Descendants of Edmund Hockaday (abt 1749 -1807)


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The origin of Edmund Hockaday is unclear. The primary hypotheses are:
1) He was a son of an Edmund Hockaday, Sr. (b. c1725?) who migrated from Chiltonham, Gloucestershire, England to Virginia.
2) He was a descendant of John Hockaday and __?__ Mohun of New Kent County, Virginia.
3) He was a descendant of Warwick Hockaday (1699-1757/8)
and Mary Tashapiathacho through their son James Hockaday (c1735 - c1801/1814) of North Carolina.

Numbers (2) and (3) are not necessarily mutually incompatible.

Alternate spellings of Edmund = Edwin, Edward.


Edmund (b. abt 1749, New Kent Co., VA) d. 3 Dec 1807, Clark Co., KY.
He m. Martha Otey (b. abt 1749, NKC, VA) abt 1770 in VA.
They had moved to Clark Co., KY by 1794.

Their children:
Elizabeth "Betsy" HOCKADAY -- b.1771, VA;
- - - - d. 1818, KY;
- - - - m. William IRVINE
Isaac HOCKADAY -- b. 25 Jun 1775, Campbell Co., VA;
- - - - m. (31 Mar 1796, Campbell Co., KY) -- Amelia IRVINE
- - - - d. 27 Jul 1819, Clark Co., KY;
Martha HOCKADAY -- b. 25 Jul 1776;
- - - - m. (10 Mar 1801, Clark Co., KY) -- George Lyne SHACKELFORD
- - - - d. 25 Dec 1818/1819, Clark Co., KY;
John HOCKADAY -- b. 1782, New Kent Co., VA;
- - - - m. (18 Oct 1810, Clark Co., KY) -- Margaret DONIPHAN/DONATHAN
- - - - d. 7 Dec 1832; Greenup Co., KY;
Edmund HOCKADAY -- b. 11 Jan 1783;
- - - - m. (23 Jul 1804, Clark Co., KY) -- Elizabeth BAKER
- - - - d. 17 May 1815, Clark Co., KY;

Possible other children: William and Philip

Some of his descendants migrated to Missouri.


NOTE: This version assumes John HOCKADAY (1782-1832) was the younger brother of Isaac HOCKADAY (1775-1819), as shown by Ardley's "Kentucky Court and Other Records." He is shown as Isaac's son in "Families of Eastern and Northeastern Kentucky" and "History of Greenup Co., KY."



Hockaday, Edmund (c1749-1807)  m. Otey, Martha (c1749-1815)
  Hockaday, Elizabeth  "Betsy" (1771-1818)  m. Irvine, William (1763-1819)
  Hockaday, Isaac (1775-1819)  m. Irvine, Amelia (1775-1830)
  | Hockaday, Emily (?) (?-)
  | Hockaday, Irvine Oty (1797-1864)  m. Mills, Emily (1805-)
  | | Hockaday, Martha (?-)  m. Wilkerson, A. (?-)
  | | Hockaday, Margret (?-)  m. McGirk, Isaac (?-)
  | | Hockaday, Lucy Mills (?-c1850)  m. Van_Meter, Solomon (?-)
  | | | Van_Meter, Lucy (?-)
  | | Hockaday, John A. (?-1903)  m. Langstaff, Edith (?-)
  | | Hockaday, Evaline Jane (?-)  m. Price, R.B. (?-)
  | | Hockaday, Amelia (?-)  m. Stephens, James L. (?-)
  | | Hockaday, Elizabeth (1832-1907)
  | | Hockaday, Irvine Oty (1844-1907)  m. Rollins, Laura Hickman (?-)
  | | | Hockaday, Rollins Mills (1870-1927)  m. Burnham, Grace Mabel (?-)
  | | | | Hockaday, Burnham (1896-)  m. Stager, Clara (?-)
  | | | | | Hockaday, Laura Rollins (?-)
  | | | | | Hockaday, John Stager (?-)
  | | | | Hockaday, Irvine Oty (IV) (1899-)  m. Spencer, Helen McCune (?-)
  | | | | | Hockaday, Irvine Oty (V. (1936-)  m. Jurden, Mary Ellen (?-)
  | | | | Hockaday, Rollins Mills (Jr.) (1901-)  m. Reedy, Birtie Ellen (?-)
  | | | Hockaday, Sallie Rollins (1872-1873)
  | | | Hockaday, Eulalie (1874-1952)  m. Sneed, Frank W. (Dr.) (?-)
  | | (2nd marriage) Burnham, Grace Mabel (?-)
  | |   Hockaday, Irvine Oty (III) (1879-1948)  m. Davidson, Ethel (?-)
  | Hockaday, Evaline Wahler (1799-1859)  m. Moore, Thomas Ransdell (?-)
  | Hockaday, Jane Kyle (1801-1816)
  | Hockaday, Edmund Warwick (1803-?)  m. Taliaferro, Margret Aylett (1808-)
  | | Hockaday, Issac Hay (1826-)  m. Webb, Jane Merriweather (1836-)
  | | | Hockaday, William Warwick (1855-)  m. Harrison, Lillie May Lynn (?-)
  | | | | Hockaday, Warwick Lynn (1893-)
  | | | | Hockaday, Lucilia May (1895-)
  | | | | Hockaday, Charles Isaac (1899-)  m. Belmont, Elizabeth Mary (1902-)
  | | | | Hockaday, Margarette Elizabeth (1902-)
  | | | | Hockaday, William Earl (1905-)
  | | | Hockaday, Margarette (1856-)
  | | | Hockaday, Charles Newton (1860-)
  | | | Hockaday, Susan Webb (1864-)
  | | | Hockaday, Elizabeth  "Bette" (1866-)
  | | | Hockaday, Joseph Wallace (1871-)
  | | | Hockaday, Irvine Hay (1873-)
  | | | Hockaday, Jennie May (1876-)
  | | Hockaday, Amelia I. (1831-)
  | | Hockaday, Edmund (1834-)
  | | Hockaday, Charles Newton (1836-)
  | | Hockaday, Mary W. (1838-)
  | | Hockaday, Margaret A. (1840-)
  | | Hockaday, Sarah Francis (1847-)
  | Hockaday, Phillip Brandywine (1805-)  m. Hanson, Maria Henrietta (?-)
  | Hockaday, Isaac Newton (1811-1864)  m. Shortridge, Sarah Catherine (?-)
  | | Hockaday, William Irvine (1842-)  m. Jones, Sandie Ellen (?-)
  | | Hockaday, Alice Gertrude (1854-1938)  m. Orrison, John (?-)
  | | Hockaday, Mary Shortridge (1878-1878)
  | Hockaday, Martha Ann (1814-1847)  m. Field, Thomas M. (?-)
  | (2nd marriage) Field, John Hardin (?-)
  |   Field, Thomas M. (?-)  m. Hockaday, Martha Ann (1814-1847)
  |   Field, Rosanna Hardin (?-)
  |   Field, Patty Hockaday (?-)  m. Van_Meter, Isaac C. (?-)
  |   Field, Isaac Newton (?-)
  |   Field, Irvine (?-)
  |   Field, Evaline Moore (?-)
  |   Field, Curtis Hardin (?-)
  |   Field, Amelia (?-)
  Hockaday, Martha (1776-1819)  m. Shackelford, George Lyne (?-)
  Hockaday, John (1782-1832)  m. Donathan, Margret (?-)
  | Hockaday, Edwin (?-)  m. 
  |   Hockaday, George (?-)  m. Koun, Minni (?-)
  |   | Hockaday, May (?-)  m. Reid, Morris (?-)
  |   | Hockaday, Carie (?-)  m. Shackelford, Ezekiel (?-)
  |   | Hockaday, Walter (?-)  m. Dorsey, Julia (?-)
  |   | Hockaday, Edwin (?-)  m. Anderson, Mary (?-)
  |   | Hockaday, Juliet (?-)  m. Collins, William (?-)
  |   Hockaday, James (?-)  m. Biggs, Ann Eliza (?-)
  |   | Hockaday, Irvine (?-)  m. Weddington, Minta (?-)
  |   | Hockaday, Lucy E. (?-)  m. Van_Bibber, Cyrus D. (?-)
  |   |   Van_Bibber, Ann Eliza (?-)  m. Recard, (?-)
  |   |   Van_Bibber, Cyrus Biggs (?-)
  |   |   Van_Bibber, Laura (?-)
  |   |   Van_Bibber, Rachel (?-)
  |   Hockaday, Edwin (?-)  m. Seaton, Rebecca (?-)
  |   Hockaday, Martha (?-)  m. McComas, Jefferson (?-)
  |   Hockaday, Eugene (?-)  m. Lake, Frances (?-)
  Hockaday, Edmund (1783-1815)  m. Baker, Elizabeth (?-)
  Hockaday, William H. (?-<1807)
  Hockaday, Phillip (?-)


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