Revolutionary War Soidier 1775-1783.John Cockrill, Nashville Pioneer and Revolutionary War Patriot
Cockrill, John (born 12-19-1757) … died 4-11-1837 Nashville, Davidson County) Grave DAR marked. Lived VA, NC, (TN) during Revolution. Cherokee Expedition under Colonel William Christian 1776. August 1777 served as private under Captain Thomas Blackewell, 10th VA Regiment under Major Miller, Brig. Gen. McIntosh. m 1780 Ann Robertson Johnson (widow of Nehemiah Johnson). The Nashville City Cemetery Association, Inc
Maj. John Cockrill was among the group selecting the site that would become Nashville, TN and settling here. In return, he was granted land west of the settlement that included the present Centennial Park. Both Major John and his wife Ann Robertson Cockrill were granted lands by the Preemption Act of 1784 for "Meritorious services to the Cumberland settlements". Major John built his home at what is now Cedar Street, Nashville, TN. This was the first brick house built in Nashville and was still standing and occupied in 1915. Notable Southern Families Volume III page 22.
John Cockrill was engaged in all the battles against the Indians during their attacks on the infant colony, being severely wounded more than once. For this service he was mentioned in the acts of the North Carolina Legislature of 1782, and given three grants of land, one of them the Cockrill Spring tract, embracing the ground of the late Centennial Exposition (Heyward and the North Carolina Military Grants). American Historical Magazine. Vol. III. JANUARY, 1898. No. 1.
Cockrill, John (born 12-19-1757) … died 4-11-1837 Nashville, Davidson County) Grave DAR marked. Lived VA, NC, (TN) during Revolution. Cherokee Expedition under Colonel William Christian 1776. August 1777 served as private under Captain Thomas Blackewell, 10th VA Regiment under Major Miller, Brig. Gen. McIntosh. m 1780 Ann Robertson Johnson (widow of Nehemiah Johnson). The Nashville City Cemetery Association, Inc
Maj. John Cockrill was among the group selecting the site that would become Nashville, TN and settling here. In return, he was granted land west of the settlement that included the present Centennial Park. Both Major John and his wife Ann Robertson Cockrill were granted lands by the Preemption Act of 1784 for "Meritorious services to the Cumberland settlements". Major John built his home at what is now Cedar Street, Nashville, TN. This was the first brick house built in Nashville and was still standing and occupied in 1915. Notable Southern Families Volume III page 22.
John Cockrill was engaged in all the battles against the Indians during their attacks on the infant colony, being severely wounded more than once. For this service he was mentioned in the acts of the North Carolina Legislature of 1782, and given three grants of land, one of them the Cockrill Spring tract, embracing the ground of the late Centennial Exposition (Heyward and the North Carolina Military Grants). American Historical Magazine. Vol. III. JANUARY, 1898. No. 1.
Revolutionary War Soidier 1775-1783.John Cockrill, Nashville Pioneer and Revolutionary War Patriot
Cockrill, John (born 12-19-1757) … died 4-11-1837 Nashville, Davidson County) Grave DAR marked. Lived VA, NC, (TN) during Revolution. Cherokee Expedition under Colonel William Christian 1776. August 1777 served as private under Captain Thomas Blackewell, 10th VA Regiment under Major Miller, Brig. Gen. McIntosh. m 1780 Ann Robertson Johnson (widow of Nehemiah Johnson). The Nashville City Cemetery Association, Inc
Maj. John Cockrill was among the group selecting the site that would become Nashville, TN and settling here. In return, he was granted land west of the settlement that included the present Centennial Park. Both Major John and his wife Ann Robertson Cockrill were granted lands by the Preemption Act of 1784 for "Meritorious services to the Cumberland settlements". Major John built his home at what is now Cedar Street, Nashville, TN. This was the first brick house built in Nashville and was still standing and occupied in 1915. Notable Southern Families Volume III page 22.
John Cockrill was engaged in all the battles against the Indians during their attacks on the infant colony, being severely wounded more than once. For this service he was mentioned in the acts of the North Carolina Legislature of 1782, and given three grants of land, one of them the Cockrill Spring tract, embracing the ground of the late Centennial Exposition (Heyward and the North Carolina Military Grants). American Historical Magazine. Vol. III. JANUARY, 1898. No. 1.
Cockrill, John (born 12-19-1757) … died 4-11-1837 Nashville, Davidson County) Grave DAR marked. Lived VA, NC, (TN) during Revolution. Cherokee Expedition under Colonel William Christian 1776. August 1777 served as private under Captain Thomas Blackewell, 10th VA Regiment under Major Miller, Brig. Gen. McIntosh. m 1780 Ann Robertson Johnson (widow of Nehemiah Johnson). The Nashville City Cemetery Association, Inc
Maj. John Cockrill was among the group selecting the site that would become Nashville, TN and settling here. In return, he was granted land west of the settlement that included the present Centennial Park. Both Major John and his wife Ann Robertson Cockrill were granted lands by the Preemption Act of 1784 for "Meritorious services to the Cumberland settlements". Major John built his home at what is now Cedar Street, Nashville, TN. This was the first brick house built in Nashville and was still standing and occupied in 1915. Notable Southern Families Volume III page 22.
John Cockrill was engaged in all the battles against the Indians during their attacks on the infant colony, being severely wounded more than once. For this service he was mentioned in the acts of the North Carolina Legislature of 1782, and given three grants of land, one of them the Cockrill Spring tract, embracing the ground of the late Centennial Exposition (Heyward and the North Carolina Military Grants). American Historical Magazine. Vol. III. JANUARY, 1898. No. 1.
