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Joel Cobb 1778–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: April 1861

Death Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Father: Edward Cobb

Mother: Sarah Gray

Spouse(s): Sarah Winstead

Children(s): Mary Cobb, Sarah Cobb, Winstead Cobb, Wiley Cobb, Fanny Cobb, Malvina Cobb, Elizabeth Cobb, Frances Cobb, Edward Cobb, Ned Cobb

In 1778, Joel Cobb entered the world in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, born to Edward Cobb And Sarah Winifred Gray. Joel Cobb married Sarah Winstead, and had children including Edward Cobb, Elizabeth Cobb, Fanny Cobb, Frances Caroline Cobb, Malvina Cobb, Mary Cobb, Ned Cobb, Sarah Cobb, Wiley Cobb, Winstead D Cobb. Joel Cobb passed away in 1861 in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Joel Cobb entered the world in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, born to Edward Cobb And Sarah Winifred Gray.
  • Joel Cobb married Sarah Winstead, and had children including Edward Cobb, Elizabeth Cobb, Fanny Cobb, Frances Caroline Cobb, Malvina Cobb, Mary Cobb, Ned Cobb, Sarah Cobb, Wiley Cobb, Winstead D Cobb.
  • Joel Cobb passed away in 1861 in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Cobb
1748–1817
Birth Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Gray
1751–1793
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
SG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Winstead
1778–1860
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, USA
SW

Children(s)

Mary Cobb
1805–1881
Birth Location: Hawkins Co., TN
MC
Sarah Cobb
1815–1888
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
SC
Winstead Cobb
1817–
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
WC
Wiley Cobb
1818–1857
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
WC
Fanny Cobb
1820–1828
Birth Location: Tennesse USA
FC
Malvina Cobb
1802–1828
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
MC
Elizabeth Cobb
1801–1843
Birth Location: –
EC
Frances Cobb
1803–1878
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
FC
Edward Cobb
1814–1870
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
EC
Ned Cobb
1813–
Birth Location: –
NC

Joel Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Joel Cobb
1778–1861
Birth Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Edward Cobb
1748–1817
Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Winifred) Gray
1751–1793
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Cobb's Descendants

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Joel Cobb (1778–April 1861) m. Sarah Winstead (21 Jun 1778–1860)
  1. 1. Mary Cobb 1805–1881 m. Thomas (C) Murrell 1807–1888
    1. 1. Joseph ("Joel") Murrell 1830–1871 m. Mary ("Polly") Begley 1836–1924
      1. 1. Cynthia Murrell 1867–1959 m. Thomas (Marion) Gay 1852–1928
        1. 1. Arthur (M) Gay 1887–1969
        2. 2. Alifair Gay 1889–1889
        3. 3. Polly Gay 1892–1892
        4. 4. Felix (M) Gay 1893–1973
        5. 5. Elijah Gay 1895–1897
        6. 6. William (Clark) Gay 1895–1973
        7. 7. Nannie Gay 1897–1966
        8. 8. Nancy Gay 1898–
        9. 9. Mary (Jane) Gay 1904–1983
        10. 10. Elizabeth Gay 1904–1992
        11. 11. Lizzie Gay 1909–
        12. 12. Ora (Lee) Gay 1908–
        13. 13. Caleb (Powers) Gay 1910–1983
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Murrell 1858–
      3. 3. Nancy ("Nannie" Ann) Murrell 1856–
      4. 4. Ulysses (Grant) Murrell 1870–1944
      5. 5. Betty Murrell 1852–
    2. 2. Larkin Murrell 1826–1871
    3. 3. Alfred (C. "Appie") Murrell 1832–1917
    4. 4. Sarah Murrell 1832–1912
    5. 5. Mary Murrell 1839–
    6. 6. Thomas Murrell 1842–1911
    7. 7. Wiley Murrell 1843–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Murrell 1845–
    9. 9. Margaret Murrell 1847–1860
    10. 10. Nancy Murrell 1837–
    11. 11. Lucy Murrell 1836–
    12. 12. Minerva (Jane) Murrell 1827–1889
  2. 2. Sarah Cobb 1815–1888
  3. 3. Winstead (D) Cobb 1817–
  4. 4. Wiley Cobb 1818–1857
  5. 5. Fanny Cobb 1820–1828
  6. 6. Malvina Cobb 1802–1828
  7. 7. Elizabeth Cobb 1801–1843
  8. 8. Frances (Caroline) Cobb 1803–1878
  9. 9. Edward Cobb 1814–1870
  10. 10. Ned Cobb 1813–

Joel Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Joel Cobb in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
1861
April 1861
Age 83
Death of Joel Cobb in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1861
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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