James Coker: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. James Coker was born in 1790 (son of Charles Coker, Sr. (son?) and Judith Moore).

Generation: 2

Charles Coker, Sr. (son?) was born in 1751 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia (son of William Coker, (Immigrant) and Mary Denn); died in 1800 in Knox Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1790, Burke Co, North Caolina
Residence: Abt 1795, Knox Co, Tennessee

Notes:

Charles Coker left Burke County about 1795 for Knox County, TN. He died there in 1800. His male children by his first marriage left Burke county for Greenville county, SC, in 1791. Leonard would stay in Greenville until
1811 when he left SC for Alabama. William and Charles joined their father in Knox Co., TN, sometime before 1800.

Census:
Charles family is listed with 2 males over 16 and two males under 16 and three females. Charles adult children;
Charles, William and Leonard live nearby.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COKER/2000-07/0963005057

Charles Sr. & Judith Moore Coker Group Sheet
provided by Shirley Shumate via email 5/13/2016
Charles Coker,Sr. appears on 1790 census for Burke Co, NC. He lived near his brother, William Coker, in Burke County, near Blowing Rock, NC, near the James River. Coker farm was sold to Jesse Moore, brother in law to Charles Coker, who had married Judith Moore Lee, widow of Edward Lee. The Coker
farm is still owned by the Moore family in 2004, when it was visited by Roy.

Our Coker Kin: June B. Barekman, 1967, Vol. 1, page 72
"Charles Coker, b. 1740 married Judith Moore, dau of John Moore and Judith Walker Moore of Flavania Co, VA. In 1780, Charles and Judith Moore Coker left Virginia along with Judith's brother and sister, and they went to Burke Co, NC.

Charles married Judith Moore after 1781. Judith (daughter of John Moore and Judith Walker) was born in 1745 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia; died in 1807 in Knob Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judith Moore was born in 1745 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia (daughter of John Moore and Judith Walker); died in 1807 in Knob Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee.

Children:

Jane Coker was born in 1784.
Warren P. Coker was born in 1789 in Burke Co, North Carolina; died in 1860 in Hopkins Co, Kentucky.
1. James Coker was born in 1790.
Joseph Coker, Sr. was born on 13 Apr 1793 in Burke Co, North Carolina; died on 24 Jun 1858 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri.

Generation: 3

William Coker, (Immigrant) was born in 1730 in Norfolk, England; died in 1782 in North Carolina.

Notes:

This line of Cokers and some Moores is found in "Cindy's Family Tree" at Ancestry
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/46483479/person/6642238418

William married Mary Denn about 1750. Mary was born in 1733 in England; died after 1780 in of, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Denn was born in 1733 in England; died after 1780 in of, North Carolina.

Children:

2. Charles Coker, Sr. (son?) was born in 1751 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia; died in 1800 in Knox Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee.
William Coker was born about 1753 in of, Burke Co, North Carolina; died in 1816 in Knox Co, Tennessee.
Joseph Coker was born about 1755 in of, Burke Co, North Carolina; died after 1800 in of, Greenville Co, South Carolina.

6.	John Moore was born in 1717 in Spotsylvania Co, Virginia; died on 1 Jan 1795 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia. John married Judith Walker in 1742 in Virginia. Judith was born in 1722 in Goochland Co, Virginia; died in 1792 in Fulvanna Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Judith Walker was born in 1722 in Goochland Co, Virginia; died in 1792 in Fulvanna Co, Virginia.

Children:

3. Judith Moore was born in 1745 in Fluvanna Co, Virginia; died in 1807 in Knob Creek, Knox Co, Tennessee.
Warren Moore
Jesse Moore
(daughter) Moore died after 1780.