John
Fobes
Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John Fobes
and Abigail (Robinson) Hudson
Brother of
Mary (Fobes) Hudson, Edward Fobes, Abigail (Fobes) Snell, Sarah (Forbes) Hudson, Josiah Fobes, Nathan Fobes and Silence Fobes
Husband of
Martha (Pierce) Fobes
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 68
in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Apr 2020
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Biography
In 1728, John between the age of 14 and 21 years made the choice of his mother, Abigail to be his guardian.[1]
In 1736, John is mentioned in his brother, Edward Fobes' will.[2]
Probate
The will of John Fobes of Bridgewater, yeoman, was dated 9 January 1783 and proved on 3 February 1783 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Martha (executor), his children, Edward Fobes, Martha Fobes, and Libeus Fobes (executor), his grandson, John Fobes, and his brother Josiah Fobes.[3]
In 1792, his widow Martha received her dower.[4]
Note
When Fobes-55 was merged into Fobes-15 on 20 December 2017, father and son, both named John and both having a son named Edward, were merged together. The youngest three children in the merged profile, the second Edward (Fobes-16), Martha (Fobes-18), and Libeus Fobes-17, were all born 14 or more years after Fobes-15 died because he was their grandfather, not their father. This is a new entry for the son, in essence undoing the merge.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-FCW6 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 244 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-D2R1 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 125-126 of 242; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-6CPH : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 300-301 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8C53 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 623-324 of 639; State Archives, Boston.
- Fobes, Lawrence George. Fobes: The Fobes Family in America III, the descendents of John Fobes immigrant in 1632 to Duxbury, Mass. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Privately published by the author, 1991. (Marking code: 34-IV-17)
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Deborah David
Deborah David
Deborah David
i approved the merge, but only you can change the name from Forbes to Fobes. Thanks
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by Deborah David
Glenn Fobes
Forbes-3796 and Fobes-243 appear to represent the same person because: This merges Forbes-3796 into Fobes-243 as the previous comment suggested.
posted
by Glenn Fobes
Glenn Fobes
Forbes-3796 and Fobes-243 do not represent the same person because: I am rejecting this merge because it merges Fobes-243 into Forbes-3796. I will propose a merge that merges the opposite way.
posted
by Glenn Fobes
Deborah David
Forbes-3796 and Fobes-243 appear to represent the same person because: I created John Forbes-3796 in error. Please merge to Fobes-243. Thank you.
posted
by Deborah David
Glenn Fobes
In the Biography section, he is listed as the son of John Fobes-15 and Martha Pierce. John Fobes-243, the son of John Fobes-15, was the husband of Martha Pierce. These two Johns had previously been erroneously merged, perhaps contributing to the confusion. I rejected the proposed merge with Fobes-243 because he is the father of Edward, Martha, and Libeus who are listed as siblings in this record. The fairly well researched Fobes Family in America referenced in Fobes-243 does not show him having a son named a John.
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by Glenn Fobes
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