James Cobb1 
b. circa 1794
James Cobb|b. c 1794|p3941.htm|James Cobb|b. c 1757\nd. 1794|p3920.htm|Mary Penelope Ethridge Butts||p3930.htm|Captain Stephen Cobb|b. c 1735\nd. Oct 1785|p3261.htm|Patience (—?—) (Cobb)|d. b 18 Nov 1807|p3262.htm|||||||
1st cousin 3 times removed of William Lemuel Horn Jr.
1st cousin 5 times removed of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Horn and Allied Families
James Cobb was born circa 1794.1 He was the son of James Cobb and Mary Penelope Ethridge Butts.1
Additional Data
James Cobb was the unborn child mentioned in his father's will dated 5 April 1794 in Wayne County, North Carolina.1
On 13 May 1814, there was a division of twelve slaves belonging to the estate of James Cobb decd. among his four heirs, namely John B. Cobb, John Coleman and wife, Wiley Coleman, and James Cobb. This division is recorded in Wayne Co. Ledger, 1812/1816, p. 117. The ledger erroneously gives the name Wiley Croom instead of Wiley Coleman, but the original record in the Wayne Co. Courthouse states the name correctly.2
On 13 May 1814, there was a division of twelve slaves belonging to the estate of James Cobb decd. among his four heirs, namely John B. Cobb, John Coleman and wife, Wiley Coleman, and James Cobb. This division is recorded in Wayne Co. Ledger, 1812/1816, p. 117. The ledger erroneously gives the name Wiley Croom instead of Wiley Coleman, but the original record in the Wayne Co. Courthouse states the name correctly.2
Citations
- [S585] Benjamin C. Holtzclaw and Mrs. Myron J. Taylor, "Cobb of Isle of Wight County, Virginia," in Historical Southern Families, Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, editor. (Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1968), 12: 196.
- [S585] Benjamin C. Holtzclaw and Mrs. Myron J. Taylor, "Cobb of Isle of Wight County, Virginia", 12: 195.
