Cockrell Family  

John Cockrell B: 1600 England D: 1630

   Andrew Cockrell B: 1630 D: 1673 M: 1653 Angel Corbell 1635-1672

      John Cockrell B: 1663 D: 1726 M: 1700 Lucretia Neale B: 1680 D: 1711 Va

Thomas Cockrell B: 1706 D: 1777 M1: Ann M2: Elizabeth Ramey born 1703 M3: Deborah Sanford.

John Cockrell B: 1725 Wales D: 1757 M1: Susan Cockrell M2: Deborah Barbara Cockrell M3: Susan Tapling B: 1720 D: 1749

Simon Cockrell, Sr. B: 1745 D: 07/18/1839 M: 07/17/1768 Mary Magdalene Vardeman B: 10/27/1752 D: 05/17/1819

1~Simon Cockrell, Jr. B: 07/07/1771 Botetourt Cty, Virginia D: 09/13/1857 M1: 07/17/1786 Polly Smith, in Wythe County, Virginia. Was regarded as the wealthiest man in Estill and Breathitt counties. He lived in that part of Breathitt which was taken from Estill County formed in 1808. He had lived in Estill County for 31 years. When Breathitt County was formed, (was Batill  until April 4, 1939, act approved). Simon Cockrell Sr. made a gift of ten acres, for the site of the county seat. This was named Breathitt Town, later changed to Jackson, in honor of Andrew Jackson. This site included the square in which the Court House and Jail are erected. Simon owning many slaves and cattle and large bodies of coal and timber lands. Simon remarried 1813 KY, to Mary Smith, daughter of Charles Smith. B: 1794 KY D: 05/07/1855 at their decease were buried on their home property, custom among the Mountain people, especially during the early days. This property, the burial ground excepted, passed into the George Sewell family. A stream in the Frozen Creek Valley was named for Simon Cockrell. Cockrell's Fork has its confluence with Cope's Fork itself a tributary of Frozen Creek, close to the small bridge on Cope's Fork, but generally known as "the Cockrell Fork Bridge of Frozen. Father of Paurlina, Louisa, Jeremiah, Vardaman, John, Miles, James, Elisha, Logan, McKinley, Harrison, Simon, Benjamin, Franklin Dock) and Henry.

01~Joseph Cockrell B: 1794 in Virginia D

1~Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell B: 09/05/1814 in Batill County, Kentucky D: 09/15/1856 Platte County, Missouri M: 10/01/1840 Louisa Mayo, in Johnson County, Missouri.

2~James Cockrell B: 1817 Breathitt County, Kentucky D: 12/11/1860 Breathitt County, Kentucky, killed by a falling tree M: 1839 Anna Allen, was regarded as being the brightest and one of the handsomest young ladies in the county and intellectually she had no superior.    9 children

1~Eliza Louisa Cockrell B: 1840 D:    M: Addison Bowman B: 1834 D:

2~E. Logan Cockrell B: 1842 D:    M: 

3~Zerilda Cockrell B: 1844  D:   M: James Cope

4~Mary Cockrell B:. 1846 

5~Malissa Cockrell  B:. 1848 D:   M: 12/25/1870 Edward Marcum Breathitt Co., KY

6~James Clinton Cockrell  B: 1852

7~Clifton Cockrell   B: 1852 D: 02/02/1890 Breathitt Cty, KY M: 11/16/1871  Sarah Jett B: 12/23/1856  D: 12/1889 Breathitt County, KY

1~Samuel J. Cockrell  B:    D:   M: Roberta Blanton, daughter of County Judge William H. Blanton. Samuel was elected and served as sheriff of Breathitt County from 1926-29; was elected and served as Jailer of Breathitt County, 1930- 1933; and was appointed United States Commissioner, Eastern Kentucky District April 1936.

1~Ollie James Cockrell B:     D:    M: Susan Bach of the Quicksand Bachs  Ollie was an attorney-at-law practicing in the Jackson Course

2~Tom Cockrell B:   D:  Was arrested and the case transferred to Powell County. He was in the Circuit Court of Powell County and acquitted on "Self Defense". 

8~Armina Cockrell  B: 12/14/1855 

9~Evoline Cockrell B: 18561817-1860 M: Anna Allen

3~Paulina Cockrell Paulina Cockrell B:1818 in Breathitt County, Kentucky D: 03/30/1862 Texas M: 1841 Henry C. Bohannon, son of Simon Bohanan, a prominent citizen of Woodford County, purchased the tract of land on the north side of the river opposite the mouth of Cane Creek when it was a part of Estill County, and improved it very handsomely as a home for himself and two sons, Lewis and Henry, who were gentlemen of education and refinement and also as a summer home for his wife and two lovely daughters, who would come up from Woodford County via Hazel Green on horseback and spend the summer months. (This house contained eight rooms, two stories, and the lumber in it had all been hand hewed.   

1~Logan Cockrell Bohannon B: 1845

2~Mary J. Bohannon             B: 1843

4~Elisha Logan Cockrell 12/04/1823 in Breathitt County, Kentucky D: 11/02/1876 Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky M: 07/01/1851 Rebecca Ann McMonegal in Estill County, Ky Member Ky Letislator, Owsley Cty, 1847, Judge of Estill Cty Court for many years   12 children 

1~Mary P. Cockrell    B: 1848 D:   M: -Broaddus D: 12/02/1893 in KY

2~Sarah L. Cockrell   B: 1851 D:   M:3~Arabella Frances Cockrell B: 11/11/1852 in Estill County, KY

4~Madison Cockrell    B: 11/06/1854 in Estill County, KY

5~Naoma Cockrell      B: 08/15/1856 in Estill County, KY

6~Amanda Cockrell   B: 1858

7~Logan Cockrell       B:  02/04/1858 in Estill County, KY

8~Ella Cockrell           B: 1859

9~Rebecca Cockrell   B: 1862 

10~Florence Cockrell B: 1867 

11~Lizzie Cockrell      B: 1869

12~George Cockrell   B: 1871

5~Harrison L. Cockrell B: 06/18/1826 Breathitt County, Kentucky D: 04/22/1876 M: 1848  Fanny Sewell.  State Senator, Estill Co 1869-73: Presidental Elector 1868      7 children

1~Mary J. Cockrell  B: 1856 D:          M: Robert C. Hill

2~Flora Cockrell B: 07/11/1858 D:     M: Eugene Bushby

3~Isabella Cockrell B: 1858       D:     M: William H. Gardner

4~Fannie Cockrell B: 1862         D:    M: 

5~Hortence B. Cockrell B: 1860 D:    M: 

6~Harrison Cockrell B: 1866       D:    M: Elizabeth Richardson

7~Susan E. Cockrell B: 10/08/1852    D:    M:

6~Rev McKinley Cockrell B: 06/16/1827 Breathitt County, Kentucky D: 01/22/1855 Wolfe Cty, Kentucky M: 07/27/1847 Emily Jane Trimble. B: 01/04/1828 D: 12/12/1897 (Emily remarried to Andrew Porter Lacy). He was the Pastor of the Christian Church. They were married by the Rev. Joseph Rickle. 

1-Lou Ellen (Lula) Cockrell B: 06/15/1848 D: 04/06/1926. M: 1874 William O. Mize 1844-1915 

2~Mary B. Cockrell B: 1850 D:   M: Drew Godsey B: 1848

3~Henry C Cockrell 1851-1854

4~Lizzie A Cockrell 1853-1855

5~Son Cockrell B: 1854 D: 06/30/1855 in Morgan County, Kentucky

7~Benjamin Franklin Cockrell B: 1830 Breathitt County, Kentucky D: 1890 Ezel, Morgan County, Kentucky M: Elizabeth J. Maxey   4 children

1~Clifton Cockrell B: 02/05/1858 Blackwater, Morgan County, KY D:      M: CatherineHazelrigg

2~Aley Cockrell       B: 1859 D:    M:

3~Mary L. Cockrell  B: 1862 D:

4~Eugenia Cockrell B: 1863  D:    M

8~Louisa C. Cockrell B: 1833 Breathitt County, Kentucky D:    M: Rev James W. Daniel 4 children

1~Alonzo Daniel     B: 1849

2~Alphonso Daniel B: 1849

3~Winslow Daniel   B: 03/24/1853

4~Madora Daniel    B: 09/ 27/1855 

9~Capt. Simon Cockrell B: 1837 Breathitt County, Kentucky D: 08/1866 Estill County, Kentucky  M: Nancy Vaughn   5 children

1~McKinley Cockrell B: 08/14/1857 in Red River, Morgan County, Kentucky

2~Leban T. Cockrell B: 18593~William Henry Cockrell B: 04/15/1859 in Morgan County, KY

4~Mary Ella Cockrell B: 03/04/1861 in Wolfe County, KY

5~Nannie Cockrell    B: 1866 

10~Henry B. Cockrell B: 1841 Breathitt County, Kentucky D:   M: Rhoda McQuinn who later divorced him for mistreatment. Second wife of Rev. William Cockrell Baptist minister 
11~John Miles Cockrell B: 1841 in Breathitt County, Kentucky D: Independence, Missouri.  M: Fannie Stewart    4 children

1~Blanche Cockrell    B: 1863

2~Belle Cockrell         B: 1865

3~Bradley Cockrell     B; 1867

4~Strawther Cockrell B: 1869

2~John Cockrell 1772 - 1833

3~Morgan Cockrell 1778 - 1842 M: Hanna Andrews

1~Alexander Cockrell 1834 - 1908 

4~Jeremiah Cockrell 1779 - 1800

5~Moses Cockrell 1781 - 1825 M: Barthena Chadwell 1755 - 1848

1~Elizabeth Cottrell 1799-

6~James Cockrell 1781 - 1843 M1:      M2: Maria T Stovall 1804-1896

1~ Elizabeth Cockrell 1811-

2~Lydia Cockrell 1813- 

3~Mary H Cockrell 1838-1920

4~Henry Clay Cockrell 1840-

5~Maria Pete Cockrell 1842 - 1936

7~Celia Cockrell 1784 - 1814 M: Presley Davis 1775-1869

8~Sally Cockrell 1787 - 1850 M: Presley Davis 1775-1869  

9~William Cockrell 1790 - 1890 M: Nancy Wright 

10~Elizabeth Cockrill 1792 - 1820 M: Thomas Hunt 1771-1839

11~Joseph Cockrell B: 1794 in Virginia D: 1839  M: 1832 Nancy Ellis 1812 - 1883 KY

1~Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell 1832 - 1915

2~Francis Marion Cockrell 1834 - 1915 

12~Alexander Cockrell 1797 - 1860 M: Sarah Savilla Helms 1790-1850

13~Daniel Cockrell 1798 - 1812