Samuel Cockayne left Gilling, Yorkshire, England in the late 1600s. His destination was Talbot County, Maryland, where he married and raised a family. His descendants prospered in Maryland and participated in their local militias during the American Revolution. Two of his descendants, Samuel and Carter Cockayne, decided to move west after the war, seeking opportunity on America's frontier. First, they moved to Amberson Valley, Pennsylvania. In about 1795, they moved to Ohio County, Virginia. Again, the family did well. Samuel and Carter built a log cabin, and over the years expanded their home, giving the farmstead the name Valley Farm. Valley Farm stood for roughly two hundred years, when it was demolished. In 1841, two of Samuel's sons, who had been born and raised at Valley Farm, struck out for Burlington, Iowa. These men, Hiram and Samuel Cockayne Jr., followed their father's example, working hard to take care of their families and develop their farming operations. The small pioneer settlement that sprang up adjacent to their farms was called Prairie Grove, and the Cockaynes built the first church and school in the village. People took to calling the area The Cockayne District. The purpose of the Cockayne Farm Find A Grave Account is to gather and link the graves of Cockaynes from all over the country and to pay tribute to the many Cockayne Farms which have existed over the years. The farm of Artus Cockayne remains a working farm in Winfield, Iowa to this day.