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Hannah Chittenden Cobb1,2,3

ID# 1123, (1811 - 1841)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherGideon Dyer Cobb (11 Sep 1773 - 1 Mar 1834)
MotherModena Chittenden Clark (4 Oct 1779 - 7 Oct 1837)
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: 17 Dec 1811,4,5
Marriage: 8 Sep 1830, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, John Hallick (b. btn 1800 and 1810, d. 1 Jan 1849)6,7,8
Death: 16 Feb 1841,9
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky,9
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Narrative:

Hannah Chittenden Cobb was born on 17 Dec 1811.4,5
     She was probably one of the two females under age 10 listed in the household of her father, Gideon Dyer Cobb, in the 1820 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.10 She was probably one of the two females age 15 to 20 listed in the household of her father in the 1830 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.11
     Hannah married John Hallick on 8 Sep 1830 in Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.6,7,8
     She was probably the female age 20 to 30 listed in the household of her husband John in the 1840 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.12
     Hannah died on 16 Feb 1841 at age 29.9 She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, in the Cobb family plot.9

Children:
      Children with John Hallick

No record of Thomas has been found after his uncle was appointed his guardian in 1843. While his siblings were living with relatives in 1850 he has not been found. It seems likely he had died by then.
  1. John Gideon Hallick+ (abt 1833 - 23 Dec 1899)
  2. James G. Hallick (abt 1838 - )
  3. Aurelia J. Hallick+ (Oct 1838 - 26 Feb 1901)
  4. Thomas Hallick

Citations

  1. [S2303] Kilbury-Cobb, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001, citing hand-written pages titled "From Joshua Cobb's Family Bible," provided by Lillian W. Sprout, granddaughter of Joshua Cobb, with notarized statement 5 Dec 1931, Montrose, Pennsylvania, that they were from a Bible in her possession, shows name as Hannah Chittenden Cobb.
  2. [S732] Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, license for John Hallick and Miss Hannah C. Cobb, 8 Sep 1830.
  3. [S726] Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, John Hallich to Miss Hannah C. Cobb, 8 Sep 1830.
  4. [S2303] Kilbury-Cobb, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001, citing hand-written pages titled "From Joshua Cobb's Family Bible," provided by Lillian W. Sprout, 5 Dec 1931, Montrose, Pennsylvania, shows date, as 17th.
  5. [S2089] Hanna C. Hallick grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date, as 25th.
  6. [S726] Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, John Hallich to Miss Hannah C. Cobb, 8 Sep 1830, registration shows date, as 8th, but return seems to have left the day blank, or perhaps it has faded.
  7. [S732] Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, license for John Hallick and Miss Hannah C. Cobb, 8 Sep 1830, return shows "on _ day of Sept 1830," omitting the date. Many other records in the county for this period show the ceremony the same day as the license, so I am assuming that in this case.
  8. [S2089] Hanna C. Hallick grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows "wife of John Hallick."
  9. [S2089] Hanna C. Hallick grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery.
  10. [S576] Gideon D. Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  11. [S1789] Gideon Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  12. [S2753] John Halleck household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.

Mary Willard Cobb1,2,3

ID# 1124, (1807 - 1878)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherGideon Dyer Cobb (11 Sep 1773 - 1 Mar 1834)
MotherModena Chittenden Clark (4 Oct 1779 - 7 Oct 1837)
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Jul 1807, Livingston Co., Kentucky,4,5,6
Marriage: 10 Sep 1829, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, James G. Clark (b. abt 1800, d. bef 1878)7,8,9,10
Death: Dec 1878, Caldwell Co., Kentucky,11
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Narrative:

Mary Willard Cobb was born on 6 Jul 1807 in Livingston Co., KentuckyG.4,5,6
     She was probably the female under age 10 listed in the household of her father, Gideon Dyer Cobb, in the 1810 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.12,13 She was probably one of the two females age 10 to 16 listed in the household of her father in the 1820 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.14
     Mary married James G. Clark on 10 Sep 1829 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.7,8,9,10
     She was probably the female age 20 to 30 listed in the household of her husband, James G. Clark, in the 1830 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.15 She was probably the female age 30 to 40 listed in the household of her husband in the 1840 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.16
     Mary and James appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 2 Oct 1850, reporting real estate valued at $1,000. Their children Elizabeth, Modena, Henry, and Giles were listed as living with them.17
     Mary and James sold lot no. 51 in EddyvilleG to her brothers Gideon and Robert on 20 Apr 1857, for $1,000.18
     Mary appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Dycusburg, Crittenden Co., KentuckyG, in the household of her brother Gideon, with her husband, and their four children, Modena, Henry, Giles, and Elizabeth, as well as Ruben and Belle Shannon, who appear to have been Elizabeth's children.19,20
     Mary received a distribution of $119 from the estate of her brother Gideon, as reported in the settlement report for the estate, which was filed 17 Nov 1873.21
     Mary died in Dec 1878 in Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, at age 71.11

Children:
      Children with James G. Clark

Given the number of unknown children in the household in 1830 and 1840, it seems likely that James and Mary had several older children not listed here.
  1. Elizabeth A. Clark+ (27 Jun 1832 - 2 Sep 1868)
  2. Modena A. Clark+ (Jan 1841 - 23 Nov 1908)
  3. Henry T. Clark+ (abt 1842 - 4 Jun 1875)
  4. Giles L. Clark (abt 1845 - 5 Mar 1891)

Citations

  1. [S2303] Kilbury-Cobb, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001, citing hand-written pages titled "From Joshua Cobb's Family Bible," provided by Lillian W. Sprout, granddaughter of Joshua Cobb, with notarized statement 5 Dec 1931, Montrose, Pennsylvania, that they were from a Bible in her possession, shows name as Mary Willard Cobb.
  2. [S726] Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, James Clark to Mary W. Cobb, 10 Sep 1829.
  3. [S1697] Gideon D. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, shows name as Mary W. Clark.
  4. [S2303] Kilbury-Cobb, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001, citing hand-written pages titled "From Joshua Cobb's Family Bible," provided by Lillian W. Sprout, 5 Dec 1931, Montrose, Pennsylvania, shows date.
  5. [S1289] Register of Deaths, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1878, Caldwell Co., Clark, Mary W, shows age 70 and place of birth as Lyon Co. That county was not formed until 1854, so the record apparently refers to an area in Livingston or Caldwell Co. that later became Lyon Co.
  6. [S1824] James Clark household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 40 and state.
  7. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, city, county, and state.
  8. [S726] Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, James Clark to Mary W. Cobb, 10 Sep 1829, shows date.
  9. [S732] Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, license for James Clark and Mary W. Cobb, 11 Sep 1829, has return of minister on the reverse, showing married 10th.
  10. [S1824] James Clark household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them in same household, apparently as husband and wife.
  11. [S1289] Register of Deaths, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1878, Caldwell Co., Clark, Mary W.
  12. [S583] Cobb & Clarke household, 1810 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  13. [S826] Lyon letter to Witherell, 5 Apr 1828, shows that Samuel C. Clark was living with G. D. Cobb in 1828.
  14. [S576] Gideon D. Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  15. [S1788] James Clark household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  16. [S1800] James Clark household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  17. [S1824] James Clark household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  18. [S3152] Deeds, Lyon Co., Kentucky, A:428, James Clark & wife to R. L. & G. D. Cobb, 1 May 1857; and B:556-7, Robt. L. Cobb & Gideon D. Cobb to Jacob T. Young, 24 May 1865.
  19. [S1697] Gideon D. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S841] Gideon D. Cobb, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  21. [S7246] Settlements, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, 2:66-7.

 

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