Morgan Cobb Sr. (abt. 1680 - 1769)

Born about 1680 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1769 at about age 89 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

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Many Morgans

This is not the son of Augustine Cobb and Bethia Harvey, born December 29, 1673, died July 30, 1755, but his first cousin once removed, also named Morgan, son of John. They are respectively the great-grandson and grandson of Morgan Cobb.

This one is typically called "Capt. Morgan Cobb" or "Morgan Cobb Jr." as he was both younger, and of higher military rank.

Biography

Morgan Cobb, born 1680 in Taunton, Bristol, MA; Married Sarah Harvey.^[1]

In 1726, on the death of his brother Samuel Cobb, became the guardian of his 9-year-old nephew, Richard Cobb, whom he apprenticed to a blacksmith.^[2]

Died 28 April 1769;^[3][4]

Children of Morgan Cobb and Sarah Harvey

1. Elisabeth Cobb, born 1705 in Taunton, Bristol, MA; died Unknown.
2. Joseph Cobb, born 1707 in Taunton, Bristol, MA; died Unknown.
3. Morgan Cobb, Jr., born 1714 in Taunton, Bristol, MA; died 29 March 1774 in Taunton, MA. married Esther Hodges 23 May 1735;
4. Elijah Cobb, born Abt. 1713 in Taunton, Bristol, MA; died Unknown.
5. Sarah Cobb, born Abt. 1715; died Unknown.
6. Stephen Cobb, born Abt. 1717 in Taunton, Bristol, MA; died Aft. 1775.
7. Simeon Cobb, born 20 April 1718 in Taunton, Bristol, MA; died 1763 in Taunton, Bristol, MA; married Zipporah Allen 1733 in Dighton, Bristol, MA.
8. Jacob Cobb, born Abt. 1720 in Taunton, Bristol, MA; died 16 August 1762 in Taunton, Bristol, MA.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestors of George Herbert Cobb birth, marriage
2. ↑ Emery, History of Taunton p.443
3. ↑ Vital Records of Taunton Vol III, deaths, p. 200
4. ↑ Ancestors of George Herbert Cobb death

• Ancestors of George Herbert Cobb Note: This cites a number of primary sources for Morgan Cobb, which should be tracked down and broken out:
• Vital Records of Taunton, Published by the NEHGS, Boston Mass. 1929.
• Emery, Samuel Hopkins. History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time. D. Mason & Co, Syracuse, NY. 1893 At Google
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cobb/arc_main.htm
• https://books.google.com/books?id=hIl14hPPRy8C&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=Morgan+Cobb+Sarah+Harvey&source=bl&ots=QdBapuwwq7&sig=ACfU3U2avZPRiBmA_4sD5q9Hv9fWSRNBMg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUsNfz8rnqAhVjJzQIHbzeCUoQ6AEwA3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Morgan%20Cobb%20Sarah%20Harvey&f=false