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Mary Fuller was born on 25 Nov 1762 in Norwich, ConnecticutG.^4,5
     Mary married John Cobb, son of Gideon Cobb and Abigail Dyer, on 25 Sep 1783 in Rupert, Bennington Co., VermontG.^6,7
     She was probably one of the three females listed in the household of her husband, John Cobb, in the 1790 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.¹³ She was probably the female over age 44 listed in the household of her husband in the 1800 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.¹⁴
     Mary and John moved to Orwell, VermontG, before 1807.^15,16 She was probably the female over age 45 listed in the household of her husband in the 1810 Federal Census of Orwell, Rutland Co., VermontG.¹⁷
     Mary was named an heir in the will of John Cobb, her husband, dated 10 Sep 1815, in which he left her for her life some of his livestock and furniture.¹⁸
     Her husband died on 16 Dec 1815 in Orwell, VermontG.^19,20
     Mary Fuller was possibly the female age over age 45 listed in the household of her son Horace in the 1820 Federal Census of Orwell, Rutland Co., VermontG.²¹
     Mary apparently moved to BurlingtonG before 1830. She was probably the female age 60 to 70 appearing on the 1830 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden Co., VermontG, in the household of Henry Mayo, husband of her daughter Abigail.²²
     She later lived with her daughter Sarah and her husband, Alpheus Bacon, first in Shelburne, VermontG, and later in Rochester, New York.
     She applied for a pension based on the Revolutionary service of her late husband 10 Sep 1839, at age 75, while living at Shelburne, Chittenden Co., VermontG. The pension was denied on the grounds that John Cobb was a common name, and she failed to furnish satisfactory proof that her husband was the John Cobb who was documented as serving more than four years in the Connecticut troops as a private and corporal.²³ The denial seems well founded, as records show her husband actually served in Col. Allen's Regiment in Vermont for seven days in Apr 1780, another 18 days that Oct, and as quarter master of that unit for ten days in Oct 1781.²⁴
     Nevertheless, family tradition seems to have confused the John Cobb of Plainfield, Connecticut, with her husband. In 1908 Charles Catlin inquired of the Pension Bureau about her supposed pension, reciting a long list of enlistments by John Cobb of Plainfield and perhaps some others, and stating that records of "Governor Council of Vermont" show she received a pension. He continued that tradition held that this John Cobb served throughout the war and she did receive a pension (a search by a Vermont archivist failed to find any state pension, so the source of this is a mystery). In 1921 Jennie Cobb Cole Sherman asked for a copy of her application, stating that John was a first corporal, the final rank of John of Plainfield. It appears that whatever the actual extent of John's service, it was in Vermont and not as part of the Connecticut Line, and if she received a pension as the result, it must have been from the state of Vermont.^25,26
     Mary was probably the female age 70 to 80 appearing on the 1840 Federal Census of Shelburne, Chittenden Co., VermontG, in the household of Alpheus Bacon, the husband of her daughter Sarah.²⁷ She was living in Brighton, New YorkG, at the time of her death.¹¹
     Mary died on 16 Mar 1849 in Rochester, New YorkG, at age 86.^8,9,10 She was buried on 18 Mar 1849 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New YorkG, in her son Gideon's lot.^11,12

Henry Cobb was born on 3 Jul 1784 in Pawlet, VermontG.^3,4,5
     He was probably one of the four males under age 16 listed in the household of his father, John Cobb, in the 1790 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.¹² He was probably the male age 16 to 25 listed in the household of his father in the 1800 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.¹³
     Henry married Esther Bennett on 16 Jun 1805.^6,7
     Henry and Esther moved to Vermont Settlement, near Warsaw, New YorkG, spring of 1808 where they built a log cabin and proceeded to clear the land. But Henry was soon taken sick and died.¹⁴ (See map.)
     Henry died on 2 Sep 1808 in Moscow, Genesee Co., New YorkG, at age 24.^8,9,10 He was buried in Wright's Corners, New YorkG.¹¹
     He was mentioned in the will of John Cobb, his father, dated 10 Sep 1815, his father stating that he had already received all assistance which justice justified, and acknowledging that Henry was deceased.¹⁵