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Humphrey Howell Ransom Cobb 1768–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, SC

Death Date: 1842

Death Location: Cassville DeKalb County, Georgia, USA

Father: Samuel Sgt.

Mother: Elizabeth Ransom

Spouse(s): Levissa Williams

Children(s): Elizabeth Spellers

The story of Humphrey Howell Ransom Cobb began in 1768 in Pendleton, Anderson, SC. Humphrey Howell Ransom Cobb married Levissa Cobb Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Spellers. Humphrey Howell Ransom Cobb passed away in 1842 in Cassville DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Humphrey Howell Ransom Cobb began in 1768 in Pendleton, Anderson, SC.
  • Humphrey Howell Ransom Cobb married Levissa Cobb Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Spellers.
  • Humphrey Howell Ransom Cobb passed away in 1842 in Cassville DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sgt.
1735–1809
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Elizabeth Ransom
1747–1769
Birth Location: Colchester, Conn
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Spouses(s)

Levissa Williams
1770–1845
Birth Location: SC
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Spellers
1801–1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Humphrey Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Humphrey Cobb
1768–1842
Birth Place: Pendleton, Anderson, SC
Parents
Samuel Cobb Sgt.
1735–1809
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Ransom
1747–1769
Colchester, Conn
Grandparents
Henry (Cobb) Sr.
1687–1775
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Jemima Morse
1706–1755
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Dr. (Joshua Ransom 1715) *
1715–1806
Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA
SARAH BROWN
1725–
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ransom
1687–1777
Alice (Ransom)
1686–1779
John II
1695–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Ransom
1665–1713
Mary Gifford
1669–
Capt *
1654–1739

Humphrey Cobb's Descendants

1.
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Humphrey (Howell Ransom) Cobb (1768–1842) m. Levissa (Cobb) Williams (1770–1845)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Spellers 1801–1870 m. James (T) Hawkins 1796–1875
    1. 1. Ann (Martha) Hawkins 1815–1870 m. Amos Cheek 1805– m. Amos Cheek 1805–
      1. 1. Nancy (Margrett) Cheek 1856–1900
        1. 1. Edna Fray 1881–1952 m. Marshall (N) Stewart 1874–1928
        2. 2. ALICE (L) FRY 1871–1925
        3. 3. ALICE (L) FRY 1871–1925
        4. 4. Amos (Drury Oliver) Fry 1876–1939
      2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Cheek 1837–1922
        1. 1. Jasper (Alfonzo "Fonzie") Cheek 1866–1943
        2. 2. Joseph (Franklin) Cheek 1870–1935
    2. 2. Washington (William) Hawkins 1814–1870

Humphrey Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Humphrey Howell Ransom Cobb in Pendleton, Anderson, SC
Pendleton, Anderson, SC
1842
1842
Age 74
Death of Humphrey Howell Ransom Cobb in Cassville DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Cassville DeKalb County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Cassville DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
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