John Cobb of Plymouth

Not the same as John Cobb of Taunton

Disambiguation

• There was another John Cobb in the area during the seventeenth century. Their families are some times confused. John, son of Henry Cobb did not marry as a second wife, Jane Woodward. She married a different John Cobb on June 13, 1676 at Taunton Massachusetts and who had additional children with his second wife.[2]

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• MARRIAGE:"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch; Entry for John Cobb and Martha Nelson, 28 Apr 1658
• BIRTH: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch; Entry for John Cobb and John Cobb, 24 August 1662.
• BIRTH: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch; Entry for Patience Cobb and John Cobb, 10 August 1668.
• BIRTH: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch; Entry for Ebenezer Cobb and John Cobb, 9 August 1671.
• BIRTH: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch; Entry for Elisha Cobb and John Cobb, 3 April 1679.
• BIRTH: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch; Entry for James Cobb and John Cobb, 20 July 1682.
  • FamilySearch sourcing for children of John and Martha does not include the assumed children as showing below. Unless NEGHS or another scholarly source proves birth(s) of one or more of them, consider them suspect.
    • Jonathan Cobb
    • Elizabeth Cobb
    • Israel Cobb
    • Samuel Cobb
    • Esneal Cobb

Book

Roser, Susan E. 2008. Early Descendants of Henry Cobb of Barnstable, Massachusetts. NEGHS. Available at Libraries: WorldCat.org.—
page 14 – "John Cobb was born on 7 June 1632 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. He was the son of Henry Cobb and Patience Hurst. John Cobb married Martha Nelson on 28 August 1658 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. John Cobb died on 21 February 1714 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, at age 81." — [Wife]: Martha Nelson...

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Book

Cobb, Philip L. 1907. A History of the Cobb Family. 2nd ed. Cleveland, Ohio: Author published. Archive.org:—

2 JOHN COBB (Henry1), b. June 7, 1632 at Plymouth. He lived in Plymouth, where we find references in the town records which show that he had land formerly belonging to his grandfather, James Hurst.

PLYMOUTH REGISTER
John Cobb marryed to Martha Nelson the 28th of Aprill, 1658.
John, the son of John Cobb, was borne the 24th of August, 16652,
Elisha. Cobb, son of John Cobb, was borne the third of Aprill, anno 1678.
James Cobb, the son of John Cobb, was born the 20th of July, 1682.
— (Plym. Col. Rec. VIII)

The Children of John Cobb and Martha Cobb his Wife:
1 John Borne the 24th of august 1662
2 Patience borne the 10th of august 1668
3 Ebenezor borne the 9th day august 1671
4 Elisha Borne the 3th [sic] of april 1679
5 James Borne the 2oth of July 1682
— (Plym. V. R. May Desc. I 1.41)

John Cobb Deceased February 22d 1714 being in the 83 year of his life. (Plym. Rec.)
Martha Nelson, the wife of John Cobb, was the daughter of Willian) Nelson, who m, 29 Oct. 1640, Martha Ford. His will, dated 31 Oct. 1679, prob. 5 Mar. 1679-80, beq. to wife Martha, sons John and William, daughter Martha Cobb.

THE WILL OF JOHN COBB
— Plym. Co. Prob. 3: 345

In The Name of God Amen.
I John Cobb of the Town & County of Plymouth in New England Yeoman being weak and Infirm of body but (thro’ gods mercy) of a Sound and disposeing mind & memory, Do make & Ordain this my Last Will and Testament as followeth, viz. I do in the first place give up my Immortal Soul to God that gave it, and my frail body to the Earth to be decently buryed according to the discretion of my Executor below named and appointed hopeing for a glorious Resurection too Life and Immortality thro Christ the first Born from the Dead. And as to what Temporal Estate it hath pleased God to Bless me withall, my Just Debts and funeral Charges being first paid I dispose of the Same as followeth.

IMPS. I give and Bequeath to my Loveing wife Martha Cob for her Comtortable Support and Subsistance dureing her Natural Lite my Dwelling house with the peace of Land Thereto Adjoyning being about five or six Acres more or Less which I reserved out of my homestead when I sold to my two Sons Elisha & James hereby Granting unto my Said wife if she stand in need of it power to sell the same only my Son James to have the refusal of sd. house & Land (if my sd. wife se Cause to sell it) at what it shall be vallued to be worth by men Indiferantly Chosen to prize the same.

ITEM[:] it is my will that in Case my said wife shall not in her Life time make any disposal of sd. house & Land that my said son James his heirs & Assigines for ever have and Enjoy the same he paying into my Estate what Said house & Land shall be judged worth at my Said wife’s Deceasce.

ITEM[:] I give and Bequeath to my Son John Cob his heirs and Assignes for ever all my Lands and meadows even my whole Estate and Interest in the Township of Middleborough, as also my four Acres of meadow at Winatuxet in the Township of Plimpton.

ITEM[:] I give and bequeath to my Son James Cob his heirs and Assignes for ever my Thirty Acre Lott Lying in the Woods with all the remainder of my Lands or Interest in Lands in the Townships of Plymouth & Plympton.

ITEM[:] It is my Will that whereas my two Sons Elisha & James to whome I sold my homestead Stand Obliged to me by Sundry Bills under their hands & seals for the payment of Sundry Sums of money Expressed in said Bills to be Currant money of New England, my will I say is that Said money be paid in sucht money and at such rate or weight as ordinarily passes between man & man in Common Tradeing, at the Respective times when Said money Shall be paid. And further I Do by this my Last Will & Testament Give to my sd. two sons five pounds apeice to be deducted out of the Last Bills of Payment.

ITEM[:] I Give and Bequeath to my Danghtr. Patiance Bennet The Sum of five pounds to be paid out of my personal Estate after my sd wifes Decease before any Division to be made, giving also power to my Said wife to give her more in her Life time if she think Conveniant,

ITEM[:] it is my Will that after by Said wife’s Decease all my personal Estate that shall Remain unspent, viz, all my Goods Chattells moneys Just Debts due to my Estate and all whatsoever of my moveable Estate be Divided Equally between my Children, viz, John Cob, Patiance Bennet, Ebenezer Cob, Elisha Cob, & James Cob, only my son John to have a Double Portion.

ITEM[:] I do by these Presents Constitute ordain & Appoint my sd. Son John Cob Sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament hereby Revokeing and makeing utterly null and void all former Wills & Testaments by me heretofore made, Ratifying, Confirming & Allowing this and no Other as my Last Will & Testament. And In Witness hereof I the Said John Cob have hereunto sett my hand and Seal this fourth Day of February Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundread & Eleven 1711-12.

— JOHN COB his X marke
Signed Sealed & Declared to be his
Last Will & Testamt. In Psence of us
NATHANIEL CLARKE
SAMUEL NELSON
EPHRAIM LITTLE JUN

Plym ss On the Second Day of April 1715 Mr. Ephraim Little Mr. Nathaniel Clarke and Samuel Nelson made Oath That They heard the above written Instrument Read to the said John Cob the Testator & Saw him sign & Seal it & heard him Declare it to be his Last Will and Testament & that he then was of a Disposeing mind & memory to the best of their knowledge, before me.
— NATHANIEL THOMAS Judge of Probates
[2d April 1715 “John Cob son of the said Decd” appointed Executor]

An Inventory of The Goods & Chattels of John Cobb of Plymouth Decd. taken May 25th 1715 by us…
— [Listing of items and values]
JOHN DYER
JAMES BARNABY
FRANCIS ADDAMS

Plym. ss On the 22d day of June Annoq Dom. 1715 Martha Cob Relict widdow of John Cob Late of Plymouth Decd. made Oath that the above written is a true inventory of the Goods & Chattells of her said Late husband so far as She knows and when she knows of more will cause it to be added. Before me
— NATHANIEL THOMAS Judge of Probates.

[Plym. Prob. 5-630. John Cob of Middleborough acknowledges the sum of £40 received of James Cob for the Dwelling House & 5 or 6 acres of land on which the House stands as provided in will of John Cob, sen. 28 May 1724]

CHILDREN OF JOHN AND MARTHA (NELSON) COBB
13. i. JOHN, b. Aug. 24, 1662.
— ii. PATIENCE, b Aug. 10, 1668: m. John Bennett (John1) of Middleborough. (E. C. Bennett, Bos. July 29, ‘07.)
14. iii. EBENEZER, b. Aug. 9, 1651.
15. iv. ELISHA, b. April, 3. 1676.
16. v. JAMES, b. July 20, 1682.

Signature of John Cobb [Posted in Media] on deed to his son Ebenezer , dated 4 May 1693. (Plym. Reg. of Deeds)
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From: Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2000.

HENRY COBB and family

• ORIGIN: Unknown
• MIGRATION: 1632
• FIRST RESIDENCE: Plymouth
• REMOVES: Scituate 1634, Barnstable 1639
• OCCUPATION: Tavernkeeper. Licensed to draw wine at Barnstable 5 June 1644 [PCR 2:73].
• CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: "Goodman Cob and his wife" were members #7 and #8, admitted at the founding of Scituate church on 8 January 1634/5 [NEHGR 9:279]. "Decemb. 15, 1635 our Brother Cobb was invested into the office of a Deacon" at Scituate [NEHGR 10:37]. Ordained ruling elder of Barnstable church, 14 April 1670 [Cobb Gen, citing BarnChR 1:1].
• FREEMAN: In the "1633" Plymouth list of freemen near others admitted on 1 January 1632/3 [PCR 1:4]; in 7 March 1636/7 list of freemen [PCR 1:53]. Initially entered in Scituate portion of 1639 list of Plymouth Colony freemen, then transferred to Barnstable section [PCR 8:175, 177]. In Barnstable section of 1658 and 29 May 1670 lists of Plymouth freemen [PCR 5:277, 8:200].
• EDUCATION: Signed his name to coroner's jury findings [PCR 3:147]. His inventory included "books" valued at 24s.
• OFFICES: Deputy for Barnstable, 5 June 1644, 3 March 1645/6, 7 July 1646 (fined for "defect in appearance" 4s. [PCR 2:106]), 1 June 1647, 7 June 1652, 7 June 1659, 6 June 1660, 2 October 1660, 4 June 1661, 3 June 1662 [PCR 2:72, 95, 104, 117; 3:9, 162, 187, 198, 214; 4:14]. Coroner's jury, 5 June 1658 [PCR 3:147]. Plymouth petit jury, 4 June 1639, 3 September 1639, 3 December 1639, 3 March 1639/40, 1 September 1640, 2 March 1640/1, 17 June 1641, 7 September 1642, 6 June 1649, 6 June 1650 [PCR 7:12-15, 18, 19, 21, 32, 46, 49; 2:140]. Excise collector for Barnstable, 8 June 1664 [PCR 4:67].
• In Barnstable section of 1643 Plymouth list of men able to bear arms [PCR 8:193]. Committee for defense of Barnstable, 10 October 1643 [PCR 2:65].
• ESTATE: Assessed 9s. in the Plymouth tax lists of 25 March 1633 and 27 March 1634 [PCR 1:11, 29].
• In the compilation of houses in Scituate prepared by Rev. John Lothrop, "Goodman Cobbe's" house is seventh on the list, among those in place before September 1634; this is annotated "now Goodman Rowlye's" and "now Goodman Vinall's," perhaps indicating that there were two houses on this lot, or perhaps implying that Rowley purchased the house from Cobb and then sold it to Vinall. Later in the list, at position #32, among houses built in 1636, is "Brother Cobb's, on his lot," this being his second residence in Scituate, and probably the lot that he sold to Manasseh Kempton when he removed to Barnstable.
• On 1 December 1640 "Henry Cob" sold to "Manasseth Kempton" of Plymouth his house in Scituate with twelve acres of upland with the parcel of meadow lying before the house and fourscore acres of upland in the fourth lot by North River, with a parcel of marsh meadow of about twelve acres [PCR 12:65].
• One of five men "granted liberty to view and to purchase a tract of land at Saconeesett," 7 June 1659 [PCR 3:164, 208, 216].
• In his will, dated 4 April 1678 and proved 3 June 1679, "Henery Cobb" of Barnstable, though "weak in body," bequeathed to "my son James Cobb" my great lot in Barnstable; to "my sons John, James, Gershom and Eliezer" half my lands at Suconeesett equally divided between them "and 40s. being in the hand of my son James for my son Eliezer's part"; to "Sarah my dear and loving wife during her natural life" my new dwelling house and all the rest of my lands; at Sarah's decease, to "my son Samuel" my dwelling house and two acres of upland, and an acre and a half of my marsh which I bought with his stock in partnership with my son James; to "my sons Samuel, Jonathan and Henry" residue of lands equally; to "my sons John, Gershom and Eliezer" one shilling each; to "my daughters Mary, Hannah and Patience" one shilling each; to "my daughter Sarah" my second best bed and furniture; residue to Sarah "my loving wife and sole executrix." Codicil dated 22 February 1678[/9]: "my son Samuel" shall have only two acres of my upland after my wife's decease and all the rest of my lands equally divided between my "three sons Samuel, Jonathan and Henry"; Henry to have my house after my wife's decease and his part of the land to lie most convenient to the house, only my lands at the Island equally divided between my three sons; "my son James to dry thatch on half an acre of the Island when the English corn is taken off..." [transcribed in full in Cobb Gen 14-15, citing PCPR 4:1:22-23].
• The inventory of the estate of "Elder Henery Cobb Late of Barnstable" was undated and untotalled and included "a house land and meadow" valued at œ80. He also owned part of a "thachboate" [transcribed in full in Cobb Gen 16-17, citing PCPR 4:1:23].
• On 2 March 1679/80, administration of the estate of Sarah Cobb was granted to Mr. Thomas Hinckley and Samuel Cobb, who were "with the advice and help of their friends and relations, to make a distribution of the estate amongst the children, still having a special respect therein to the youngest children, for their best good" [PCR 6:32].
• BIRTH: By about 1607 based on approximated date of first marriage.
• DEATH: Barnstable between 22 February 1678[/9] (writing of codicil) and 3 June 1679 (proving of will).
• MARRIAGE: (1) By 1632 Patience Hurst, daughter of JAMES HURST (his will names Cobb grandchildren); she was buried Barnstable 4 May 1648 "the first that was buried in our new burying place by our meeting house" [PCR 8:42; NEHGR 9:285].
• (2) Barnstable 12 December 1649 Sarah Hinckley [PCR 8:42; NEHGR 9:287]; she was admitted to Barnstable church 20 January 1649/50 [NEHGR 9:281]; she died before 2 March 1679/80 [PCR 6:32].

CHILDREN:

With first wife

• i JOHN, b. Plymouth 7 June 1632 [PCR 8:42; MD 3:73]; m. Plymouth 28 April 1658 Martha Nelson [PCR 8:17].
• ii JAMES, b. Plymouth 14 January 1634[/5] [PCR 8:42; MD 3:73]; m. Barnstable 26 December 1663 Sarah Lewis [MD 3:73].
• iii MARY, b. Scituate 24 March 1636/7 [PCR 8:42; MD 3:73]; bp. Scituate 26 March 1637 [NEHGR 9:281]; m. Plymouth 15 October 1657 as his second wife Jonathan Dunham [PCR 8:17], son of JOHN DUNHAM [TAG 30:145].
• iv HANNAH, b. Scituate 5 October 1639 [MD 3:73]; bp. Scituate 5 October 1639 [NEHGR 9:281]; m. Barnstable 9 May 1661 Edward Lewis [MD 10:250].
• v PATIENCE, b. Barnstable "about 15 of March 1641 [sic]" [MD 3:73] or "about the 19th of March 164 [sic]" [PCR 8:42]; bp. Barnstable 13 March 1641/2 [NEHGR 9:282]; m. (1) Barnstable "beginning August 1667" Robert Parker [MD 11:100], as his second wife; she m. (2) after 1 June 1685 William Crocker and d. Barnstable 23 October 1727 [NEHGR 112:190-97].
• vi GERSHOM, b. Barnstable " about" 10 January 1644/5 [PCR 8:42; MD 3:73]; bp. Barnstable 12 January 1644/5 [NEHGR 9:283]; bur. Swansea 24 June 1675 [PCR 8:61]; unmarried (division of his estate to brothers and sisters [PCR 5:180]).
• vii ELIEZER, b. Barnstable "about" 30 March 1648 [PCR 8:42; MD 3:73]; bp. Barnstable 2 April 1648 [NEHGR 9:283]; residing in Barnstable in 1703, apparently unmarried [Otis 1:172].

With second wife

• viii MEHITABLE, b. Barnstable 1 September 1651 [PCR 8:42; MD 3:73]; bp. Barnstable 7 September 1651 [NEHGR 9:284]; bur. Barnstable 8 March 1651/2 [PCR 8:42; NEHGR 9:286].
• ix SAMUEL, b. Barnstable 12 October 1654 [PCR 8:42; MD 3:73]; m. Barnstable 20 December 1680 Elizabeth [blank] [MD 3:73], said to be Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Richard Taylor [Otis 1:173].
• x SARAH, b. Barnstable 15 January 1658 and bur. there 25 January 1658 [PCR 8:42; MD 3:73].
• xi JONATHAN, b. Barnstable 10 April 1660 [PCR 8:42; MD 3:73]; m. Barnstable 1 March 1682/3 Hope (Chipman) Huckins [MD 3:149], daughter of John Chipman and widow of John Huckins. xii SARAH, b. Barnstable 10 March 1662/3 [MD 3:73]; m. Barnstable 27 December 1686 Samuel Chipman [MD 4:121].
• xiii HENRY, b. Barnstable 3 September 1665 [MD 3:73]; m. Barnstable 10 April 1690 Lois Hallet [MD 3:73].
• xiv MEHITABLE, b. Barnstable 15 February 1667 [MD 3:73]; no further record.
• xv EXPERIENCE (daughter), b. Barnstable 11 September 1671 [MD 3:73]; no further record.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: Henry Cobb and his family were treated in detail by Philip L. Cobb early in this century [A History of the Cobb Family, Part 1 (Cleveland 1907), cited above as Cobb Gen]. This genealogy is to be commended for including full transcripts of many records for the early generations, while at the same time avoiding the many legends and traditional tales typical of volumes published in that era. (See also Otis 1:166-79.)

From Website with Errata

• The link from which this information comes provides no sources. Someone rightly excluded the website's showing of a second marriage for john. In so excluding it, the copy-and-paste below did not transfer mis-assigned children. I've added them after the enumerated children. – (Ken Shelley, 5 May 2024)

John Cobb was born 7 Jun 1632, Plymouth, MA, Died 22 Feb 1714 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of Henry Cobb (1596-1679) and Patience Hurst (-1648). Married Martha Nelson

Children of Martha Nelson and John Cobb:
1. John Cobb (1662-1727) m. Rachel Soule (1663-1727)
2. Samuel Cobb (1663-) <— [Unsourced]
3. Elizabeth Cobb (1664-) <— [Unsourced]
4. Israel Cobb (1666-) <— [Unsourced]
5. Patience Cobb (1668-)
6. Ebenezer Cobb (1671-1752)
Elisha COBB (1679-)
James COBB (1682-)
Link: [http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/rfc/gw19.htm#I912 Paul B. McBride's Genealogy

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 315