Thomas COBB

Father: Samuel COBB
Mother: Elizabeth TAYLOR

Family 1: Rachel STONE

(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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                     _Henry COBB _____|
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 _Samuel COBB ______|
|                   |                  _Samuel HINCKLEY _
|                   |_Sarah HINCKLEY _|
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|--Thomas COBB
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|                    _Richard TAYLOR _|
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|_Elizabeth TAYLOR _|
                    |                  __________________
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Notes

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

(1) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Barnstable

"Samuel COB & Elizabeth... Their Son Thomas ye 1 of June 1683"

(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. Thomas COBB was taxed in 1737 for £1000, and was a man of wealth for his times."

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

"Thomas COBB (Samuel-2, Henry-1), born June 1, 1683 at Barnstable. He 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: Thomas COBB
- Birth: 1 Jun 1683
- Death: 1 Oct 1742 (aged 59)
- Burial: Cobb's Hill Cemetery East and West; Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
- Memorial ID: 9423126