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Samuel Ambrose Cobb 1761–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1761

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1824

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Ambrose Cobb

Mother: Sarah Howell

Spouse(s): Rachel Black

Children(s): Ambrose Cobb, Thomas Cobb, Mary Cobb, Esther Cobb, Radford Cobb, Martin Cobb, Robert Cobb, Samuel Cobb, William Cobb, Jane Cobb

The story of Samuel Ambrose Cobb began in 1761 in Halifax, Virginia, USA. Samuel Ambrose Cobb married Rachel Black, and had children including Ambrose Cobb, Esther Hetty Cobb, Jane Cobb, Martin Cobb, Mary Elizabeth Polly Cobb, Radford Maxwell Cobb, Robert Cobb, Samuel Cobb, Thomas Cobb, William John Cobb. Samuel Ambrose Cobb passed away in 1824 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Ambrose Cobb began in 1761 in Halifax, Virginia, USA.
  • Samuel Ambrose Cobb married Rachel Black, and had children including Ambrose Cobb, Esther Hetty Cobb, Jane Cobb, Martin Cobb, Mary Elizabeth Polly Cobb, Radford Maxwell Cobb, Robert Cobb, Samuel Cobb, Thomas Cobb, William John Cobb.
  • Samuel Ambrose Cobb passed away in 1824 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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Samuel Cobb's Ancestors

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Samuel Cobb
1761–1824
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA
Parents
Ambrose Cobb
1729–1797
Bruton Parish, York, Virginia, United States
Sarah Howell
1734–1799
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert Cobb
1687–1769
Bruton Parish, York, Virginia, United States
Crosia Frith
1691–1768
Bruton Parish, York Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Cobbs
1662–1718
Frances Pinkett
1666–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cobb
1626–1682
Elizabeth Thorpe
1643–1684

Samuel Cobb's Descendants

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Samuel (Ambrose) Cobb (14 Feb 1761–31 Aug 1824) m. Rachel Black (Abt. 1764–24 Dec 1854)
  1. 1. Ambrose Cobb 1795–1860 m. Mary 1805–
  2. 2. Thomas Cobb 1787–1880
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth "Polly") Cobb 1786–1860
  4. 4. Esther ("Hetty") Cobb 1788–
  5. 5. Radford (Maxwell) Cobb 1800–1856
  6. 6. Martin Cobb 1797–
  7. 7. Robert Cobb 1802–
  8. 8. Samuel Cobb 1794–1870
  9. 9. William (John) Cobb 1789–1870
  10. 10. Jane Cobb 1792–1870

Samuel Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1761
14 Feb 1761
Birth of Samuel Ambrose Cobb in Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Virginia, USA
1824
31 Aug 1824
Age 63
Death of Samuel Ambrose Cobb in Goose Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Goose Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1761
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Goose Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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