Born in New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Cobb Jr
and Armgott (Hoffman) Cobb
Sister of
Paul Cobb
Wife of
Jonas Hoffman
— married
27 Aug 1755 (to 9 Mar 1796) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Mother of
Jonathan Hoffman, Eleanor (Hoffman) Swain, Pamela Hoffman, Eli Hoffman, Aaron Hoffman, Telitha (Hoffman) Baker and Drucilla (Hoffman) Ingersoll
Died
at age 61
in Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Nov 2015
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Biography
Eleanor Cobb was born on November 30, 1734, in Salem County, New Jersey to ARMEGOT HOFFMAN, age 32, and WILLIAM COBB, age 42.[citation needed]
Some genealogies give her as many as ten children with husband Jonas Hoffman. Here is a list[citation needed]
- Jonathan Hoffman (1753–1796)
- Jonas Hoffman (1756– )
- William Hoffman (1759–1805)
- Eli Hoffman (1761–1823)
- Eleanor Hoffman (1763–1822)
- Pamela Hoffman (1766– )
- Abram Hoffman (1771– )
- Telitha Hoffman (1771–1796)
- Drusilla Hoffman (1773–1839)
"Ellenor Hoffman, died Mch. 9, 1796, aged 62 years."[1]
Elleanor Cobb Hoffman is buried in the West Creek Baptist Cemetery in Maurice River Township.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985. Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church andTown Records; Reel: 784, link
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial #28920204, Elleanor Cobb Hoffman
Federal Writers Project, Records of Swedish Lutheran Churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck (pub 1938), p
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eleanor:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eleanor:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Anita Sohus 
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23andMe, GEDmatch M396184 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M396184 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M396184 [compare], FTDNA kit #501047
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Living DNA
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~0.39%
~1.56%
P Husted :
23andMe, GEDmatch M616683 [compare]
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Tim Cattron :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Tim_Cattron
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