Born ‎ 1596 at Reculver Parish,Kent,England, died ‎ 1679 at Barnstable,Massachusetts‎, 82 or 83 years
Custom Field:<_FA> 1629Resident of Plymouth, Massachusetts
Custom Field:<_FA> 1639Moved to Barnstable, Massahusetts
Custom Field:<_FA 1604Birth- other source

Born ‎ 1604 at Reculver,Kent,England, died ‎ 1642‎, 37 or 38 years

Born ‎ 1613 at Reculver,Kent,England, died ‎ 1639 at Reculver,Kent,England‎, 25 or 26 years

Born ‎ 1615‎

Born ‎ 1617‎

Born ‎± 1596 at Cobb's Court,Reculver,Kent,ENGLAND, died ‎between Feb BET., 1678/79 and at Barnstable,Barnstable Co.,MA‎, approximately 82 years, buried ‎ at Lothrop's Hill Cemetery,Barnstable Co.,MA. Occupation: ‎ at Tavern Keeper,Deputy of Court,Church Deacon,mason, planter/farmer;
REFERENCE: 31007
NOTE: RootsWeb: WorldConnect Project; Family Tree; Cobb and Cobbs: Index
of Persons; from file HEN.GED (6 May 2001); Author: Midge Corcoran;
; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cobb/
- Justabout eveything we know about Henry Cobb of Barnstable, MA, comes
from the records of Rev. John Lothrop, a Puritan preacher who emigrated
from London in 1632.
Henry Cobb was the first known Cobb to emigrate from England to the
Plymouth Colony. Many descendants have long searched for his English
origin andbackground. In developing this vignette of the immigrant I
have drawn liberally from the scholarly works of Philip L. Cobb, author
of "The Cobb Family" (1907); Richard Cobb, Harvard professor; and Richard
Cobb, a retired Navy Captain. However, the hypotheses and conclusions
contained herein are my own. Much is known on the activities of Henry
Cobb, the Puritan, in the Bay Colony but little has been done to unravel
the specifics of his origin. There is general agreement that "The Elder
Henry" or "The Deacon Henry Cobb", came from an area in County Kent east
of the Medway River which flows out of the hills of southern Kent through
Maidstone and Chatham and into the Thames Estuary. It is within this area
that inhabitants are called "Men of Kent" (Jutish origin);those to the
west of the Medway are known as "Kentish Men" (Saxon origin). Professor
Richard Cobb, through study and acquaintance with the Cape Cod
descendants of Henry Cobb, suggests that as a young man Henry Cobb was
"rather short, with blue eyes and reddish sandy hair." Interesting, as
this description agrees with the perceived appearance of the Germanic
Jutes who invaded and settled in Great Britain in the 5th century. The
most visible trail of "Henrythe Elder" in England is found in his
relationship with his church leader, the Reverend John Lothrop.
Lothrop, obviously disenchanted with the autocratic dogma of the King's
Church, left England in the ship "Griffin" with his family and some
members of his church for the Plymouth Colony, arriving there 18
September 1634. Here Henry Cobb, the Lothrop protege who had been in the
Colony for about five years, responded to the call of his old friend and
esteemed pastor. He aided the Reverend in getting his family and church
established in the newly formed town of Scituate. Lothrop's records
published in the 'NewEngland Register, Volumes IX and X', leaves little
doubt of Henry Cobb's membership in Lothrop's London church: "Uppon
January 8, 1634, Wee had a day of humiliation and then att night joyned
in covenaunt to geather, so many of us had beene in Covenaunt before. To
Witt. Mr. Gilsonn and his wife, Goodman Anniball and his wife, Goodman
Rowly and his wife, Goodman Cob and his wife, Goodman Turner, Edward
Foster, Myselfe, Goodman Foxwell, Samuel House."
Most men of Kent were farmers in an area famous for hops, fruit and
grain. Even in this age, importance was attached to the idea of status.
The term "Yeoman" wascommonly used in legal and other documents to
denote status above "Husbandman" (smaller, less prosperous farmer) and
below that of "Gentleman" (upper middle class). Yeomen, from whom Henry
Cobb was descended, were reasonably well educated. Some Yeomen sons
attended the universities; some became clergymen. A review of the
pedigrees of the Cobbs of Kent and a personal inspection of the Manor
houses at Reculver and Eastleigh Court suggest 16th century gentry but
17th century Yeomen. Suffice it to say that the emigrant Henry Cobb did
not inherit his father's estate. The major inheritance, by custom,
probablywent to Benjamin Cobb, the first-born son. This situation, as
well as the significant influence of Reverend Lothrop, could have given
the impressionable 18-year-old Henry Cobb ample justification to seek an
apprenticeship in the shops or pubs of London in 1623, the year that

Born ‎between 1580 BET., - and ‎
REFERENCE: 33546
NOTE: RootsWeb: WorldConnect Project; Family Tree; Cobb and Cobbs: Index
of Persons; from file HEN.GED (6 May 2001); Submitter: Midge Corcoran;
; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cobb/

Born ‎ 1596/1608 at Reculver,Kent,England, died ‎ Jun 3, 1679 at Barnstable,Barnstable,Massachusetts‎, approximately 83 years, buried ‎ at Lothrop's Hill Cemetery,Barnstable,Barnstable,Massachusetts
RELIGION: Was Deacon from 1635-70 and Ruling Elder from 1670-79. Puritan.


EMIGRATION: Came to America in 1629 on "The Anne" but could be "Mayflower II" or "Little James". In Plymouth til 1634 when he moved to Scituate, Plymouth, Massachussetts. Moved to Barnstable in 1639.


HENRY COBB

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 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 2, 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 80. 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.)

Born ‎ 1604 at Reculver,Kent,England‎

Born ‎ 1613 at Reculver,Kent,England, died ‎ 1639‎, 25 or 26 years

Born ‎ 1615 at Reculver,Kent,England‎

Born ‎ 1617 at Reculver,Kent,England‎