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Henry C. Cobb and 1st Wife Patience (Hurst) Cobb |
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Henry C. Cobb and 1st Wife Patience (Hurst) Cobb |
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in Apr 1631 daughter of Deacon James &Catherine(Gartend) Hurst, of Plymouth d: 04 May 1648 buried: Barnstable Cemetery (was the first to be buried in this cemetery) For Henry's & Patience's List of Descendants, Scroll Down |
on 12 Dec 1649 daughter of Samuel &Sarah(LNU) Hinckley and sister of Thomas Hinckley, Governor of the Plymouth Colony Sarah was born in England For Henry's & Sarah's List of Descendants, Click Here |
and married Patience, in April of 1631. In about 1640, Patience's father, James Hurst, erected the first tanning works in the town. He tanned wolf skins for the Pilgrims. Patience died in 1648 and Henry married Sarah in 1649. | |
This page originated from lineage information provided to us by JOHN A. FIELDS son of John Allen &Ecel Jean(Williams) Fields grandson of Ernest Thomas &Mary Effie(Weatherford) Williams Weatherford g-grandparents: Harbord L. &Martha(Shull) Weatherford Shull gg-grandparents: Elledge &Amanda(Cobb) Shull Cobb ggg-grandparents: Sam &Kizzie(Barber) Cobb Cobb gggg-grandparents: Samuel "Ambrose" &Rachel(Black) Cobb John advises us that he received much of the info through correspondence, in 1966, with a John B. Cobb, of Independence, MO, who had put a great deal of effort into the research. THANKS, CUZS JOHN & JOHN, FOR SHARING! Other Sources Additional lineages were found in files at ~Rootsweb.com~ THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO SHARE INFO ONLINE! |
 Additional Historical Info England in the 1620s was an uneasy nation, racked by grave social and religious schisms. Poverty and unemployment were widespread, yet King James persisted in draining the treasury with his extravagence, while shocking the country with his moral laxity. For the past century, too, the writings of Martin Luther and the ensuing Protestant Reformation had fired men's minds with the ideal of increased personal independence. No nation had taken to the new concept of freedom more eagerly than England, but the King resisted and embittered those who yearned for religious liberty. Two reactions ensued. From secret printing presses, books and tracts poured across the country, urging reform in the Church of England as the first step toward reforming a corrupt Crown. The second reaction went a step further. There were those that despaired of reform altogether and called for complete separation from the established church and the right to worship as their consciences decreed. This was a far more dangerous doctrine, for if a man were free to choose his religion on day, the next he might feel free to choose his king. So against these "Separatists" the royal fury was unchecked. His underlings were ordered to "harry them out of the land." Cobb had been brought up in the established church and when the nonconformist party took a stand against the religious intolerance that became more and more unbearable, young Cobb attended the meetings held by Lothrop and his followers in London, and he became a disciple of Congregationalism. When Lothrop arrived in the New World and was installed as Minister at Scituate, Henry Cobb was made Senior Deacon. Cobb had moved from Plymouth to Scituate in 1633/34. The town and church grew and prospered. In 1638/39, he was dismissed to go to Barnstable to establish a town and a church. He served as a deacon nearly 35 years; was ordained as a Ruling Elder of the Barnstable Church on 14 April 1670, and was thereafter known as Elder Cobb. He took a modest part in the government of the town; was deputy to the general court of Plymouth in 1645, 1647, 1657, 1659, 1661. Henry Cobb was among the list of those able to bear arms in New Plymouth. |
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Patience (Hurst) Cobb |
and was one of seven men able to write their names - 85 made marks. |
that lived at Taunton, MA, 27 miles east of Plymouth. There has been much confusion concerning the two; as to which one married as second wife, Jane Godfrey Woodward; and even if they were the same person. Two wills have been found, indicating that they were different persons. Apparently, it was NOT the above John Cobb that married Jane Woodward. |
Henry Cobb, married Mary Hoskins, and died in 1695. One reference was found that claimed the same thing for James Edward Cobb. Several references were found that claimed Edward Cobb was not the son of Henry Cobb, and gave several versions of who he was. One of these references claimed he married Mary Haskins, probably the daughter of William Haskins, and died in 1675. The substitution of a "7" for a "9" and an "a" for an "o" would be logical errors in copying old records. It is doubtful that three men with the same last name would marry women with the same name who had fathers of the same name and all die in the same year. Therefore, it is assumed that James, James Edward, and Edward are all the same individual. |
the "Richard &Hannah(Shaw) Sparrow" branch was provided by Brian Shaw THANKS, CUZ BRIAN, FOR SHARING! |
List of Descendants by 2nd wife, Sarah (Hinckley) Cobb CLICK HERE |
Guestbook of the overall Cobb-Sasser Family Lineage Website |
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