| State | Maryland |
|---|---|
| County (Primary) | Somerset |
| Other Counties | Sussex, Kent |
| Family Name | Sockum |
| Family History Notes | 1. John Scokem, born say 1736, was taxable in Nanticoke Hundred, Somerset County, Maryland, with (his wife?) Rachel Scokem in 1757 [List of Taxables]. She was probably the widow Sockem who was taxable in Dagsbury Hundred of Sussex County, Delaware, from 1784 to 1788, listed near James Sockem [DSA, RG 2535, Levy List 1780-96]. They were probably the parents of i.James Sockum, taxable in Dagsbury Hundred of Sussex County in 1777 and from 1784 to 1796 [DSA, RG 2535, Levy List 1767-80; 1780-96], a "Negro" head of a Dagsborough Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware household of 4 "other free" in 1800 [DE:425], 8 in 1810 [DE:308] and 5 "free colored" in 1820 [DE:372]. He lived on land adjoining Levin Thompson in 1810, and his suit Sockum vs. Thompson was listed in the account of Levin's estate [DSA, RG 4545.009, roll 240, frame 280]. ii. Isaac, taxable in Dagsbury Hundred in 1777 [RG 2535]. iii.Lowder Sockum, taxable in Dagsbury Hundred in 1795 [RG 4200.027, Levy Court, Roll 2, frame 70], and 1796, living in the land of Robert Hopkins on 27 August 1807 when he made his Sussex County will [WB F-6:303]. iv. Stephen, "free Negro" taxable in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, in 1789, "runaway" in 1790 [DSA, RG 3535, Levy List 1785-1797, frames 150, 173]. |
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