Robert David COBBS Sr. #20363

7 JAN 1626 - 21 DEC 1682
AKA: Immigrant
BIRTH 7 JAN 1626, Willesborough, Kent, England
EVENT Arrival: 1639, Virginia, USA
DEATH 21 DEC 1682, Bruton, York, Virginia, USA
EVENT Arrival: 1639, Virginia, USA

Historical Notes

Robert came to Virginia with his parents when he was about eight years of age. He lived with them in Henrico County, probably at Cobbs Hall. After he grew to manhood he moved to Marston Parish in York County,Virginia, making his home on Queen's Creek, and became one of the most prominent men in that county. He was a dedicated Christian man and served as church warden of Marston Parish from 1658, until Marston Parish was absorbed into Bruton Parish in 1674, then he became amember of the vestry of Bruton Parish Church at Williamsburg. In1655, Robert Wilkinson of York County made his will, in which he directed that Robert Cobbs was to have charge of his children. Following Bacon's Rebellion, Robert was appointed Justice of York County on the recommendation of the clerk, John Baskervyle, who wrote that Robert Cobb was a "loyal and honest subject." The petition was granted and Robert was appointed Justice by the Rt. Honorable Sir William Berkeley, Governor, on 23 March 1676. In 1679, Daniel Parke, Secretary of State, died and Robert was appointed Administrator of Parks's Virginia estate. In 1682, Robert was appointed Sheriff of York County by Sir Henry Chicheley. Robert Cobbs, "late High Sheriff", was reported dead to the court on 29 December 1682.

Parents

Father : Ambrose COBBS Jr. #20370

Mother : Ann WHITE #20371

Family 1

Frances Elizabeth THORPE
    MARRIAGE 1655, York, Virginia, USA

Children

  1. +Ambrose COBBS Sr.
  2.  Edmund COBBS
  3. +Margaret COBBS
  4. +Robert COBBS
  5.  Otho COBBS

Lineage 

                                             _Thomas COBB ________+
                                            | (1525 - 1599) m 1542
                       _Ambrose COBBS Sr.___|
                      | (1563 - 1605) m 1584|
                      |                     |_Christina YOUNG ____
                      |                       (1529 - 1579) m 1542
 _Ambrose COBBS Jr.___|
| (1603 - 1656) m 1625|
|                     |                      _Thomas HUNT ________
|                     |                     | (1530 - 1606) m 1559
|                     |_Angelica HUNT ______|
|                       (1570 - 1603) m 1584|
|                                           |_Alice POLLARDE _____
|                                             (1540 - 1571) m 1559
|
|--Robert David COBBS Sr.
|  (1626 - 1682)
|                                            _____________________
|                                           |                     
|                      _Robert WHITE _______|
|                     | (.... - 1619) m 1599|
|                     |                     |_____________________
|                     |                                           
|_Ann WHITE __________|
  (1608 - 1656) m 1625|
                      |                      _____________________
                      |                     |                     
                      |_Susanna BOULDEN ____|
                        (.... - 1619) m 1599|
                                            |_____________________

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