Rachel STONE

Father: Dea. Matthew STONE
Mother: Rachel POND

Family 1: Thomas COBB

(1) Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Vital Records via Ancestry.com.

  1. Abigail COBB
  2. Nathaniel COBB
  3. Elizabeth COBB
  4. Samuel COBB
  5. Mathew COBB
  6. David COBB
  7. Henry COBB
  8. Thomas COBB
  9. Ebenezer COBB
  10. Eunice COBB
  11. Mary COBB
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 _Dea. Matthew STONE_|
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Notes

Updated December 30, 2025. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) U.S., Family History Books via Ancestry.com: The Simon Stone Genealogy (Bartlett, J. Gardner, author)

"Children of Dea. Matthew-3 and Rachel (POND) STONE, probably born in Lancaster, Mass. but unrecorded: ... Rachel, b. about 1687; m. in Sudbury, 1 Jan 1710, Thomas COBB, b. in Barnstable, 1 June 1683, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (TAYLOR) COBB. The resided in Barnstable..."

(2) Massachusetts, U.S., Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Sudbury Marriages

"COBB, Thomas of Barnstable, and Recahel STONE, June 1, 1710."

(3) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable [Mass.] Families Volume I. Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, F.B. & F.P. Goss (the "Patriot Press"), 1888. Page 174.

"Thomas [COBB], born 1st June 1683, married Rachel STONE of Sudbury, Jan. 1, 1710, and had eleven children born in Barnstable, namely: 1, Abigail 29th March 1711, married Nathaniel STURGIS Feb. 20, 1734-5; 2, Nathaniel, 15th Oct. 1713, married Susannah BACON Dec. 14, 1738. He died Feb. 14, 1763, aged 50... 3, Elizabeth 14th Feb. 1715, married Jonathan LEWIS, Jr. Oct. 13, 1737; 4. Samuel 20th March 1717; 5. Mathew 15th April 1719, married Mary GARRET January 24, 1750-1... 6, David 28th Feb. 1721, married Thankful HINCKLEY Aug. 12, 1745, and had four children, died May 23, 1757; 7. Henry 16th April 1724, married Bethia HINCKLEY Jan. 31, 1753-4; 8. Thomas 30th April 1726, died Aug. 1726; 9. Ebenezer, twin brother of Thomas, died January 5, 1856 [sic], married Mary SMITH, had 5 daughters; 10. Eunice, bap't 23d Feb. 1728-9; and 11, Mary, bap'd Nov. 7, 1731."

(4) Cobb, Philip L. History of the Cobb Family. Cleveland, Ohio, United States, self-published, 1907. Pages 66-71.

"Thomas COBB... married Jany. 1, 1710, Rachel STONE of Sudbury (Sud. V. R. 182)"

- Cites Barnstable Church Records: "Thomas COBB departed this life aged near 60 years Octobr. 14th 1742/3. The widow Rachel COBB departed this life above 60 Jan 25 1746/7"
- Cites "Stones in the Cemetery on Cobb's Hill": "Here lies buried the body of Mr. Thomas COBB Died Octr. ye 1st 1742 in the 60th year of his age. Here lies the Body of Mrs. Rachel COBB ye wife of Mr. Thomas COBB aged 60 years Died Janry 25th 1746."
- Cites Barnstable Church and Town Records for the baptisms and births of their children.
- Includes the full text of the wills for Thomas COBB and Rachel COBB.

(5) Find a Grave

- Name: Rachel STONE COBB
- Birth: 1687
- Death: 25 Jan 1746 (aged 58–59)
- Burial: Cobb's Hill Cemetery East and West; Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
- Memorial ID: 73233480