1Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vols. I-III, pp. 392-395 (1995).
"HENRY COBB
ORIGIN: Unknown
MIGRATION: 1632
FIRST RESIDENCE: Plymouth
REMOVES: Scituate 1634, Barnstable, 1639
. . .
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 (all births from PCR 8:42):
With first wife
i JOHN, b. Plymouth 7 June 1632; m. Plymouth 28 April 1658 Martha Nelson [PCR 8:17].
ii JAMES, b. Plymouth 14 january 1634; m. Barnstable 26 December 1663 Sarah Lewis [MD 3:73].
iii MARY, b. Scituate 24 March 1636/7; 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, bp. Scituate 5 October 1639 [NEHGR 9:281]; m. Barnstable 9 May 1661 Edward Lewis [MD 10:250].
v PATIENCE, b. Barnstable 19 March 1641/2 [sic]; 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 10 January 1644/5; bp. Barnstable 12 January 1644/5 [NEHGR 9:283]; bur. Swansea 24 June 1675 [PCR 8:611]: unmarried (division of his estate to brothers snd sisters [PCR 5:180]).
vii ELIEZER, b. Barnstable 30 March 1648; bp. Barnstable 2 April 1648 [NEHGR 9:283]; residing in Barnstable 1703, apparently unmarried [Otis 1:172].
With second wife
viii MEHITABLE, b. Barnstable in September 1651; bap. 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; m. Barnstable 20 December 1680 Elizabeth [blank] [MD 3:73], said to be Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Richard Taylor [Otis i:173].
x SARAH, b. Barnstable 15 January 1658; bur. there 25 January 1658.
xi JONATHAN, b. Barnstable 10 April 1660; 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; m. Barnstable 27 December 1686 Samuel Chipman [MD 4:121].
xiii HENRY, b. Barnstable 3 September 1667; m. Barnstable 10 April 1690 Lois Hallet [MD 3:73].
ix EPHRAIM, b. Barnstable 11 September 1671; no further record.".