 2d February, 1807; d. 17th May, 1880; m. James Ligon Saunders (d. 5th November, 1871).
Issue of William Archer $ and Catherine ( Murray) Cocke .
i. William Alexander,9 b. 17th January, 1821 : d. 16th Sep- tember, 1822.
ii. William Archer,9 b. 10th May, 1822 ; Author of valu- able works on Constitutional Law, etc .; Attorney-General of Florida; m. 5th April, 1853, Kate Parkhill (b. 26th August, 1826). No issue.
Issue of Everard Francis and Martha Judith 8 (Cocke) Eggleston :
i. Judith Eggleston,9 b. 24th October, 1821; d. 29th October, 1821.
ii. Catherine,9 b. July 1823 ; d. July, 1823.
iii. Joseph,9 6. 27th December, 1827 ; d. 27th September, 1846. iv. William Archer,9 6. 20th March, 1831 ; unmarried: served throughout the war in the Confederate States Army.
v. Martha Judith,9 b. 4th February 1835; m. 18th April, 1860, at "Egglestetton," Amelia county, William Old, Jr., of Powhatan county, who resigned as editor of the Rich- mond Examiner to enter the Confederate States Army. No issue.
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
Issue by his two marriages with Sallie Meade Eggleston and Mary Eggleston, of Chastain & Cocke :
i. Chastain,' b. -; d. 21st April, 1828.
ii. Josephine,9 b. - , 1830; d. 6th January, 1855; m. George William Hobson (nephew of Thomas Deane), of Rich- mond, Virginia, who was killed in battle, July, 1864.
iii. Mary Catherine,9 b. 4th August, 1838; d. 12th June, 1840.
iv. Chastain,9 b. 9th February, 1840; in the Confederate States Army ; lives in Coffeeville, Mississippi.
v. Bettie Chaffin,9 b. 21st March, 1842; m. 6th December, 1877, Luther Ransom ; lives in Columbia, South Carolina.
vi. Catherine Archer,9 b. 9th November, 1843 ; d. 6th August, 1848.
vii. Edward Eggleston,9 b. 2d May, 1845; d. 24th July, 1869. viii. Mary Eggleston,9 b. 7th May, 1847 ; m. 28th February, 1871, Robert Edward Wynn; lives in Coffeeville, Missis- sippi.
ix. Helen Martha,9 b. 15th September, 1849 ; lives in Colum- bia, South Carolina.
x. Sallie Meade,9 b. Ioth August, 1855 ; m. William Thomas, brother of Robert Edward Wynn ; lives in Coffeeville, Mississippi.
Issue of Luther and Bettie Chaffin 9 (Cocke) Ransom :
i. Ronald Augustine,10 b. 21st January, 1882.
ii. Mary Eggleston,10 b. -.
Issue of Robert Edward and Mary Eggleston9 (Cocke) Wynn :
i. Bessie Eggleston,10 b. 30th July, 1873 ; d. 19th May, 1877.
ii. Mary Eppes, 10 b. 28th January, 1875; d. 11th August, 1882.
iii. Norah Meade,10 b. 23d August, 1877.
Issue of William Thomas and Sallie Meade 9 (Cocke) Wynn :
i. Judith Maria,1º b. Ist October, 1876.
ii. Helen Archer,10 b. 15th August, 1877.
iii. Mary Eggleston, ) twins,10 b. Ist June, 1882 ; both d. in June,
iv. Emma Clouston, S 1882.
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
Issue of James Ligon and Mary Magdalene Chastain 8 (Cocke) Saunders :
i. William James,9 b. 9th December, 1846 ; served in the Pow- hatan Artillery, Confederate States Army, throughout the war ; m. in Ballard county, Kentucky, Pattie Richard- son (b. 13th January, 1850; d. 2d April, 1883), he living in Alabama. Issue :
i. James Ligon,1º b. 29th October, 1873 ; d. 4th August, 1874.
ii. Mary William,10 6. 23d April, 1875.
iii. Frederick Courtney,10 b. 19th July, 1878.
Issue of Joseph and Elizabeth Royall' (Cocke) Royall :
i. Joseph Albert,8 m. Mary Bolling Weisiger, Manchester, Virginia. Issue:
i. Elizabeth Cocke,9 d. young.
ii. Aubyn Archer,9 burned to death.
iii. Mary Alice.9
iv. Sarah Seignora.9 m. George Webb, son of Commodore Webb, of Norfolk, Virginia ; d. without issue.
v. Elizabeth Cocke,9 m2. John Wallace Powell, of Rich- mond, Virginia.
vi. William Segar Archer,9 m. Eliza J. Christian, of Rich- mond, Virginia. Both dead.
vii. John Albert,9 d. in infancy.
viii. Richard Kendall ,9 Confederate States Army ; killed at the battle of Ball's Bluff.
Issue of John Wallace and Elizabeth Cockeº (Royall) Powell :
i. Georgie Webb,10 m. Dr. Lachlan Tyler, son of John Tyler, President of the United States.
ii. John Munford Gregory,1º d. in infancy.
iii. Bessie Wallace. 10
iv. Mary Archer,10 m. Ashton Todd, son of Rev. - Todd. of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Maryland.
v. Thos. Wallace.10
vi. William Price.10
Issue of William Segarº and Eliza J. (Christian) Royall :
i. Mary Aubyn.10
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
ii. John Powell.10
iii. Georgie Wyllie Powell.10
iv. William Archer.10
Issue of John Field 7 and Anne Waller (Ronald) Cocke :
i. Richard Ivanhoe,8 b. 13th August, 1820 ; d. 30th August, 1873; Commonwealth's Attorney of Fluvanna county for years; Member of House of Delegates of Virginia and of Vir- ginia Convention, 1850-'51 ; entered Confederate States Army as Lieutenant Powhatan Artillery, but had to resign because of feeble health; m. at the residence of her mother, corner of Second and Franklin streets, Rich- mond, Fannie Allan (b. 26th May, 1827), daughter of Charles and Margaret K. (Nimmo) Ellis.
ii. Rowena Glowina,8 b. Ist January, 1823; d. 17th March, 1861; m. Joseph Wade Royall (d. 1866).
iii. William Ronald,8 b. 18th August, 1824; d. 24th March, 1875; unable to serve in the Confederate States Army, he was detailed to raise provisions for it ; after the war, Judge of Fluvanna county until his death ; m. at "Red Hills," Fluvanna county, Bettie Ragland Boston (b. 15th Octo- ber, 1830).
iv. Amelia Archer,8 b. 27th October, 1826; d. 4th January, 1849. Issue of Richard Ivanhoe8 and Fannie Allan (Ellis) Cocke :
i. John Field,9 b. 7th February, 1849; m. 29th October, 1873, in Blandville, Ballard county, Kentucky, Laura A. Hite, (b. 28th July, 1853 ; d. 8th January, 1886).
ii. Son,' b. and d. at "Clover Pasture," Powhatan county, Vir- ginia, September, 1862.
Issue of John Field 9 and Laura A. (Hite) Cocke :
i. Anna Allan,1º b. 23d July, 1874 ; d. 6th August. 1874.
ii. Richard Ivanhoe,1º b. 31st July, 1877 ; ? Twins. d. 17th April, 1878. d. Ist May, 1878.
iii. George Washington,1º b. 31st July, 1877;
iv. Infant,1º b. and d. September
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g A descendant of John and Anne (Beaufort) Ragland, from Glamor- ganshire, Wales, who settled in that portion of New Kent county which was subsequently Hanover county, in 1705.
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
Issue of Joseph Wade and Rowena Glowina® (Cocke) Royall :
i. Ann Elizabeth,9 6. 29th February, 1857; d. 7th May, 1877.
ii. Rowena Glowina,9 b. 12th September, 1859.
Issue of William Ronald8 and Bettie Ragland (Boston) Cocke :
i. Amelia Archer,9 b. 12th June, 185r; m. 28th October, 1884, William Forbes Churchill, of England.
ii. Bettie Boston,9 b. 22d February, 1853.
iii. William Ronald,9 b. 6th February, 1855.
iv. Clarence Chastain,' b. 26th September, 1857.
v. Margaret Boston,9 b. 26th October, 1859.
vi. Rowena Glowina,9 b. 4th July, 1861 ; m. 22d August, 1883, Dabney Minor Trice, of Albemarle county. Issue: Rob- ert Nelson1º Trice.
vii. Grace Dudley,9 b. 28th November, 1863.
viii. Blanche Beverley,9 b. 28th July, 1865.
ix. Eloise,9 b. 21st June, 1867.
x. Richard Ivanhoe,' b. 31st December, 1870.
xi. Ann Waller,9 b. 28th December, 1873.
Issue of James Powell6 and Lucy (Smith) Cocke :
i. James Powell,7 b. Ioth October, 1779 ; d. 27th December, 18II; m. Martha Ann Lewis (d. 4th June, 1856, without issue).
ii. Smith,1 6. 2d August, 1792; d. - , 1835, without issue.
iii. Chastain,1 b. ist February, 1795; d. 16th December, 1838, unmarried.
iv. Mary,1 b. 21st October, 1796; m. 18th April, 1816, Charles Warner Lewis Carter, M. D. (6. August, 1773 ; d. 7th November, 1867), son of Edward and Mary Randolph (Lewis) Carter.
v. Martha,7 b. 14th June, 1799; d. 12th July, 1874; m. Ist February, 1825, Valentine Wood Southall, his second
h Son of Major Stephen and Martha (Wood) Southall ; grandson of Turner and Elizabeth (Barret) Southall, and great-grandson of Dacey and Martha (daughter of Nathaniel Vandervall) Southall, who settled in Henrico county about 1750. See Standard, October 9, 1880, for " The Southall Family." Martha, wife of Major Stephen Southall, was the daughter of Valentine and Lucy (Henry, daughter of Colonel John,
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
wife (b. 1793; d. 22d August, 1861), of Charlottesville, Virginia ; distinguished lawyer ; Speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia and member of the Virginia Con- vention of 1850-'1 and 1861 ; m. Ist, Mary Anne, daugh- ter of Alexander Garrett, and had issue. William Gar- rett,8 d. in infancy.
Issue of Charles Warner Lewis and Mary 7 (Cocke) Carter :
i. Mary Lewis,8 6. 13th January, 1817; m. 22d September, 1836, John Coles Singleton, of South Carolina (d. 20th September, 1852).
ii. Lucy Smith,8 b. 29th July, 1819; m. 15th October, 1840, Peter Carr Minor (b. 21st March, 1816 ; d. 30th October, 1879).
iii. Charles Everett,8 b. 5th February, 1821 ; d. 5th November, 1847, in the city of Mexico.
iv. Martha Champe,8 b. 5th April, 1830 ; m. 6th November, 1850, Moses Green' Peyton, Major Confederate States Army.
Issue of John Coles and Mary Lewis 8 (Carter) Singleton :
i. Mary Carter,9 m. Rev. Robert W. Barnwell, of South Car- olina. Issue : i. John Singleton ;10 ii. Robert.10
ii. Rebecca Coles,9 m. Hon. Alexander C. Haskell, of South Carolina. Issue : Rebecca Singleton 1º Haskell.
iii. Richard Randolph,9 m. Annie Broome. Issue: i. Eliza ;10 ij. Maria;10 iii. Lucy Champe ;10 iv. Chas. Carter;10 v. Kate;10 vi. Rebecca Coles.10
iv. Charles Carter,9 m. -.
v. John Coles,9 m. Harriet B. -. Issue: i. John;10 ii. Mary Carter ;10 iii. Harriett ;10 iv. Lucy.10
vi. Lucy E.,9 m. David Hemphill, of South Carolina.
Issue of Peter Carr and Lucy Smith & (Carter) Minor :
i. Frank Hugh,9 b. 29th November, 1842 ; d. 11th October, 1870. In the Confederate States Army.
ii. Charles Carter,9 6. 18th August, 1844.
and sister of Patrick Henry the orator) Wood. See "The Henry Family," Standard, May 29, 1880.
i Moses Green was Adjutant-General of Virginia during the war of 1812.
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DESCENDANTS OF J. P. AND M. M. (CHASTAIN) COCKE.
Issue of Major Moses Green and Martha Champe 8 (Carter) Peyton .
i. Bernard,9 A. M. of the University of Virginia ; medalist of the Jefferson Literary Society; practiced law in Rich- mond, Virginia, for several years, and was associate editor with William Lawrence Royall, of The Commonwealth ; general counsellor of the Georgia Pacific Railroad; with brilliant prospects before him, he was killed in a rail- road accident near Atlanta, Georgia, 14th December, 1885.
ii. Charles Carter,9 m. Elizabeth Kendrick.
iii. Champe Carter.º
iv. Mary Carter.9
v. Julia Amanda.9
vi. Imogene.9
Issue of Valentine Wood and Martha7 (Cocke) Southall :
i. William Henry,8b. 14th August, 1826; m. 10th January, 1849, Bettie Allen.
ii. James Cocke,8 LL.D., b. 2d September, 1828; m. 10th November, 1869, Eliza F. Sharp (b. 28th. May, 1836); author and scientist; editor of Richmond Examiner, and joint editor with Rev. William T. Richardson, D. D., of the Central Presbyterian.
iii. Stephen Valentine,8 b. 27th April, 1830; prominent lawyer of Charlottesville, Virginia; m. 8th February, 1866, Emily Gordon Voss.
iv. Lucy Smith,8 b. 12th April, 1833; m. November, 1856, Charles Sharp, of Norfolk, Virginia (b. 1828).
v. Mary Martha,8 b. 19th November, 1834; m. twice: Ist, April, 1858, Colonel John Thompson Brown, lawyer ; Colonel Confederate States Artillery ; (killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May, 1864); 2d, 5th July, 1876. Charles Scott Venable; Colonel Confederate States Army, on the staff of General R. E. Lee ; Professor of Mathe- matics, University of Virginia, from 1866; Chairman of its Faculty 1870-'73. Issue : Charles, 6. 1877.
j See the Standard, November 27, December 4, 1880, for "The Ven- able Family."
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vi. Florence Carter.8 b. 29th September, 1836; a. 20th January, 1854.
Issue of William Henry 8 and Bettie (Allen) Southall :
i. Joseph Allen,9 b. 5th April, 1854.
ii. Lizzie Lyle,9 b. 12th August, 1858; m. . 20th April, 1881, Ludolph Wilhelm Gunther, Jr., of Baltimore, Maryland. Issue : Maude Cecil,1º b. February, 1882.
iii. Valentine,9 b. 16th June, 1863.
iv. William,9 b. 25th November, 1864.
v. Thompson Brown,9 b. December 1866.
Issue of Dr. James Cocke 8 and Eliza F. (Sharp) Southall :
i. James Powell Cocke,9 b. 4th April 1871.
ii. Evelyn Henry,9 6. Ioth April, 1873.
Issue of Stephen Valentine3 and Emily Gordon (Voss) Southall :
i. Mary Stuart,9 b. December, 1866.
ii. Martha Cocke,9 6. November, 1867.
iii. Emily,9 b. April, 1869.
iv. Valentine,9 b. May, 1871.
Issue of Charles and Lucy Smith8 (Southall) Sharp :
i. Florence Southall,9 6. September, 1857.
ii. William Willoughby Southall,9 6. October, 1861.
Issue of Stephen6 and Jane Segar (Eggleston) Cocke :
i. Joseph Eggleston,7 m. Anne Mosby. No issue.
ii. James Powell,7 m. Caroline Lewis.
iii. Charles,7 m. Sarah W. Taylor.
iv. Judith,1 m. Peterfield Archer.
v. Mary C.,1 m. Richard Archer.
vi. Martha,7 m. W. T. Eggleston.
vii Nancy,7 d. young.
viii. Jane Segar,' m. James Hobson.
INDEX.
ABBOTT, 166. ABOASON, Jean, 59. Accokeek, 44. Accomac county, Va., 64, 65. ADAMS, Richard, Col., xi. Thomas, B., 186. ADKINS, Elvira, 172. Agen in Low Guienne, 5. AGNAST, Francois, 24. AIGLÉ, Jacob, 33 Matthieu, 74. Aiguefonde in High Languedoc, 4. AIKEN, M., 130. Aleason, 4. ALBRIGHT, 172. ALEXANDER, C., 146. C. Armistead, 147. Ellen, 147. Mary (Armistead), 147. Mary F., 147. W. Fontaine, 147. Alexandria Rifles, 188. Alexandria, Va., xiii. ALFRED T., 128.
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