John Cockrill | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Wythe County, Virginia, U.S. | December 19, 1757
Died |
April 11, 1837 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 79)
Residence | Cedar Street (now Charlotte Avenue), Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Parents |
John Cockrill Barbara Fox |
Spouse | Anne Robertson Johnson Cockrill |
Children | 8, including Mark R. Cockrill |
Occupation | Settler |
Major John Cockrill (December 19, 1757 - April 11, 1837) was an American settler. A veteran of the American Revolutionary War, he was one of 13 explorers to modern-day Nashville, Tennessee in 1779, and he received a land grant in modern-day Centennial Park in 1784.
Early life[]
Cockrill was born on December 19, 1757 in Wythe County, Virginia.[1][2] His father, John Cockrill, was a Welsh-born immigrant of Scottish descent who served in the French and Indian War of 1754-1763 and became a large planter in Richmond County, Virginia.[1]
Career[]
Cockrill served in the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, first under Colonel William Russell and later under Brigadier Lachlan McIntosh.[2] In 1779, he was one of 13 explorer who went down the Cumberland River to modern-day Nashville alongside James Robertson.[2]
Cockrill was granted land in modern-day Nashville in 1784.[1]
Personal life and death[]
Cockrill married Anne Robertson Johnson Cockrill, the sister of James Robertson.[1] They had eight children, including Mark R. Cockrill.[1] Cockrill built the first brick house in Nashville, on Cedar Street (now Charlotte Avenue).[1]
Cockrill died on April 11, 1837 in Nashville.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Armstrong, Zella (1918). Notable Southern Families. Chattanooga, Tennessee: Lookout Publishing Company. pp. 21–22. OCLC 994024199. https://archive.org/stream/notablesouthernf03arms#page/20/mode/2up.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zollicoffer Bond, Octavia (November 28, 1909). "The Cockrill Family". The Tennessean. p. 34. https://www.newspapers.com/image/119255588/?terms=%22john%2Bcockrill%22. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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