Descendants of Sir William Cockburn

Sir William COCKBURN, baron of Langton, Berwickshire, m. Anna HOME, k. 9 Sep 1513 at Flodden. Sir William was third in descent from Alexander DE COCKBURN, who was created Heritable Usher of the White Rod 10 Feb 1373 and was afterwards Keeper of the Great Seal in the time of Robert II and Robert III. Alexander was son of Alexander DE COCKBURN and Mary DE VIPONT or WEAPONT. [ref. 1]
  1. Alexander COCKBURN, k. 9 Sep 1513 at the Battle of Flodden. Ancestor of Sir William COCKBURN of Langton, who was created a baronet 22 Nov 1627. That line failed and the baronetcy became dormant when Sir Alexander James Edmund COCKBURN of Langton, 12th Bt., Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, d. unm. 20 Nov 1880. [ref. 1]
  2. William COCKBURN of that ilk, m. Isobel HOME. Succeeded his father 1513 in the estate of Cockburn, in the parish of Duns, Berwickshire. Had a charter from David, Earl of Crawford, of the lands and barony of Inverarity, Forfarshire, in special warrandice of the lands of Cockburn, which was confirmed 15 Apr 1527. [ref. 1]
    1. Alexander COCKBURN of that ilk (eldest son), m. Helena HEPBURN (daughter of Sir Patrick HEPBURN of Bolton), d. bef. 9 Jul 1583. [ref. 1]
      1. William COCKBURN of that ilk (eldest son), m. Helen RENTON (daughter of John RENTON of Billie). Had sasine following a precept of clare constat 9 Jul 1583. [ref. 1]
        1. William COCKBURN of that ilk, m. 3 May 1596 Elizabeth KINCADE (daughter of John KINCADE of Warriston). [ref. 1]
          1. John COCKBURN of that ilk, b. 1598, m. Oct 1626 Elspeth OLIPHANT (daughter of Sir William OLIPHANT, King's Advocate), d. 1652. [ref. 1]
            1. William COCKBURN, b. bef. 1628, d.s.p. Mar 1663. Sold the estates of Cockburn to his brother James in 1657. [ref. 1]
            2. Sir James COCKBURN of that ilk, 1st Bt., b. 7 Nov 1628, m. 8 Jan 1658 Grissel HAY (daughter of HAY of Barra), bur. 3 Jan 1704. A burgess of Edinburgh, 1658. Created a baronet of Scotland by warrant 24 May 1671. Purchased the estate of Langton and the office of Usher from his cousin Sir Archibald COCKBURN of Langton, 4th Bt., 6 May 1690. [ref. 1]
              1. Barbara COCKBURN, b. 22 Jul 1660, m. 30 Dec 1680 SINCLAIR, 10th baron. They had children. [ref. 1]
              2. Sir William COCKBURN of that ilk, 2nd Bt., b. 11 Sep 1662, m. Helen LERMONTH (d. 28 Nov 1764, daughter of Mark LERMONTH, Advocate), bur. 10 Jan 1751. Advocate in 1686. [ref. 1]
                1. Sir James COCKBURN of that ilk, 3rd Bt., m. 8 Apr 1764 Mary ROCHEAD (daughter of Robert ROCHEAD of Masterton, d. 5 Sep 1766), d. 13 Mar 1780. Lieutenant Colonel, 48th Foot. Served in 48th Foot at Quebec, 1760. Returned heir special to his father in the lands of Langton and the hereditary office of Usher, 25 Nov 1754, but sold both, 15 Dec 1757. Said to have m2. Phoebe SHARMAN and had three sons by her, but all three d.s.p. [ref. 1]
                  1. Sir William James COCKBURN of that ilk, 4th Bt., d. unm. 9 Jan 1800. Lietenant Colonel, 1st Foot. [ref. 1]
                2. Five daughters. [ref. 1]
              3. John COCKBURN of Kilkenny, surgeon, b. 22 Apr 1675, m. 1720 Martha RICH (of Kilkenny, d. 14 Jan 1756), d. 12 Dec 1758. [ref. 1]
                1. William COCKBURN, LL.D., b. 1721, m. 10 Dec 1763 Susanna SAVAGE, d. 7 Jun 1776 at Bath. Archdeacon of Ossory, 1762. [ref. 1]
                  1. One son and four daughters. [ref. 1]
                2. Sir James COCKBURN of that ilk, 5th Bt. b. 1723, m. Laetitia LITTLE (daughter and co-heir of Luke LITTLE of Carlow, d. 11 Nov 1804), d. 9 Jun 1809. Lieutenant Colonel, 35th Regiment. Brigadier General and Quartermaster General in North America. [ref. 1]
                  1. Descendants to the present day. [ref. 1]
                3. A daughter. [ref. 1]
              4. John COCKBURN, b. 1675. [ref. 4]
            3. Elizabeth COCKBURN, b. 1630. [ref. 4]
            4. Margaret COCKBURN, b. 1631. [ref. 4]
            5. John COCKBURN, b. 1632. [ref. 4]
            6. Nicklas COCKBURN (a daughter), b. 1633. [ref. 4]
            7. Catherine COCKBURN, b. 1634. [ref. 4]
            8. Thomas COCKBURN, b. 1635. [ref. 4]
            9. Jean COCKBURN, b. 1637. [ref. 4]
            10. Anna COCKBURN, b. 1638. [ref. 4]
            11. Lilias COCKBURN, b. 1640. [ref. 4]
            12. Alexander COCKBURN, b. 1641, m. Jean WHYTE, d. 1690. An apothecary in Duns. [ref. 4]
              1. William COCKBURN, b. 1682 at Duns, d. by 1758. [ref. 3,4]
              2. Anne or Anna COCKBURN, b. 1684 at Duns, m. David SAUNDERS, d. 15 Oct 1756 at Banff, Banffshire. [ref. 2,3,4]
              3. James COCKBURN, b. 1687 at Duns, d. by 1758. [ref. 3,4]
            13. Archibald COCKBURN, b. 1644. [ref. 4]
            14. Patrick COCKBURN. [ref. 4]
          2. Alexander COCKBURN. [ref. 4]
          3. Marie COCKBURN, m. William TROTTER. [ref. 4]
        2. John COCKBURN. [ref. 4]
        3. James COCKBURN. [ref. 4]
        4. David COCKBURN. [ref. 4]
  3. Christopher COCKBURN of Chouslie (perhaps a brother of Sir William COCKBURN, rather than his son). Ancestor of James COCKBURN of Ryselaw, in the parish of Fogo, Berwickshire, said to have been created a baronet of Scotland in 1628, whose line failed ca. 1782. [ref. 1]

Sources

  1. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (101st edition, 1956).
  2. Saunders Pedigree (London, ca. 1884).
  3. Parish registers of Banff (LDS microfilm 0990815). See excerpts.
  4. Information from Russell Wilson Cockburn, Whitburn, West Lothian.

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