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William COBB #23693
1765 - JUL 1833
Personal Information
- BIRTH: 1765, Halifax, Virginia, USA
- EVENT: Event: BET 1820 AND 1830, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
- DEATH: JUL 1833, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Notes
William Cobbs was bequeathed land in North Carolina, from his father's estate.
It is known that William and Polly Abernathy had a son William, born about 1804 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Some researchers have claimed that this son was the William Cobb that married Martha Harmon in Lincoln County in February 1827. However, the discovery of the elder William's estate papers in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, reveal that son William actually also left Lincoln County, and was a resident of Illinois by 1833. Beginning in the 1820's, there was a large migration of settlers from Lincoln County, North Carolina, to southeastern Missouri. This mass relocation was the inspiration of George F. Bollinger, for whom Bollinger County, Missouri is named. William Cobb, accompanied by sons Walter and Sterling, made the move in the late 1820's and settled in the Oak Ridge community, in the northern part of Cape Girardeau County. It is believed that he died the victim of a Cholera epidemic in 1833, along with his son Starling. In the family bible of his daughter Dicey Richards, there is a reference to the effect that William, Starling, Nancy, and Jane Hancil all died in July 1833, all within seven days. This is certainly compatible to the possibility of an epidemic.
It is known that William and Polly Abernathy had a son William, born about 1804 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Some researchers have claimed that this son was the William Cobb that married Martha Harmon in Lincoln County in February 1827. However, the discovery of the elder William's estate papers in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, reveal that son William actually also left Lincoln County, and was a resident of Illinois by 1833. Beginning in the 1820's, there was a large migration of settlers from Lincoln County, North Carolina, to southeastern Missouri. This mass relocation was the inspiration of George F. Bollinger, for whom Bollinger County, Missouri is named. William Cobb, accompanied by sons Walter and Sterling, made the move in the late 1820's and settled in the Oak Ridge community, in the northern part of Cape Girardeau County. It is believed that he died the victim of a Cholera epidemic in 1833, along with his son Starling. In the family bible of his daughter Dicey Richards, there is a reference to the effect that William, Starling, Nancy, and Jane Hancil all died in July 1833, all within seven days. This is certainly compatible to the possibility of an epidemic.
Parents
Father: Ambrose COBB #23115
Mother: Sarah HOWELL #23689
Family 1 :
Wife: Mary ABERNATHY
- MARRIAGE: 7 AUG 1787, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Note:
The name of William Cobb's bride is not legible in the original records. However, some researchers claim her name was Abernathy. And, as Charles Abernathy, William's brother-in-law, was the Bondsman, this seems likely. Her first name "Polly" is discovered in a petition she addressed to the court of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, in July 1833, requesting to be relieved of the duty of Administrator of the estates of her son Starling Cobb and her husband William Cobb. Additionally, the family bible of her daughter Dicy Richards refers to her as Mary.
Children:
_Ambrose COBBS Sr.__________+
| (1662 - 1718) m 1687
_Robert COBBS _______|
| (1687 - 1769) m 1724|
| |_Frances Elizabeth PINKETT _+
| (1666 - 1718) m 1687
_Ambrose COBB _______|
| (1729 - 1797) |
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| |_Crosia FRITH _______|
| (1691 - 1768) m 1724|
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|--William COBB
| (1765 - 1833)
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|_Sarah HOWELL _______|
(1734 - 1815) |
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