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David Cosby 1728 – 1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Jul 1803

Death Location: of, Goochland, Virginia, USA

Father: David Cosby

Mother: Mary Overton

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David Cosby was born in 1728 in Hanover, Virginia, USA, the child of David Cosby and Mary Garland Overton. David Cosby passed away in 1803 in of, Goochland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • David Cosby was born in 1728 in Hanover, Virginia, USA, the child of David Cosby and Mary Garland Overton.
  • David Cosby passed away in 1803 in of, Goochland, Virginia, USA.

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David Cosby's Ancestors

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David Cosby
1728 – 1803
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
Parents
David Cosby
1703 – 1768
Fredericksville, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Mary (Garland) Overton
1705 – 1795
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Charles Cosby
1670 – 1761
York, Virginia, USA
Jane Meriwether
1678 – 1763
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Col Cosby
1623 – 1696
Sarah (Hiaginisar)
1626 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Cosby
1585 – 1696
Constance Brigham
1602 – 1683

David Cosby's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of David Cosby in Hanover, Virginia, USA
Hanover, Virginia, USA
1803
20 Jul 1803
Age 75
Death of David Cosby in of, Goochland, Virginia, USA
of, Goochland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1803
    Event Place: of, Goochland, Virginia, USA

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