ID: I37208
Name: Elizabeth Montague
Sex: F
Birth: 1653 in Nansemond County, Virginia
Death: 1708 in Middlesex County, Virginia
Note: === The most compelling part of the book quotes William and Mary College Quarterly Series 1 vo l 9 p46 in essay "Families of Smith": Nicholas Cock of Middlesex Co, Virginia was a Dutch settle r who with Minor Doodes (not sure why this is backwards -Carla) and other Dutchmen, was natur alized a citizen in 1673. He married Jane, widow of Bartholemew Curtis about 1661. She ha d issue by her first husband, one son, Nicholas Curtis, and by her second husband, two childr en, (1) Jane, who married first Rice Jones and second Lt. John Smith, and (2) Maurice, who married Elizabeth, widow of Doodes Minor, son of Minor Doodes. Maurice Cock made his will i n 15 May 1696 and with him the male line of this family became extinct. As spelled in Dutc h or German, Cock was doubtless Koch." -Carla Goodloe === http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bianco/Resources/Wedding.html
Elizabeth (Montague) Minor m. 2nd Maurice Cocke, 3rd James Blaise.
Middlesex County Deed Book 3, 1709-1720, p. 250, Antient Press: Marriage Agreement between Elizabeth Cocke and James Blaise bound to William MONTAGUE to pay Peter MINOR, Son of Elizabeth his Estate when he reaches age of twenty one == Maurice, who married Elizabeth, widow of Doodes Minor, son of M. Doodes. === http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=caswellcounty&id =I34178
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). === Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills 1653-1800; {Ida J. Lee} MONTAGUE, Peter. 27 Mar. 1659. Rec. 1 July 1659. Wife: Cicely. Sons: Peter and Will all land lying in Rapp. river. Daus: Ellen, wife of Will Thompson, Margaret, and Elizabeth Montague. The child of Anne late wife of John Jadwyn. Exors: Wife and son Peter. Wits: Geo. Marsh, Thos. James. W.B. 2, p. 62. Cicely Montague, widow and Peter Montague her son-in-law, Exors of last will of Peter Montague, dec. O.B. 3, p. 123.
Father: Peter Montague b: 21 JAN 1602/03 in Boveney Parish, Berkshire, England
Mother: Hannah MNU Montague b: BEF 1623 in England
Marriage 1
Doodes Minor b: ABT 1641 in Holland
- Married:
1671
in Middlesex County, Virginia
Children
Minor Minor b: 1672 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia Garret Minor b: 13 APR 1679 in Middlesex County, Virginia Marriage 2
Maurice Cocke b: BEF 1643 in England
- Married:
ABT 1695
in Middlesex County, Virginia
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