John Cobb1,2,3

M, ID# 1525, (1786 - )
John Cobb|b. 6 Apr 1786|p1525.htm|Elkanah Cobb|b. 21 Jan 1746/47\nd. 10 Aug 1795|p1266.htm|Mary Willard|b. abt 1749\nd. 1 Aug 1842|p1327.htm|Gideon Cobb|b. 8 Jul 1718\nd. 25 Jul 1798|p1326.htm|Abigail Dyer|b. 10 Apr 1718\nd. 10 Jan 1808|p2223.htm|Jonathan Willard|b. abt 1720\nd. 5 Apr 1804|p2234.htm|Sarah Childs|b. abt 1723\nd. 3 Apr 1750||

Father Elkanah Cobb1,4 (1746/47-1795)

Mother Mary Willard1,4 (abt 1749-1842)

Charts
Descendants of Gideon Cobb

Family Background – see:

The Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont
     John Cobb was born on 6 Apr 1786 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.5 He married Sarah Story Briscoe, daughter of Hanson Briscoe and Mary Nappler Jordan, on 1 Aug 1820 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.6,7,8
     He was probably one of the five males under age 16 listed in the household of his father, Elkanah Cobb, in the 1790 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.9
     John appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of two white males under age 10 (Sarah's sons by her previous marriage, John and Hanson), and one between 26 and 45 (himself); two females under 10 (Sarah's daughters Caroline and Elizabeth), one between 10 and 15 (Sarah's daughter Mary), and one between 26 and 45 (wife Sarah); and one female slave.3
     John appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, with a household consisting of one white male between ages 10 and 15 (Hanson, Sarah's son by her previous marriage), and one between 15 and 20 (Sarah's son John), and one between 40 and 50 (himself); one white female between 5 and 10 (their daughter Sophia), two between 15 and 20 Sarah's daughters Elizabeth and Caroline, though Elizabeth was only 13), and one between 30 and 40 (Sarah, but she was actually 43); and one male and one female slave.10
     On 9 Sep 1826 the 29 acres where John Cobb lived was sold at auction on the courthouse steps, by order of the Circuit Court in a suit by Peter Purtte against John Cobb and G. D. Cobb, in which the court awarded $110, 6% interest from 28 Oct 1821, and costs of $10.24½. It was purchased by his nephew, Caleb Clark Cobb.11

Child of John Cobb and Sarah Story Briscoe

  • Sophia Maria Cobb12 b. 1823, d. 1859

Citations

  1. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5.
  2. [S847] "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV 1728-1850," Genealogy.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresass, viewed 26 Jun 2005, citing FHL film no. 0546371 & 0548011-0548024.
  3. [S1791] John Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  4. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 261, article attributed to Henry Willard.
  5. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5, shows date. Since the entries for his older siblings show other places, it appears the absence of a place entry indicates a local birth.
  6. [S49] Freeman, Family File 31 Jul 1998, shows year, town, county, and state.
  7. [S3003] "Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1809-28," Ancestry.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresap, shows date.
  8. [S2002] Smith, Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible transcript, in a different hand, shows her as widow of E. O. Cresap and afterward married to Jno. Cobb.
  9. [S1781] Elkanah Cobb household, 1790 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  10. [S1787] John Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  11. [S1975] Caldwell Co. Deeds, D:233, Samuel C. Clark to Caleb C. Cobb, 7 Jul 1824; D:234, Gideon D. Cobb to Caleb C. Cobb, 1 Jul 1824; and G:16, John Bradley, Sheriff to same dated 16 Apr 1832, $12 for 29 ac. where John Cobb lived, sold in settlement of suit decided by Circuit Court in favor of Peter Purtte against John Cobb & G. D. Cobb for $110, interest, and costs of $10.24½.
  12. [S49] Freeman, Family File 31 Jul 1998.

 

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