Robert Lewis COBBS #42032

2 MAR 1754 - 2 AUG 1829
BIRTH 2 MAR 1754, Louisa, Virginia, USA
BURIAL Plain Dealings Plantation Campbell, Virginia, USA
He was buried on the family plantation "Plain Dealings" near Brookneal.
DEATH 2 AUG 1829, Campbell, Virginia, USA

Historical Notes

Robert was a veteran of the Revolution, having first been recommended for a commission in the Virginia militia, by the Court in Bedford County, Virginia, on 28 September 1778. He was promoted to First Lieutenant on 26 November 1779, and was eventually elected Captain. During his service, he served under Generals Gates and Greene, and was present during the battles of Camden and Guilford Courthouse. In later years, his widow received a pension (#W.18929. D. p33) based on his military experience.
He was buried on the family plantation "Plain Dealings" near Brookneal.

Parents

Father : Samuel COBBS #31925

Mother : Mary LEWIS #42016

Family 1

Anne Gizzage POINDEXTER
    MARRIAGE BEF 1785, Virginia, USA

Children

  1. +Ann Elizabeth COBBS
  2. +Charles Lewis COBBS
  3.  Robert Lewis COBBS
  4. +John Poindexter COBBS
  5. +Mary Lewis COBBS
  6.  Meriwether Lewis COBBS
  7.  Samuel COBBS
  8. +Sarah White COBBS
  9. +William COBBS
  10.  Louisa COBBS

Lineage 

                                                  _Robert COBBS _______+
                                                 | (1660 - 1727) m 1706
                       _John COBBS ______________|
                      | (1691 - 1758) m 1712     |
                      |                          |_Rebecca VINCKLER ___
                      |                             m 1706             
 _Samuel COBBS _______|
| (1730 - 1758) m 1752|
|                     |                           _____________________
|                     |                          |                     
|                     |_Susannah Slater ADDISON _|
|                       (1691 - 1772) m 1712     |
|                                                |_____________________
|                                                                      
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|--Robert Lewis COBBS 
|  (1754 - 1829)
|                                                 _John LEWIS _________+
|                                                | (1669 - 1725) m 1692
|                      _Robert LEWIS ____________|
|                     | (1704 - 1760) m 1725     |
|                     |                          |_Elizabeth WARNER ___+
|                     |                            (1672 - 1720) m 1692
|_Mary LEWIS _________|
  (1734 - 1812) m 1752|
                      |                           _____________________
                      |                          |                     
                      |_Jane MERIWETHER _________|
                        (1708 - 1753) m 1725     |
                                                 |_____________________

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