Excerpt from Gettysburg Picketts Charge: And Other War Addresses
"Crocker, James Francis, was born January 5, 1828, at the Crocker home in Isle of Wight county, Virginia. His parental ancestors early settled in said county; and the home at which he was born had then been in the possession of his lineal ancestors for upwards of a century. His father was James Crocker, the son of William Crocker and Elizabeth Wilson. William Crocker was a wealthy farmer and was major of militia. Elizabeth Wilson was the daughter of Willis Wilson, of Surry, and Sarah Blunt, of Blunt's Castle, Isle of Wight county. Willis Wilson was a prominent citizen of his county, a member of the committee of safety of 1776, and first lieutenant in the company of which William Davies was captain in the 1 st state regiment of Virginia, commanded by Patrick Henry. He was a grandson of Nicholas Wilson and Margaret Sampson, and a member of the county court, sheriff, coroner, major of militia and vestryman. Margaret Sampson Wilson received donations from Lieutenant-Colonel James Powell and William Archer as expressions of high esteem.
"Frances Hill Woodley, the mother of James F. Crocker, was the daughter of Major Andrew Woodley and Elizabeth Hill Harrison.
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