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Contributed by: James Hughes
URL: http://www5.familytreemaker.com/cgi-bin/texis/find/search30/?query=lancast er+county%2C+virginia+rice+jones&db=online&areas=10&head=online&booknum=&c ategory=&words=lancaster+county%2C+virginia&first=rice&last=jones&cmd=cont ext&id=37c1cbd524#hit1
URL title: The Cox Family in America , Page 281
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Nicholas Cocke was in Lancaster in 1658, in which year six hundred acres were patented to him and, in 1663, a grant was made to his son, Maurice, of a like amount in the same county. The fact that he was naturalized in 1673, along with Minor Doodes and other Dutch settlers in Middlesex, has led to the belief that he was from Holland, but the coat of arms on his tombstone is identical with that of the Cocke family of Lancaster and Cornwall in England, indicating English ancestry. The family probably came from England to Virginia by way of Holland, to which country many English families emigrated during the period of the Civil War (1450-1471). He married about 1661, Jane, widow of Bart. Curtis; children--
i. Jane, married Rice JONES;
ii. Maurice, who married Elizabeth, widow of Doodes Minor, son of M. Doodes.
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Source: Smith of Abram's Plains, Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith (1988).
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Maurice Cock, gentleman, executed his last will, May 15,1696. He tried to distribute his estate eguitably among his niece and nephews. "Whereas the orphans of Rice Jones,viz.John, Rice and Nicholas Jones hath more estate due to them than the orphans of John Smith deceased, my will and desire is they beinge equally alike to me, all of them my sister's children, I give and begueath unto the said orphans of my brother in lawe Mr. John Smyth beinge three boys and one girle, as much of my estate to be paid each of them as will make theirs with what will be due to them out of ye estate left by their father equall with each of the orphans of the said Rice Jones deceased.... " The given name, Maurice, remained an honored one in the Smith family for generations. Maurice Cock's widow, Elizabeth, applied for her dower from the Cock estate, January 3, 1698; in March she was awarded the 300 acre Cock homeplace off the bay and the other divises and bequests made by their uncle in his last will were confirmed to the Jones and Smith children.
Source: Smith of Abram's Plains, Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith (1988).
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1661-1666 Lancaster County, Virginia Deed & Wills [Antient Press]; Page 367
Lancaster County Court 14th of March 1665/66
BY THIS ( ), ROBT. HILL doth give unto JANE, ye Daughter of NICH: COCKE, one browne yerelinge heyfer marked ( ) on the lefte eare & a ( ) hole on the right eare
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1686-1690 Middlesex County, Virginia Order Book 2, [Antient Press]; Page 257)
Court 10th of May 1686
- Upon the Petition of MRS. JANE JOANES, ye Widdow of Mr. RICE JOANES, deced., administration upon all & singular ye goods chattells & credits of ye said RICE JOANES is granted to ye said JANE JOANES. she giveing good security according to Law, Mr, NICHOLAS COCK & Mr. MORRICE COCK become security that MRS. JANE JOANES shall duely administer upon ye Estate of Mr. RICE JOANES
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1686-1690 Middlesex County, Virginia Order Book 2, [Antient Press]; Page 258)
Court 5th of July 1686
- Mr. FRANCIS WEEKS, Mr. WILLIAM CHEYNEY, Mr. ROBERT PRICE and Mr. WILLIAM MOUNTAGUE or any three of them are appoynted to appraise ye Estate of Mr RICE JOANES deced wch: is to be shewed to them by MRS. JANE JOANES. Administratric of ye said RICE JOANES upon ye 31st day of August next, they being first sworne before one of his Maties• justices of ye Peace for this County; And that an Inventory thereof be made & returned to ye next Courte
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1661 - Aft 1694 (~ 34 years)
