Source: https://mahockney.org/

Chronology of Mahockney Ownership (Full or Partial)

Note: The farm has grown and contracted several times over the past few hundred years, ranging in size from 300 acres to 1,200 acres. During several periods cousins or associates owned “part” of historic Mahockney, as noted below.

 

1663 – 1671   Thomas Rosson, original patentor (alt. spellings Rawson, Roson, Rason)

 

 

The Tomlin Years

1671 – 1688   Robert Tomlin (Thomlin, Thomline, Tomlyn)

1688 – 1708   Rebecca Tomlin, widow of Robert (part)

1708 – 1721   Edward Rowzee (Rouzee, Rouzey) (part)

1714 – 1721   Martha Tomlin Gouldman Winston, daughter of Robert & Rebecca (part)

1721 – 1723   Francis Gouldman, Jr. (part)

1721 – 1751   William Winston (widower of Martha Tomlin Winston) (part)

 

The Scottish Rebels Era

1724 – 1727    Dr. Mark Bannerman (part)

1746 – 1751   John Seayres (Sayres) (part)

1751 – 1752   Torquil McLeod (part)

1751 – 1755   Thomas Waring

1755 – 1783   William Roane

1783 – 1794   Spencer Roane

 

The Latane Century

1794 – 1811   William Latane

1811 – 1812   Thomas S. Latane

1812 – 1847   William Catesby Latane

1847 – 1897   James Henry Latane

 

Four Decades with the Crutchfields

1897 – 1936   William and Clara Belle Crutchfield

 

The Taliaferro Half-Century

1937 – 1945   William Taliaferro

1945 – 1984   Trent Taliaferro

1984 – 1986   Trent Taliaferro, Jr. et al.