Person:William Cocke (1)

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William Cocke, M.D.
b.25 Mar 1672 Sudbury, Suffolk, England
d.22 Oct 1720 Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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m. 4 Sep 1699
  1. Elizabeth Cocke1701 - 1762
  2. Catesby Cocke1702 - 1763
  3. Ann Cocke
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Name William Cocke, M.D.
Gender Male
Birth[2] 25 Mar 1672 Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Degree[2] 1693 EnglandQueens College
Marriage 4 Sep 1699 Sudbury, Suffolk, EnglandSt. Peter's Church
to Elizabeth Jekyll Catesby
Death[2] 22 Oct 1720 Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Burial[2] Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, United Statesunder the floor of Bruton Parish Church
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  • 10 Jun 1712 - Gov. Spotswood took advantage of the departure of the former governor Edmund Jenings and made Cocke secretary of the colony
  • Aug 1713 - Virginia leadership appointed Cocke to fill the vacant seat on the Virginia Governor's Council
References
  1.   Perrin, William Henry, ed. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. (Chicago, IL, USA: O. L. Baskin, 1882)
    498-499.

    ... Ann, daughter of John Coche [sic], Secretary of State, under the Colonial Government. Her mother's name was Catesby, sister of Marsh Catesby, a writer on Natural History. ...

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 William Cocke (politician), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    includes sources, last accessed Jul 2025.

    William Cocke (1672 – 1720) was an English politician and doctor in the early 1700s. He was among the first university-trained doctors in Colony of Virginia. ...

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