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David Cosby 1705 – 1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1705

Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1770

Death Location: Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Father: John Cosby

Mother: Margaret Garland

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David Cosby was born in 1705 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA, the child of John Cosby and Margaret Martha Peggy Garland. David Cosby passed away in 1770 in Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • David Cosby was born in 1705 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA, the child of John Cosby and Margaret Martha Peggy Garland.
  • David Cosby passed away in 1770 in Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

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David Cosby's Ancestors

Self
David Cosby
1705 – 1770
Birth Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Cosby
1680 – 1761
York, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Martha Peggy) Garland
1690 – 1749
Plymouth, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (John) Cosby
1623 – 1696
Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Clare, Ireland
Sarah (Higgason) (Hiaginisar)
1626 – 1740
York County, Virginia, USA
Edward Garland
Great-Grandparents
Charles Cosby
1585 – 1696
Constance Brigham
1602 – 1683
Peter Garland
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander (Cosbie)
1552 – 1596
Mary Sydney
1550 – 1623

David Cosby's Timeline

2 Records

1705
17 Jan 1705
Birth of David Cosby in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1770
10 Sep 1770
Age 65
Death of David Cosby in Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1705
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1770
    Event Place: Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA

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