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Capt Thomas Cobb 1720–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1720

Birth Location: Truro, Massachusetts

Death Date: 9 Apr 1783

Death Location: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Cobb

Mother: Mercy Freeman

Spouse(s): Ruth Collins

Children(s): Elizabeth Paine, John Cobb, Mercy Cobb, Asa Cobb, Ruth Cobb, Betty Cobb, Thomas Cobb, John Cobb, Susannah Cobb

Capt Thomas Cobb was born in 1720 in Truro, Massachusetts, the child of Thomas Cobb And Mercy Freeman. Capt Thomas Cobb married Ruth Collins, and had children including Asa Cobb, Betty Cobb, Elizabeth Dodge Cobb Paine, John Cobb, Mercy Cobb, Ruth Cobb, Susannah H Cobb, Thomas Cobb. Capt Thomas Cobb passed away in 1783 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt Thomas Cobb was born in 1720 in Truro, Massachusetts, the child of Thomas Cobb And Mercy Freeman.
  • Capt Thomas Cobb married Ruth Collins, and had children including Asa Cobb, Betty Cobb, Elizabeth Dodge Cobb Paine, John Cobb, Mercy Cobb, Ruth Cobb, Susannah H Cobb, Thomas Cobb.
  • Capt Thomas Cobb passed away in 1783 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cobb
1693–1768
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mercy Freeman
1693–1759
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Ruth Collins
1719–1786
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
RC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Paine
1743–1790
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Colony, British America
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John Cobb
1745–1757
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Cobb
1747–
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
MC
Asa Cobb
1749–
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
AC
Ruth Cobb
1752–1776
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
RC
Betty Cobb
1754–1761
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
BC
Thomas Cobb
1756–1798
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
TC
John Cobb
1758–1759
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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Susannah Cobb
1760–1847
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
SC

Capt Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Capt Cobb
1720–1783
Birth Place: Truro, Massachusetts
Parents
Thomas Cobb
1693–1768
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mercy Freeman
1693–1759
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Cobb
1666–1709
Banbury Parish, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Esther ((Hester)) Bates
1663–1717
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Edmund Freeman
1657–1717
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Mayo
1660–1745
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cobb
–1708
Dorothy Hobby
1635–1705
James Bates
1624–1689
Esther Hilliard
1642–1742
John Freeman
1622–1719
Mercy PRENCE
1630–1711
Samuel Mayo
1620–1664
Thomasine Lumpkin
1626–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joan Elton
1598–
Alfred Bates
1582–1655
John Mayo
1597–1676
Tamisen Brike
1600–1683

Capt Cobb's Descendants

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Capt (Thomas) Cobb (4 Jul 1720–9 Apr 1783) m. Ruth Collins (2 Mar 1719–25 Jun 1786)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Dodge Cobb) Paine 1743–1790 m. Rice (Durron) Duncan 1743–1777
    1. 1. Lydia (M Duncan (Spouses) Cousin) 1756–1848 m. William (M) Duncan 1750–1848
      1. 1. Matilda (Malinda) Duncan 1802–1888 m. Tarleton (Washington) Toney 1794–1867
      2. 2. Mason Duncan 1785–1850
  2. 2. John Cobb 1745–1757
  3. 3. Mercy Cobb 1747–
  4. 4. Asa Cobb 1749–
  5. 5. Ruth Cobb 1752–1776
  6. 6. Betty Cobb 1754–1761
  7. 7. Thomas Cobb 1756–1798
  8. 8. John Cobb 1758–1759
  9. 9. Susannah (H) Cobb 1760–1847

Capt Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1720
4 Jul 1720
Birth of Capt Thomas Cobb in Truro, Massachusetts
Truro, Massachusetts
1783
9 Apr 1783
Age 63
Death of Capt Thomas Cobb in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1720
    Event Place: Truro, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1783
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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