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John Cosby 1623 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1623

Birth Location: Hermaston, Lincolnshire, Ireland

Death Date: 24 Nov 1696

Death Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Cosby

Mother: Mary (Cosby)

Spouse(s): Sarah (Cosby)

Children(s): John Cosby

In 1623, John Cosby Sr entered the world in Hermaston, Lincolnshire, Ireland, born to Charles Cosby and Mary Ann Loftus (Cosby). John Cosby Sr married Sarah Higanisar \ Higginson \ Higgason (Cosby), and had children including John B. Cosby. John Cosby Sr passed away in 1696 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1623, John Cosby Sr entered the world in Hermaston, Lincolnshire, Ireland, born to Charles Cosby and Mary Ann Loftus (Cosby).
  • John Cosby Sr married Sarah Higanisar \ Higginson \ Higgason (Cosby), and had children including John B. Cosby.
  • John Cosby Sr passed away in 1696 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cosby's Ancestors

Self
John Cosby
1623 – 1696
Birth Place: Hermaston, Lincolnshire, Ireland
Parents
Charles Cosby
1585 – 1632
Stradbelly Abbey, Queens, Ireland
Mary (Ann Loftus) (Cosby)
1560 – 1683
Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Cosby \) Cosbie
1552 – 1596
Stradbally, Galway, Ireland
Mary (Dorcus Sidney) (Cosby)
1555 – 1621
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cosby
1510 – 1580
(Lady) Peyton)
1547 – 1620
(Knight) Sidney
Anne (Sidney)
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cosby
1482 – 1540
Mabel (Cosbie)
1486 – 1513
Sir Somerset)
1500 – 1552
Anne (Seymour)
1510 – 1587

John Cosby's Descendants

1.
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John Cosby (20 Nov 1623 – 24 Nov 1696) m. Sarah (Higanisar \ Higginson \ Higgason) (Cosby) (1626 – 21 Jul 1740)
  1. 1. John (B.) Cosby (1670 – 26 May 1761) m. Martha (Garland) (Cosby) (1690 – 1749)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann Elizabeth "Polly" (Cosby \ Crosby) Diehl \) Deal (Abt. 1722 – 1767) m. Johann (Wilhelm Deal \ Diehl \) Thiel (Dec 1719 – 30 Jun 1790)
      1. 1. Maria (( Mary) Magdalena (Diehl \ Deal) Bolick \) Bolch (15 Aug 1756 – 25 Nov 1839) m. Johan ("JC" Casper Bolick \) Bolich (26 Dec 1756 – 27 Jul 1834)
        1. 1. Frances (\ Franny \ Fanny (Bolch \ Bolick)) Miller (4 Jul 1794 – 11 Jun 1862) m. Johann (Frederick (Fred) Miller \) Müeller (20 Mar 1792 – 18 May 1851)
        2. 2. Johann (Casper Bolch \) Bolick (31 Jan 1799 – Abt. 1861) m. Eulianna (Bolch \) Bolich (Abt. 1805 – Abt. 1870)

John Cosby's Timeline

4 Records

1623
20 Nov 1623
Birth of John Cosby Sr in Ireland
Ireland
1623
20 Nov 1623
Birth of John Cosby Sr in Hermaston, Lincolnshire, Ireland
Hermaston, Lincolnshire, Ireland
1696
24 Nov 1696
Age 73
Death of John Cosby Sr in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
1851
14 Feb 1851
Age 228
John Cosby Sr was baptized in Beaminster, Dorset, England
Beaminster, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1623
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1623
    Event Place: Hermaston, Lincolnshire, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1851
    Event Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [2] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1999

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1696
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA

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