| Ancestors of Daniel Rakes, Pg 5 |
| Generation No. 7 68. Edward "Ned" Cockram, born Abt. 1740 in Franklin Co., Va; died Bef. Jul 1816 in Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., VA. He was the son of 136. Samuel Cockram and 137. Unknown. He married 69. Mary "Polly" Edwards Aft. 1763 in Franklin Co., VA. 69. Mary "Polly" Edwards, born Abt. 1750 in Virginia; died Aft. 1815 in Franklin Co., Va. She was the daughter of 138. William Edwards Sr. and 139. Ann. More About Edward "Ned" Cockram: Military service: American Revolutionary War Will: 01 Jul 1816, Proved, mentions wife Mary and ten children by name. Children of Edward Cockram and Mary Edwards' are: 34 i. Nathaniel "Nathan" Cockram, born Abt. 1765 in Henry Co., VA; died 19 May 1860 in Patrick Co., Va; married Bathsheba "Bashie" Pedigo 12 Jan 1798 in Patrick Co., VA. ii. Preston Kendrick Cochran Sr., born Abt. 1766 in Patrick Co., VA; died Abt. 1842 in Barren Co., KY; married (1) Susannah Pemberton 04 Nov 1804 in Patrick Co., VA; born Abt. 1766; died Abt. 1829; married (2) Elizabeth F. "Betty" Edwards 16 Jun 1832 in Barren Co., KY; born Abt. 1810. iii. Mary Jane Cockran, born Abt. 1768 in Virginia. iv. Isham Cockran Sr., born Abt. 1773 in Henry Co., VA; died Bef. 1840 in Patrick Co., VA; married Sarah Rakes Mar 1795 in Patrick Co., VA; born Abt. 1775. More About Isham Cockran Sr.: Will: Mentioned in Charles Rakes' will. v. Rachel Cockran, born Abt. 1780 in Franklin Co., Va; died 13 Dec 1823 in Patrick Co., VA; married Richard "Dickey" Wood Abt. 1795 in Patrick Co., VA; born Abt. 1769; died 12 Jan 1859. More About Rachel Cockran: Burial: Wood's Gap Cemetery, Patrick Co., VA vi. Lydia Cockram, born Abt. 1785 in Virginia; died 21 May 1823 in Casey Co., KY; married Henry Pemberton/Pendleton Aft. 1816; born Abt. 1785. vii. Edward Cockran Jr., born Abt. 1786 in Henry Co., VA; died 29 Nov 1867; married Mary "Bashie" Rakes 04 Nov 1806 in Patrick Co., VA; born Abt. 1790; died Bef. 1850. viii. Charlotte Cochran, born Abt. 1788 in Virginia; married James Parker 09 Sep 1818 in Franklin Co., VA; born Abt. 1785; died 22 Sep 1822. ix. Sarah "Sally" Cochran, born Abt. 1790 in Virginia; married David Proffitt Sr. 21 Oct 1813 in Franklin Co., VA; born Abt. 1789. x. Lucinda "Leah" Cochram, born 23 Nov 1770 in Franklin Co., Va; died Abt. 1840 in Metcalfe Co., KY; married Henry "Jepso" Pedigo 23 Nov 1790 in Franklin Co., VA; born 1765 in Halifax, Halifax Co., VA; died 20 Oct 1810 in Barren Co., KY, killed by a falling tree. More About Lucinda "Leah" Cochram: Burial: Pedigo Graveyard, near Randolph, Metcalfe Co., KY More About Henry "Jepso" Pedigo: Burial: Pedigo-Neville-Genie Glass Cemetery, Randolph, (now) Metcalfe Co., KY 70. Edward "Ned" Pedigo, born 15 Nov 1730 in Baltimore Co., MD; died 26 Apr 1834 in Barren Co., KY. He was the son of 140. Henry Pedigo and 141. Amy Greene. He married 71. Hannah Elkins Bef. 1760 in Halifax Co., VA. 71. Hannah Elkins, born 1743 in Franklin Co., Va; died Abt. 1813 in Barren Co., KY. She was the daughter of 142. Ralph Elkins III. Notes for Edward "Ned" Pedigo: This taken from a letter dated 08 Nov 1904, written by George Edwin Pedigo (then 86) from Randolph, Metcalfe Co., KY... "In the year 1805 my grandfather, Joseph Pedigo (eldest son of Edward "Ned" Pedigo) moved from Virginia to Kentucky and settled down near Pleasant Hill. The house is on the land he bought (250 acres). Two or three years after this he went back to Virginia and moved Grandsire Ned (Edward "Ned" Pedigo) to Kentucky and settled him on part of his land (Joseph's). Grandsire Ned lived there until the death of his wife, then went to his son Joseph's and lived and died there. My mother having died, I was placed at my grandmother's and grandfather's (Joseph and Dolly Edwards Pedigo) and waited on Grandsire Ned until he died. He was uried 2-1/2 miles N of Pleasant Hill Church. No graveyard here then." The family (Henry, et al.) settled near Annapolis, MD. There is a well defined tradition that Robert and Edward ran away from their home and never returned. They explained to their immediate descendants that they fled from the tyrannical stepmother. The story goes that this stepmother was a devotee of fashion and gaieties of society and that she pressed the two stepsons into all sorts of menial service, and gave them no opportunity of education. Under the stress of the situation, Robert, being sent to drive a herd of milk cows one afternoon, failed to return. Later he went back and succeeded in getting a secret interview with Edward and persuaded him to go with him. An interesting note in the story is that the stepmother was extremely proud of her fair complexion. Among other cosmetic precautions, she set aside a jug of milk with which to bathe her face each morning. The two boys, before their final departure, gathered green walnuts, squeezed the juice from them and poured it into the milk jug. (Green walnut juice, when coming in contact with the skin, turns that skin a deep brown, almost black. The stain is indelible, cannot be removed, and must wear off gradually.) The two brothers wandered as far as the York River Valley in Virginia, remaining there until they were grown men. They worked their way through the wilderness to the South Piedmont region, to the locality now covered by Henry and Patrick Co. They were among the pioneers in that region and took up large areas of land under royal grants. Robert settled on the north side, Edward on the south side of Smiths River. Any well-informed surveyor in Henry Co., to this day, can point out a very old tree as Pedigo Corner. This colonial landmark is on Mulberry Creek near the town of Martinsville, VA. Military service: Edward Perigord fought in the French and Indian War, and was with Washington at Fort Duquesne, July 1775, the scene of General Braddock's defeat, he being one of thirty Virginians who left the battlefield. He fought in the Revolutionary War, as well, and is listed with the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) Edward Pedigo (sp. Edward Pediford) is on the honor list, D.A.R. lineage book 4:252. D.A.R. certificate names him as Edward Pedigo. He is actually listed in the book under both names. ************************************************************************************************************* Muster Rolls and Pay Rolls--National Archives Microfilm, Record Group 93, M881, Roll 995 Virginia 5th and 11th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P. 7 VA Edward Pedeford, _______} Capt. Charles Fleming's Co., 7th Virginia Reg't of Foot, commanded by Alexander McClenacham, Esq. COMPANY MUSTER ROLL: from Dec 01, 1777 to May 01, 1778 Roll dated: May 03, 1778 Enlisted: Feb 13___ (no year given) Term: 1 yr. Remarks: Sick present ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ P. 7 VA Edward Pedeford, Pvt.} Capt. Charles Fleming's Co., 7th Virginia Reg't of Foot, commanded by Alexander McClenacham, Esq. COMPANY PAY ROLL: from Dec 1, 1777 to Apr 30, 1778 Commencement of Pay: Feb 13 ____ (no year given) Time of service: 2 mo 19 days Pay per month: 6-2/3 Dollars >>I have two more pages of these transcripts, including Edwards re-enlistment at Valley Forge in June of 1778, but you get the idea...dsr |
| More About Edward "Ned" Pedigo: Military enlistment 1: 13 Feb 1778, Enlisted for one year, Revolutionary War, Seven Virginia of Foot, Capt. Charles Fleming's Company Military enlistment 2: Dec 1779, Duration of Revolutionary War Military service: French and Indian Wars More About Hannah Elkins: Burial: Pedigo-Neville-Genie Glass Cemetery, Randolph, (now) Metcalfe Co., KY Children of Edward Pedigo and Hannah Elkins are: i. Joseph Pedigo Sr., born 03 May 1761 in Halifax Co., Va; died 14 May 1833 in Barren Co., KY; married Dorothy "Dolly" Edwards 1783 in Halifax Co., VA. ii. Levi Pedigo Sr., born 1763 in Halifax, Halifax Co., VA; died 21 Aug 1816 in Barren Co., KY; married (1) Mary Newman in Virginia; married (2) Mary Blakely 18 Dec 1797 in Patrick Co., VA. iii. Henry "Jepso" Pedigo, born 1765 in Halifax, Halifax Co., VA; died 20 Oct 1810 in Barren Co., KY, killed by a falling tree; married Lucinda "Leah" Cochram 23 Nov 1790 in Franklin Co., VA; born 23 Nov 1770 in Franklin Co., Va; died Abt. 1840 in Metcalfe Co., KY. iv. Abel Pedigo, born Abt. 1770 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; died 01 Dec 1847 in Patrick Co., VA; married Susannah Ross 17 Sep 1792 in Franklin Co., VA. v. Elizabeth Pedigo, born Abt. 1773 in Henry Co., VA; died Aft. 1880 in Culpepper Co., VA; married (1) William Edwards Jr. 18 Mar 1793 in Henry Co., VA; married (2) John H. Manor 25 Dec 1864 in DeKalb Co., TN. 35 vi. Bathsheba "Bashie" Pedigo, born 1778 in Patrick Co., VA; married Nathaniel "Nathan" Cockram 12 Jan 1798 in Patrick Co., VA. vii. Elijah Pedigo, born 1780 in Martinsville, Henry Co., Va; died Abt. 1806 in (in the) Smith River, VA; married Sarah "Sally" Hall 31 Jan 1805. Notes for Elijah Pedigo: Elijah, Sally, and their infant son drowned in the Smith River about 1806. viii. Lucy Pedigo, born 1783 in Henry Co., VA; died Aft. 1850 in Texas; married Jesse Clark Sr. 25 Mar 1801 in Henry Co., VA. ix. Elkin Pedigo, born 1784 in Henry Co., VA; died 1845 in Wayne Co., MO; married (1) Martha Patsy Harris 20 Sep 1805; married (2) Jane Wilson 26 Jan 1833 in Russell Co., VA. x. Hannah Pedigo, born 1785 in Henry Co., VA; married John Reeves 27 Oct 1807 in Barren Co., KY. xi. Moses Pedigo, born 1787 in Henry Co., VA. xii. John Pedigo, born 14 Oct 1788 in Franklin Co., Va; died 19 Feb 1891 in Worthington, Greene Co., IN; married (1) Frances Hill 20 Dec 1810 in Barren Co., KY; married (2) Amy T. Neblett 02 Sep 1824. xiii. Nancy E. Pedigo, born 1789 in Patrick Co., VA; married (1) John Sneed III 14 Sep 1807 in Patrick Co., VA; married (2) John W. Tuggle Sr. 27 Dec 1816 in Patrick Co., VA. xiv. Amy Pedigo, born 1790 in Potluck, Patrick Co., Va; died Abt. 1865 in Lawrence Co., VA; married Benjamin Hardy 20 Jan 1819 in Barren Co., KY. xv. Keziah "Kizzy" Pedigo, born 1792 in Patrick Co., VA; died Abt. 1834 in Barren Co., KY; married (1) James Edwards 16 Feb 1809 in Patrick Co., VA; married (2) William W. Bell 24 Feb 1814 in Barren Co., KY. |