(Bishop) Nicholas Hamner COBBS #42578

5 APR 1796 - 11 JAN 1861
OCCUPATION Episcopal Minister-
At the age of 17 Cobbs began teaching school and studying on his own for the ministry. With no formal training Cobbs was confirmed and ordained a deacon on the same day, and in 1825 was ordained a priest. He served as chaplain for the University of Virginia and rector of churches in Petersburg, Virginia and Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1844 he moved to Alabama to serve as the state's first Episcopal bishop. Cobbs oversaw the early development of the diocese in Alabama.
TITLE Bishop-
BIRTH 5 APR 1796, Bedford, Virginia, USA
BURIAL Oakwood Cemetery Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
DEATH 11 JAN 1861, Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Historical Notes

He became a well-recognized minister in the Episcopal faith, and at the time of his death was the Archbishop of Alabama. His line has retained the 's' at the end of the surname.
At the age of 17 Cobbs began teaching school and studying on his own for the ministry. With no formal training Cobbs was confirmed and ordained a deacon on the same day, and in 1825 was ordained a priest. He served as chaplain for the University of Virginia and rector of churches in Petersburg, Virginia and Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1844 he moved to Alabama to serve as the state's first Episcopal bishop. Cobbs oversaw the early development of the diocese in Alabama.

Parents

Father : John Lewis COBBS Sr. #42513

Mother : Susannah HAMNER #42579

Family 1

Lucy Henry Landonia COBBS
    MARRIAGE 14 DEC 1821, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    According to A HISTORY OF BRISTOL PARISH, VIRGINIA; Rev. Phillip Slaughter; Richmond; 1879; the Rev. Nicholas Cobbs married his own first cousin, Lucy H. L. Cobbs. The bond for this marriage states she was the daughter of Edmund Cobbs, which does corroborate this information. The Bondsman was one M. H. Garland. The ceremony was performed by William S. Reid.

Children

  1.  George Washington COBBS
  2.  Robert Addison COBBS
  3.  Susan Elizabeth COBBS
  4.  Mary Lee COBBS
  5. +John Lewis COBBS II
  6. +Richard Hooker COBBS Sr.
  7.  Martha Smith COBBS
  8.  Leighton H. COBBS
  9. +Charlotte Walker COBBS
  10.  Lucy Eleanor COBBS

Lineage 

                                              _John COBBS ______________+
                                             | (1691 - 1758) m 1712     
                        _Edmund COBBS Sr.____|
                       | (1737 - 1799) m 1760|
                       |                     |_Susannah Slater ADDISON _
                       |                       (1691 - 1772) m 1712     
 _John Lewis COBBS Sr._|
| (1763 - 1851) m 1790 |
|                      |                      _John LEWIS ______________
|                      |                     |                          
|                      |_Sarah LEWIS ________|
|                        (1740 - 1811) m 1760|
|                                            |__________________________
|                                                                       
|
|--Nicholas Hamner COBBS 
|  (1796 - 1861)
|                                             _Robert HAMNER ___________
|                                            |                          
|                       _Nicholas HAMNER ____|
|                      | (1742 - 1793) m 1767|
|                      |                     |__________________________
|                      |                                                
|_Susannah HAMNER _____|
  (1775 - 1824) m 1790 |
                       |                      __________________________
                       |                     |                          
                       |_Agnes TOMPKINS _____|
                          m 1767             |
                                             |__________________________

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