Charles L Cobb (1736 - 1798)

Born 1736 in Campbell County vs. Albemarle County, Virginia, [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Walton) Cobb — married 17 Jan 1758 in Saint James Church, Goochland, Virginia

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1798 at about age 62 in Campbell County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Captain Charles Cobb served with Bedford County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Charles Cobb was a Virginia colonist.

Charles Cobb is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A023426.

Charles L. Cobb was born about 1736 in Campbell, Colony of Virginia.^[1]

Marriage

Charles married Ann Walton on 17 Jan 1758 in Saint James Church, Goochland, Virginia. ^{[citation needed]} This information is in several derivate or index records and published genealogies, but no primary source has yet been cited or found.

Military Service, Revolutionary War

Charles served in the Revolutionary War as a Captain for the Bedford (Virginia) County Militia.^[2]

Cobb, Charles

Cp: Captain

R: Recommended by County Court

Date Commissioned: Feb. 28, 1780.

Organization: Bedford County Militia

Similar information is available from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) website.^[3]

COBB, CHARLES

Ancestor #: A023426

Service: VIRGINIA

Rank(s): CAPTAIN

Birth: 1735 VIRGINIA

Death: ANTE 1-13-1800 CAMPBELL CO VIRGINIA

Service Description: 1) BEDFORD CO. MILITIA.

Charles is in a family history or pedigree created by the Sons of the American Revolution. ^[4]

Name Charles Cobbs [Rev. Charles L Cobbs Sr.]

Birth Place Campbell, Virginia

Death Date Jan 1800 [1798 March 3 March 1798]

Death Place Campbell, Virginia

SAR Membership 62227

Father Thomas Cobbs

Mother Sarah Cobbs

Spouse Anne Walton

Children Frances Cobbs

Death

Charles died on 3 March 1798 and was buried in 1798 in Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia.^[1]

Probate Records

Charles was in a deed/probate record in 14 December 1798.^[5]

On 14 December 1798, John Mullins and Agnes his wife, Connelly Mullins and Mary his wife, Anthony Mullins, David Mullins and Rosanna his wife, Jesse Mullins and Elizabeth his wife, William Mullins, Daniel Mullins, Rice Ennes and Frances his wife formerly Frances Mullins, James Williams and Elizabeth his wife formerly Elizabeth Mullins, Maxey Ewell and Anne his wife formerly Anne Mullins, Elizabeth Clements infant daughter of Mary Clements, deceased, formerly Mary Mullins, Elizabeth Mullins, William Walton and Milly his wife, Mary Jordan formerly Mary Walton, Jeremiah Terrell and Louisa his wife formerly Louisa Walton, Achilles Walton, the heirs of Jesse Walton, deceased, Charles Cobb and Anne his wife formerly Anne Walton, William Walton Bush, heir of Betsy Bush formerly Betsy Walton, and the legal representatives of Susanna Hilton formerly Susanna Walton, being the legal distributees of John Mullins, deceased, late of Goochland, Virginia, sell to George Holman, for 1,080 pounds current money of Virginia, 400 acres of land in St. James Northam Parish, Goochland County, being the tract on which John Mullins resided when he died.

Charles was in a probate record dated 10 December 1800.^[6]

By the death of John Mullins, deceased, a tract of land in Goochland, Virginia fell to John Mullins and Agga his wife, Connelly Mullins and Mary his wife, David Mullins and Rosanna his wife, Jesse Mullins and Elizabeth his wife, William Mullins, Daniel Mullins, Rice Ennes and Frances his wife formerly Frances Mullins, James Williams and Elizabeth his wife formerly Elizabeth Mullins, Maxy Ewell and Anne his wife formerly Anne Mullins, Elizabeth Clements, infant daughter of Mary Clements, deceased, formerly Mary Mullins, Elizabeth Mullins, William Walton and Milly his wife, Mary Jordan formerly Mary Walton, Jeremiah Terrell and Louisa his wife formerly Louisa Walton, Achilles Walton, heirs of Jesse Walton, deceased, Charles Cobbs and Anne his wife formerly Anne Walton, William Walton Bush, Jonathan Bush, Wyatt Bush and Aaron Sharpe, heirs of Betsy Bush formerly Betsy Walton, and the legal representatives of Susanna Hilton formerly Susanna Walton "as the legal representatives of the said John Mullins, deceased". On 10 December 1800, Jeremiah Terrell and Louisa his wife of Elbert, Georgia and other distributees of John Mullins, deceased, sell to George Holman, for 1,080 pounds, 400 acres of land in St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, "being the tract of land belonging to the said John Mullins, deceased, and on which he resided at the time of his death".

Charles Cobb appears in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Membership Applications, in a family history or pedigree, on 12 July 1943 in Campbell, Virginia.^[7]

Name Charles Cobbs AKA Rev. Charles L Cobbs Sr.

Birth Place: Campbell, Virginia

Death Date:Original Jan 1800 Corrected: 3 Mar 1798

Death Place: Campbell, Virginia

SAR Membership ID: 62227

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 12 Jul 1943

Father: Thomas Cobbs

Mother: Sarah Cobbs

Spouse: Anne Walton

Children: Frances Cobbs

Charles's daughter Frances Cobbs was in a family history or pedigree in 1790 in Campbell County, VA.^[8]

In 1795, Charles L. Cobbs was the Sheriff of Campbell County, VA.^{[citation needed]}

Charles had been a member of the Presbyterian faith. He converted to the Baptist faith and became a Baptist minister.^{[citation needed]}

He died March 3, 1798, in Brookneal, Campbell County, Virginia and was buried in the Cobb Family Cemetery, Brookneal, Campbell County, Virginia. His grave has no marker.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database
   (FamilySearch Record: QV2V-B4CX : accessed 23 September 2023)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #70989612
   Charles L Cobbs burial (died on 3 Mar 1798) in 1798 in Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, United States of America
   citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ McAllister, J. T. "Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War," McAllister Publishing, Hot Springs, Virginia: 1913. Reprint online at Google Books. (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Virginia_Militia_in_the_Revolutionary_Wa/MEt2AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 : Accessed 26 Sept 2023) Citing page 186: Cobb, Charles, Cp., R. Feb. 28, 1780.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, “Ancestor Database.” database, Genealogical Research System (http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/ : accessed [27 Sep 2023]), [Cobb, Charles; ancestor name, A023426].
4. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970," database with images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2204 #598376 : accessed 27 September 2023)
   Name Charles Cobbs [Rev. Charles L Cobbs Sr.], Birth Place Campbell, Virginia, Death Date Jan 1800 [1798 March 3 March 1798], Death Place Campbell, Virginia, SAR Membership 62227, Role Ancestor, Application Date 12 Jul 1943, Father Thomas Cobbs, Mother Sarah Cobbs, Spouse Anne Walton, Children Frances Cobbs
   citing Volume 312.
5. ↑ distributees of John Mullins, deceased, to George Holmes - Goochland, Virginia deed book 17, pages 418-420 (400 acres of land in St James Northam Parish)
   Goochland, Virginia deed book 17, pages 418-420, begins on image 226
   (https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=1&place=395019&rmsId=TH-1961-48091-6810-32&imageIndex=225&singleView=true : 11 June 2022)
   Goochland, Virginia deed book 17, pages 418-420, begins on image 226
6. ↑ Jeremiah Terrell & Louisa his wife & other distributees of John Mullins, deceased, to George Holman - Goochland, Virginia deed book 18, page 114
   Goochland, Virginia deed book 18, page 114, image 371
   (https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=1&place=395019&rmsId=TH-1961-48091-6810-32&imageIndex=370&singleView=true : 11 June 2022)
   Goochland, Virginia deed book 18, page 114, image 371
7. ↑ Family History / Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970," database with images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 2204 #598376 : accessed 23 September 2023) citing Volume 312.
   
8. ↑ North American Family History of Daughter Frances Cobbs: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000," database with images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 61157 #3586517 : accessed 23 September 2023)
   Name Charles Cobbs [Rev. Charles L Cobbs Sr.], Gender Male, Age 65, Birth Date 1735, Birth Place Albemarle County, Death Date 1800, Death Place Campbell County, VA, Spouse Anne Walton, Child Frances Cobbs
   citing Book Title Lineage Book NSDAR Volume 140 1918.
9. ↑ Find A Grave for Charles L Cobb

See also:

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3C4N-1QJ : accessed 2016-07-02), entry for Cpt Charles L /Cobb/ Rev.