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Wealthy Ann Cobb1,2,3

#2231, (1753 - 1827)
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  • Wealthy Ann Cobb was born on 2 Oct 1753 in Canterbury, Connecticut.4,5,6
  • She married Thomas Lathrop, son of Samuel Lathrop and Elizabeth Bishop, on 19 Dec 1771 in Canterbury, Connecticut. He was the great-great-great-grandson of Rev. John Lothrop, in whose church her great-great-grandfather, Henry Cobb, was an elder and early leader.7,8
  • Wealthy died on 22 Sep 1827 in Burlington, Vermont, at age 73.9,10
Wealthy also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Thomas Lathrop:

Citations

  1. White, Lorraine Cook, The Barbour Collection, Canterbury Vital Records, pg 170, birth record, citing vol 1 pg 106, spells given name Wealthean; marriage record, shows name as Wealthy.
  2. Huntington, E. B., Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family, pg 106, shows name as Wealthy Ann.
  3. Cobb, Philip L, History of the Cobb Family, pg 117, spells given name Welthean.
  4. White, Lorraine Cook, The Barbour Collection, Canterbury Vital Records, pg 170, citing vol 1 pg 106, shows date, as 2 Oct 1753.
  5. Cobb, Philip L, History of the Cobb Family, pg 117, shows date, as 8 Aug 1753, town, and state.
  6. Huntington, E. B., Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family, pg 106, shows date, as 18 Oct 1755, town, and state.
  7. White, Lorraine Cook, The Barbour Collection, Canterbury Vital Records, pg 170, citing vol 1 pg 176, marriage record, shows date.
  8. Huntington, E. B., Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family, pg 106, shows date.
  9. Huntington, E. B., Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family, pg 106, shows date, town, and state.
  10. Hall, Ruth Gardiner, Descendants of Governor William Bradford, pg 259, shows date.

Abigail Cobb1,2

#2232, (1756 - 1822)
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  • Abigail Cobb was born on 7 Sep 1756 in Canterbury, Connecticut.3,4
  • She married Col. Stephen Pearl, son of Nathan Pearl and Elizabeth Utley.5,6,7
  • Abigail died on 1 Apr 1822 in Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont, at age 65.8,9,10
  • She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Bennington, Chittenden Co., Vermont.11,12
Abigail also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. White, Lorraine Cook, The Barbour Collection, Canterbury Vital Records, pg 170, citing vol 1 pg 108.
  2. Cobb, Philip L, History of the Cobb Family, pg 117.
  3. White, Lorraine Cook, The Barbour Collection, Canterbury Vital Records, pg 170, citing vol 1 pg 108, shows date.
  4. Cobb, Philip L, History of the Cobb Family, pg 117, shows date, town, and state.
  5. General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, record for Abigail Pearl by Burlington town clerk, shows him as her husband; and record for Stephen Pearl, shows her as his wife.
  6. Abigail Pearl, Abigail, Chittenden District, Vermont, probate records, note 4 Apr 1822 by Ebenezer Cobb, states that the late Abigail Pearl was his sister; undated expense statement of administrator, show payment in 1827 to Mrs. Lathrop, sister of Mrs. Pearl.
  7. Cobb, Hubert F, Elder Henry Cobb Family, shows her husband as Stephen Pearl and she had no children.
  8. "Died," American Repertory & Advertiser, 2 Apr 1822, shows "last night" and "in this town."
  9. General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, record for Abigail Pearl by Burlington town clerk, shows date, as 22 Apr 1822; lists the cemetery, indicating the record came from a tombstone rather than a town record. Philip Lalime, Burlington Town Clerk, confirmed by email "RE: Message from Contact Us at www.BurlingtonVT.gov" 3 Sep 2013 to author that there is no record of her death in the town records.
  10. Abigail Pearl, Abigail, Chittenden District, Vermont, probate records, note from Ebenezer Cobb declining to serve as administrator; administrator's bond and declaration of insolvency both dated 5 Apr 1823.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 106732206, Abigail Pearl.
  12. General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, record for Abigail Pearl by Burlington town clerk, shows cemetery.

Sarah Cobb1,2

#2233, (1759 - )
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  • Sarah Cobb was born on 12 Jan 1759 in Canterbury, Connecticut.3,4
Sarah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. White, Lorraine Cook, The Barbour Collection, Canterbury Vital Records, pg 170, citing vol 1 pg 106.
  2. Cobb, Philip L, History of the Cobb Family, pg 117.
  3. White, Lorraine Cook, The Barbour Collection, Canterbury Vital Records, pg 170, citing vol 1 pg 106, shows date.
  4. Cobb, Philip L, History of the Cobb Family, pg 117, shows date, town, and state.

Jonathan Willard1,2,3

#2234, (1720 - 1804)
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  • Jonathan Willard was born on 26 Oct 1720 in Roxbury, Massachusetts.4,5,6
  • Jonathan married first Sarah Childs.7,3,8
  • Jonathan married second Sarah Loomis, daughter of Nathaniel Loomis and Sarah Skinner, on 21 Dec 1752 in Colchester, Connecticut, with Rev. Ephraim Little officiating.9,10,11
  • Jonathan married third Sarah Hough, daughter of John Hough and Hannah Denison. No marriage record has been found but her first husband died between 1753 and 1759 and they probably were married shortly afterward.12,13,14
  • Jonathan died on 5 Apr 1804 in Rutland, Vermont, at age 83.15,16
Jonathan also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Sarah Childs:

Child with Sarah Loomis:

Citations

  1. Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts, pg 375.
  2. Willard, Joseph, Willard Memoir, pg 384.
  3. Hollister, Hiel, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 258.
  4. Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts, pg 375, shows date.
  5. Hollister, Hiel, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 258, shows c. 1720, town, and colony.
  6. "Died," Rutland Herald, 7 Apr 1804, shows Capt. Jonathan Willard died "in this town on Thursday last" at age 84.
  7. Randall, Frank E., "Inscriptions in the Old Burying Ground at Colchester, Conn.," inscription from stone of Sarah, wife of Jonathan Willard.
  8. Pope, Charles Henry, Willard Genealogy, pg 79, shows her as his first wife.
  9. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, vol 18, Colchester First Congregational Church, pg 326, citing vol 1 pg 54 and vol 4 pg 34, shows date and officiant.
  10. Pope, Charles Henry, Willard Genealogy, pg 79, date, town, and state.
  11. Taintor, Starr, "Genealogy of the Taintor Family of Connecticut", pg 14, shows date and town.
  12. Pope, Charles Henry, Willard Genealogy, pg 79, shows his third marriage to widow Stark and connection to Gen. Stark.
  13. Walworth, Reuben H., Hyde Genealogy, 1:63. shows as her second marriage.
  14. General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death record for Sarah Willard, prepared by Pawlet town clerk from tombstone inscriptions 5 Dec 1919, shows him as her husband.
  15. "Died," Rutland Herald, 7 Apr 1804, shows Capt. Jonathan Willard died "in this town on Thursday last."
  16. General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death record for Mr. Willard, prepared by Rutland city clerk with certification on the reverse that the information came "from the records of the Cong'l church, Rutland," shows date, as 6th (being from a church record, it may have actually been his burial date.)

Zadock Remington1,2,3

#2235, (ca. 1745 - 1838)
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  • Zadock Remington was born ca. 1745.4
  • Zadock married first Phebe Hawley on 25 Jan 1773 in Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont.5
  • Zadock married second Elizabeth Allen on 25 Nov 1778 in Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont.6,7
  • Zadock married third Anne Clark, daughter of Nathan Clark and Abigail Satterlee, on 16 Apr 1788 in Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont.8,9
  • Zadock married fourth Mary Willard, daughter of Jonathan Willard and Sarah Loomis, on 9 Oct 1805 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.10
  • Zadock died on 6 Jun 1838 in Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont, at age ~93.11,12
  • He was buried in Congregational Cemetery, Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont.13
Zadock also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Phebe Hawley:

Children with Elizabeth Allen:

Children with Anne Clark:

Citations

  1. Records of the Congregational Church in Suffield, Conn., pg 81.
  2. Castleton Town Records, 1:1 and 1:2, marriage record to Phebe and Elizabeth, and 1:2, marriage record to Anne, all spell given name as Zadock.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #9673740, Lieut Zadok Remington, includes photo of stone showing name spelled Zadok.
  4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #9673740, Lieut Zadok Remington, shows he died 6 Jun 1838 at age 93, includes photo of stone showing same.
  5. Castleton Town Records, 1:1 and 1:2, marriage record, shows date; 1:5 and 1:8, birth records for daughter Phebe, son Elijah, and daughter Annie show Phebe as his wife.
  6. Castleton Town Records, 1:1 and 1:2, marriage record, shows date; 1:5 and 1:8, birth records for son Elijah, and 1:6 and 1:8 for son Ira, show Elizabeth as his wife.
  7. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #9673772, Elizabeth Remington, includes photo of stone showing her as Mrs. Elizabeth, second wife of Lt. Zadoch Remington.
  8. Castleton Town Records, 1:2, marriage record, shows date, 1:9, birth record of son Zadock and daughter Lucy, show is wife as Anne.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #13971901, Anne Remington, included photo of stone, which shows her as Anne, wife of Zadock Remington.
  10. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 126, shows date, town, county, and state.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #9673740, Lieut Zadok Remington, shows date, includes photo of stone showing same.
  12. Roylance, Ward Jay, Remingtons of Utah, pg 126, shows date, town, and state.
  13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #9673740, Lieut Zadok Remington, includes photo of stone.

Joshua Cobb1,2,3

#2236, (1776 - 1860)
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  • Joshua Cobb was born on 27 May 1776 at Stillwater, Albany Co., New York.4,5
  • He married Nancy Crawford, daughter of Col. William Crawford and Alice Kennedy, on 2 Oct 1802 Pennsylvania, probably in Greene Co.6,7,8
  • Joshua died on 27 Aug 1860 in Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 84.9,6
  • He was buried in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana.10
Joshua also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Nancy Crawford:

Citations

  1. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5.
  2. Hollister, Hiel, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 261, article attributed to Henry Willard.
  3. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb."
  4. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5, shows date, town, and state.
  5. Campbell, Glen,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, citing family Bible, shows date.
  6. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287, shows date.
  7. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows date.
  8. Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men of the State of Indiana, pg 83, shows state.
  9. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows date, town, county, and state.
  10. Campbell, Glen,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, states he visited the grave recently.

Sarah Cobb1,2,3

#2237, (1778 - 1795)
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  • Sarah Cobb was born on 16 Jul 1778 in Canterbury, Connecticut.4,5
  • Sarah died on 15 Mar 1795 in Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont, at age 16.6,7
  • She was buried Mettowee Valley Cemetery, now known as the Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Vermont.8,9
Sarah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Land Records, Wells, Vermont, B:99-100, deaths 1782-1811, shows name as Sally Cobb.
  2. Cobb, Philip L, History of the Cobb Family, pg 154, citing Pawlet Town Records, shows name as Sarah, and quotes cemetery inscription in which her name is Sally.
  3. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Wells, Vermont, bk 1, pg 218-9, shows name as Sally Cobb.
  4. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5, shows date, but last digit of year is unreadable, town, and state.
  5. Cobb, Philip L, History of the Cobb Family, pg 154, citing Pawlet Town Records, shows date, town, and state.
  6. Land Records, Wells, Vermont, B:99-100, deaths 1782-1811, shows date.
  7. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #38646766, Sarah "Sally" Cobb, shows date, town, county, and state, and includes photo of stone showing date.
  8. Muff, Janet, "Fwd: cobb," e-mail to author, 6 May 2009, citing Margaret R. Jenks, Pawlet Cemetery Inscriptions, Rutland County, Vermont (Granville, New York: privately published, 1996.)
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #38646766, Sarah "Sally" Cobb, includes photo of stone.

Capt. Willard Cobb1,2

#2238, (1781 - 1855)
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  • Capt. Willard Cobb was born on 17 Mar 1781 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.3,4,5
  • Willard married Amy Allen, daughter of Caleb Allen and Phebe Curtis, Bef 1805.6,7,8
  • Willard died on 23 Jan 1855 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa, at age 73.9,10
  • He was buried in White Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa.11,12
Willard also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Amy Allen:

Citations

  1. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5, shows name as Willard Cobb.
  2. Hollister, Hiel, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 179, shows name as Capt. Willard Cobb, pg 261.
  3. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5, shows date, but last two digits of year are unreadable. Since the entries for his older siblings show other places, it appears the absence of a place entry indicates a local birth.
  4. General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for Willard Cobb, prepared by Pawlet town clerk, shows date town, and state.
  5. Cobb, Philip L, History of the Cobb Family, pg 155, citing Pawlet Town Records, and pg 187, shows date, town, and state.
  6. Land Records, Pawlet, Vermont, 6:326, Willard Cobb and wife Amy to Daty Allen, 20 Feb 1807.
  7. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25, birth records for children, show parents as Willard and Amy Cobb, the earliest being born 19 Jan 1807.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 39527465, Amy Allen Cobb, includes tombstone photo showing her as his wife.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 39527609, Capt Willard Cobb, shows date, town, county, and state. Creator of memorial reports a stone was present and data was from the stone.
  10. Kennedy, Dave, "Re: The Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 17 Jan 2007.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 39527609, Capt Willard Cobb, shows him buried there but the only evidence is a photo of his widow's tombstone.
  12. Phillips, Semira A., Proud Mahaska, pg 248, shows he and his wife buried there.

Elkanah Cobb1,2

#2239, (1783 - Bet 1817 and 1818)
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  • Elkanah Cobb was born on 13 Sep 1783 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.3
  • Elkanah married Martha I. Jones, daughter of Richard Jones and Mary Donaldson, and sister of the woman his younger brother James would marry four years later, on 8 Sep 1813 in Prince George's Co., Maryland.4
  • Elkanah died Bet Nov 1817 and Dec 1818.5,6
Elkanah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Martha I. Jones:

Citations

  1. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5.
  2. Hollister, Hiel, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 261, article attributed to Henry Willard.
  3. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5, shows date, and since the entries for his older siblings show other places, it appears the absence of a place entry indicates a local birth.
  4. Prince Georges Co. Marriage Licenses, pge 56, Elkanah Cobb and Martha Jones, shows date.
  5. Journal of the House of Representatives, 15th Congress, 2nd session, pg 144, 30 Dec 1818, shows Martha J. Cobb as his widow.
  6. "Died," Daily National Intelligencer, 29 Sep 1824, death notice for Samuel Willard Cobb, shows his father as the late Elkanah Cobb.

James Dyer Cobb1,2,3

#2240, (1789 - Bef 1870)
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  • James Dyer Cobb was born on 24 Sep 1789 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.4,5,6
  • James married Rachael Isaacs Jones, daughter of Richard Jones and Mary Donaldson, and sister of the woman his older brother Elkanah had married four years before, on 24 Apr 1817 in Prince George's Co., Maryland.7,8,9
  • James apparently died Bef 1870. No record of his death has been found, but he was not listed with Sophia and her husband in 1870, nor has he been found elsewhere.
James also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Rachael Isaacs Jones:

Citations

  1. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5, shows name as James Cobb.
  2. Cleveland, Edmund Janes; Cleveland, Horace Gillette, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 44, shows name as James Dyer Cobb.
  3. Cobb, Hubert F, Elder Henry Cobb Family, shows name as James Duncan Cobb.
  4. 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.
  5. Cullum, George W., Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates at U. S. Military Academy, shows state.
  6. James D. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hempstead Co., Arkansas, shows age 61 and state.
  7. "Married," Daily National Intelligencer, 5 May 1817, shows date.
  8. Prince Georges Co. Marriage Licenses, pg 107, dated 8 Apr 1817.
  9. James D. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hempstead Co., Arkansas, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.

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