WIFE

1st Patience Hurst

2nd Sarah Hinkley

CHILDREN with Patience Hurst

1. John Cobb
    b. 07 Jun 1632 Plymouth
    m. 28 Apr 1658 Martha Nelson

2. James Cobb
    b. 06 Jan 1634 Plymouth
    m. 26 Dec 1663 Sarah Lewis

3. Mary Cobb
    b. 24 Mar 1637 Scituate
    m. 15 Oct 1657 Jonathan Dunham

4. Hannah Cobb
    b. 05 Oct 1639 Scituate
    m. 9 May 1661 Edward Lewis
    d. 17 Jan 1730

5. Patience Cobb
    b. 19 Mar 1641/2 Barnstable
    m. Aug 1667 Robert Parker
    m. Aft. 1 Jun 1685 William Crocker
    d. 23 Oct 1727

6. Gershom Cobb
    b. 10 Jan 1644
    bur. 24 Jun 1675 unmarried
    killed by the Indians in King Phillips War

7. Eleazer Cobb 
    b. 30 Mar 1648
    d. After 1703 unmarried

CHILDREN with Sarah Hickley

1. Mehitable Cobb
   b. 01 Sep 1651
    bur. 7 Sep 1651

2. Samuel Cobb
   b. 12 Oct 1654
    m. 20 Dec 1680 Elizabeth Taylor
    d. 1727 age 74

3. Sarah Cobb
    b. 15 Jan 1658
    bur. 25 Jan 1658

4. Jonathan Cobb
    b. 10 Apr 1660
    m. 1 Mar 1682/3 Hope (Chipman) Huckins
    d. 5 Aug 1728

5. Sarah Cobb
    b. 10 Mar 1662/3
    m. 27 Dec 1686 Samuel Chipman

6. Henry Cobb
    b. 03 Sep  1665
    m. 10 Apr 1690 Lois Hallet

7. Mehitable Cobb
    b. 15 Feb 1667

8. Experience or Ephraim Cobb
    b. 11 Sep 1671
    died young

Henry Cobb
by Susan Brooke
Mar 2023

Henry Cobb may have come to Scituate, MA about 1629.  He married Patience Hurst about 1631 as their first child was born born in Barnstable on 07 Jun 1632. (1)  He had been a member of the church in London where Rev. John Lothrop had been pastor. (2) Henry Cobb lived in Scituate where he became a Deacon in 1635 and he built a house in 1636.  Henry moved to Barnstable about 1640. (3) He was a tavern keeper. (4) Henry and Patience had 7 children with their son Eleazer born 30 Mar 1648.  His wife, Patience, was buried five weeks later on 4 May 1648.  (1)
Henry Cobb then married Sarah Hickley on 12 Dec 1649 and had an additional 8 children. His children James Cobb and Hannah Cobb married siblings, Sarah Lewis and Edward Lewis.   His last child was born on 11 Sep 1671.  He wrote his will on 4 Apr 1673 leaving his land to his sons. He had four sons from his first wife still living: James, John, Gersham and Eleazer.  He had three sons from his second wife still living: Samuel, Jonathan and Henry.   He had four living daughters: Mary, Hannah and Patience, from his first wife, and Sarah from his second wife.  The three daughters from the first wife receive 1 shilling each.  His daughter Sarah received some furniture.  Elder Henry Cobb died sometime before 3 Jun 1679 when his will was probated. (5)

Sources

(1) Town Records of Barnstable

(2)"A History of the Cobb Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1907 page 6

Rev. Lothrop arrived in Scituate 28 Sep 1634 and "joyned in covenant togeather" with parishioners that he had been in covenant with before.  Among them was "Goodman Cob and his wife."

(3) The first two children were born in Plymouth. The third child was born in Scituate.  His daughter Hannah Cobb was christened in Scituate 5 Oct 1639 but his daughter Patience was born in  Barnstable on 19 Mar 1641/2.  See3 source (1)

(4) The Great Migration Begins Vol  by R. C. Anderson 1 A-F  page 393
Occupation: Tavernkeeper.  Licensed to draw wine at Barnstable 5 June 1644 (PCR 2:73)

(5) "A History of the Cobb Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1907 page  14

WILL of Henry Cobb was made the 4th of April 1673 and exhibited the 3rd of June 1679.  "Item I will and bequeath my Great Lott of Land in Barnstable unto my son James Cobb for his Interest therein; and wheras I heertofore Gave half my Lands att Suconeesett unto my sons John  James  Gershom  and Eliezer equally to be devided betwixt them which was with my Consent sold and exchanged; and forty shillings being in the hand of my son James for my son Eliezers part thereof; My Will is that my son James pay unto his brother Eliezer that forty shillings in pay Currant, with the Marchant; Item I will and bequeath my New dwelling house and all the Rest of my Lands both upland and meddow unto Sarah my deare and loveing wife, during her Naturall life, for her support; and bringing up the Children I had by her

Item my will is that after her decease; my son Samuell shall have my dwelling house and two acrees of my upland; and an acree and a hlf of my Marsh; which I bought with his Stock being the one half of a parcell of Marsh, lying att Sandy Neck; in partenorsip with my son James   Item I will and bequeath to my sonnes Samuell  Jonathan  and Henery all the Rest of my lands both upland and meddowes, To be equally devided betwixt them after my said wifes decease, or sooner if shee see cause; To each of them theire heires and assignes for ever; Item I give and bequeath unto my sonnes John  Gershom   and Eliezer one shilling to each of them; and to my daughters Mary  hannah and Patience to each of them one shilling out of my estate;  Item I will and bequeath to my daughter Sarah my second best bed and furniture therunto belonging.  Item I will and bequeath all the Rest of my estate in whatsoever It be within dores or without unto Sarah my Loveing wife; whom I doe by these presents Consitute and declare to be my sole exequitrix.".

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