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Jonas Cobb 1781–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edward Cobb

Mother: Sarah Gray

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cherry

Children(s): Jonas Jr., Matilda Cobb, Gatsy Cobb, Elizabeth Cobb, Sarah Cobb, Levi Cobb, Martha Cobb, Eliza Walston

In 1781, Jonas Cobb entered the world in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, born to Edward Cobb And Sarah Winifred Gray. Jonas Cobb married Elizabeth Cherry, and had children including Eliza Cobb Walston, Elizabeth Ann Betty Cobb, Gatsy Ann Cobb, Jonas Gray Cobb Jr, Levi E Cobb, Martha Arcenia Cobb, Matilda Mattie Cobb, Sarah Sally Cobb. Jonas Cobb passed away in 1854 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1781, Jonas Cobb entered the world in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, born to Edward Cobb And Sarah Winifred Gray.
  • Jonas Cobb married Elizabeth Cherry, and had children including Eliza Cobb Walston, Elizabeth Ann Betty Cobb, Gatsy Ann Cobb, Jonas Gray Cobb Jr, Levi E Cobb, Martha Arcenia Cobb, Matilda Mattie Cobb, Sarah Sally Cobb.
  • Jonas Cobb passed away in 1854 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cherry
1787–1850
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
EC

Children(s)

Jonas Jr.
1831–1896
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Matilda Cobb
1812–1892
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
MC
Gatsy Cobb
1821–1866
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
GC
Elizabeth Cobb
1825–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
EC
Sarah Cobb
1820–
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
SC
Levi Cobb
1829–1850
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
LC
Martha Cobb
1814–1873
Birth Location: , Pitt, North Carolina, USA
MC
Eliza Walston
1830–1869
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
EW

Jonas Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Jonas Cobb
1781–1854
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, 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

Jonas Cobb's Descendants

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Jonas Cobb (1781–1854) m. Elizabeth Cherry (1787–Aug 1850)
  1. 1. Jonas (Gray Cobb) Jr. 1831–1896
  2. 2. Matilda ("Mattie") Cobb 1812–1892 m. Benjamin Dildy 1796–1880
    1. 1. Jesse Dilda 1853–1934
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth Bessie "Mollie") Dilda 1850–1922 m. James (Bailey (1) Gardner) SR 1828–1913
      1. 1. Benjamin (Elexander) Gardner 1869–1936
      2. 2. Charles (Edward) Gardner 1875–1953
      3. 3. Jonas (Bailey (2) Gardner) JR 1878–1938 m. Mary Baker 1883–1943
        1. 1. Beatrice Gardner 1904–
        2. 2. Elcy Gardner 1905–
        3. 3. Inez Gardner 1907–
        4. 4. Ramon Gardner 1909–
        5. 5. Ava (Lavinia) Gardner 1922–1990 m. Joseph (Michael "Mickey Rooney" Yule \WWII US) Army 1920–2014
      4. 4. Cynthia Gardner 1880–
      5. 5. Ava (Virginia) Gardner 1880–1963
      6. 6. Elizabeth Gardner 1872–
      7. 7. Warren Gardner 1877–1927
    3. 3. Jonas Dilda 1857–1954
    4. 4. Sallie Dilda 1851–1921
    5. 5. Sarah (Priscilla Carolina) Dildy 1851–1931
    6. 6. Ann (Eliza) Dilda 1855–1889
    7. 7. Ann (Liza) Dilda 1855–1889
  3. 3. Gatsy (Ann) Cobb 1821–1866
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann "Betty") Cobb 1825–
  5. 5. Sarah ("Sally") Cobb 1820–
  6. 6. Levi (E.) Cobb 1829–1850
  7. 7. Martha (Arcenia) Cobb 1814–1873
  8. 8. Eliza (Cobb) Walston 1830–1869

Jonas Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of Jonas Cobb in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1854
1854
Age 73
Death of Jonas Cobb in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
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