Pharaoh Cobb1 
b. September 1752, d. 22 February 1841
Pharaoh Cobb|b. Sep 1752\nd. 22 Feb 1841|p4009.htm|William Cobb|b. c 1732\nd. b Apr 1803|p3998.htm|Barsheba Whitehead|||Benjamin Cobb|b. bt 1705 - 1712\nd. b 18 Jan 1809|p3994.htm||||||||||
2nd cousin 4 times removed of William Lemuel Horn Jr.
2nd cousin 6 times removed of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Horn and Allied Families
Pharaoh Cobb was born in September 1752 in Northampton County, North Carolina.2 He was the son of William Cobb and Barsheba Whitehead.1 He married Barsheba Whitehead, his mother's niece.3 He died on 22 February 1841 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at age 88.4,2 His will, dated 1823, was probated in 1841 in Hawkins County.3,2
In 1776 Pharaoh Cobb belonged to a company of volunteers, and in the summer of that year he served four months as a sergeant under Captain Womack in the North Carolina expedition against the Cherokee Indians. In 1777 he served for three months as a mounted ranger or spy in Captain Thomas Price's Company. In the fall of 1777 or 1778 he served for two months as a mounted volunteer under Colonel Isaac Shelby and after returning home he volunteered on two other tours against the Tories on Roan Creek. In 1780, under Colonel Shelby, he fought at the Battle of Musgrove's Mill in North Carolina.3,2 He fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain 7 October 1780 near the North and South Carolina border.5 After the Revolution, circa 1798, he removed in flat boats down the river to Hawkins County, Tennessee, where he settled. He applied for a pension on 27 May 1833 which was allowed.3
In 1776 Pharaoh Cobb belonged to a company of volunteers, and in the summer of that year he served four months as a sergeant under Captain Womack in the North Carolina expedition against the Cherokee Indians. In 1777 he served for three months as a mounted ranger or spy in Captain Thomas Price's Company. In the fall of 1777 or 1778 he served for two months as a mounted volunteer under Colonel Isaac Shelby and after returning home he volunteered on two other tours against the Tories on Roan Creek. In 1780, under Colonel Shelby, he fought at the Battle of Musgrove's Mill in North Carolina.3,2 He fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain 7 October 1780 near the North and South Carolina border.5 After the Revolution, circa 1798, he removed in flat boats down the river to Hawkins County, Tennessee, where he settled. He applied for a pension on 27 May 1833 which was allowed.3
Children of Pharaoh Cobb and Barsheba Whitehead
- Catherine Cobb3 b. 1776, d. 1824
- Richard Caswell Cobb3 b. 1778, d. 1811
- William Cobb3 b. 10 Aug 1783, d. 21 Sep 1845
- Arthur Cobb3 b. 17 Oct 1790, d. 30 May 1822
- Barsheba Whitehead Cobb3 b. 5 Mar 1796, d. 6 Feb 1856
- Jesse Cobb6
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: 182, 183.
- [S592] Zella Armstrong, comp., Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution Compiled from Pension Statements (Chattanooga, Tennessee: Clearfield Company, 1933; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1975), 65.
- [S585] Benjamin C. Holtzclaw and Mrs. Myron J. Taylor, "Cobb of Isle of Wight County, Virginia", 12: 183.
- [S585] Benjamin C. Holtzclaw and Mrs. Myron J. Taylor, "Cobb of Isle of Wight County, Virginia", 12: 190.
- [S585] Benjamin C. Holtzclaw and Mrs. Myron J. Taylor, "Cobb of Isle of Wight County, Virginia", 12: 182.
- [S606] John Frederick Dorman, comp. and ed., Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5, Fourth Edition, Vol. One, Families A-F (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), 709.
