Born in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Cobb
and Winifred (Gray) Cobb
Sister of
John Cobb, Gray Cobb, Stephen Cobb, Edward Cobb, James Cobb, Frances (Cobb) Mayo, Sarah Cobb, Joel Cobb, Dawson Cobb, Jonas Cobb, Eaton Cobb, Edwin Cobb, John Gray Cobb, Edward Cobb jr, Amos E Cobb, James Cobb and Frederick W Cobb
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 73
in Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, United States
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Biography
Rebecca was born about 1805 to Edward Cobb and Winifred Gray.
She married Jordan Phelps 27 Oct 1827 in Pitt County, North Carolina.
In the 1860 census, Rebecca (age 55), Seamstress, was living in the household of her daughter Caroline (Phelps) and son-in-law Henry Atkinson in Savannah District 1, Chatham, Georgia.[1]
She died in 1878 in Dawson, Georgia.
Notes
Sources
- ↑ 1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Savannah District 1, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: M653_115; Page: 114; Family History Library Film: 803115. Rebecca Phelbs (55), Seamstress, in Savannah District 1, Chatham, Georgia. Born in North Carolina.
Acknowledgments
- This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011 and by David Moore through the import of The Moore Family Tree and then.ged on Mar 8, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Rebecca:
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Cobb-2024 and Cobb-697 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate. Same parents and dates
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