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David Cosby 1705–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1705

Birth Location: Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 September 1770

Death Location: Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Father: John Cosby

Mother: Margaret Garland

Spouse(s): Mary Overton

Children(s): David Cosby

David Cosby was born in 1705 in Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA, the child of John Charles Cosby And Margaret Martha Garland. David Cosby married Mary Overton, and had children including David Cosby. David Cosby passed away in 1770 in Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • David Cosby was born in 1705 in Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA, the child of John Charles Cosby And Margaret Martha Garland.
  • David Cosby married Mary Overton, and had children including David Cosby.
  • David Cosby passed away in 1770 in Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

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Children(s)

David Cosby's Ancestors

Self
David Cosby
1705–1770
Birth Place: Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Charles Cosby
1664–1760
York, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Martha) Garland
1690–1749
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (John Baldwin) Cosby
1623–1696
Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
Sarah (Elizabeth) Garland\Higgason
1626–1740
York, Mason, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Cosby's Descendants

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David Cosby (17 January 1705–10 September 1770) m. Mary Overton (1705–)
  1. 1. David Cosby 1728–1804

David Cosby's Timeline

2 Records

1705
17 January 1705
Birth of David Cosby in Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1770
10 September 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 January 1705
    Event Place: Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1770
    Event Place: Plain, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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