Joshua D. Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15541, (1792 - 1866)
FatherCapt. Joshua Cobb4,5 (16 Jul 1751 - btn 1820 - 1822)
MotherHannah Edgerton4,5 (8 Sep 1765 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Mar 1792, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont6,7
Marriage: 6 Dec 1812, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, Nancy F. Clark (4 Dec 1794 - 17 Feb 1845)8,9
Death: 30 Sep 1866, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont10,11,12
Burial: Mettowee Valley Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont13,14
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     
Joshua D. Cobb's Tombstone
photo courtesy Janet Muff
Joshua D. Cobb was born on 3 Mar 1792 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.6,7
     He was probably one of the two males under age 10 listed in the household of his father, Capt. Joshua Cobb, in the 1800 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.15 He was probably the male age 16 to 26 listed in the household of his father in the 1810 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.16
     He was a member of the Pawlet Band, organized in 1806, the first in the state. It played for Masonic celebrations, Fourths of July, college commencements, and various other public occasions.17
     Joshua was a captain of a company of light infantry formed in Pawlet.18

Joining Married Life --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Joshua married Nancy F. Clark, daughter of Col. Ozias Clark and Rachel Fitch, on 6 Dec 1812 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, with Rev. John Grisues officiating.8,9
     Joshua and Nancy purchased two parcels on the main road in Pawlet on 26 Oct 1815, from Nathan A. Stodard and Clasisa Strong, for $2,000. One parcel was adjoining the site of his father's former blacksmith shop. They took title as tenets in common, which is very unusual for the time. Most land was recorded in the husband's name alone. Perhaps the money for the purchase came from an inheritance she had received?19 On 18 Feb 1817 they sold the smaller of those parcels and part of another, a total of 36 acres, to her brother Fitch Clark, for $720. A substantial number of additional land transactions involving Joshua and Nancy appear in the deed index, most involving his Edgerton and her Clark relatives, but they have not been examined.20
     Joshua appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, with a household consisting of one male aged 10 to 16, one aged 16 to 26, and one aged 26 to 45 (himself), and three females under age 10 (daughters Jane, Rachel and Alta), one female aged 10 to 16 (unknown), and one aged 26 to 45 (wife Nancy.)21
     He appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, with a household consisting of one male under age 5 (son Harry), one aged 5 to 10 (Robert), one aged 20 to 30 (unknown), and one aged 30 to 40 (himself), and one female aged 5 to 10 (daughter Betsey), one aged 10 to 15 (Alta), two aged 15 to 20 (Jane and Rachel), and one aged 30 to 40 (wife Nancy.)22
     Joshua was a farmer.23,24,25 He served as town Selectman in Pawlet in 1834.26 He was a deacon of the Congregational Church from 1835 until he moved to Wisconsin.27
     Joshua appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, with a household consisting of two males aged 15 to 20 (son Robert and another), one aged 20 to 30 (unknown), and one aged 40 to 50 (himself), and one female under age 5 (daughter Mary), one aged 15 to 20 (daughter Betsey), one aged 20 to 30 (Rachel), and one aged 40 to 50 (wife Nancy.)28
     His wife died on 17 Feb 1845.29

Moving to Wisconsin --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Joshua moved to Wisconsin in 1846 with his daughters Rachel, Mary, and Rachel's husband, spending their first year at Lake Geneva, where his son Robert had already settled.30,31,32 (See map.)
     The next year he moved to Lima, 90 miles north, with is daughters, Mary and Rachel and her husband, Abraham Sheldon Edgerton.33,34,35,36 He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, enumerated 20 Aug 1850. His daughter Mary was listed as living with him. Listed below, and apparently living close by are his daughter, Rachel Fitch Cobb, and her husband.37
     Joshua appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, in the household of Abraham Sheldon Edgerton and Rachel Fitch Cobb, his daughter and her husband, as did his younger daughter, Mary.38
     Joshua died on 30 Sep 1866 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, at age 74, at the home of his daughter Betsey and her husband, while there on a visit.10,11,12 He was buried in Mettowee Valley Cemetery, now known as the Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Vermont, next to his wife.13,14

Children:
     Children with Nancy F. Clark:

Citations

  1. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 184, shows name as Joshua Cobb.
  2. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 178, shows name as Capt. Joshua D. Cobb.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #38644405, Joshua D. Cobb, includes photo of gravestone showing name.
  4. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 184.
  5. [S2607] Cleveland and Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 44.
  6. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 184, shows date. Absence of information about the place when other entries include the names of other places suggests a local birth.
  7. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows age 58 and state.
  8. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 148, shows date, and they were of Pawlet, and the minister's return being recorded in the town records suggests they were married there.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #38644449, Nancy F. Clark Cobb, shows she was the wife of Joshua D. Cobb, and includes photo of gravestone showing same.
  10. [S8498] Joshua D. Cobb obituary, Rutland County Independent, shows date, town, residence.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #38644405, Joshua D. Cobb, shows date, and includes photo of gravestone showing same.
  12. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 179, shows year, town, and died while on a visit.
  13. [S2274] Muff, "Fwd: cobb," e-mail to author, 6 May 2009, citing Jenks, Pawlet Cemetery Inscriptions.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #38644405, Joshua D. Cobb, includes photo of his stone next to hers.
  15. [S581] Joshua Cobb household, 1800 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  16. [S1521] Joshua Cobb household, 1810 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  17. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 36.
  18. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 35, 36.
  19. [S2267] Land Records, Pawlet, Vermont, 7:500, Nathan A. Stodard and Clasisa Strong to Joshua Cobb Junr & wife Nancy, 14 Nov 1816.
  20. [S2267] Land Records, Pawlet, Vermont, 7:540, Joshua D. Cobb Junr & wife Nancy to Fitch Clark, 22 Feb 1817.
  21. [S1175] Joshua D. Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  22. [S1176] Joshua D. Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  23. [S1177] J. D. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont, shows one person in the household engaged in agriculture.
  24. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows occupation as farmer.
  25. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows occupation as farmer.
  26. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 40.
  27. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 178.
  28. [S1177] J. D. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  29. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #38644449, Nancy F. Clark Cobb, shows date, and includes photo of gravestone showing same.
  30. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, and city.
  31. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, in Lake Geneva a year.
  32. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 185, shows Abraham and Rachel moved to Wisconsin.
  33. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, and city, and county.
  34. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows she then moved to Lima.
  35. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows him and Mary in Lima.
  36. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows Abraham and Rachel a few households away from Joshua.
  37. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  38. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  39. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for Jane Ann Cobb, prepared by Pawlet town clerk.
  40. [S863] Cobb, History of the Cobb Family, pg 187.
  41. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, marriage record for Rachel F. Cobb, prepared by Pawlet town clerk.
  42. [S8467] "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," FamilySearch.org, record for Rachael Edgerton, citing FHL #1311660, image 123.
  43. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register.
  44. [S8523] Duncklee, A Sketch of the Duncklee Family, pg 234.
  45. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death record for Betsey Cobb Sargent, prepared by Pawlet town clerk.
  46. [S8499] Betsy Cobb Sargent obituary, The Montpelier Eveing Argus.
  47. [S8492] Robert Cobb obituary, The Whitewater Register.
  48. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows Robert, living in Lake Geneva, as her brother and Joshua D. and Nancy Cobb as her parents.
  49. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #39113184, Harry G. Cobb, shows his parents and includes photo showing same.
  50. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  51. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  52. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register.