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Elizabeth Maria Martin1,2

ID# 1521, (1799 - 1844)
Family Chart
Family IndexesThe Linah Mims/Rebeccah Davis Family

Key Events:

Birth: 19 Jul 1799, Fair Haven, Rutland Co., Vermont,3,4
Marriage: 15 Jan 1821, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Matthew Lyon Jr. (b. 18 Apr 1791, d. 27 Jan 1839)5,6
Death: 19 Jun 1844, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky,7,8
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky,1
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Narrative:

Elizabeth Maria Martin was born on 19 Jul 1799 in Fair Haven, Rutland Co., VermontG.3,4
     Elizabeth married Matthew Lyon Jr., son of Matthew Lyon and Beulah Chittenden, on 15 Jan 1821 in Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.5,6 She was probably the female age 30 to 40 listed in the household of her husband, Matthew Lyon Jr., in the 1830 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.9
     Elizabeth was named executrix and an heir in the will of her husband, Matthew Lyon Jr., dated 22 Dec 1834.10
     Elizabeth appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, with a household consisting of one white male under age 5 (son Hylan), and three between 10 and 15 (Matthew and two others); one female under age 5 (unknown), one between 5 and 10 (perhaps daughter Mary), one between 20 and 30 (unknown), and one between 40 and 50 (herself); and twelve male (five of them under age 10) and six female slaves.11
     Elizabeth died on 19 Jun 1844 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, at age 44.7,8 She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.1
Research Note, 14 Oct 2008: May is placed as the daughter of Elizabeth Maria Martin and Matthew Lyon Jr. on the slimmest of evidence. She is found in the household of their niece, Helen M. (Lyon) Shelby and her husband, with her mother, the widow of Matthew's brother Chittenden, and Mary A. Lyon who appears to be the daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth by that name. May does not appear in the Codicil to his wil that Chittenden wrote in Jun 1839, so would not appear to be his daughter. Since Matthew and Elizabeth are dead by 1850 and their younger children placed with various relatives (the two sons being next door in their uncle's household), it would appear that she is an otherwise unknown daughter of them.12

Children:
     Children with Matthew Lyon Jr.:

  1. Aurelia Lyon
  2. Martin Lyon
  3. Jackson Lyon
  4. Matthew Martin Lyon+ (4 Oct 1825 - 1892)
  5. Mary Ann Lyon (abt 1834 - )
  6. Gen. Hylan Benton Lyon+ (22 Feb 1836 - 25 Apr 1907)
  7. May Lyon (abt 1838 - )

Citations

  1. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6550010, Elizabeth Maria Martin Lyon.
  2. [S4543] Battle, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows name as Elizabeth Martin.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6550010, Elizabeth Maria Martin Lyon, shows date, town, county, and state.
  4. [S4543] Battle, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows state.
  5. [S892] "Kentucky Marriages to 1850," Ancestry.com, record for Matthew Lyon, Jr. and Elizabeth M. Martin, shows date, county, and state.
  6. [S4543] Battle, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows married.
  7. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6550010, Elizabeth Maria Martin Lyon, shows date, town, county, as Lyon, and state.
  8. [S4543] Battle, Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows year.
  9. [S1985] M. Lyon household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  10. [S875] Wills, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, B:30-1, Mathew Lyon Will, 18 Feb 1839.
  11. [S1986] Elizabeth M. Lyon household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  12. [S1992] C. M. Shelby household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows a household consisting of C. M. Shelby, apparently the husband of Helen; Helen M. Shelby, apparently the daughter Helen of Chittenden Lyon and Francis B. Jones; Francis B. Lyon, Helen's mother; Thompson A. Lyon, Francis' son; Mary A. Lyon, who is too young to be Francis' daughter by that name, so must be her neice, daughter of Matthew Lyon Jr. and Elizabeht Martin; and May Lyon, who is too young to be Chittenden's daughter.

Sophia Maria Cobb1,2,3

ID# 1523, (1823 - 1859)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherJohn Cobb (6 Apr 1786 - abt 1834)
MotherSarah Story Briscoe (17 Aug 1787 - 30 Nov 1843)
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Feb 1823, Kentucky,4,5,6
Marriage: 13 Jul 1844, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, William Cook (b. 27 Apr 1815, d. 27 Sep 1872)7,8
Death: 3 Aug 1859, Hickman Co., Kentucky,9,10,6
Burial: Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky,11
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Narrative:

Sophia Maria Cobb was born on 3 Feb 1823 in KentuckyG.4,5,6
     She was probably the female age 5 to 10 listed in the household of her father, John Cobb, in the 1830 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.12
     Her father died about 1834, when Sophia was about 11 years old.13
     Sophia married William Cook, son of William Cook and Elizabeth Rose, on 13 Jul 1844 in Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.7,8
     Sophia and William Cook appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Hickman Co., KentuckyG, enumerated 21 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $2,000, and one female slave, age 17. Their children Thomas, John, and Isaac were listed as living with them, as was his brother Richard Edwin Cook.14,15
     Sophia died on 3 Aug 1859 in Hickman Co., KentuckyG, at age 36, from complications of childbirth.9,10,6 She was buried in Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Hickman Co., KentuckyG.11

Children:
      Children with William Cook

There is a Sally B. Cook, born 17 Jul 1848, died 15 Aug 1849, listed in records of Columbus Cemetery among the children of William and Sophia who died young, who appears to have also been their daughter.16
  1. Thomas Cook (abt 16 Jul 1845 - 28 Jul 1852)
  2. John Brisco Cook+ (17 Dec 1846 - 11 Aug 1938)
  3. Isaac Rose Cook+ (23 Dec 1849 - 15 Aug 1910)
  4. Otis Cook (18 Jun 1852 - 17 May 1936)
  5. Ella Lee Cook (28 Aug 1854 - 6 Sep 1933)
  6. William Cook (4 Sep 1857 - 4 Mar 1861)
  7. Richard E. Cook (abt 2 Aug 1859 - 18 Aug 1860)

Citations

  1. [S7974] Marriage Bonds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:50, William Cook and Sophia M. Cobb.
  2. [S854] William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows name as Sophia M. Cook.
  3. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows name as Sophia Maria Cobb.
  4. [S854] William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 27 and state.
  5. [S12019] S. M. Cook entry, 1860 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 36 at death Aug 1859, and state.
  6. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 105812692, Sophia M Cobb Cook, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  7. [S7974] Marriage Bonds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:50, William Cook and Sophia M. Cobb, shows license date, but no return recorded.
  8. [S854] William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows them living apparently as husband and wife.
  9. [S1289] Register of Deaths, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Hickman Co., 1859, pg 239, S. M. Cook, shows date, and county.
  10. [S12019] S. M. Cook entry, 1860 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows month and cause of death.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 105812692, Sophia M Cobb Cook, includes tombstone photo.
  12. [S1787] John Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  13. [S4057] 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.
  14. [S854] William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  15. [S855] William Cook, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  16. [S12060] Bolin, "Columbus Cemetery Record", pg 10, record for Sally B. Cook.

Sarah Story Briscoe1,2,3

ID# 1524, (1787 - 1843)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherHanson Briscoe (abt 1749 - 12 Sep 1817)
MotherMary Nappler Jordan
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont
The Linah Mims/Rebeccah Davis Family

Key Events:

Birth: 17 Aug 1787, St. Mary's Co., Maryland,4,5,6
Marriage: 28 Sep 1807, Allegany Co., Maryland, Edward Otho Cresap (b. 24 Nov 1782, d. 2 Jan 1817)7,4,5
Marriage: 1 Aug 1820, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, John Cobb (b. 6 Apr 1786, d. abt 1834)8,9,10
Death: 30 Nov 1843, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky,11,5,12
Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky,13
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Narrative:

Sarah Story Briscoe was born on 17 Aug 1787 in St. Mary's Co., MarylandG.4,5,6
     Sarah married first Edward Otho Cresap, son of Daniel Cresap, on 28 Sep 1807 in Allegany Co., MarylandG.7,4,5
     She was probably one of the two females age 16 to 26 listed in the household of her husband Edward in the 1810 Federal Census of 5th District West of Evits Creek, Allegany Co., MarylandG.14
     Sarah and Edward moved their family to Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, about 1815. They traveled on a group of three flatboats, down the Ohio River and than up the Cumberland River to reach their destination.15,16
     Her husband died on 2 Jan 1817 in Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.4,17,18
     Sarah married second John Cobb, son of Elkanah Cobb and Mary Willard, on 1 Aug 1820 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.8,9,10
     She was probably the female age 26 to 45 listed in the household of her husband John in the 1820 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.19 On 28 Aug 1820 John was appointed guardian of her minor children by her first marriage, Roger, Caroline, John, Hanson, and Elizabeth.20
     Sarah was probably the female age 30 to 40 listed in the household of her husband John in the 1830 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, though she was actually 43.21
     John apparently died about 1834.22
     Sarah purchased lot No. 68 in EddyvilleG, at the corner of Main and 3rd. Streets, in two transactions of $150 each, both dated 20 Aug 1842. She bought the north half, containing a frame tenament, from Wilson Marton and his wife Mary Ann. She bought the south half, containing a house, from John W. Peck.23 In the 1843 tax lists, Sarah reported owning the lot, valuing it at $150, and one slave valued at $500.24
     She seems to have been quite a character – she is described in the family's oral history as "aristocratic but autocratic, smoking thin cigars and drinking a pint of bourbon."25
     Sarah died on 30 Nov 1843 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, at age 56.11,5,12 She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.13

Children:
     Children with Edward Otho Cresap:

  1. Mary Annapola Jorden Cresap+ (1808 - 1851)
  2. Roger Nelson Cresap (1809 - )
  3. Caroline Hanson Cresap+ (6 Jul 1811 - 25 Feb 1904)
  4. John Mercer Cresap (1813 - 1849)
  5. Hanson Briscoe Cresap (27 Aug 1815 - 1903)
  6. Elizabeth Van Swearingen Cresap+ (1817 - bef 1850)

Children:
     Children with John Cobb:

  1. Sophia Maria Cobb+ (3 Feb 1823 - 3 Aug 1859)
  2. Modena A. Cobb+ (Oct 1827 - 1902)

Citations

  1. [S736] Cresap, History of the Cresaps, pg 300, shows name as Sarah Story Briscoe.
  2. [S2000] Hanson Briscoe Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows name as Sarah Story Briscoe.
  3. [S2002] Smith, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, shows name as Sally S Briscoe.
  4. [S2002] Smith, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, shows date.
  5. [S2000] Hanson Briscoe Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date.
  6. [S575] Matthiesen, Diana's Genealogy Home Page, citing LDS Ancestral file and e-mail from Woody Woodward, shows months and year, county, and state.
  7. [S2265] "Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899," Ancestry.com, record for Sally Briscoe and Edward O. Cresap, shows date, county, and state.
  8. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year, town, county, and state.
  9. [S3003] "Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1809-28," Ancestry.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresap, shows date.
  10. [S2002] Smith, 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. [S2002] Smith, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, in a different hand, shows date.
  12. [S575] Matthiesen, 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. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6656740, Sara Story Briscoe Cresap, record for.
  14. [S582] Edwd. O. Cresap household, 1810 U.S. Census, Allegany Co., Maryland.
  15. [S1931] Haun, "Terry Caroline Hanson Mims," e-mail to author, 24 Jul 2008, citing oral history from his great grandmother and grandfather recounting stories told by Sarah, described flatboat trip to Eddybille, and year.
  16. [S736] Cresap, History of the Cresaps, pg 300, shows "He went to Ky at an early date, and died soon after."
  17. [S736] Cresap, History of the Cresaps, pg 300, shows date, county, and state.
  18. [S2094] Edward Otho Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date.
  19. [S1791] John Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S1971] Caldwell Co. Order Book, C:225, 28 Aug 1820.
  21. [S1787] John Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S4057] 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.
  23. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, K:497-8, John W Peek & wife to S S Cobb, 20 Aug 1842; and K 572, Wilson Marton & wife to Saray S Cobb, 15 Nov 1842.
  24. [S4057] Caldwell Co. tax lists, 1843, pg 48.
  25. [S1931] Haun, "Terry Caroline Hanson Mims," e-mail to author, 24 Jul 2008, citing oral history from his great grandmother and grandfather.

John Cobb1,2,3

ID# 1525, (1786 - abt 1834)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherElkanah Cobb (21 Jan 1746/47 - 10 Aug 1795)
MotherMary Willard (abt 1753 - 2 Aug 1842)
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Apr 1786, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont,4
Marriage: 1 Aug 1820, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Sarah Story Briscoe (b. 17 Aug 1787, d. 30 Nov 1843)5,6,7
Death: abt 1834,8
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Narrative:

John Cobb was born on 6 Apr 1786 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.4
     He was probably one of the five males under age 16 listed in the household of his father, Elkanah Cobb, in the 1790 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.9
     He moved with his parents to Wells, the next town north of Pawlet, by 1792.10,11
     His father died on 10 Aug 1795, when John was 9 years old.12,13,14
     John lived for a time in Greene Co., PennsylvaniaG, where his brother Joshua was living, before moving on to Eddyville, Kentucky, where their older brother Gideon was living, by 1815.15,16 On 12 May 1814 John received a power of attorney from his brother Joshua to recover debts owed to him by their older brother Gideon and his partner, Samuel C. Clark, apparently in anticipation of John moving to Eddyville.17
     On 27 Feb 1816, John bought from his brother Gideon lots 12 and 13, facing Water St. in EddyvilleG, which included his home and tavern, paying $2,200. John obtained a license 22 Apr 1816 to keep a tavern in his home, with Gideon as security for the £100 bond.18,19 On 9 Sep 1818 John sold lot 12 and half of lot 13 to Edward Tarrant and Robert Young for $1,600. This evidently included the tavern, as Tarrant obtained a tavern license for the "house formerly occupied by Cobb & Clark."20,21 He sold the remaining half of lot 13 to Jesse Brooks on 4 Jun 1819, for $200.22
     John married Sarah Story Briscoe, daughter of Hanson Briscoe and Mary Nappler Jordan, on 1 Aug 1820 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG.5,6,7
     John appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, with a household consisting of two white males under age 10 (Sarah's sons by her previous marriage, John and Hanson), and one between 26 and 45 (himself); two females under 10 (Sarah's daughters Caroline and Elizabeth), one between 10 and 15 (Sarah's daughter Mary), and one between 26 and 45 (wife Sarah); and one female slave.3
     On 28 Aug 1820 John was appointed guardian of the minor children of his wife by her first marriage, Roger, Caroline, John, Hanson, and Elizabeth Cresap, aged 11 to 3. His brother Gideon and Mathew Lyon Jr. were his securities for a $2,000 bond.23
      On 1 Apr 1820 Hough Orr had a 79-acre parcel on Knobb Creek, on the north side of the Tennessee River in Caldwell Co.G surveyed. John acquired the rights to the grant, which was subsequently patented to him.24,25
     John purchased 75 acres on Eddy Creek in Caldwell Co.G on 18 Feb 1822, from C. A. Briscoe of Lowndes Co., Alabama, paying $400. The seller was likely a relative of his wife's first husband.26
     It appears that John operated a farm on at least some of this property. On the 1822 tax rolls he reported owning two slaves over the age of 16, and two horses. Together with the land, they were valued at $1,292. The slaves may have belonged to his wards, as after 1824 he reported none on his own account and two or three as guardian of the children.27
     But his fortune seems to have waned after a few years. On 6 Feb 1826 he sold the 75-acre parcel on Eddy Creek to Ferdinand Leigh for $200.28 He reported his 79-acre land grant on the 1827 tax rolls, but not thereafter.29 On 16 Apr 1832 a suit against him and his brother Gideon was decided against them. The basis for the suit is unknown, but the judgment was for $110, 6% interest from 28 Oct 1821, and costs of $10.24½. On 16 Apr 1832 the 79-acre grant, where John was then living, was sold at the courthouse door to settle his liability. The buyer was his nephew, Caleb Clark Cobb. Did he buy it so his uncle and his family could remain there?30
     John appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., KentuckyG, with a household consisting of one white male between ages 10 and 15 (Hanson, Sarah's son by her previous marriage), and one between 15 and 20 (Sarah's son John), and one between 40 and 50 (himself); one white female under age 5 (their daughter Modena), two between 5 and 10 (Sophia and another), one between 10 and 15 (Sarah's daughter Elizabeth, one between 15 and 20 [Sarah's daughter [RF:00014]), and one between 30 and 40 (Sarah, but she was actually 43); and one male and one female slave.31
     John apparently died about 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
Research Note, 2 Mar 2013:
The evidence that the John Cobb in Eddyville was the same John Cobb recorded as the son of Elkanah and Mary Willard Cobb is indirect, but compelling. He arrived in Eddyville with a power of attorney from Joshua Cobb of Greene Co., Pennsylvania, known to be another son of Elkanah and Mary, to collect debts owned by Gideon Dyer Cobb, also known to be their son. He then engaged with a number of transactions with Gideon, including buying his tavern, obtaining a tavern license with Gideon as surety, assuming joint debt with Gideon, and when that resulted in John losing his home, it was purchased by Gideon's son.32,33,34

Children:
     Children with Sarah Story Briscoe:

  1. Sophia Maria Cobb+ (3 Feb 1823 - 3 Aug 1859)
  2. Modena A. Cobb+ (Oct 1827 - 1902)

Citations

  1. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5.
  2. [S847] "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. [S1791] John Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  4. [S862] 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. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year, town, county, and state.
  6. [S3003] "Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1809-28," Ancestry.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresap, shows date.
  7. [S2002] Smith, 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. [S4057] 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.
  9. [S1781] Elkanah Cobb household, 1790 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  10. [S2395] Land Records, Wells, Vermont, C:272-3, notes of town meeting 6 Mar 1792 at the schoolhouse near Nathan Warram and meeting of authority & selectmen afterwards for the appointment of tavern or houses of intertainment, shows Elkanah nominated for license; C:425, town meeting 14 Feb 1793 at schoolhouse near Elkanah Cobbs does not mention tavern license; notes for 1794 meeting not found; B:423 notes of town meeting 10 Mar 1795 held at school house near Elkanah Cobb's, and meeting of authority afterwards for the appointment of tavern or houses of intertainment, shows Elkanah nominated for tavern license.
  11. [S863] Cobb, History of the Cobb Family, pg 154, shows that in probate proceedings he is called "Elkanah Cobb late of Wells.
  12. [S2395] Land Records, Wells, Vermont, B:99-100, deaths 1782-1811, shows date.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #28545418, Elkanah Cobb, shows date, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S2222] "Register of Deaths," The Rutland Herald, 7 Sep 1795, shows town, as Pawlet.
  15. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, B:164-5, shows him as John Cobb, of Greene County, Pennsylvania, 28 Feb 1816.
  16. [S4056] Cobb, patent file, 16 Jul 1816, Kentucky Secretary of State, Land Office, survey 30 Dec 1815 shows John as "marker" - the one who blazes trees or plants stakes used as corners.
  17. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, B:9-10, 25 Jun 1814.
  18. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, B:164-5, 28 Feb 1816.
  19. [S1971] Caldwell Co. Order Book, B:35, 22 Apr 1816.
  20. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, B:530-1, 9 Sep 1818.
  21. [S1971] Caldwell Co. Order Book, C:35, 26 Oct 1818, tavern license to Edward H Farrants at house formerly occupied by Cobb & Clark.
  22. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, C:120-1, 4 Jun 1819.
  23. [S1971] Caldwell Co. Order Book, C:225, 28 Aug 1820.
  24. [S4055] Jillson, The Kentucky Land Grants, pg 515, shows acreage, survey date, watercourse as N s Tennesse R, grantee as John Cobb.
  25. [S4057] Caldwell Co. tax lists, 1822 pg 6, shows watercourse as Knob Creek, Orr as having entered the parcel; 1823 pg 10, shows same but Orr as entered, surveyed and grantee; 1825 pg 9, shows same but Jno Cobb as grantee.
  26. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, D:79-80, 17 Mar 1823.
  27. [S4057] Caldwell Co. tax lists, 1822, pg 6; 1823, pg pg 10; 1824, pg 8; and 1825, pg 9, for example.
  28. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, E:31, 20 Mar 1826.
  29. [S4057] Caldwell Co. tax lists, 1827, pg 7.
  30. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, G:16, 20 Aug 1832.
  31. [S1787] John Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  32. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, B:9-10, 25 Jun 1814, power of attorney from Joshua Cobb of Greene Co. Pennsylvania to John Cobb, to collect debt owed by Cobb & Clark; and B:164-5, Gideon D. Cobb to John Cobb of Greene Co. Pensylvania, two lots in Eddyville, where Gideon then lived, 28 Feb 1816.
  33. [S1971] Caldwell Co. Order Book, B:35, 22 Apr 1816, John Cobb granted tavern license, Gideon D Cobb as security.
  34. [S1975] Deeds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, G:16, John Bradley, Sheriff to Caleb C. Cobb, 29 ac. where John Cobb then lived, sold in settlement of suit against John Cobb & G. D. Cobb, 20 Aug 1832.

 

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