Lucy Cary COCKE^[1]

1842 - 1915  (72 years)

• Name	Lucy Cary COCKE
  Birth	25 Jun 1842	Powhatan Co, VA   [1]
  	Lucy was born at her parents' home, "Belmead" plantation in Powhatan County, Virginia on Saturday, 25 June 1842.
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Feb 1915  [2]
  	Lucy died on 10 February 1915. She was 72 years old at the time of her death.
  Burial	12 Feb 1915	Richmond City, VA   [3]
  	Her body was interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia on 12 February 1915.
  Person ID	I63068	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Philip St.George COCKE,   b. 17 Apr 1809   d. 26 Dec 1861 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Sally Elizabeth Courtney BOWDOIN,   b. 9 May 1815   d. 27 Nov 1872, Powhatan Co, VA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1834	Surry Co, VA   [4, 5, 6]
  	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.
  Family ID	F7221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William McKinney BRIDGES,   b. 5 May 1835, Virginia d. 12 Nov 1907 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1871	Powhatan Co, VA   [7, 8]
  	The couple was married on 13 April 1871 at "Belmead", the Cocke ancestral home overlooking the James River in Powhatan County, Virginia. The Rev. Dr. J. H. Morrison, Episcopal minister, officiated at the ceremony.
  Notes	The 1900 census noted that Lucy had given birth to 7 children, of whom 5 were living on 5 June 1900.
  Children	1. Philip St. George BRIDGES,   b. 3 Mar 1872, Richmond City, VA d. 12 Apr 1896 (Age 24 years)   2. Lucy Cary BRIDGES,   b. 28 Aug 1873, Richmond City, VA d. 3 Feb 1934 (Age 60 years)   3. Margaret Ferguson BRIDGES,   b. 13 Mar 1875, Richmond City, VA d. 15 Jul 1875 (Age 0 years)   4. Courtney Bowdoin BRIDGES,   b. 23 Aug 1876, Richmond City, VA d. 8 Sep 1929 (Age 53 years)   5. William Kennon BRIDGES,   b. 30 Jan 1878, Richmond City, VA d. 5 Feb 1959 (Age 81 years)   6. Evelyn Conde BRIDGES,   b. Jul 1880, Richmond City, VA   7. David Quarrier BRIDGES,   b. 14 Feb 1883, Fluvanna Co, VA bur. 8 Jan 1944, Richmond City, VA (Age ~ 60 years)
  Family ID	F7231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 15., Accession no. 25589. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). [S2344] Hollywood Cemetery, online (http://hollywoodcemetery.org). downloaded 12 March 2012. [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. [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 20., Accession no. 25589. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Bridges - Cocke marriage announcement, Daily Dispatch, Richmond, VA, 23 April 1871 (p. 2, c. 4).