Sarah (Howell) Cobb (abt. 1734 - 1815)

Born about 1734 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia Colony [uncertain]

Wife of Ambrose Cobb III — married 1745 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1815 at about age 81 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1734. Sarah Howell Cobb died before 14 February 1815 when her son sold the remaining personal property from Ambrose Cobb's estate. The items had been in Sarah's possession during her widowhood and were sold after her death.^[1]

Research Notes

Our COBBS/COBB line first came to VA in 1664... into the Williamsburg area. His wife was a WHITE. They later moved up to Henrico. They were members of the Bruton Church there in Williamsburg where they helped to build it and he and his descendants and related kin served on the vestry there for many, many generations. In fact, many are buried there. Then, some of their descendants moved into Halifax, then to Lunenburg. The first COBBS/COBB here was Ambrose COBBS and his maternal uncle was Rev. Robert HUNT... the first rector of Jamestown who baptized Pocahontas. Rev. Robert HUNT and his brothers Stephen HUNT arrived here in 1607 and his brother Thomas HUNT arrived here in the second ship in 1608. The early COBBS/COBBs intermarried for many generations with the descendants of Pocahontas among other great surnames like PHILLIPS, FRITH, BEACH, LONG, JACOBS, and SMITH. These family lines attended Bruton Church together and some lines even went back to Kent England together.

One of the well established clues that a person may be American Indian is that you will not find much information, some you may not even have a last name recorded for one who is a mixed-blood American Indian. It is usually more evident when you know more about the females before the one in question... like in Sarah HOWELL's case. Also, In Sarah HOWELL's case... some family members won't list her last name and others will. Unless one of us can find more on her buried in old family records... we may never learn more about her. And, if someone does have info on her... they may not want the world to know that she was an American Indian mixed-blood Cherokee. And, dad's mother's father was a mixed-blood himself... Tsalagi ( Bird Clan and Wolf Clan), Creek, Muscogee, Calusa, Seminole, Narragansett, Lenape (NJ Turkey Clan), Napuchee, and Shawnee.

Dad's grandmother made him promise that he will not let another generation pass without knowing their heritage, to know who they were, and to be proud of it. Dad made that promise to his grandmother and dad made me make the same promise as well. Dad made all of seven kids promise that, as well as the six grandkids.

this was given to us by a cousin...

Ambrose COBB

1729 - BET 1797 AND 1799

BIRTH: 1729, York County, Virginia (Bruton Parish)

DEATH: BET 1797 AND 1799, Lincoln County, North Carolina

CENSUS: 1790, Lincoln County, North Carolina

EVENT: Mvd: 1748, Lunenburg County, Virginia

Father: Robert COBBS

Mother: Crosia FRITH

Family 1 : Sarah HOWELL

1734 - BET 25 Nov 1799 AND 1805

BIRTH: 1734, Halifax County, Virginia

DEATH: BET 25 Nov 1799 AND 1805, Lincoln County, North Carolina

MARRIAGE: ABT 1748

CHILDREN:

Vintner COBB

Robert COBB

Ralph COBB

Mary COBB

David COBB

Barbara COBB

John S. COBB

Ambrose "Samuel" COBB

FNU COBB

William COBB

James COBB (my gr,... great-grandfather)

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My COBBS/COBBs line are related to Howell COBB... that's why the Howell surname fits so well.

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Hope this helps.

Dolores Cobb Phifer

Husband

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Ambrose Cobb Pedigree

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Birth: 1729 Bruton, , York, Virginia

Christening:

Marriage: 1748 , Halifax, Virginia

Death: 21 JUN 1797 , Lincoln, North Carolina

Burial:

Wife

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Sarah Pedigree

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Birth: 1724 , Halifax, Virginia

Christening:

Marriage: 1748 , Halifax, Virginia

Death: 25 NOV 1799 , Lincoln, North Carolina

Burial:

Children

1. Vintner Cobb Pedigree

Male

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Birth: 10 JUN 1749 , Halifax, Virginia

Christening:

Death:

Burial:

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2. Sarah Mary Cobb Pedigree

Female

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Birth: 1754 , Halifax, Virginia

ID Number: MH:N319

MH:I3148

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979, Lincoln County, Ambrose Cobb; digital images, FamilySearch.

• Cully Alton Cobb ; compiled by Andrew Simmons Weddington and Christine W. Sheldon ; edited by Lois D. Cobb. The Cobbs of Tennessee : descendants of John Cobb of Cobbs Court, County Kent, England, 1324-1968. Atlanta, Georgia : Ruralist Press, 1968. Page 38. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/120181-redirection
• Cobb and Cobbs-Early Virginians, Author John E. Cobb Jr. Publisher: The Durant Publishing Co., 1977, Alexandria, Virginia 22307.
• Cobb and Cobbs, Sarah, wife of Ambrose Cobbs [[1]]