Born in Braintree, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Derby
and Ruth (Whitmarsh) Derby
Sister of
John Darby [half], Jonathan Darby, Jane (Derby) Blanchard [half] and Ruth (Derby) Shaw [half]
Wife of
William Dyer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
John Cobb
— married
12 Sep 1719 in Weymouth, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
William Dyer, Sarah (Cobb) Bosworth, Richard Cobb, Susanna (Cobb) Sprague, John Cobb, Mary Cobb, Edward Cobb and David Cobb
Died
at age 44
in Abington, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
Sarah Derby was born on 19 June 1693 at Braintree, Massachusetts, daughter of William Derby and Ruth Whitmarsh.[1][2]
She was married 1st to William Dyer Jr. in 1717 and had one son, William in 1717. Husband William Dyer Jr. died in 1717. Sarah remarried to John Cobb 1719 at Weymouth, Massachusetts. John and Sarah had 7 children together. Sarah died in 1737 in Abington.[3][4]
She passed away in 1737.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVT-7T5 : 10 February 2018), Sarah Derby, 19 Jun 1693; citing BRAINTREE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 833,387.
- ↑ Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, MA. 1640-1850 (2001). #1390.
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofcobbfam04cobb/page/18
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 January 2020), memorial page for Sarah Derby Cobb (19 Jun 1693–Jul 1737), Find A Grave: Memorial #84794436, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Diana L. Brace (contributor 46885260) .
- Notes and Queries, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1903) Vol. 57, Page 416
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~1.56%
Frank Holden
:
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Marcella (Fox) Nadler :
23andMe, GEDmatch LK9606978 [compare], yourDNAportal MARf379175b
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~0.39%
Betsy Cobb :
23andMe, GEDmatch M012412 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A566975 [compare], Ancestry member laurbey1betsy
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~0.39%
Tanya Bergeron :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A625244 [compare], Ancestry member Hambor1
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Lin Wright :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A821113 [compare], Ancestry member ethelindw
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~0.39%
Winifred (Hertzog) Sihon :
MyHeritage DNA
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Karen Neuvirth
Ellen Smith
Karen Neuvirth
Last name is also seen as Darby
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by Karen Neuvirth
Ellen Smith
Derby-350 and Derby-116 appear to represent the same person because: Data in the two profiles is fully consistent.
posted
by Ellen Smith
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