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Sarah Ann Cosby 1720 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: New Kent Township, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Little River, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Father: John Cosby

Mother: Margaret Garland

Spouse(s): Pvt Jr,, Clevears Duke

Children(s): Obediah Dickerson, Cosby Dickerson, Nathaniel Dickerson,, Frances Dickenson, Pvt Dickenson, Pvt Dickerson,, David Dickerson, Milly Dickenson, Ann Dickerson, Penelope Dickenson, Sarah Dickenson, William Dickenson, David Dickenson, Matthew Dickenson, Jemima Dickenson, James Duke

In 1720, Sarah Ann Cosby entered the world in New Kent Township, Louisa County, Virginia, USA, born to John Cosby and Margaret Martha Peggy Garland. Sarah Ann Cosby married Pvt Griffith Dickerson Dickenson Jr,, Clevears Chisholm Duke, and had children including Obediah Dickerson, Cosby John Dickerson, Nathaniel Terry Dickerson,, Frances Dickenson, Pvt Elijah Dickenson, Pvt Robert Amos Dickerson,, David Dickerson, Milly Dickenson, Ann Dickerson, Penelope Dickenson, Sarah Dickenson, William Julian Dickenson, David Dickenson, Matthew Dickenson, Jemima Dickenson, James Duke. Sarah Ann Cosby passed away in 1785 in Little River, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Sarah Ann Cosby entered the world in New Kent Township, Louisa County, Virginia, USA, born to John Cosby and Margaret Martha Peggy Garland.
  • Sarah Ann Cosby married Pvt Griffith Dickerson Dickenson Jr,, Clevears Chisholm Duke, and had children including Obediah Dickerson, Cosby John Dickerson, Nathaniel Terry Dickerson,, Frances Dickenson, Pvt Elijah Dickenson, Pvt Robert Amos Dickerson,, David Dickerson, Milly Dickenson, Ann Dickerson, Penelope Dickenson, Sarah Dickenson, William Julian Dickenson, David Dickenson, Matthew Dickenson, Jemima Dickenson, James Duke.
  • Sarah Ann Cosby passed away in 1785 in Little River, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cosby
1680 – 1761
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
JC
Margaret Garland
1690 – 1749
Birth Location: Plymouth, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

Pvt Jr,
1729 – 1785
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA.
PJ
Clevears Duke
1717 – 1785
Birth Location: Little River, Louisa Co, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Obediah Dickerson
1749 – 1810
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
OD
Cosby Dickerson
1750 –
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
CD
Nathaniel Dickerson,
1751 – 1795
Birth Location: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
ND
Frances Dickenson
1754 – 1789
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa Co., Virginia, USA
FD
Pvt Dickenson
1755 – 1834
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
PD
Pvt Dickerson,
1755 – 1829
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
PD
David Dickerson
1756 – 1823
Birth Location: New Kent (Hanover) Co., Virginia - Griffith Dickerson, Jr.
DD
Milly Dickenson
1758 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MD
Ann Dickerson
1760 – 1812
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
AD
Penelope Dickenson
1762 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
PD
Sarah Dickenson
1764 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SD
William Dickenson
1768 – 1803
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
WD
David Dickenson
1770 – 1823
Birth Location: New Kent Hanover Co, Virginia, USA
DD
Matthew Dickenson
1774 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MD
Jemima Dickenson
1776 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JD
James Duke
1740 – 1771
Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Hanover, Virginia, United States
JD

Sarah Cosby's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Cosby
1720 – 1785
Birth Place: New Kent Township, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Cosby
1680 – 1761
York, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Martha Peggy) Garland
1690 – 1749
Plymouth, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (John) Cosby
1623 – 1696
Stradbally Abbey, Queens County, Clare, Ireland
Sarah (Higgason) (Hiaginisar)
1626 – 1740
York County, Virginia, USA
Edward Garland
Great-Grandparents
Charles Cosby
1585 – 1696
Constance Brigham
1602 – 1683
Peter Garland
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander (Cosbie)
1552 – 1596
Mary Sydney
1550 – 1623

Sarah Cosby's Descendants

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Sarah (Ann) Cosby (1720 – 1785) m. Pvt (Griffith Dickerson Dickenson) Jr, (1729 – 16 Aug 1785) m. Clevears (Chisholm) Duke (1717 – 1785)
  1. 1. Obediah Dickerson (1749 – 1810)
  2. 2. Cosby (John) Dickerson (1750 – JAN 5)
  3. 3. Nathaniel (Terry) Dickerson, (31 Aug 1751 – 04 Apr 1795) m. Rebecca Terry (1756 – 1784)
    1. 1. William (Terry) Dickerson (1778 – 1818) m. Nancy Royall (1781 – 1814)
      1. 1. Achilles (Allen) Dickerson (10 Jan 1810 – 11 November 1885) m. Nancy (Mary McWhorter) Jones (11 Sep 1811 – 30 March 1882)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane Dickerson () Johnson) (5 August 1832 – 17 January 1919)
        2. 2. Emily (Kaziah) Dickerson (17 Feb 1847 – 29 Apr 1907) m. Dr (Henry Arthur) Moseley, (6 Apr 1843 – 29 Dec 1921)
        3. 3. Jones (Washington) Dickerson (7 July 1849 – 30 Aug 1930)
      2. 2. Washington (Riborn) Dickerson (1811 – 1888)
  4. 4. Frances Dickenson (7 Feb 1754 – 1789) m. Bartlett Anderson (17 Jun 1748 – 1824)
    1. 1. Anne Anderson (1772 – 1 MAR 1796)
    2. 2. Charles Anderson (1772 – )
    3. 3. John Anderson (14 SEP 1773 – )
    4. 4. Bartlett Anderson (1774 – 1822)
    5. 5. Benjamin Anderson (1774 – )
    6. 6. Martha (B) Anderson (11 JUN 1777 – 01 Aug 1845) m. Henry (Thomas) Trower (11 Feb 1777 – 1827)
      1. 1. Sarah (Dickerson) Trower (7 Aug 1799 – 27 Jan 1887)
      2. 2. Wesley (Bingham) Trower (5 Jan 1801 – 3 Sep 1858)
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Trower (10 Oct 1802 – 1844)
      4. 4. Louisa (Fitzallen) Trower (10 Sep 1804 – 24 May 1878)
      5. 5. Janetta (Beveridge) Trower (15 Jan 1806 – )
      6. 6. Permelia (Caroline) Trower (22 Dec 1808 – 1901)
    7. 7. Mary Anderson (10 FEB 1779 – )
    8. 8. Thomas (Dickinson) Anderson (1781 – )
    9. 9. William Anderson (18 MAR 1783 – )
    10. 10. Nathanial Anderson (1784 – 1 MAR 1796)
    11. 11. Louisa Anderson (APR 1785 – )
    12. 12. Elizabeth
  5. 5. Pvt (Elijah) Dickenson (1755 – 4 Sep 1834) m. Susannah Smith (1746 – 1828)
    1. 1. Garland Dickenson (1773 – 1795)
    2. 2. Pvt (Edmund) Dickenson, (13 Aug 1783 – 11 Mar 1875) m. Mary ("Polly") Honaker (2 Jul 1805 – 4 Apr 1878)
      1. 1. Matilda (Jane Whitt) Dickerson (1820 – 18 Aug 1885)
      2. 2. Griffith Dickerson (1823 – )
      3. 3. John (B) Dickerson (1826 – 13 Sep 1864)
      4. 4. Henry (Clay) Dickerson (1832 – 27 Jan 1879) m. Serena Howerton (09 Jan 1830 – 2 Apr 1869)
        1. 1. Mary (R) Dickerson (23 Feb 1856 – 31 May 1857)
        2. 2. Henry (S) Dickerson (16 Jun 1858 – 5 May 1866)
        3. 3. Albert (Eugene) Dickerson (1859 – )
        4. 4. William (B) Dickerson (15 Jul 1862 – 05 Nov 1900)
      5. 5. Nancy (A) Dickerson (1 May 1834 – 1912)
      6. 6. Lewis (C Fulton) Dickerson (18 Feb 1840 – 12 Nov 1915) m. Lucinda (Joanne) Patrick (Jun 1856 – Bef. 1910)
        1. 1. Mary (Ann "Molly") DICKERSON (14 Nov 1874 – 27 Sep 1957)
        2. 2. Cordelia ("Cordy") DICKERSON (Jun 1877 – Bef. 1910)
        3. 3. William (Henry "Willie") DICKERSON (18 Jan 1879 – 11 Jan 1967)
        4. 4. Zenos DICKERSON (12 Apr 1896 – 01 Sep 1932)
      7. 7. Pvt (Samuel Honaker) Dickenson (4 Jul 1846 – 8 Jun 1909) m. Malinda (P) Gobble (28 Feb 1849 – 21 Aug 1892) m. Lucretta (Belle) Dickenson (1865 – 1911)
        1. 1. Etta (Mae) Williams (19 November 1894 – 30 January 1979)
        2. 2. Walter (Bascom) Dickenson (6 September 1896 – 11 November 1911)
        3. 3. Henry (Francis) Dickenson (29 July 1898 – 4 September 1960)
        4. 4. Roscoe (Belt) Dickenson (29 October 1899 – 3 March 1978)
        5. 5. Conley Dickenson (11 June 1903 – April 1976)
    3. 3. Ballard (Smith) Dickerson (19 Jan 1786 – 1831)
    4. 4. Sarah Dickerson (23 Dec 1786 – 08 Apr 1858) m. John (Poteet) Dodd (29 Nov 1784 – 18 Oct 1846)
      1. 1. Elijah Dodd (10 Oct 1808 – 19 Aug 1848)
    5. 5. Elijah Dickerson (1792 – 11 Dec 1867) m. Susannah Dickerson (1 Jan 1787 – 1881)
      1. 1. Fleming Dickerson (30 Jul 1812 – 1 Mar 1908)
  6. 6. Pvt (Robert Amos) Dickerson, (1755 – 1829) m. Nancy Dickerson
    1. 1. Drusilla (Dickerson) Arnold (21 February 1802 – 8 January 1879)
  7. 7. David Dickerson (1756 – Abt. 1823) m. Jane Martin (1772 – Feb 1850)
    1. 1. Nancy Dickerson (Abt. 1810 – Aft. 1850)
    2. 2. Carey (B.) Dickerson (Abt. 1812 – Aft. 1850)
    3. 3. Margaret (L) Dickerson (Abt. 1812 – Aft. 1850)
  8. 8. Milly Dickenson (1758 – )
  9. 9. Ann Dickerson (1760 – 1812)
  10. 10. Penelope Dickenson (1762 – )
  11. 11. Sarah Dickenson (1764 – )
  12. 12. William (Julian) Dickenson (1768 – 5 Feb 1803) m. ROSANNA Jordan m. Frankey Mayse
  13. 13. David Dickenson (1770 – 1823) m. Jane Martin (1772 – 1843)
    1. 1. Nancy Dickenson (1810 – Aft. 1850)
    2. 2. Cary (B) Dickenson (1812 – Aft. 1850)
      1. 1. Henry (C.) Dickerson (Abt. 1845 – )
      2. 2. Nathaniel (C) Dickerson (Abt. 1848 – )
      3. 3. Nancy Dickerson (Abt. 1850 – )
    3. 3. Margaret (L.) Dickenson (1813 – Aft. 1850)
  14. 14. Matthew Dickenson (1774 – )
  15. 15. Jemima Dickenson (1776 – May 26)
  16. 16. James Duke (1740 – 1771)

Sarah Cosby's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Sarah Ann Cosby in New Kent Township, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
New Kent Township, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
1738
1738
Age 18
Sarah Ann Cosby was married in Halifax, VA
Halifax, VA
1785
1785
Age 65
Death of Sarah Ann Cosby in Little River, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Little River, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: New Kent Township, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 309
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1720; Birth city: Louisa; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1720; Birth city: New Kent; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Halifax, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1720; Birth city: New Kent; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Little River, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1720; Birth city: New Kent; Birth state: VA
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