Person:Jester Cocke (4)

Records in Virginia

1748 Jester Cocke was on the Lunenburg Co VA (present Franklin Co) tax list of John Phelps, listed adjacent to Walker and Dyal(1). John and Amus Richardson were nearby(2). Charles Cock was on the same list, adjacent Ducker and Beard. [Source: Bell, Landon C, Sunlight on the Southside. (Philadelphia, PA: np, 1931) (Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Co, reprint 1991), p 85].

1749 Jester Cock was on the Lunenburg Co VA (present Franklin Co) tax list of Nicholas Haile, adjacent to Choat and Kahoy.(4) Abell Richardson was nearby,(5) and John and Amos Richardson were on the list.(6) Charles Cock was on the same list, adjacent Guthrey and Standeford. [Source: Bell, Landon C, Sunlight on the Southside. (Philadelphia, PA: np, 1931) (Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Co, reprint 1991), p 97].

1750 Jester Cock and Charles Cock were in the same household on the Lunenburg Co VA (present Franklin Co) tax list of Nicholas Haile, adjacent Rush and Chote,(8) with Amus, Benjamin, Abel and John Richardson being on the same list. [[Source: Bell, Landon C, Sunlight on the Southside. (Philadelphia, PA: np, 1931) (Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Co, reprint 1991), p 135-137].

1752 Jester Cock and Charles Cock were adjacent on the Lunenburg Co VA (present Franklin Co) tax list of John Phelps, adjacent Richardson (Abel, Benjamin & Joseph) and Mackey. [[Source: Bell, Landon C, Sunlight on the Southside. (Philadelphia, PA: np, 1931) (Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Co, reprint 1991), p 208].

1753 (October 2) Joseph Richardson conveyed bill of sale to Jester Cox. [Lunenburg County VA Deed Book 3:307].

1754 (August 26) Jester Cox recanted as to the character of John Mead on July 31, 1751. [Bedford County VA Deed Book1:14].

1755 (March 11) Jester Cox had a survey made for 148A on White Oak Bottom Creek. "a north fork of Maaggotty Creek."(14) Same date he had a survey mede for 328A on both sides of Marley's Creek, "a south fork of Maggotty Creek", near Wolf Trap fork. [Beford County VA Surveyor's Record p1:9 and 2:7].

1778 (April 20) Jester Cox' property line was mentioned in a survey for William Mead for 5800A on the Staunton River and Gills Creek, near Grimes, Simmons, Charter, Richardson, Allison, Taylor, Holland, Meador and Holloway. [Bedford County VA Surveyor's Record p3:115].

Citations

http://www.geocities.ws/sabrinakaye_99/coxevidence.html

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   http://home.southwind.net/~crowther/Cocke/Ancestors.htm