John Lewis COBBS Sr. #42513

1763 - 1851
BIRTH 1763, Bedford, Virginia, USA
DEATH 1851, Virginia, USA

Historical Notes

In the final distribution of his father's estate, John received one slave and accounts receivable from both the Administrator of the estate, and from John Staples, husband of John's sister Judith.

The records of Marriage Bonds for Bedford County, Virginia. On Aug 7, 1815, John L. Cobbs gave consent to marry as the Guardian of one Nancy S. Ray, daughter of Sarah. The groom was Ira E. Clark of Amherst County, Virginia. Surety for the Bond was one Simeon Ray. The marriage was performed by one Frederick Kabler on Sep 7, 1815. The identity of Nancy Ray and her mother is as yet unknown.

Parents

Father : Edmund COBBS Sr. #31927

Mother : Sarah LEWIS #42502

Family 1

Susannah HAMNER
    MARRIAGE 21 JUN 1790, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    According to the information given on the marriage bond, John L. Cobbs was a resident of Bedford County at the time of his marriage to Susannah Hamner. According to Knight, there were twelve children born to this marriage, however only eleven are accounted for here.

Children

  1. +Nicholas Hamner COBBS
  2. +John Lewis COBBS Jr.
  3.  Elizabeth COBBS
  4. +Anne COBBS
  5. +James Madison COBBS
  6. +Damaris COBBS
  7.  Carey Ann COBBS
  8.  Sarah Lewis COBBS
  9. +Agnes COBBS

Family 2

Judith Shelton PRICE
    MARRIAGE 23 DEC 1824, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Children

  1.  Virginia I. COBBS
  2. +Thomas Nelson COBBS
  3. +Amanda M. COBBS

Lineage 

                                                  _Robert COBBS _______+
                                                 | (1660 - 1727) m 1706
                       _John COBBS ______________|
                      | (1691 - 1758) m 1712     |
                      |                          |_Rebecca VINCKLER ___
                      |                             m 1706             
 _Edmund COBBS Sr.____|
| (1737 - 1799) m 1760|
|                     |                           _____________________
|                     |                          |                     
|                     |_Susannah Slater ADDISON _|
|                       (1691 - 1772) m 1712     |
|                                                |_____________________
|                                                                      
|
|--John Lewis COBBS Sr.
|  (1763 - 1851)
|                                                 _____________________
|                                                |                     
|                      _John LEWIS ______________|
|                     |                          |
|                     |                          |_____________________
|                     |                                                
|_Sarah LEWIS ________|
  (1740 - 1811) m 1760|
                      |                           _____________________
                      |                          |                     
                      |__________________________|
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                                                 |_____________________

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