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Elder Henry Cobb

Elder Henry Cobb[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]

Male Abt 1608 - 1679  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name Henry Cobb 
    Prefix Elder 
    Birth Abt 1607/8  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 14] 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1632  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 14, 18] 
    Plimoth Colony
    Freeman 1633  Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Taxed 2 Jan 1632/3  Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    nine shillings
    Removed to 23 Nov 1634  Scituate, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 14, 19] 
    From: Plimoth Colony
    Property 1636  Scituate, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    built a house "on his Lott"
    Removed to 11 Oct 1639  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 20, 21] 
    From: Scituate
    Member Aug 1643  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 22] 
    the List of Those Able to Bear Arms 
    • Role: Member
    Office 10 Oct 1643  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    committee for the defense
    Event 5 Jun 1644  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [23] 
    "lycensed to draw wine"
    Office 5 Jun 1644  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    deputy
    Jury Duty 5 Jun 1658  [5] 
    coroner's
    Property 7 Jun 1659  [5] 
    was one of five men "granted liberty to view and to purchase a tract of land at Saconeesett"
    Office 8 Jun 1664  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    excise tax collector
    Occupation Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 23] 
    tavernkeeper
    Will 4 Apr 1678  [3, 5, 24, 25] 


    • The last will and Testament of Mr. henery Cobb made the 4th of Aprill 1673 And exhibited before the Court held att Plym; the third of June 1679 on the oathes of Mr Thomas Hinckley and Mistris Mary hinckley his wife as followeth:
      I Henery Cobb of Barnstable though weake in body yett through the Mercye of God of disposing mind and memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of this Transitory Life; I ame desirous accordirig to my duty to sett things in order before I goe hence, and therfore doe make this my Last Will and Testiment heerby Revoking and disanulling all former Will and Wills by word or writing hertofore by mee made; and doe heerby Constitute and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in Manor and forme following: viz: After my desire to Comitt my soule to God in Jesus Christ whoe Gave it and my body to decent buriall; when God shall please to call mee hence; and as touching my worldly estate which God hath beyond my deserts bestowed on mee my will is to dispose of it as followeth.
      Imps. My Will is that all my debts in Right or Conscience to any man due, shalbe first discharged by my executrix heerafter Named; in Convenient time out of my estate; Item I will and bequeath my Great Lott of Land in Barnstable unto my son James Cobb, and to his heires and assignes for ever; hee haveing heertofore payed five pounds to my son John Cobb for his Interest therein; and wheras I heertofore Gave half my Lands att Suconeesett unto my sons John James Gershom and Eliezer equally to be devided betwixt them which was with my Consent sold and exchanged; and forty shillings being in the hand of my son James for my son Eliezers part thereof; My Will is that my son James pay unto his brother Eliezer that forty shillings in pay Currant, with the Marchant; Item I will and bequeath my New dwelling house and all the Rest of my Lands both upland and meddow unto Sarah my deare and loveing wife, during her Naturall life, for her support; and bringing up the Children I had by her
      Item my will is that after her decease; my son Samuell shall have my dwelling house and two acrces of my upland; and an acree and a half of my Marsh; which I bought with his Stock being the one half of a parcell of Marsh, lying att Sandy Neck; in partenorship with my son James Item I will and bequeath to my sonnes Samuell Jonathan and Henery all the Rest of my lands both upland and meddowes, To be equally devided betwixt them after my said wifes decease, or sooner if shee see cause; To each of them theire heires and assignes for ever; Item I give and bequeath unto my sonnes John Gershom and Eliezer one shilling to each of them; and to my daughters Mary hannah and Patience to each of them one shilling out of my estate; Item I will and bequeath to my daughter Sarah my second best bed and furniture therunto belonging. Item I will and bequeath all the Rest of my estate in whatsoever It be within dores or without unto Sarah my Loveing wife; whom I doe by these presents Constitute and declare to be my sole exequitrix. In Witnes whereof I have heerunto sett my hand and seale; The date aforsaid with this word half enterlined before Insealeing heerof
      Henery Cobb and a seale
      In the presence of
      Thomas Hinckley Assistant
      Mary Hinckley
      On further Consideration I the within or above mensioncd Henery Cobb have caused this Coddicell to be added to this my Last Will and Testament viz: my will is that my son Samuell shall have onely two acrees of my upland together with the Marsh att Sandy Neck within mensioned after my wifes decease; and all the Rest of my lands to be equally devided between my said three sonnes Samuell Jonathan And Henery as above mensioned
      And further my will is that my son henry shall have my now dwelling house after my wifes decease, and his Pte of the land aforsaid to lye most Convenient to the said house onely my lands att the Hand shalbe equally devided between them my said three sons; whom I will that they shall Give libertie to my son James to dry thach on one half of an acree of the said Hand; when the English Corne is taken off in such place thereof as they shall Annally. appoint, unto him; In witnes wherof I have heerunto sett my hand and seale this 22cond day of February 1678.
      Henery Cobb and a seale.
      Signed sealed and delivered as an addition to his last Will and Testament within mensioned in the presence of us
      Thomas Hinckley Assistant
      Mary Hinckley
    Death 1679  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14, 26] 
    Probate 3 Jun 1679  [3] 
    Religion Puritan
    Burial Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Cemetery:
    Lothrop Hill Cemetery
    Person ID I9332  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2020 

    Father Henry Cobb,   b. 1561, Reculver, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1617 (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Pleasance Reddwood,   b. Abt 1561   d. Abt 1610, Reculver, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Marriage 1603 
    Family ID F4071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Patience Hurst,   b. Abt 1612   d. 1648 (Age ~ 36 years)  [5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 27, 28] 
    Marriage BY 1632  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13] 
    • Where they were married depends on when he migrated.
    Children 
     1. John Cobb,   b. 7 Jun 1632, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1714/5, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +2. Sgt. James Cobb,   b. 14 Jan 1634/5, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1695, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     3. Mary Cobb,   b. 24 Mar 1636/7, Scituate, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1677, Middleboro, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    +4. Hannah Cobb,   b. 5 Oct 1639, Scituate, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1729/30, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +5. Patience Cobb,   b. Abt 13 Mar 1641/2, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1727 (Age ~ 85 years)
     6. Gershom Cobb,   b. 10 Jan 1644/5, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 24 Jun 1675, Swansea, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 30 years)
     7. Eleazer Cobb,   b. 30 Mar 1648, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1703 (Age > 56 years)
    Family ID F3606  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Sarah Hinckley,   b. 1629, Tenterden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 2 Mar 1679/80, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 51 years)  [5, 11, 13, 14, 17, 29, 30, 31] 
    Marriage 12 Dec 1649  Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 21, 32] 
    Children 
     1. Mehitable Cobb,   b. 1 Sep 1651, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1651/2, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. Samuel Cobb,   b. 12 Oct 1654, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1727, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     3. Sarah Cobb,   b. 15 Jan 1658/9, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1658/9, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +4. Jonathan Cobb,   b. 10 Apr 1660, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1728, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     5. Sarah Cobb,   b. 10 Mar 1662/3, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1743, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +6. Henry Cobb,   b. 3 Sep 1665, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1722, Stonington Village, New London, Connecticut, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     7. Mehitable Cobb,   b. 15 Feb 1667/8, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Experience Cobb,   b. 11 Sep 1671, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1607/8 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - Plimoth Colony - 1632 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - BY 1632 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFreeman - 1633 - Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTaxed - nine shillings - 2 Jan 1632/3 - Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - From: Plimoth Colony - 23 Nov 1634 - Scituate, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - built a house "on his Lott" - 1636 - Scituate, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - From: Scituate - 11 Oct 1639 - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMember - the List of Those Able to Bear Arms  - Aug 1643 - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - committee for the defense - 10 Oct 1643 - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEvent - "lycensed to draw wine" - 5 Jun 1644 - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - deputy - 5 Jun 1644 - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Dec 1649 - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOffice - excise tax collector - 8 Jun 1664 - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tavernkeeper - - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1679 - Barnstable, Plymouth, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Cemetery:
    Lothrop Hill Cemetery - - Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Coats of Arms
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  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S80] Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, 134, 00224.

    2.  2.  [S253] The History of Cape Cod, Vol. 2, 274, 00522.

    3.  3.  [S168] Hamlin Family, 53, 00249.

    4.  4.  [S65] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 3., 85, 00192.

    5.  5.  [S576] TGMSP, Henry Cobb, 00516.

    6.  6.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 112:191, 00390.

    7.  7.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 164, 00395.

    8.  8.  [S880] TAG 30-32, 30:145, 00876.

    9.  9.  [S576] TGMSP, Richard Sparrow, 00516.

    10.  10.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 65:318, 00390.

    11.  11.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 165:197, 00390.

    12.  12.  [S1140] Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut, 767, 00990.

    13.  13.  [S1264] History of Stonington, CT, 315, 01107.

    14.  14.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 38873918, 00974.

    15.  15.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 38924896, 00974.

    16.  16.  [S576] TGMSP, George Lewis, 00516.

    17.  17.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 9:287, 00390.

    18.  18.  [S1438] Cobb Family, 5, 01162.

    19.  19.  [S1438] Cobb Family, 6, 01162.

    20.  20.  [S1438] Cobb Family, 7, 01162.

    21.  21.  [S1438] Cobb Family, 17, 01162.

    22.  22.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 4:258, 00390.

    23.  23.  [S1438] Cobb Family, 12, 01162.

    24.  24.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 112:192, 00390.

    25.  25.  [S1438] Cobb Family, 14-15, 01162.

    26.  26.  [S1438] Cobb Family, 13, 01162.

    27.  27.  [S1305] Dunham-Singletary Family Connections, Gratia Dunham Mahony; Jonathan Dunham Second Son of Deacon John and Abigail (Ballou) Dunham; 15 July 2005; 9, 00166.

    28.  28.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 29347942, 00974.

    29.  29.  [S1264] History of Stonington, CT, 429, 01107.

    30.  30.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 26111525, 00974.

    31.  31.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 28927369, 00974.

    32.  32.  [S576] TGMSP, Samuel Hinckley, 00516.