Isaac Cooksey

1760 - 1833  (73 years)

• Name	Isaac Cooksey
  Birth	1760	Charles County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Dec 1833	Charles County, Maryland
  Person ID	I64443	Tree1
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Phillip Cooksey,   b. Bef 1735, Charles County, Maryland d. 25 Mar 1793, Charles County, Maryland - probate (Age > 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Female MNU Cooksey,   b. Bef 1739, Charles County, Maryland d. Aft 1793, Charles County, Maryland (Age > 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1755	Charles County, Maryland
  Family ID	F30705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Perry,   b. 1770, Charles County, Maryland d. 1826, Charles County, Maryland (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Charles County, Maryland
  Children	1. Sarah Dyson Cooksey,   b. 1795, Charles County, Maryland d. Bef 1840, Prince George's County, Maryland (Age < 44 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Elizabeth Cooksey,   b. Abt 1797, Charles County, Maryland d. Bef Dec 1836, Prince George's County, Maryland (Age ~ 39 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Nathaniel Cooksey,   b. 1797, Charles County, Maryland d. Aft 1841, Charles County, Maryland (Age > 45 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Mary Cooksey,   b. Abt 1799, Charles County, Maryland d. 30 Mar 1849, Bartholomew County, Indiana (Age ~ 50 years)  [Father: natural]   5. James A. Cooksey,   b. 1807, Charles County, Maryland d. Between 1840 and 1850, Charles County, Maryland (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Margaret Cooksey,   b. Charles County, Maryland  [Father: natural]   7. Joshua Cooksey,   b. Charles County, Maryland  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F34368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

• Notes

  === Contributed by Ralph D. Smith Dec. 10. 1833 - James Cooksey [Isaac's son] appeared at court in Charles Co., Md .• and stated that his mother. Mary Cooksey, renounced all rights to administer on the estate of her deceased husband Isaac Cooksey and requested that letters of administration be issued to her son Nathan P. Cooksey. Source: Charles Co., Md. Receipts & Releases, 1827-1841, p. 202. Comment: Comparing this with the previous record we see that Isaac has d. 1830-1833 in Charles Co .• Md. Dec. 10. 1833 - The Administration Bond on the estate of Isaac Cooksey, deceased, was granted to Nathan P. Cooksey. Securities: Isaac Naylor, James Cooksey. Source: Charles Co., Md. Administrative & Testamentary. 1833-1855, p. 20. Apr. 1. 1835 - The 1st Charles Co. Md. Administration Account of Isaac Cooksey. Value of personal estate: $1,735.99. The difference between the appraised value and the estate sale proceeds was $326.62. Payments made by the estate included a payment of $2.11 to Mary Beavin for officiating as a mid-wife. Administrator: Nathan P. Cooksey. Source: Charles Co., Md. Administrative & Testamentary, 1833-1855, p. 165. Comment: A second and third Administration Account were also filed. Oct. 1835 - Letters of Administration were granted to Nathan P. Cooksey on the estate of Mary Cooksey. Source: Charles Co .• Md. Orphans Court Proceedings. Oct. Term 1835. p. 293. Dec. 1836 - Distribution of the estate of Isaac Cooksey. Administrator: Nathan P. Cooksey. Estate balance: $840.92. Distribution: a 1/7th part, amounting to $120.19, was distributed to each of the following heirs: --Nathan P. Cooksey. --John W. Eastwood in right of his wife Sarah. --Mary Beavin. --Henry B. Davis in right of his wife Margaret. --Joshua Cooksey. --James A. Cooksey. --Heirs of Elizabeth Beavin. Source: Charles Co., Md. Administration Accounts, 1834-1839, p. 260. === Charles County Maryland Will Book AF-11, 1791-1801, {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 153. Philip Cooksey, March 8, 1791; March 25, 1793 I, Philip Cooksey of CC being weak of body but of sound and disposing mind and memory To wife, all my estate during her life. After her decease, to be equally divided among my five children, Isaac, Leven, Hester, Sarah and Margaret. Executor: son Isaac Cooksey Signed: March 8, 1791 Philip Cooksey Wit - G. Adams, John Adams, John Adams Jr. Probated on March 25, 1793 by Isaac Cooksey together with witnesses John Adams Sr., John Adams Jr, and George Adams who made oath that they saw the testator sign and seal this will. === Contributed by Ralph D. Smith Dec. 29, 1817 - The Charles Co., Md. will of Hugh Perry, probated Feb. 28, 1818, leaves: --to all children [unnamed], equal share in the livestock, horses and other personalty. --to sons James, Thomas D., and Hugh, all land equally [land not named.] --to dau. Ann Perry, 1000 lbs. tobacco. Executor: son Thomas D. Perry. Source: Charles Co., Md. Wills, Liber HB No. 14, p. 128. Comment: That one of Hugh's unnamed children was the wife of Isaac Cooksey is shown (1) by the Dec. 13, 1826 record below, and (2) on Apr. 18, 1818 when Isaac Cooksey in right of his wife [unnamed] drew lot no. 2 of Hugh's property. Source: A four page paper on "Isaac Cooksey of Philip" by Harry Wright Newman in the Newman Collection at Charles County Community College. For the Apr. 18, 1818 record Newman cites unspecified Charles Co., Md. Inventories & Accounts. Dec. 13, 1826 - The Charles Co., Md. distribution of the estate of Hugh Perry, deceased, Thomas D. Perry, Admr. The distribution was made to: 1. Thomas D. Perry. 2. James A. Perry. 3. Isaac Cooksey. 4. Hugh Perry. 5. R. S. Rawlings. 6. James Cooksey. Source: Charles Co., Md. Administration Acounts, 18251829, p. 237. Comment: This record shows that another dau. of Hugh Perry m. a James Cooksey. === Ellie Hoyt On page 101 of Mary Louise Donnely's book, Beaven-Blandford Clarkson-Mitchell Familes of Maryland, Kentucky, U.S.A. says that Benjamin Beaven married Elizabeth Cooksey at St. Mary's at Bryantown, MD, "the daughter of Isaac Cooksey. In the final account of the estate of Isaac Cooksey, dated 12/1836 his seven children were named and each was to receive one seventh of the estate or $120.13 each (Accounts 1834-1836:260). The children were Nathan Cooksey (m 12/10/1821 Martha Kidwell); Sarah D. Cooksey (m 2/13/1813) John W. Eastwood); Mary Cooksey (m 3/28/1815 Henry Beaven); Margaret Cooksey m Henry Davis; Joshua Cooksey; James A. Cooksey; and Elisabeth Cooksey (m 2/18/1814 Benjamin Beaven).