According to William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 24 (series I) 1915-1917(pages 140-141)
"Godfrey Ragsdale was born about 1645 and on 11/9/1679 deeded to Thomas Batte, Sr. 50 acres of land which were given to Godfrey under the will of Mr. John Cookney, deceased, of Bristol Parish, Henrico County, recorded in Henrico Court on 12/1/1646. The land conveyed to Batte was adjacent to the land Ragsdale lived on. On 5/18/1638 Cookney had two patents for land in Henrico County, one on 20 acres being a swamp within a neck of land, and the other for 150 acres adjoining Joseph Chadd & Richard Taylor. Places Cookney's immigration prior to 5/18/1638. Cookney was father of Mary Cookney, Godfrey II's mother.
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William and Mary College Quarterly, Volume 4, Series 2, p 20
In the year 1639 the governor sought to limit the number of pounds of tobacco produced tp 15 hundred thousand pounds and the rest was to be destroyed. To this end he chose and appointed men of experience and integrity for the careful viewing of each man's crop of tobacco. For Henrico county group two from Henrico, Rox, Dale, Varinaes and the Four mile creek - Mr. John Cookeney, John Baker and Saml. Almond.
