Family of Lewis COCK and Winifred BROKENSHA

See also

Family of Lewis COCK and Winifred BROKENSHA

Husband: Lewis COCK

  • Name:

  • Lewis COCK2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Francis COCK ( - )

  • Father:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1687 (cal)

  • Mevagissey, Cornwall3

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Apr 1687 (age 0)

  • Mevagissey, Cornwall3

  • Excommunication:

  • Nov 1729 (age 41-42)4

  •  

  • Prosecution:

  • Aug 1731 (age 43-44)5,6,7

  •  

Wife: Winifred BROKENSHA

  • Name:

  • Winifred BROKENSHA

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John BROKENSHA ( - )

  • Father:

  • -

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jun 1685

  • Mevagissey, Cornwall8

Child 1: Lewis COCK

Child 2: Ann COCK

  • Name:

  • Ann COCK

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • c. 1716

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Dec 1716 (age 0)

  • Mevagissey, Cornwall2

Note on Husband: Lewis COCK (1)

1731.

 

Gentlemen—The Collr & Comptr of Plymouth haveing accquainted ye Board That Mr John Pyke one of the Tyde Surveyors there was murdered the 30th ulto whilest securing some Goods which were Seized by him by nine, or Ten persons armed with pick axes clubbs & other weapons and it appearing on an Examination before the Coroner yt Stephen Moon als Woon, Lewis Cock, John Moon als Woon, John Yeo, David Dollick and Benjamin Crews who is now in Custody were Concerned in the said murder you are to Cause diligent Search to be made for the sd Offendrs of whom you have a description on the back hereof in order to their being secured giveing the Board notice thereof which is what I have in Command to Signify to you and am Gentn &c.

 

Cha. Carkese.

 

Custom Ho London. 9th Sept. 1731.

 

Stephen Moon als Woon of ye parish of Mevagizey in ye County of Cornwall, a short thick man, wearing his own short Black Hair.

 

Lewis Cock, son of — Cock of Mevagizey aforesd a short well sett man wearing a Light wigg.

 

John Moon als Woon of Compton in the County of Devon a Young Slight man wearing a wigg.

 

John Yeo of Great Torrington in Devon Late a boatman plying at north corner at Plymouth dock a stout well Sett man much pock Broken & Blind in one Eye.

 

David Dollick or Dollock late of ridruth in the County of Cornwall since a Labour at or abt Plymoth dock in ye County of devon a stout well sett man wearing his own brown hair."

 

The Commissioners of Customs ordered the Collector at Plymouth to promise a reward of £50 for the apprehension of these men.

Note on Husband: Lewis COCK (2)

27 April 1732 Tuesday, April 20. On wednesday the 12th, Benj. Cruse and Step. Woon were executed at Heavytree gallows, near Exeter, for the murder of Mr. Pyke, a Custom-house Officer. The concourse of people was so great, that they broke down the gallows, just as the malefactors came, which obliged the Sheriff to convey them back to Irondish, ?till another could be erected, and it was near 6 before they were turned off. DP. (Grub-street Journal)

 

http://rictornorton.co.uk/grubstreet/gallows.htm

Sources

1.

Mevagissey Bishops Transcripts 1712.

2.

Mevagissey Bishops Transcripts 1716-1717.

3.

Mevagissey Bishops Transcripts 1687.

4.

Excommunication.

5.

Custom House Records, (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cardiff-records/vol2/pp368-381).

6.

Newspaper Article - The Gentleman April 1732.

7.

Newspaper Article - execution of murderers of John Pyke, (Derby Mercury of 27 Apr 1732).

8.

Mevagissey Bishops Transcripts 1685.

9.

St Ewe Parish Records (bap) 1745-1747.

Website last updated on 16 Dec 2023