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Colonel John B. Cosby, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: England or, Ireland
Death: November 24, 1696 (73)
Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Charles Cosby and Mary Ann Cosby
Husband of 1st wife of John Cosby and Sarah Cosby
Father of Mary Cosby; Mary Ayles; Charles Cosby; James Cosby; John Cosby, Jr. and 3 others

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About John B. Cosby

Birth reported variously as England and Ireland.

OCCUPATION: Was appointed surveyor of Highways, York Co. VA

RESIDENCE: Yorktown, York and New Kent Co.VA

John COSBY

ABT Nov 1623 - 24 Nov 1696

http://www.coveytrees.com/CosbyTree.pdf

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mysouthernfamily/...

give two sets of data about birth and death of his children

Family 1 : Mary Ann JOHNSON

MARRIAGE: ABT 1646

Mary COSBY 

Family 2 : Sarah GARLAND

MARRIAGE: 1648, Hanover Co. Virginia

+James COSBY 1650-1747

Sarah COSBY 1659
Elizabeth COSBY 1660 (or1683)
Mary COSBY 1662

+Charles COSBY 1670

+John COSBY 1680-1761

Margaret COSBY 1683
Philip COSBY 1684

Notes

s/o John, s/o Charles c1623 England. CONFLICT on mother of some of the children.

"Imigrated to VA. in 1628 as a child with his Father Charles Cosby. Became the owner of extensive tracts of land in York, King and Queen and New kent Counties, VA. John married firstly Anne Meriwether and secondly Sarah Garland and had 9 children."

Father:Charles Cosby Mother:Mary Loftus

Children:

Charles Cosby Born: 1670 New Kent Co., VA Died: 1760 New Kent Co., VA

? Cosby Born: ABT 1671 York, VA

Mary Cosby Born: ABT 1673 York, VA

James Cosby Born: ABT 1678 York, VA

John Cosby Born: 1680 of York, VA Spouses: Martha Garland

Margaret Cosby Born: ABT 1683 York, VA

Philip Cosby Born: ABT 1684 of ENG Died: 1763

Sarah Cosby Born: ABT 1685 York, VA

Mary Cosby Born: ABT 1690 of VA

David Cosby Born: 1705 of VA

Cosby, John Death Date: 1696 City: York County: State: VA

John Cosby Birth: 1623-- Came To York Co, VA Death: 1696 -- York, VA

Spouse: Mary Ann Johnson Parents: Charles Cosby, Mary Loftus


References

  • Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. By College Quarterly. Page 185. < GoogleBooks >
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John B. Cosby's Timeline

1623
November 20, 1623
England or, Ireland
1648
1648
York, Virginia, United States
1662
1662
York County, Virginia
1670
1670
New Kent County, Virginia
1672
1672
York, Virginia, United States
1675
1675
New Kent County, Virginia, United States
1683
1683
1696
November 24, 1696
Age 73
Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
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York, Virginia, United States