Patience Cobb, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on 10 August 1668, was the daughter of John Cobb[1] and Martha Nelson.[2]
Patience married John Bennett[2] about 1689[3] probably in Middleborough, Massachusetts (no marriage record is found for the couple). John and Patience had the following children in Middleborough:
William, born 21 April 16--,[4] not named in John's will
Lydia, born 15 April 16--,[4] married Holmes and died before February 1753[5]
Ebenezer, born 20 February 1700,[4] married Esther ____ and died before February 1753[5]
John, born September 1702,[4] not named in John's will
Deborah, born 25 January 1704/5,[4] married Perkins and died before February 1753[5]
Mary, married Bramhall, died before January 1756[5]
Patience died 2 May 1759, aged 91, in Middleborough,[6] where she is buried.[7]
Research Notes
Some online trees list daughters Hannah and Martha, but no sources are found to verify the connection to the parents.
CAUTION: Daughter Deborah is listed as the daughter of Nehemiah Bennett in several sources, but no evidence is found to connect them.
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch: Patience Cobb, 10 Aug 1668; Birth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. FHL microfilm 004934186.
↑ 2.02.1 Cobb, Philip L. A History of the Cobb Family, 2nd ed. Cleveland: 1907, pp. 20-24. Archive.org.
↑U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 3824 #40199($): John Bennett marriage to Patience Cobb in 1689.
↑ 4.04.14.24.34.44.5 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch: Middleborough children of John and Patience w/dobs.
↑ 5.05.15.25.35.4 "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch: Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16, image 462-463 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch: Patience Bennett, 2 May 1759; Death, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
↑ "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #39805352, Memorial page for Patience Cobb Bennett (10 Apr 1668-2 May 1759), citing Cemetery at The Green, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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