Born before in Covent Garden St Paul, Middlesex, England
Daughter of John Cobcroft
and Elizabeth (Harris) Cobcroft
Sister of
Thomas Cobcroft, John Cobcroft, Elizabeth (Cobcroft) Griffith, John Cobcroft, Mary Cobcroft, Jane Cobcroft, Anne (Cobcroft) Maskal, Susanna Cobcroft, John Cobcroft, William Cobcroft, Robert Cobcroft, Henerita Cobcroft and George Cobcroft
Wife of
George Gordon
— married
7 May 1730 (to Dec 1733) in Holborn, Middlesex, England
Wife of
George Macky
— married
30 Sep 1738 (to Jan 1791) in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Descendants 
Died
after age 86
in Holborn, Middlesex, England
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Oct 2018
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Biography
Penelope Cobcroft was baptised at St Paul Covent Garden on the 22nd of April, 1712.[1][2] She was the daughter of hair merchant John Cobcroft and Elizabeth Harris.
She married George Gordon by licence at Lincolns Inn Chapel, Holborn, London on 7 May 1730.[3] George died in December, 1833.
Her second marriage was to baker George Macky at St Clements Danes, Westminster, on 30 September, 1738.
She was mentioned in her father's 1749 will with her husband George "Markey" - each were to receive a gold ring worth a guinea.[4]
She died in December, 1798, and was buried in the St Andrew's churchyard on 29 December, 1798.
Sources
- ↑ Westminster Baptisms. FindMyPast. Image: Chistenings. April 1712. 22: Penelope dar of John Cobcroft by Eliz. his Wife.
- ↑ Hunt, William H. (ed.)(1906-09) The registers of St. Paul's church, Convent garden, London. London: Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke. Volume I: Christenings, 1653-1752, p. 153. Available from Archive.org.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2F8-WW1 : 10 February 2018), George Gordon and Penelope Cobcroft, 07 May 1730; citing Lincolns Inn Chapel,Holborn,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 823,848.
- ↑ The National Archives (UK). PROB 11/770/110 Will of John Cobcroft, Hair Merchant of Saint Paul Covent Garden, Middlesex 24 July 1749
- Luxford, Warren John (2020). Cobcroft : a genealogical index of the descendants of John Cobcroft & Sarah Smith. Volume 3 (1908-2020) p. 27
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Penelope 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 Penelope:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Penelope 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 Penelope:
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~0.78%
Peter Cobcroft
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~0.78%
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