Biographical Sketch of Peter Larsson COCK (1610-1687); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson [ferg@ntelos.net] Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* 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, ? dau 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 Feb of 1703...the name evolved into Cox, in the 18th Cen.. 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. This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/bios/c/cock-pl.txt