Sally Elizabeth Courtney BOWDOIN^[1]

1815 - 1872  (57 years)

• Name	Sally Elizabeth Courtney BOWDOIN
  Nickname	Courtney
  Birth	9 May 1815  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Nov 1872	Powhatan Co, VA   [2, 3]
  	Courtney died at her home "Belmead" in Powhatan County, Virginia at 2:30am on Wednesday, 27 November 1872. She was 57 years old at the time of her death.
  Burial	Powhatan Co, VA   [4]
  	Her body was interred in the cemetery at "Belmead" in Powhatan County, Virginia.
  Person ID	I63064	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John T. BOWDOIN
  Mother	(unknown)
  Family ID	F7226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philip St.George COCKE,   b. 17 Apr 1809   d. 26 Dec 1861 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1834	Surry Co, VA   [5, 6, 7]
  	The couple was married on Wednesday, 4 June 1834 at the Surry County, Virginia home of Mrs. S. Faulcon. Rev. Henry W. Ducachet, rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia officiated at the ceremony.
  Children	1. John Bowdoin COCKE,   b. 2 Oct 1836, Richmond City, VA d. 2 Apr 1889, Powhatan Co, VA (Age 52 years)   2. Louisiana Barraud COCKE,   b. 14 Nov 1837, Surry Co, VA d. 13 Feb 1914, Brunswick Co, VA (Age 76 years)   3. Sallie Browne COCKE,   b. 31 Jan 1840, Powhatan Co, VA d. 20 Dec 1909 (Age 69 years)   4. Lucy Cary COCKE,   b. 25 Jun 1842, Powhatan Co, VA d. 10 Feb 1915 (Age 72 years)   5. Philip St. George COCKE,   b. 17 Mar 1844, Powhatan Co, VA d. 31 Dec 1913 (Age 69 years)   6. William Ruffin Coleman COCKE,   b. 7 Aug 1846, Powhatan Co, VA d. 30 Jul 1884, Lynchburg City, VA (Age 37 years)   7. Courtney Bowdoin COCKE,   b. 27 Sep 1848, Powhatan Co, VA   8. Charles Hartwell COCKE,   b. 12 Mar 1851, Powhatan Co, VA d. 12 Jun 1896, Columbus, Lowndes Co, MS (Age 45 years)   9. Mary Augusta COCKE,   b. 19 Jun 1852, Powhatan Co, VA d. 20 Apr 1902, Richmond City, VA (Age 49 years)   10. Helen Hansford COCKE,   b. 28 Jan 1855, Powhatan Co, VA   11. Ann Blaws COCKE,   b. 19 Mar 1857, Powhatan Co, VA d. 24 Mar 1857 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F7221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Cocke - Bowdoin marriage announcement, Daily Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser, 10 June 1834 (p. 3, c. 1). [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 15., Accession no. 25589. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Courtney B. Cocke obituary, Richmond Daily Whig, 4 December 1872 (p. 1, c. 4). [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 14., Accession no. 25589. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Cocke - Bowdoin marriage announcement, Daily Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser, Richmond, VA, 10 June 1834 (p. 3, c. 1). [S52] George Holbert Tucker, compiled & annotated by, Tucker, Abstracts from Norfolk City Marriage Bonds (1797-1850) and Other Genealogical Data, ((Norfolk, VA: William H. Delaney, 1934)), F234.N8 T7. p. 137: Cocke - Bowdoin marriage return.