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Col John Cosby 1623 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1623

Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Clare, Ireland

Death Date: 24 Nov 1696

Death Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States

Father: Charles Cosby

Mother: Constance Brigham

Spouse(s): Sarah (Hiaginisar), Sarah Higginson

Children(s): Charles Cosby, John Cosby, Mary Cosby, James Cosby

In 1623, Col John Cosby entered the world in Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Clare, Ireland, born to Charles Cosby and Constance Brigham. Col John Cosby married Sarah Higgason (Hiaginisar), Sarah Higginson, and had children including Charles Cosby, John Cosby, Mary Cosby, James Cosby. Col John Cosby passed away in 1696 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1623, Col John Cosby entered the world in Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Clare, Ireland, born to Charles Cosby and Constance Brigham.
  • Col John Cosby married Sarah Higgason (Hiaginisar), Sarah Higginson, and had children including Charles Cosby, John Cosby, Mary Cosby, James Cosby.
  • Col John Cosby passed away in 1696 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Cosby
1585 – 1696
Birth Location: Stradbelly Abbey, Queens, Ireland
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Constance Brigham
1602 – 1683
Birth Location: Holme Upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah (Hiaginisar)
1626 – 1740
Birth Location: York County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Higginson
1626 – 1650
Birth Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia
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Children(s)

Charles Cosby
1670 – 1761
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
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John Cosby
1680 – 1761
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
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Mary Cosby
1648 – 1657
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
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James Cosby
1650 – 1747
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
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Col Cosby's Ancestors

Self
Col Cosby
1623 – 1696
Birth Place: Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Clare, Ireland
Parents
Charles Cosby
1585 – 1696
Stradbelly Abbey, Queens, Ireland
Constance Brigham
1602 – 1683
Holme Upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Alexander (Cosby) (Cosbie)
1552 – 1596
Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland
Mary (Dorcas) Sydney
1550 – 1623
Oxford, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Cosbie,
1525 – 1580
Lady Seymour
1512 – 1570
William Kent
Anne Pakenham
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col Cosby's Descendants

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Col (John) Cosby (20 Nov 1623 – 24 Nov 1696) m. Sarah (Higgason) (Hiaginisar) (1626 – 21 Jul 1740) m. Sarah Higginson (1626 – Aft. 1650)
  1. 1. Charles Cosby (1670 – 26 May 1761) m. Jane Meriwether (1678 – 1763)
    1. 1. James Cosby (1703 – 1783)
    2. 2. David Cosby (17 Jan 1703 – 10 September 1768) m. Mary (Garland) Overton (1705 – 9 Mar 1795)
      1. 1. David Cosby (1728 – 20 Jul 1803)
      2. 2. Charles Cosby (1736 – 10 March 1800) m. Elizabeth (Garland) Washington-Cosby (1736 – 1769)
        1. 1. Judith Harvie (1769 – 1827)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cosby (1736 – 1800)
      4. 4. Overton Cosby (1739 – 23 Nov 1806)
      5. 5. JOHN COSBY (19 Sep 1741 – 23 Apr 1827)
      6. 6. Barbara (Overton) Cosby (11 Feb 1752 – 21 Sep 1778)
  2. 2. John Cosby (1680 – 26 May 1761) m. Margaret (Martha Peggy) Garland (1690 – 26 May 1749) m. Anne Meriwether (15 Jul 1694 – 9 Mar 1785)
    1. 1. David Cosby (17 Jan 1705 – 10 Sep 1770)
    2. 2. John Cosby (1711 – 1785)
    3. 3. William Cosby (1713 – 1733)
    4. 4. Louise (Amy) Cosby (1718 – 1760) m. Griffith Dickerson, (1704 – 1778)
      1. 1. Charles Dickerson (1743 – 2 Mar 1816)
      2. 2. Vicarious Dickenson (1751 – 16 May 1826)
    5. 5. Amediah Cosby (1718 – 1750)
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Cosby (1720 – 1785) m. Pvt (Griffith Dickerson Dickenson) Jr, (1729 – 16 Aug 1785) m. Clevears (Chisholm) Duke (1717 – 1785)
      1. 1. Obediah Dickerson (1749 – 1810)
      2. 2. Cosby (John) Dickerson (1750 – JAN 5)
      3. 3. Nathaniel (Terry) Dickerson, (31 Aug 1751 – 04 Apr 1795) m. Rebecca Terry (1756 – 1784)
        1. 1. William (Terry) Dickerson (1778 – 1818) m. Nancy Royall (1781 – 1814)
      4. 4. Frances Dickenson (7 Feb 1754 – 1789) m. Bartlett Anderson (17 Jun 1748 – 1824)
        1. 1. Anne Anderson (1772 – 1 MAR 1796)
        2. 2. Charles Anderson (1772 – )
        3. 3. John Anderson (14 SEP 1773 – )
        4. 4. Bartlett Anderson (1774 – 1822)
        5. 5. Benjamin Anderson (1774 – )
        6. 6. Martha (B) Anderson (11 JUN 1777 – 01 Aug 1845) m. Henry (Thomas) Trower (11 Feb 1777 – 1827)
        7. 7. Mary Anderson (10 FEB 1779 – )
        8. 8. Thomas (Dickinson) Anderson (1781 – )
        9. 9. William Anderson (18 MAR 1783 – )
        10. 10. Nathanial Anderson (1784 – 1 MAR 1796)
        11. 11. Louisa Anderson (APR 1785 – )
        12. 12. Elizabeth
      5. 5. Pvt (Elijah) Dickenson (1755 – 4 Sep 1834) m. Susannah Smith (1746 – 1828)
        1. 1. Garland Dickenson (1773 – 1795)
        2. 2. Pvt (Edmund) Dickenson, (13 Aug 1783 – 11 Mar 1875) m. Mary ("Polly") Honaker (2 Jul 1805 – 4 Apr 1878)
        3. 3. Ballard (Smith) Dickerson (19 Jan 1786 – 1831)
        4. 4. Sarah Dickerson (23 Dec 1786 – 08 Apr 1858) m. John (Poteet) Dodd (29 Nov 1784 – 18 Oct 1846)
        5. 5. Elijah Dickerson (1792 – 11 Dec 1867) m. Susannah Dickerson (1 Jan 1787 – 1881)
      6. 6. Pvt (Robert Amos) Dickerson, (1755 – 1829) m. Nancy Dickerson
        1. 1. Drusilla (Dickerson) Arnold (21 February 1802 – 8 January 1879)
      7. 7. David Dickerson (1756 – Abt. 1823) m. Jane Martin (1772 – Feb 1850)
        1. 1. Nancy Dickerson (Abt. 1810 – Aft. 1850)
        2. 2. Carey (B.) Dickerson (Abt. 1812 – Aft. 1850)
        3. 3. Margaret (L) Dickerson (Abt. 1812 – Aft. 1850)
      8. 8. Milly Dickenson (1758 – )
      9. 9. Ann Dickerson (1760 – 1812)
      10. 10. Penelope Dickenson (1762 – )
      11. 11. Sarah Dickenson (1764 – )
      12. 12. William (Julian) Dickenson (1768 – 5 Feb 1803) m. ROSANNA Jordan m. Frankey Mayse
      13. 13. David Dickenson (1770 – 1823) m. Jane Martin (1772 – 1843)
        1. 1. Nancy Dickenson (1810 – Aft. 1850)
        2. 2. Cary (B) Dickenson (1812 – Aft. 1850)
        3. 3. Margaret (L.) Dickenson (1813 – Aft. 1850)
      14. 14. Matthew Dickenson (1774 – )
      15. 15. Jemima Dickenson (1776 – May 26)
      16. 16. James Duke (1740 – 1771)
  3. 3. Mary Cosby (1648 – 30 Nov 1657)
  4. 4. James Cosby (1650 – 1747)

Col Cosby's Timeline

2 Records

1623
20 Nov 1623
Birth of Col John Cosby in Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Clare, Ireland
Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Clare, Ireland
1696
24 Nov 1696
Age 73
Death of Col John Cosby in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1623
    Event Place: Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Clare, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23894.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1696
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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