I'm not hearing from any of you, so hope these are going out ok! Averlina Gorin - whose name was spelled dozens of ways, was the daughter of Henry and Sarah Pell Gorin. She was born 21 Oct 1809 in Christian Co KY; no death date; married in Warren Co KY on 5 May 1831 to Newton Cockrill/Cockrell. Newton was born ca 1805, died 30 April 1831 in Montgomery Co IL. He was the son of John Cockrell and Susannah Boone. John Cockrell was the son of Christopher and Susannah Cockrill. Christopher was the son of Joseph and Jane Cockrill. Joseph was the son of John and Lucretia Neale Cockrill. John was the son of John Cockrill who was the son of Andrew Cockrill who would have been born about 1620. Susannah Boone was the daughter of Squire Boone and Anna Grubbs. Squire was the son of Samuel and Sarah Day Boone. Samuel was the son of Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan who was the son of George Boone. I am currently researching this Boone and Morgan line to fill in more dates and places. Now to the bio. History of Johnson County [MO] History of Townships, Cities, Towns (etal), complied by a special historian (not named), no date, but would have been in the 1880's. "REV. A. M. COCKRELL. Baptist missionary for the Johnson and Lafayette Association. Born in Montgomery County, Illinois Aug. 28, 1835, son of New Cockrell. His mother was Avolina Gorin, a niece of Gen. Gorin of Revolutionary fame. Rev. Cockrell lived a considerable time in Kentucky, but attended school in Nashville. He was married to Mary E. Darby, Sept. 12, 1858. Their children are: Ida, Newton F., William M., Henry G[orin?], Edward R., Thomas M., Alma M., and James W. The eldest daughter died when little more than two years old. He was baptized by the distinguished pioneer preacher, Eld. WM. P. C. Caldwell, licensed to preach in August, 1870, at White Sulphur Spring, church, Kentucky, and ordained Fed. 11, 1872. He came to Johnson County, Missouri, in Sept. 1874, and for about six years preached at High Point. Rev. Cockrell is a self made man, a plain forcible speaker and filled with Christian zeal. He has baptized over five hundred persons." Some notes: Newton and Averlina had two older children, Ann Rebecca and John Henry Cockrell. These two children were a favorite of Averlina's brother, John Darns Gorin who gave them each a horse of his favorites. Notice that this bio confirms that Averlina was a niece of Gen. Gorin. This would have been John Gorin who md Elizabeth Franklin of Glasgow KY. Notice also that their first son was John Henry. As was common in this era, children were named for their family - John Gorin who would have been the great-uncle and Henry, the grandfather. Tomorrow: Frederick Walker Stith of Hollywood, CA, dau of David and Mary Gorin Stith. Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin