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John 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): John Cosby, Sarah Cosby, Mary Cosby, Elizabeth Cosby, Charles Cosby

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Cosby
1585–
Birth Location: Stradbelly Abbey, , Queens, Ireland
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Mary Loftus
1590–1623
Birth Location: Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Higgason
1626–
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Cosby
1680–1761
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Cosby
1685–1649
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
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Mary Cosby
1637–1657
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Cosby
1660–
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
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Charles Cosby
1670–1760
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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John Cosby's Ancestors

Self
John Cosby
1623–1696
Birth Place: Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
Parents
Charles Cosby
1585–
Stradbelly Abbey, , Queens, Ireland
Mary Loftus
1590–1623
Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander Cosby
1552–1596
Stradbally Abbey, Queens, England
Lady (Dorcas) Sydney
1550–1623
Oxford, Kent, England
Adam Loftus
1533–1605
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Jane Purdon
1540–1595
Luregon Race/Rathfarnham, Dublin, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Edward Loftus
1500–1541
Anne Duke
1505–1601
James Purdon
1516–1595
Jane Little
1520–1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Little
1479–1521
Margaret Graham
1481–1521

John Cosby's Descendants

1.
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John Cosby (1623–24 Nov 1696) m. Sarah (HiganisarOR( Mary Johnson)) Higgason (1626–)
  1. 1. John Cosby 1680–1761 m. Martha Garland 1672–1721 m. Anne Meriwether 1694–1785 m. Anne Meriwether 1694–1785
    1. 1. William Cosby 1713–1733
    2. 2. James Cosby 1715–1789
    3. 3. Mary Cosby 1716–1717
    4. 4. Amy Cosby 1718–1732
    5. 5. Elizabeth Cosby 1680–1753
    6. 6. David Cosby 1705–1770
    7. 7. William Cosby 1707–1790
    8. 8. John Cosby 1711–1785
    9. 9. William Cosby 1713–1733
    10. 10. James Cosby 1715–1789
    11. 11. Mary Cosby 1718–1760
    12. 12. Griffith Cosby 1719–
    13. 13. Elizabeth Cosby 1722–
    14. 14. David Cosby 1705–1770
    15. 15. James Cosby 1715–1789
    16. 16. David Cosby 1705–1770
    17. 17. Ann Cosby 1720–1786 m. Griffith Dickerson 1715–1785
      1. 1. Nanney Lickerson 1750–1812 m. Jesse Hays 1750–1810
        1. 1. William Hayes 1790–1878
        2. 2. William (S Dickerson) Hayes 1785–1878
        3. 3. Nancy (Dickerson) Hayes 1792–1850
        4. 4. Joseph Hayes 1794–1861 m. Mary (Polly) Baldwin 1793–1876
        5. 5. Reubin, (Sr.) Hayes 1767–1850 m. Elizabeth (Betsy Hooper Case) Adams 1758–1860
      2. 2. Higgason (Cosby) Dickerson 1736–1755
      3. 3. Griffith Dickerson 1742–1828
      4. 4. Obadiah Dickerson 1749–1810
      5. 5. Charles Dickerson 1750–
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Dickerson 1760–1812
        1. 1. William (Hays) Hayes 1785–
        2. 2. Nancy Hayes 1792–1850
        3. 3. Robert Hayes 1786– m. Nancy Noland 1776–
      7. 7. Susanna Dickenson 1754–1754
      8. 8. David Dickerson 1756–1860
      9. 9. Milly Dickerson 1758–
      10. 10. Frances Dickenson 1754–1789
      11. 11. Moses Dickerson 1753–1834
      12. 12. Robert Dickerson 1737–1819
      13. 13. Nancy (Ann) Dickerson 1760–1812
  2. 2. Sarah Cosby 1685–1649
  3. 3. Mary Cosby 1637–1657
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cosby 1660–
  5. 5. Charles Cosby 1670–1760

John Cosby's Timeline

3 Records

1623
20 Nov 1623
Birth of John Cosby in Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
1623
1623
Birth of John Cosby in Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
1696
24 Nov 1696
Age 73
Death of John Cosby in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1623
    Event Place: Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23894.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1623; Birth city: Came To York Co; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of VA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23894.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Augusta Co., VA
    Record Source: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1696
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
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