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JOHN B COSBY 1623–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1623

Birth Location: Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland

Death Date: 24 Nov 1696

Death Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States

Father: Charles Cosby

Mother: Mary Loftus

Spouse(s): Sarah Higgason

Children(s): CHARLES COSBY, Mary Cosby, James Cosby, Margaret Cosby, SARAH Cosby, PHILIP Cosby, John Cosby, Elizabeth Cosby

In 1623, JOHN B COSBY entered the world in Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland, born to Charles Cosby And Mary Loftus. JOHN B COSBY married Sarah Higanisaror Mary Johnson Higgason, and had children including Charles Cosby, Elizabeth Cosby, James Cosby, John Cosby, Margaret Ann Cosby, Mary Cosby, Philip Cosby, Sarah Cosby. JOHN B COSBY passed away in 1696 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1623, JOHN B COSBY entered the world in Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland, born to Charles Cosby And Mary Loftus.
  • JOHN B COSBY married Sarah Higanisaror Mary Johnson Higgason, and had children including Charles Cosby, Elizabeth Cosby, James Cosby, John Cosby, Margaret Ann Cosby, Mary Cosby, Philip Cosby, Sarah Cosby.
  • JOHN B COSBY passed away in 1696 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States.

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JOHN COSBY's Ancestors

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JOHN COSBY
1623–1696
Birth Place: Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
Parents
Charles Cosby
1585–1696
Stradbelly Abbey, Queens, Ireland
Mary Loftus
1590–1623
Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander Cosby
1552–1596
Abbey, Clare, Ireland
Lady (Mary Dorcas) Sydney
1550–1623
Oxford, Kent, England
Adam Loftus
1533–1605
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
jane Purdon
1536–1595
Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN COSBY's Descendants

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JOHN (B) COSBY (1623–24 Nov 1696) m. Sarah (HiganisarOR( Mary Johnson)) Higgason (1626–21 Jul 1740)
  1. 1. CHARLES COSBY 1670–1760
  2. 2. Mary Cosby 1683–1657
  3. 3. James Cosby 1682–1747
  4. 4. Margaret ((ann)) Cosby 1683–
  5. 5. SARAH Cosby 1659–
  6. 6. PHILIP Cosby 1684–1763
  7. 7. John Cosby 1650–1761
  8. 8. Elizabeth Cosby 1661–1730

JOHN COSBY's Timeline

3 Records

1623
1623
Birth of JOHN B COSBY in Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
1696
24 Nov 1696
Age 73
Death of JOHN B COSBY in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
1851
14 Feb 1851
Age 228
JOHN B COSBY was baptized in Beaminster, Dorset, England
Beaminster, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1623; Birth city: Came To York Co; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1851
    Event Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1654; Page Number: 79

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Henry Duke, Councilor, His Descendants and Connections : Comprising Partial Records of Many Allied Families
    [2] Our children's ancestry

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1696
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1623; Birth city: Came To York Co; Birth state: VA

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