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John Dobbs 1719–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 11, 1719

Birth Location: Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: August 27, 1778

Death Location: Revolutionary War, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia

Father: Richard III

Mother: Mary Speight

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John Dobbs was born in 1719 in Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Richard Reverand Dobbs Iii And Mary Elizabeth Speight. John Dobbs passed away in 1778 in Revolutionary War, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Dobbs was born in 1719 in Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Richard Reverand Dobbs Iii And Mary Elizabeth Speight.
  • John Dobbs passed away in 1778 in Revolutionary War, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia.

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John Dobbs's Ancestors

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John Dobbs
1719–1778
Birth Place: Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Richard (Reverand) Dobbs III
1695–1775
Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Elizabeth) Speight
1703–1733
Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Richard (Dobbs) II
1660–1711
Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Clugston (Lady)) Stewart
1662–1700
Ballintoy, Antrim, Ireland
Francis Speight
1681–1749
Ireland
Judith Hare
1801–
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Dobbs
1634–1701
Dorothy Williams
1632–1663
Sir Stewart
1634–1670
Mary Carmichael
1636–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dobbs's Timeline

2 Records

1719
April 11, 1719
Birth of John Dobbs in Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
1778
August 27, 1778
Age 59
Death of John Dobbs in Revolutionary War, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia
Revolutionary War, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 11, 1719
    Event Place: Castle Dobbs, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 27, 1778
    Event Place: Revolutionary War, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia

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