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John of Pickanockie Pleasants[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1697 - 1771  (74 years)


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  • Name John of Pickanockie Pleasants 
    Born 1697  Curles, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Sep 1771  Curles Neck, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5506  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 13 Jun 2017 

    Father Joseph Pleasants,   b. Est 1670, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Martha3 of Richard Cocke/Cox,   b. Est 1675, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary/Susanna Woodson,   b. Est 1750, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1799, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Pleasants,   b. Est 1775, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Goochland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Mary Pleasants,   b. Abt 1765, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F2054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Volume IV for The Year Ending June 1897
    VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Volume IV for The Year Ending June 1897
    Va_Magazine_Jun_1897_VOL-IV.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.
      THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Volume IV The year ending June 1897
      THE COCKE'S OF VIRGINIA
      Thomas Cocke b 1662; died 1707 married first about 1687, Mary Brazier (spelled many ways) of Nansemond; married 2nd Frances ______. Believed at least four of his six children (including his two daughters) were by his first wife.

      John Pleasants, of 'Pickanockie' son of Joseph Pleasanats and Martha Cocke3, married Susanna Woodson, d/o Col. Tarleton Woodson (grandson of Stephen Tarleton, of the family of Col Banaster Tarleton, the famous British partisan) and Ursuala Fleming said to be descended from Sir Tarleton Fleming, second son of the Earl of Wigton [Judge William Fleming and Tarleton Fleming, who married Mary Randolph were of this family]. James Pleasants, third son of John and Susanna Pleasants, married Anne, Widow of Isham Randolph of "Dungeness," Goochland County, son of William Randolph, of 'Turkey Island'. They were the parents of Governor James Pleasants (See Brock

    2. [S73] Deeds, Halifax County, Virginia.
      HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS 1737-1750; March Court 1742 Obadiah Smith and John Pleasants Exchange of Land; deed.
      See Documents

    3. [S107] Family Histories, http://www.dotwebb.com/aegenealogy/LoganFamily.html.
      Charles Logan Married Mary Pleasants
      Their daughter Sarah Pleasants Logan married Dr. James Carter, s/o Waddill Carter and Mildred Wade, his wife.
      Mary Pleasants is the d/o John Pleasants, Sr. and Susannah Woodson [other source says Mary Woodson so she could be Mary Susannah; but this same source lists Edward Carter as the husband of Sally Logan not James.]

    4. [S49] Henrico Co., VA Deeds1750-1774, http://oursoutherncousins.com/Descendants%20of%20HENRY%20WATKINS,%20JR..pdf.
      "Henrico County, Virginia Deeds, 1706-1737":
      Pg 671 11 October 1737. JOHN WATKINS, son of Henry Watkins, late of Henrico County, planter, to John Pleasants of same, merchant, for 40 (pounds) land at Malborn Hills, adjoining where Stephen Woodson now lives, being land where Henry father of said John, and Henry Watkins grandfather of
      said John, dwelt the last part of their lives, 100 acres. Recorded 1st Mon. Dec. 1737.

      Pg 675 11 October 1737. JOHN WATKINS, eldest son and heir of Henry Watkins, late of Henrico County, planter, to James Cocke of same, for 5 (pounds) , land on Chickahominy Swamp that said Watkins might have as heir at law of his grandfather Henry Watkins, adjoining said James Cocke and land of Edward Watkins. Wit: John Pleasants, James Hatcher, William Hatcher, Edward Bennet; recorded 1st Mon. Dec. 1737
      John Watkins was processioner of lands next to Chickahominy swamp 1739, with Nathaniel Bacon and Peter Patrick. - (Henrico Records.)