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Elizabeth Maria Martin^1,2

Key Events:

• Elizabeth Maria Martin was born on 19 Jul 1799 in Fair Haven, Rutland Co., Vermont.^3,4
• Elizabeth married Matthew Lyon Jr., son of Matthew Lyon and Beulah Chittenden, on 15 Jan 1821 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^5,6
• Elizabeth died on 19 Jun 1844 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, at age 44.^7,8
• She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.¹

Citations

1. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6550010, Elizabeth Maria Martin Lyon.
2. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows name as Elizabeth Martin.
3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6550010, Elizabeth Maria Martin Lyon, shows date, town, county, and state.
4. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows state.
5. "Kentucky Marriages to 1850," Ancestry.com, record for Matthew Lyon, Jr. and Elizabeth M. Martin, shows date, county, and state.
6. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows married.
7. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6550010, Elizabeth Maria Martin Lyon, shows date, town, county, as Lyon, and state.
8. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows year.

Sophia Maria Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Sophia Maria Cobb was born on 3 Feb 1823 in Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Sophia married William Cook, son of William Cook and Elizabeth Rose, on 13 Jul 1844 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^7,8
• Sophia died on 3 Aug 1859 in Hickman Co., Kentucky, at age 36, from complications of childbirth.^9,10,6
• She was buried in Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky.¹¹

Citations

1. Marriage Bonds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:50, William Cook and Sophia M. Cobb.
2. William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows name as Sophia M. Cook.
3. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows name as Sophia Maria Cobb.
4. William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 27 and state.
5. S. M. Cook entry, 1860 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 36 at death Aug 1859, and state.
6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 105812692, Sophia M Cobb Cook, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
7. Marriage Bonds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:50, William Cook and Sophia M. Cobb, shows license date, but no return recorded.
8. William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows them living apparently as husband and wife.
9. Register of Deaths, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Hickman Co., 1859, pg 239, S. M. Cook, shows date, and county.
10. S. M. Cook entry, 1860 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows month and cause of death.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 105812692, Sophia M Cobb Cook, includes tombstone photo.

Sarah Story Briscoe^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Sarah Story Briscoe was born on 17 Aug 1787 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland.^4,5,6
• Sarah married first Edward Otho Cresap, son of Daniel Cresap Jr., on 28 Sep 1807 in Allegany Co., Maryland.^7,4,5
• Sarah married second John Cobb, son of Elkanah Cobb and Mary Willard, on 1 Aug 1820 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^8,9,10
• Sarah died on 30 Nov 1843 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, at age 56.^11,5,12
• She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.¹³

Citations

1. Cresap, Joseph Ord; Cresap, Bernard, History of the Cresaps, pg 300, shows name as Sarah Story Briscoe.
2. Hanson Briscoe Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows name as Sarah Story Briscoe.
3. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, shows name as Sally S Briscoe.
4. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, shows date.
5. Hanson Briscoe Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date.
6. Matthiesen, Diana Gale, Diana's Genealogy Home Page, citing LDS Ancestral file and e-mail from Woody Woodward, shows months and year, county, and state.
7. "Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899," Ancestry.com, record for Sally Briscoe and Edward O. Cresap, shows date, county, and state.
8. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year, town, county, and state.
9. "Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1809-28," Ancestry.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresap, shows date.
10. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, in a different hand, shows her as widow of E. O. Cresap and afterward married to Jno. Cobb.
11. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, in a different hand, shows date.
12. Matthiesen, Diana Gale, Diana's Genealogy Home Page, citing LDS Ancestral file and e-mail from Woody Woodward, shows year, town, county, as Caldwell [now Lyon], and state.
13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6656740, Sara Story Briscoe Cresap, record for.

John Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• John Cobb was born on 6 Apr 1786 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.⁴
• John married Sarah Story Briscoe, daughter of Hanson Briscoe and Mary Nappler Jordan, on 1 Aug 1820 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^5,6,7
• John apparently died ca. 1834 at age ~48, as he does not appear in the tax lists after 1833, though no death record or tombstone has been found.⁸

Citations

1. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5.
2. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV 1728-1850," Genealogy.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresass, viewed 26 Jun 2005, citing FHL film no. 0546371 & 0548011-0548024.
3. John Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
4. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5, shows date. Since the entries for his older siblings show other places, it appears the absence of a place entry indicates a local birth.
5. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year, town, county, and state.
6. "Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1809-28," Ancestry.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresap, shows date.
7. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, in a different hand, shows her as widow of E. O. Cresap and afterward married to Jno. Cobb.
8. Caldwell Co. tax lists, 1833, pg 10; 1834 book missing; not found in later books; 1833 showed no property that would have appeared in an executor's listing.

Edward Walton¹

Parents

Key Events:

• Edward Walton was born in 1743.¹
• Edward married Barbara Hester.¹
• Edward died in 1819 at age ~76.¹

Citations

1. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998.