William COCKROFT^{[1, 2]}

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• Name	William COCKROFT
  	In some docuemts the surname was spelled COCKRUFT.
  Gender	Male
  Death	c.1686/7	Virginia Colony
  Will	20 Jan 1686	Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	William's will notes that he was "of the Easterne branch in Elizabeth River", and appoints his wife Sarah as his executrix. His brother-in-law William Handcock and his friend Lemuel Philieps were appointed as overseers. He signed the will by signature and mark on 20 January 1686. The signature was witnessed by John Willbro and Simon Franklin.
  Will Recorded	21 Feb 1686/7	Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	The will was proved in Lower Norfolk County Court by the oaths of William Moseley and John Willbro and ordered recorded on 21 February 1686/7.
  Person ID	I61004	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William COCKROFT,   b. 1605   d. 1653, Holland (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BURNET,   b. 1613, England d. 1653 (Age 40 years)
  Notes	MARRIAGES, ST. BENET FINK, LONDON
  Family ID	F6484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah (UNKNOWN)
  Notes	From wording in William's will, "after ye death of my now wife", it sounds as though Sarah was his second wife. Supporting this theory is the fact that she was not appointed executrix of William's will. She may not, therefore, have been the mother of all of William's children.
  Children	1. Sarah COCKROFT,   b. After Jan 1665   2. William COCKROFT,   b. After Jan 1665   3. Jehue COCKROFT,   b. After Jan 1665   4. Thomas COCKROFT,   b. After Jan 1665   5. John COCKROFT,   b. After Jan 1665
  Family ID	F6489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Charles Fleming McIntosh, McIntosh, Lower Norfolk County & Norfolk County Wills 1637-1710, ((1914, Rpt. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, n.d.)). p. 16: Willm Moseley will [Book C, f. 166]. [S384] John Bennett Boddie, Boddie, Southside Virginia Families, Volume 1, ((1955, Rpt. Baltimore: GPC, 1966)), PP. 168-170. [S1] Charles Fleming McIntosh, McIntosh, Lower Norfolk County & Norfolk County Wills 1637-1710, ((1914, Rpt. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, n.d.)). pp. 103-104: William Cockruft will [Book 5, f. 7].