'Cocks1'
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Families covered: Cocks of Bishop's Cleeve, Cocks of Castleditch, Cocks of Crowie, Cocks of Dumbleton (Dumblaton), Cocks Lords Somers, Cocks of Woodmancote
| This family was originally based in Cocks Hall in Kent but this branch moved to Gloucestershire in the time of King Henry VIII. | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Cocks | |||||||||||||||
| m. _ Dymoke | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Cocks 'of Cox Green' of Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire (bur 26.11.1601) | ||||||||||||||
| BP1934 and BEB1841 start with this generation but, whilst BEB1841 supports Visitation in showing his eldest son Thomas as having a son, BP1934 reports that this Thomas was succeeded by "his 2nd but eldest surviving son" Richard. MGH identifies Thomas as the eldest son & heir in 1600. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Holland (a 1602, dau of Roger Holland of Dalton) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Cocks of Crowie (d 1638) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Cotton (a 1638, dau of George Cotton of Warblington, Hampshire) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir John Cocks of Crowie and Northley " whose issue (failed)" | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Russell (dau of Sir Thomas Russell of Strensham) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Dorothy Cocks (d 1722, dau/coheir) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Hanford of Woollas Hall (d 1682) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - George, Thomas, Christopher, Mary (b c1608, d 02.08.1630), Frances, Katherine, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Richard Cocks of Castleditch, Herefordshire (d before 02.03.1623/4) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Judith Elliot (bur 15.05.1638, dau/coheir of John Eliot of London) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Cocks of Castleditch | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Elton (dau of Ambrose Elton of Ledbury, Herefordshire) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Cocks of Castleditch (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Cocks of Castleditch (d 1724, Rev.) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Mary Cocks (d 04.02.1775) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.09.1724) John Cocks (d 24.06.1771) @1@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Charles Cocks of Worcester (MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Maria Somers (dau of John Somers of Clifton-upon-Severn, sister of John, Lord Somers, the Lord Chancellor) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Cocks of Bruckmans, Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1718, sp) Elizabeth Newport (dau of Richard Newport, Earl of Bradford) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1737) Anne Berkeley (d 1739, dau of William Berkeley, 4th Lord of Stratton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Cocks (d unm 1758) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Cocks of Castleditch (d 24.06.1771) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.09.1724) Mary Cocks (d 04.02.1775, dau of Rev. Thomas Cocks of Castleditch) @1@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Charles Cocks, 1st Lord Somers of Evesham (b 29.06.1725, d 30.01.1806) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (02/8.08.1759) Elizabeth Eliot (b 03.05.1739, d 01.01.1771, dau of Richard Eliot of Port Eliot, sister of Edward, 1st Lord of St. Germans) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Somers Cocks, 1st Earl Somers (b 06.05.1760, d 05.01.1841) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (19.03.1785) Margaret Nash (b 1760-1, d 09.02.1831, dau of Rev. Treadway Russell Nash by Margaret, dau of John Martin of Overbury) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Sommers Cocks, late Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers (b 19.03.1788, d 05.10.1852) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.02.1815) Caroline Harriet Yorke (d 27.05.1873, Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke) | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - Edward Charles (b 27.07.1786, d unm Burgos 08.10.1812, Major), James Somers (b 09.01.1790, d 05.07.1856, prebendary of Hereford, Canon of Worcester), Margaret Maria (d 10.05.1849) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (03.06.1834) Jane Cocks (b c1786, d 03.11.1868, dau of James Cocks, cousin, relict of Rev. George Waddington) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue (d unm) - Edward Charles (d 1781), Mary Judith, Hariot | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (20.05.1772) Anne Pole (d 1833, dau of Reginald Pole of Stoke) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Philip James Cocks (b 02.12.1774, d 01.04.1857, Lt. Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.11.1812) Frances Herbert (d 12.1870, dau of Arthur Herbert of Brewsterneld) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Reginald Cocks (b 14.01.1777, d 19.11.1805) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.12.1802) Anne Cocks (d 19.03.1810, dau of James Cocks, cousin) @3@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Anna Maria Cocks (d 27.07.1835) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.12.1797) Philip Yorke (d 29.05.1817, prebendary of Ely) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Joseph Cocks (bpt 14.01.1732, d 04.04.1775, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1758) Margaret Thornlioe (dau of John Thorniloe) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | James Cocks (b 22.06.1734) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.11.1772) Martha Watson (dau of Rear Admiral Charles Watson) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Anne Cocks (d 19.03.1810) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.12.1802) Reginald Cocks (b 14.01.1777, d 19.11.1805) @3@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Catherine Cocks (d 03.03.1830) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.11.1800) Joseph Yorke (b 05.05.1765, d 09.12.1830) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Jane Cocks (b c1786, d 03.11.1868, 4th dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Rev. George Waddington | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (03.06.1834) John Somers Cocks, 1st Earl Somers (b 06.05.1760, d 05.01.1841) @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Thomas Somers Cocks (b 03.12.1737, d 15.11.1796, 7th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.08.1768) Ann Thistlethwayte (dau of Alexander Thistlethwayte) | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - Thomas (b 1727, d 1779), John (bpt 14.04.1731, d unm, rector of Suckleigh, prebendary of Bristol), Philip (bpt 25.02.1735, d unm 17.09.1797, rector of Acton, prebendary of Lincoln), Richard (b 1740, d unm 01.1821), Robert (b 1741, d unm 1765), Timothy (b 1748, d 1757), Mary, Elizabeth (d 1808) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Catherine Cocks (d 13.06.1705/6) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.08.1704) James Harris of The Close, Salisbury (b 17.04.1674, d 26.08.1731) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Elizabeth Cocks (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Margaret Cocks (d 10.09.1761) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Lygon (b 10.04.1691, dvpsp 04.09.1716) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (b 1690, d 06.03.1764) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Mary Cocks apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.06.1712) Sir Nicholas Williams of Edwinsford, Bart (dsp 1745) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Dorothy Cocks (d 1685) apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Tracy of Toddington, 2nd Viscount of Rathcoole (b c1593, bur 11.05.1662) | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | 2 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sir Richard Cocks, 1st Bart of Dumbleton or Dumblaton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b c1602, d 16.09.1684) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1630) Susannah Elton (b 1604-5, d 10.03.1689, dau of Ambrose Elton of the Hasle by Anne, dau of Sir Edward Aston of Tixall) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Cocks (dvp 1669/70) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Cooke (dau of Sir Robert Cooke of Highnam by Dorothy Fleetwood) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Richard Cocks, 2nd Bart of Dumbleton or Dumblaton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b c1658, dsp 21.10.1726) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c10.1688) Frances Nevil (dau of Richard Nevil of Billingbear by Anne Heyden) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Bethel (b 21.08.1691, dau of William Bethell of Swindon, Yorkshire, by Elizabeth, dau of Sir John Brooke) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Sir Robert Cocks, 3rd Bart of Dumbleton or Dumblaton (b c1658, d 09.02.1735-6, rector of Bladon) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne (b c1669, d 05.11.1712, Mrs. Fulks of Oxford) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Robert Cocks, 4th Bart of Dumbleton or Dumblaton (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.08.1727) Elizabeth Cholmeley (d 30.01.1749, dau of James Cholmeley of Easton) | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | several sons (dsp) and 5 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Susanna Cocks | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Roger Thompson or Thomson of London | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Edward Fust, 3rd Bart of Hill (b 1667, d 1713) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Charles, Dorothy, Mary, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| b. | John Cocks (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Savage (dau of Walter Savage of Broadway) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Cocks (d 1716) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1666) Sir John Fust, 2nd Bart of Hill (b 1637, d 1698) | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue (d unm) - Charles, Judith | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Peter Cocks (bpt 24.03.1566, bur 04.04.1612, Rector of Bishop's Cleeve) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from MGH with partial support from BLG1886 ('Lawrence of Sandywell Park'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (04.02.1606) Katherine Bridges (bur 02.08.1641, dau of Charles Bridges of Wilton (son of 1st Lord Chandos by Elizabeth Grey), m2. Rev. Timothy Gate) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Charles Cocks of Woodmancote in Bishop's Cleeve | ||||||||||||||
| MGH identifies Charles as "only son" but then shows a 2nd Charles as his brother. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Dorothy Cocks (bur 27.04.1664, dau of John Cocks of London & Harstead) @4@ below | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Cocks of Worcester & Harkstead (dsp before 05.08.1682) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.05.1655) Mary Backett (d before 04.08.1682) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Dorothy Cocks (d before 29.03.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Mawhood of London (a 1682) | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Mary (a 1667, dvp), Katherine (bpt 14.03.1652, d before 01.06.1682) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Joan (bur 14.09.1698) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Charles Cocks (bpt 05.02.1666, bur 13.01.1670) | ||||||||||||||
| f. | John Cocks of Woodmancote (bpt 26.11.1668, d 07.04.1729) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.06.1698) Mary Freeman (b c1672, bur 25.09.1746, dau of William Freman of Alderton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Mary Cocks (bpt 23.02.1699, bur 24.08.1762) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Lawrence of Sevenhampton (d 1764) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Dorothy Cocks (bpt 28.01.1706, bur 03.02.1783) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hayward of Bourton-on-the-Hill (bur 24.10.1750) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Hayward (bpt 27.03.1739, bur 02.04.1739) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Mary Hayward (bpt 08.07.1732, d 15.11.1804) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.10.1766) Walter Lawrence of Sevenhampton (d 01.06.1810) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Margery Cocks (bpt 15.02.1708, d before 1756) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Mason of Tewkesbury | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Katherine Cocks (bpt 18.06.1714, bur 27.04.1771) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hyet of Bishop's Cleeve (bur 1782) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Thomas (bpt 07.12.1741, bur 02.08.1792, cleric), Mary (bpt 09.05.1743, bur 25.08.1815) | ||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue - Charles (bpt 29.03.1701, bur 01.02.1702), John (bpt 18.04.1705, d 12.1724), James (bpt 13.07.1711, bur 29.07.1782), Joan (bpt 05.03.1698, d unm bur 22.11.1777), Frances (bpt 05.01.1702, d unm bur 17.03.1789) | ||||||||||||||
| g. | Peter Cocks of Cleeve (bpt 17.11.1672, bur 05.03.1718) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Webb (bur 22.04.1748) | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue (a 1718) - Thomas of Cleeve (bpt 11.06.1696, bur 24.11.1720), Charles (bpt 01.01.1704), Peter (bpt 29.09.1707, bur 07.03.1778), Seth (bpt 31.08.1714), Mary (bpt 07.01.1698), Jane (bpt 16.12.1700), Anne (bpt 04.11.1702), Jone (bpt 25.06.1712, a 1718?) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Charles Cocks of Norton, Suffolk (d 02.12.1679) | ||||||||||||||
| See the note under the Charles shown above as this Charles's brother. There may be something wrong here! | |||||||||||||||
| m. (16.01.1659) Susan Mileson (d 20.07.1664, dau/coheir of Borodell Mileston of Norton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Leicester Cocks of Littleham in Norton (bpt 13.09.1661, d 21.05.1681) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Cocks (bpt 01.04.1610, a 1666) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.01.1626) Thomas Williams of Monmouth | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - Marie (bur 21.12.1607), Dorothea of Monmouth (bpt 04.10.1611, d before 08.07.1666) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | John Cocks of London (bpt 08.03.1583, d before 18.07.1631, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Coningsby (dau of Beaumont Coningsby of Harkstead by Dorothy) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Dorothy Cocks (a 1654) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Cocks of Woodmancote @4@ above | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - John of Norton (dsp before 24.03.1654), James of Harkstead (d unm before 16.06.1674) | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Anne Cocks (d before 1654) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Barnsley or Barnsly of Barnsley Hall | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Dorothy Cocks (bpt 08.1567, bur 28.06.1646) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Edmond Hutchins (Hitchins or Hutchyngs) of Dumbledon (d before 08.12.1604) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Charles Percy of Dumbleton (bur 09.07.1628, son of Henry, 8th Earl of Northumberland) | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Elizabeth Cocks (bpt 03.08.1574, a 1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Stanford (or Stamford) of Pery Hall | |||||||||||||||
| H.+ | other issue - Seth (d young), Henry (bpt 09.05.1570, dsp), Charles of the Middle Temple & Dumbledon (bpt 02.02.1571, d unm 15.08.1654), Christopher (bpt 20.03.1573, a 1629, dsp, Ambassdor), George (bpt 24.06.1578, dsp before 1629), James of London (bpt 14.10.1582, a 1646, had issue), Elizabeth (bpt 05.11.1568, d young), Wynnefrede (bpt 04.12.1580, bur 27.10.1583) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 ('Somers'), BEB1841 ('Cocks of Dumblaton'), MGH (vol 1, 1868, 'Cocks Pedigree', p238+) with some support/input from Visitation (Worcestershire, 1634, 'Cocks')
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