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Jacob Cobb 1778–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1778

Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 27 Jan 1863

Death Location: Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA

Father: Joseph Pvt.

Mother: Rachel Ellis

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Jacob Cobb was born in 1778 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA, the child of Joseph Cobb Iii Pvt And Rachel Ellis. Jacob Cobb passed away in 1863 in Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Cobb was born in 1778 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA, the child of Joseph Cobb Iii Pvt And Rachel Ellis.
  • Jacob Cobb passed away in 1863 in Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA.

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Jacob Cobb's Ancestors

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Jacob Cobb
1778–1863
Birth Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Joseph Cobb III Pvt.
1733–1786
Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Ellis
1742–1796
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Thomas Cobb) III
1693–1777
warraskoyack, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Whitehead) Katrin
1709–1769
War-ras-koy-ack, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Benjamin Ellis
1701–1753
Radnor, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann) Swaffer
1708–1777
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cobb
1658–1753
Susannah Braswell
1667–1753
Ellis Ellis
1659–1706
Lydia Humphrey
1659–1742
William Swaffer
1661–1720
Mary Caldwell
1665–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph I
1624–1701
Jebra Williams
1625–1671
Sarah Sampson
1651–1733
Thomas Ellis
1620–1688
Ellen Rees
1634–1692
Samuel Humphrey
1635–1677
Sarah Elizabeth
1631–1683

Jacob Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1 Aug 1778
Birth of Jacob Cobb in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
1863
27 Jan 1863
Age 85
Death of Jacob Cobb in Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1778
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1863
    Event Place: Clio, Barbour, Alabama, USA

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