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John Lewis COBBS Sr. #42513

1763 - 1851

Personal Information

  • BIRTH: 1763, Bedford, Virginia, USA
  • DEATH: 1851, Virginia, USA

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 :

Wife: Susannah HAMNER

  • MARRIAGE: 21 JUN 1790, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Note: 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 #42578
  2.  +John Lewis COBBS Jr. #42939
  3.   Elizabeth COBBS #42942
  4.  +Anne COBBS #42943
  5.  +James Madison COBBS #42944
  6.  +Damaris COBBS #42945
  7.   Carey Ann COBBS #42946
  8.   Sarah Lewis COBBS #42940
  9.  +Agnes COBBS #42941

Family 2 :

Wife: Judith Shelton PRICE

  • MARRIAGE: 23 DEC 1824, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Note:

Children:

  1.   Virginia I. COBBS #43050
  2.  +Thomas Nelson COBBS #43051
  3.  +Amanda M. COBBS #43052
 
 
                                             _Robert COBBS _______+
                                            | (1660 - 1727) m 1706
                       _John COBBS _________|
                      | (1691 - 1758) m 1712|
                      |                     |_Rebecca VINCKLER ___
                      |                        m 1706             
 _Edmund COBBS Sr.____|
| (1737 - 1799) m 1760|
|                     |                      _____________________
|                     |                     |                     
|                     |_Susannah ADDISON ___|
|                       (1691 - 1772) m 1712|
|                                           |_____________________
|                                                                 
|
|--John Lewis COBBS Sr.
|  (1763 - 1851)
|                                            _____________________
|                                           |                     
|                      _John LEWIS _________|
|                     |                     |
|                     |                     |_____________________
|                     |                                           
|_Sarah LEWIS ________|
  (1740 - 1811) m 1760|
                      |                      _____________________
                      |                     |                     
                      |_____________________|
                                            |
                                            |_____________________

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