He signed a will on Dec 31 1605/6. It was proved March 26, 1607, indicating he had died during the interim. In it his three sons shared an inheritence per the Kentish custom of "gavelkind", meaning all shared equally, without preference to the eldest son. His brother in law, Stephen Hunt, was named Executor. He died between Dec 31 1605 and Mar 26 1607 in Petham, Kent. He was buried in Petham, Kent. He was the first in our lineage to be called "Ambrose", a name which has been repeated so many times in America, and the father of our immigrant ancestor.

His sixth child was also named Ambrose, however this infant died within days of being born. To continue the name in the family, the eighth child was also named Ambrose. And this child would become our emigrant ancestor.

Ambrose Cobbs relocated from Eastleigh Court to Petham, about 1601. Quoting from "The Cobbs of Tennessee", Ruralist Press; Atlanta,1968, " It is possible that while living at Petham, Ambrose and his family lived on a tract of land there known as 'Great Cobbs'. This tract contained 5 acres and was bounded in 1660 by lands of John Thompson to the north, south and east and by the highway to the west, and another parcel of land called 'Little Cobbs' containing 2 acres bounded by the highway to the east, land late of William Crammer to the south and west, and lands of John Thomsen (sic) to the north. The two tracts of land, Great Cobb and Little Cobb, were across the highway from each other, making a total of 7 acres. This land was sold the first of June 1660 by John Hawked of Petham, yeoman, to John Thompson (sic).

He died at Eastleigh Court and was buried at Petham Parish, which is about six miles south-southwest of Canterbury, near Faversham. In his Will he requested that his brother-in-law Stephen Hunt be the sole executor. He also requested that Hunt be appointed the guardian of his minor children, a responsibility which Hunt did not wish to accept. Hunt petitioned the court for relief and was in fact excused from this duty. Since there are no records indicating that another guardian for the Cobb children was appointed, the seed for speculation seems to sprout that they were simply left to fend for themselves. They were probably cared for by the oldest daughters Susanna and Rebecca. The boys were apprenticed out as soon as they reached the minimum age to do so. It was proved March 26, 1607, indicating he had died during the interim. In it his three sons shared an inheritence per the Kentish custom of "gavelkind", meaning all shared equally, without preference to the eldest son. His brother in law, Stephen Hunt, was named Executor.