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This information is taken from a photocopy of two pages of a book -- pages 308 and 309. At the top of the left page is, "Early Families of Eastern and Northeastern Kentucky," but I do not know if that is the title of the book. The section name is "Hockaday Family of Greenup County."
This document and "History of Greenup Co., KY" state that John Hockaday was the son of Isaac Hockaday. However, "Kentucky Court and Other Records" by Ardley shows both John and Isaac as sons of Edmund Hockaday.
Hockaday is an old Colonial family of Virginia, members of whom came from Virginia to Clark County, Kentucky, in early days.
Isaac Hockaday and son #2 John, came to what is now Greenup County, then Mason County, Kentucky, before the county was established and organized. Isaac Hockaday was the first acting clerk of the Greenup County Court, having been appointed clerk pro tem by the justice of peace of the county on February 1, 1804, when the county was organized. John Nicholas and Jesse Boone were sureties on his official bond. On the same day and at the same session of the court, on motion of Isaac Hockaday, Clerk of the Court, John Hockaday was permitted to take the necessary oath (as clerk [?]) with John Nicholas, Moses Fuqua and William Lowery as sureties on his official bond. Nothing further is known of Isaac Hockaday. It is presumed that he returned to Clark County.
Last update 24 September1997
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