Peter Larsson Cock


Peter Larsson Cock, who was born in Stockholm in 1610., adopted the surname Kock (meaning cook in Swedish) in 1641. Peter was sent to New Sweden as an imprisoned soldier, and became the cook on the ship....Peter married in 1643, probably to Margaret, ? daughter of Mans Svensson Lom, who was also on the voyage. Peter served as a judge under Governor Printz, and won favor with the English by capturing Marcus Jacobsson, the instigator of the Long Ginn Rebellion of 1669. He died in 1687 and his widow, in February of 1703...the name evolved into Cox, in the 18th century. There were 6 daughters who lived to adulthood, and who married 3 Rambo sons and Anders Longacre, Robert Lonshore and Bengy Bengtson. His sons were Lars Petersson Cock, Eric Petersson Cock, Mans Petersson Cock, John Petersson Cock, Peter Petersson Cock and Gabriel Petersson Cock.


from THE 1693 CENSUS OF THE SWEDES ON THE DELAWARE, by Craig.





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