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Mary Elizabeth Whitehead 1705 – 1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: Tennessee, United States

Father: Arthur 8GGF

Mother: Rachael Whitehead

Spouse(s): Benjamin Cobb

Children(s): William Cobb, Benjamin Cob, Mary Cobb

The story of Mary Elizabeth Whitehead began in 1705 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA. Mary Elizabeth Whitehead married Benjamin Noah Cobb, and had children including William Cobb, Benjamin Cob, Mary Cobb. Mary Elizabeth Whitehead passed away in 1769 in Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Elizabeth Whitehead began in 1705 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.
  • Mary Elizabeth Whitehead married Benjamin Noah Cobb, and had children including William Cobb, Benjamin Cob, Mary Cobb.
  • Mary Elizabeth Whitehead passed away in 1769 in Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur 8GGF
1673 – 1744
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Rachael Whitehead
1673 – 1719
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
RW

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Cobb
1703 – 1793
Birth Location: Lawnes Creek Parish in Surry County, Virginia, USA
BC

Children(s)

William Cobb
1720 – 1803
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
WC
Benjamin Cob
1724 –
Birth Location: Hindolveston, Norfolk, England
BC
Mary Cobb
1735 – 1807
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
MC

Mary Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Mary Whitehead
1705 – 1769
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Parents
Arthur William Whitehead 8GGF
1673 – 1744
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Rachael Whitehead
1673 – 1719
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Arthur (II William) Whitehead
1648 – 1711
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Mary Whitehead
1647 – 1710
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Godwin
1640 – 1710
Elizabeth (Wright)
1632 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Elizabeth) Whitehead (1705 – 1769) m. Benjamin (Noah) Cobb (18 January 1703 – 20 September 1793)
  1. 1. William Cobb (1720 – March 1803) m. Bersheba Whitehead (1730 – 1793)
    1. 1. William (B.) Cobb (1746 – 1796)
    2. 2. Patience Baker (1747 – 1869)
    3. 3. Arthur Cobb (1748 – 1768)
    4. 4. Pharaoh Cobb (1751 – 1844) m. Bersheba ( – 1840)
      1. 1. Catherine Cobb (1776 – 1854)
      2. 2. Richard (Caswell) Cobb (1778 – 1811)
      3. 3. William Cobb (1783 – 1840)
      4. 4. Arthur Cobb (7 October 1790 – 30 May 1822)
      5. 5. Jesse Cobb (abt 1794 – 1864) m. Jennetta Cobb (abt 1797 – 1850) m. Leannah Cox
        1. 1. Sarah Cobb (1816 – 1879)
        2. 2. Thomas Cobb (18 December 1818 – 13 December 1903)
        3. 3. John Cobb (1820 – )
        4. 4. Frances Smith (1822 – 15 November 1892)
        5. 5. Deborah (Cobb) Evans (12 January 1823 – 16 July 1899) m. Samuel Evans (1827 – 7 February 1865)
        6. 6. Samuel Cobb (abt 1828 – )
        7. 7. Laura (Elizabeth) Paul (22 January 1832 – 1 December 1895)
        8. 8. Jessee Cobb (abt 1834 – 1905)
        9. 9. Patty Cobb (abt 1839 – 14 January 1908)
        10. 10. Pharaoh (Arthur) Cobb
      6. 6. Barshaba Kyle (5 March 1797 – 5 February 1856)
      7. 7. Joseph Cobb
    5. 5. Penelope (Cobb) Bowen (1761 – 1 September 1810)
    6. 6. Tabbitha Massengale (20 May 1768 – 11 November 1853)
  2. 2. Benjamin Cob (14 Aug 1724 – )
  3. 3. Mary Cobb (1735 – abt 1807)

Mary Whitehead's Timeline

5 Records

1694
1694
Mary Elizabeth Whitehead was married in Northampton, NC
Northampton, NC
1705
1705
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Whitehead in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1720
1720
Age 15
Mary Elizabeth Whitehead was married in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America
1723
1723
Age 18
Mary Elizabeth Whitehead was married in ISLE OF WIGHT CO.,VIRGINIA
ISLE OF WIGHT CO.,VIRGINIA
1769
1769
Age 64
Death of Mary Elizabeth Whitehead in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Northampton, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: ISLE OF WIGHT CO.,VIRGINIA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nansemond or Surry County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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