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William Cobb 1720 – 1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: March 1803

Death Location: Rock Springs, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Cobb

Mother: Mary Whitehead

Spouse(s): Bersheba Whitehead

Children(s): William Cobb, Patience Baker, Arthur Cobb, Pharaoh Cobb, Penelope Bowen, Tabbitha Massengale

In 1720, William Cobb Sr entered the world in North Carolina, United States of America, born to Benjamin Noah Cobb and Mary Elizabeth Whitehead. William Cobb Sr married Bersheba Whitehead, and had children including William B. Cobb, Patience Baker, Arthur Cobb, Pharaoh Cobb, Penelope Cobb Bowen, Tabbitha Massengale. William Cobb Sr passed away in 1803 in Rock Springs, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1720, William Cobb Sr entered the world in North Carolina, United States of America, born to Benjamin Noah Cobb and Mary Elizabeth Whitehead.
  • William Cobb Sr married Bersheba Whitehead, and had children including William B. Cobb, Patience Baker, Arthur Cobb, Pharaoh Cobb, Penelope Cobb Bowen, Tabbitha Massengale.
  • William Cobb Sr passed away in 1803 in Rock Springs, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cobb's Ancestors

Self
William Cobb
1720 – 1803
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Noah Cobb
1703 – 1793
Lawnes Creek Parish in Surry County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Whitehead
1705 – 1769
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Cobb
1660 – 1753
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Susannah Braswell
1663 – 1753
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Arthur (William Whitehead) 8GGF
1673 – 1744
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Rachael Whitehead
1673 – 1719
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cobb
1624 – 1701
Jebrah Cobb
1626 – 1670
Sarah Sampson
1651 – 1734
Arthur Whitehead
1648 – 1711
Mary Whitehead
1647 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cobbs
1588 – 1653
Elizabeth Cobbs
1589 – 1656
William Godwin
1640 – 1710
Elizabeth (Wright)
1632 – 1727

William Cobb's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Jesse (W) Evans (1862 – 2 February 1943) m. Ester Evans (Feb 1870 – 5 September 1949) m. Dean Evans (1868 – 13 February 1914) m. Ester (C) Evans (abt 1875 – )
        2. 2. Hanah Evans (Abt 1854 – 26 Feb 1929)
        3. 3. John Evans (abt 1857 – )
        4. 4. David Evans (abt 1859 – )
      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)

William Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of William Cobb Sr in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1803
March 1803
Age 83
Death of William Cobb Sr in Rock Springs, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Rock Springs, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1803
    Event Place: Rock Springs, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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