I547: Johnson J. COCKRILL (ABOUT 1784

Johnson J. COCKRILL

ABOUT 1784 - 30 Jul 1851

OCCUPATION: Kentucky State Senator
BIRTH: ABOUT 1784, Nash Co., NC
DEATH: 30 Jul 1851, Allen Co., KY

Father: William COCKRILL
Mother: Frances JONES

Family 1 : Obedience CUSENBERRY

MARRIAGE: 2 Jan 1815, Warren Co., KY

 
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                     _William COCKRELL _|
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 _William COCKRILL _|
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|--Johnson J. COCKRILL 
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|_Frances JONES ____|
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Notes:

His name is a source of confusion: Johnson J. Cockrill had a cousin, Johnson J. Cockrell, who also lived in Kentucky and was the son of his father's brother, Anderson Cockrell.

According to Dr. John Baker, he was a "State Senator & first jailor in Allen County, Kentucky. His portrait is up in the Court House at Scottsville, Kentucky, County Seat of Allen County."

From Allen County, Kentucky History & Biographies ( a reprint by Mountain Press: Signal Mountain, Tennessee of History of Kentucky, by Lewis Colins -1882c and Kentucky: A History of the State, by W. H. Perrin, J. H. Battle and G. C. Kniffin - 1885), pp 36-37:

[under the biography of Col. Robert F. Pulliam]

Col. Pulliam's maternal grandfather, Ellis, was a native of Virginia; he came to Kentucky at an early day, and made his home for a time near Lexington, where he married Miss Biddie Cushenberry, and afterwards removed to the Green River country, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died early and left a widow and three children; the widow afterward married Johnson J. Cockrell, who was the first representative of Allen County in the State Legislature, and theirs was the first child born in Scottsville.

Johnson J. Cockrill is listed in the early Warren County, Kentucky tax records along with his father, William. He appears to have had the most property of all the Cockrill family members living in the area at that time (as well as the most wealthy), and unlike the rest of them he also owned a number of slaves.

Extracted from the Warren County KY Tax List, 1809-1828, microfilm box 373:

WARREN COUNTY, KENTUCKY TAX RECORDS
YEAR	NAME	LAND	WATERCOURSE	Entered	WM/B16/TB/H	TVALUE

1809	Cockrall J. Johnson	140	Walnut Creek	J? Badger	1 - - 2

1810	(missing)

1811	Cockerel J. Johnson	140	Walnut Creek	I ?	1 - - 1

1812	Cockerill J. Johnson	144	Walnut Creek	J Hedger	1 1 2 3	$25

1813	Cockrill Johnson J	144	Walnut Creek	J Hedges	1 1 2 2	$27

1814	(missing)

WM= White Male over 21; B16 = Blacks over 16; TB == total Blacks; H = Horses

Can not be found in either the Warren or Allen County tax records for 1815.

The following is a partial listing of Johnson's tax records in Allen County (Allen County, KY Tax List, 1815-1848, roll 6):

ALLEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY TAX RECORDS
YEAR	NAME	LAND	WATERCOURSE	Entered	WM/B16/TB/H	TVALUE

1816	Cockrill J. Johnson	150	Barren River	John Hedge
	same	200	"	David Pevey?
	same	165	"	David Kean	1242	5660

1817	Cockrill J. Johnson	150	Walnut Creek	Badger ?	1 2 5 2
	same	200	Bays Fork			955
	same	100	Walnut Creek

1818	(missing)

1819	Cockrill J. Johnson	200	B. Fork	A. Lawry	1 3 5 2
	same	166	same
	same	200	same	E. Briggs
	same
	same					5146.60

1820	Cockrill J. Johnson	300	B Fork	H. Morrison	1 2 4 2
	same	200	B Fork	H. Loway
	same	200	W Creek	W. Craig
	same	130	T Creek
	same					3830

1821	Cockrill Johnson J	200	B Fork	H. Morrison	1 3 5 5
	same	200	W Creek	H. Lowery
	same	200	B Fork	W. Craig
	same	161	R (T?) Creek	?Kevin		4300

1822	Cockrille Johnson J	200	B Fork	H Lowery	1 3 5 5
	same	200	same	H Morrison
	same	200	W Creek	W Craig
	same	166	T Creek	D Kiev		5700

1823	Cockrille Johnson J	200	B Fork	H Harrison	1 2 4 7
	same	200	"	H Lourey
	same	200	W Creek	W Craig
	same	160	L Creek	D Kiev
	same	25	W Creek			5675

1824	Cockrill J Johnson	200	B Creek	H Harrison	1 2 5 8
	same	200	same	H Loewrey
	same	200	W Creek	? Craig
	same	180	R Creek	Kiev?
	same	65	B Creek	J Cockrill		5940

WM= White Male over 21; B16 = Blacks over 16; TB == total Blacks; H = Horses

In 1822 and several years after, Johnson is also listed as being in charge of his father-in-law's land on Difficult Creek and also included six building lots in Scottsville and two in Polium (Port Oliver?). During this time, under his own property tax listings, Johnson is also taxed for one building lot in Scottsville and two in Polium.

A partial listing of the Elijah Cusenberry holdings (Allen County, KY Tax List, 1815-1848, roll 6):

ALLEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY TAX RECORDS
YEAR	NAME	LAND	WATERCOURSE	EN/SV/PT	WM/B16/TB/H	TVALUE

1822	Cockrill, Johnson J	75	Difficult		1 2 7 7
	Committee for	50	same
	Elijah Cusenberry	7	same
		44	same			4560

1823	Cockrill, Johnson J	75	Difficult		1 3 7 7
	Committee for	60	same
	Elijah Cusenberry	7	same			4250

	[Cockrill, Johnson J] same	75	D creek	R Stewart	- 4 10 6
	for	50	same	same
	E. Cusenberry	25	same	C Buchanian		5163

WM= White Male over 21; B16 = Blacks over 16; TB == total Blacks; H = Horses

From the Allen County Kentucky (Order Book) Day Book 1826-1837, by Martha W. Jackson (Scottsville, KY, 1992), partial list:
	p. 5. October Court 1826: JOHNSON J. COCKRILL and JOHN PINSON administrators of E. CUSENBERRY, Decd. return a list of the property Amt. $650. [Elijah Cusenberry].
	p. 18. June 1827: GEO. W. MANSFIELD this day appeared and renewed his bond as tavern keeper with JOHNSON J. COCKRILLE his security in the penalty of $2000 conditioned as the law directs.
	p. 53. April Term 1829 & June Term 1829: JOHN G. WHITNEY a constable this day appeared to court and resigned his office, and thereupon the court appointed JOHNSON J. COCKRILLE in his place and stead, whereupon the said COCKRILLE together with WALTER THOMAS, GEO. W. MANSFIELD and ROBERT F. PULLIAM his security, entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $2000 conditioned as the law directs, and took the oats required by law and said COCKRILLE sworn into office.
	p. 68. February Term 1830: [Present WILLIAM T. HENDERSON & ABEL MANION] The Inventory of JOHNSON J. COCKRILLE guardian to JOHNSON ELLIS 's heirs this day filed and swore to his inventory which is ordered to be filed and recorded. Ordered that WALTER THOMAS, ANAK DAWSON, JACOB W. WALKER and DAVID WALKER, Jr. or any three settle the accounts of said guardian and report to the court; Ordered that the summons which issued in this cause be hence dismissed at the costs of said COCKRILLE.
	p. 120. October County Court 1832: ANDERSON HAMMETT this day obtained license to keep a tavern at his house in Scottville entered into bond with JAMES J. COCKRILL and WILLIS AUSTIN his security conditioned according to law.
	p. 160. Scottville April Term 1835: [present SAM WICKWARE and LEM SWEARENGEN.] JOHNSON J. COCKRILL is appointed Constable of the County of Allen and thereupon he entered into bond $2000 G. W. MANSFIELD and ROBERT F. PULLIAM his securities conditioned according to law.

An abstract of his will exists (COCKRILL, Johnson, J. Aug 21, 1850 / Aug 11, 1851 Wife: Obedience. Daughter: Lee Ann E. COCKRILL (crippled). Son-in-law: Arthur T. READ. Sons: Sidenham P. COCKRILL, Thomas J. COCKRILL, Johnson H. COCKRILL, Elijah M. COCKRILL, Ben F. COCKRILL ) and is indexed in Wills and Settlements 1840-1902 (Abstracts) for Allen County, Kentucky (thanks to Hagans family researcher, William Lon Hagan Jr. for this link).

From Allen County, Kentucky Wills-Settlements 1815-1902, by Mary Moltenberry Rabold & Elizabeth Moltenberry Price (1992), pp. 25-26:

Johnson J. Cockrill August 21, 1850 / August 11, 1851.

To my beloved wife, Obedience Cockrill, all my estate both real and personal her natural life or widowhood. To daughter, Lee Ann E. Cockrill, negro girl Mariah and $150. I give her more because of her crippled condition. My son-in-law, Arthur T. Read, pay to executor $75 for 60 acres of land being surveyed to him this day and purpose of furnishing my daughter Lee Ann a horse, bridle and saddle, the only one of my children I have not given one to

It is my intention to send my negro man Zach, this fall, to my son Sidenham P. Cockrill, worth $400, to sell. I authorize him to keep $400 for himself. The remainder of my estate at wife's death or marriage to be divided equally between all my children except Lee Ann for whom I have provided. I wish my two sons, Thomas J. and Johnson H. Cockrill have land on which I now live.

It is my will that said children be charged upon a division of my estate for advances I have made them, namely: Son, Sidenham P. Cockrill, $100 and negro Zach for a total of $500; Son, Elijah M. Cockrill, tract of land worth $423, negro girl, bed and furniture for total of $848; To son, Ben F. Cockrill, $225 cash, $200 from Clary money, and $25 from Tindle, negro girl and horse for total of $582; To daughter, Mary F. Read, house and lot in Scottsville at $250, and negro woman for total of $400; To sons, Thomas J. and Johnson H., I have authorized them to receive from Travis A. Read the residue of the money from 60 acres of land I have this day sold to him.
Executor, wife Obedience Cockrill.
Witt. Lemuel Swearington and T. M.[?] Burton.

In Deed Book J. page 590, November 7, 1853, I found the deed by the heirs to Thomas J. and Johnson H. Cockrill. It was signed by Obedience Cockrill, widow; Sydanham P. Cockrill and Mary E., his wife; E. M. Cockrill and Melvina J., his wife; Ben F. Cockrill and Amanda J., his wife; Travis A. Read and Mary F., his wife; and Newton J. Atwood and Lee Ann, his wife.

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