Rachel Cobb

Descendant of Mayflower passenger George Soule

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Soule-63

Rachel Soule was the daughter of John Soule and his first wife, Rebecca (Simmons) Soule, who lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts, at the time of Rachel's birth about 1663. The date is based on the fact she was age 64 at her death in 1727.[1] Rachel received from her father's estate 6 Mar 1707/8, £6 8s 4d in the form of £2 11s 8d received from brother in law Adam Wright, 16s 8d from her sister Rebecca and the lot of Cedar Swamp in the six & twenty mens purchase valued at £3."[2]Her father, John Soule, gave land to his sons, during his lifetime, but gave daughter Sarah one cow and nothing to his other daughters. The court distributed his small remaining estate among his daughters or their heirs. The settlement was signed 6 Mar 1707/8 by Adam Wright on behalf of his children by his wife Sarah, deceased; Rebecka Weston; and John and Rachel Cobb.[3]

Rachel Soule married John Cobb (1662-1727) in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Sept 1688.[1] The marriage was recorded 7 Sept. in Plymouth,[4] and 5 Sept. in Middleborough.[5]John Cobb's will dated 29 May 1727, mentions his wife Rachel, leaving her amply provided, but a codicil dated 28 Sept 1727 notes her death.[1][6]

Rachel Cobb, died in Middleborough, Massachusetts, 18 Sept 1727 in her 65th year.[1] She was buried on "the Green" in Middleborough with her husband.[1][7][8]

Inscription: HERE LYES THE BODY OF Ms RACHEL COB WHO DIED SEPr THE 18th 1727 IN Ye 65th YEAR OF HER AGE.[7]

Children of John and Rachel born in Middleborough:[1]

1. John Cobb b. 10 June 1689[5]
2. Martha Cobb b. 23 March 1691/2[5]
3. Patience Cobb, b. 23 Sept. 1693[5]
4. James Cobb b. 12 April 1696[5]
5. Rachel Cobb b. 8 Dec 1702[5].

References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Soule-63
   1. George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. Originally compiled by John E. Soule and Milton E. Terry. Revised by Louise Walsh Throop. Mayflower Families in Progress. Seventh Edition. Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2015. pp 6, 19.
   2. John Soule's Inventory." The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 4:160/1 (1903).
   3. [PCPR II 87, 97] "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," at FamilySearch (image 58, image 60. State Archives, Boston. Probate records 1702-1710, vol. 2, images 58 and 60 of 106.
   4. "Plymouth, Mass., Vital Records." The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 13:204.
   5. “Middleborough Births, Marriages and Deaths." The Mayflower Descendant. (marriage Vol. 2:43; births 2:42).
   6. "The Will of John Cobb, Sr. of Middleborough, Mass." The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 24:36 (1922).
   7. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 December 2020), memorial page for Rachel Soule Cobb (5 Sep 1662–18 Sep 1727), Find A Grave: Memorial #20706878, citing Cemetery at The Green, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Edward Martin (contributor 46873591). (Includes gravestone photo and inscription.)
   8. Willard, John W., "Records from the Old Cemetery, Middleborough." The Mayflower Descendant Vol. 12:144 (1910).
   9. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Author: Ancestry.com