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About Ambrose Cobb, Sr.
Ambrose Cobbs became a church warden of Bruton Parish, at Williamsburg, and his name can be found today on a plaque commemorating the early history of that parish, on the wall of Bruton Parish Church, Colonial Williamsburg.
On March 18, 1716, he along with John Marat (Jean Marot), and John Hubbard, were given a license to operate an "ordinary" ( a publichouse) in Williamsburg, " to supply lodging and diet for travelers with stabelage".
In his will, dated 24 April 1718, he named his daughter Francis: and sons Robert, Thomas, John, Edmund, and Ambrose. Witnesses were Ann Frith, Joseph Frith, and Matthew Pierce. His wife and sons Robert and Thomas were Made the Executors.
All his Children except Thomas eventually moved away from York County. Thomas inherited land on Queen's Creek, iin tha part of Henrico County that later became part of Chesterfield County, from his father. Thomas, in turn, passed this land on to his sons.
Biginning in 1790, the United States has enumerated its population by census, taken every tenth year. The Name Cobbs continued to appera on every census of York, Henrico, and Chesterfield Counties, Virginia, until 1830.
He made his will on April 24, 1718, which was proved on June 16th of that same year indicating he had died in the interim period.
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Ambrose Cobbs became a church warden of Bruton Parish, at Williamsburg, and his name can be found today on a plaque commemorating the early history of that parish, on the wall of Bruton Parish Church, Colonial Williamsburg. On March 18, 1716, he along with John Marat (Jean Marot), and John Hubbard, were given a license to operate an "ordinary" (a publichouse) in Williamsburg, "to supply lodging and diet for travelers with stabelage". In his will, dated 24 April 1718, he named his daughter Francis; and sons Robert, Thomas, John, Edmund and Ambrose. Witnesses were Ann Frith, Joseph Frith, and Matthew Pierce. His wife and sons, Robert and Thomas, were made the Executors. All his children except Thomas eventually moved away from York County. Thomas inherited land on Queen's Creek, in that part of Henrico County that later became part of Chesterfield County, from his father. Thomas, in turn, passed this land on to his sons.
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Source number: 1630.029; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 1,7836::249901
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@R-2138817487@ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv 1,7836::0
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Source number: 1630.029; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 1,7836::249901
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Family 1 : FRANCES ELIZABETH PINKETT
MARRIAGE: 1687, Bruton, York, Virginia, USA
+ROBERT COBBS
+THOMAS COBBS
+JOHN COBBS
AMBROSE COBBS
ELIZABETH COBBS
FRANCES COBBS
EDMUND COBBS
[N590] Ambrose Cobbs became a church warden of Bruton Parish, at Williamsburg, and his name can be found today on a plaque commemorating the early history of that parish, on the wall of Bruton Parish Church, Colonial Williamsburg.
On March 18, 1716, he along with John Marat (Jean Marot), and John Hubbard, were given a license to operate an "ordinary" (a public house) in Williamsburg, "to supply lodging and diet for travelers with stabelage".
In his Will, dated 24 April 1718, he named his daughter Francis; and sons Robert, Thomas, John, Edmund and Ambrose. Witnesses were Ann Frith, Joseph Frith, and Matthew Pierce. His wife and sons Robert and Thomas were made the Executors.
All his children except Thomas eventually moved away from York County. Thomas inherited land on Queen's Creek, in that part of Henrico County that later became part of Chesterfield County, from his father. Thomas, in turn, passed this land on to his sons.
Beginning in 1790, the United States has enumerated its population by census, taken every tenth year. The name Cobb(s) continued to appear on every census of York, Henrico, and Chesterfield Counties, Virginia, until 1840.
Source: Stapleton Family Genealogy https://www.stapco.com/names/d0028/I20355.html
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Ambrose Cobb, Sr.'s Timeline
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Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, York, Virginia
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Bruton Parish, York County, Virginia
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Bruton Parish, Virginia
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Bruton Parish, Virginia
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Bruton Parish, Virginia
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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June 12, 1718
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Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, York, Virginia
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