Benjamin Cobb
Abt 1702 - Abt 1794 (~ 92 years)-
Name Benjamin Cobb Born Abt 1702 Lawnes Creek Parish, Surrey Co., VA 
Gender Male Died Abt 1794 Watuga Territory, TN Person ID I7893 MyTree Last Modified 15 Aug 2009
Father Joseph * Cobb, Sr., b. Between 1670 and 1680, Isle of Wight Co., VA , d. Abt 1753, Northampton Co. NC (Age ~ 83 years) Mother Susanna Braswell, b. Aft 1680, Southampton Co., VA , d. Abt 1753, Northampton Co. NC (Age < 71 years) Married Abt 1694 Isle of Wight Co., VA Family ID F4062 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Elizabeth Tobie Married 1720 Isle of Wight Co., VA Children 1. Pharoah Cobb, b. Abt 1730, Isle of Wight Co., VA , d. Abt 1790, TN (Age ~ 60 years)+ 2. Mary Cobb, b. Abt 1735, Isle of Wight Co., VA , d. Abt 1798, Washington Co., TN (Age ~ 63 years)+ 3. William (?) Cobb, Sr., b. 1739, Isle of Wight Co., VA , d. Abt Sep 1802, McMillan Station, Knox Co., TN (Age 63 years)+ 4. John Cobb, b. Abt 1743, Williamsburg, James City, VA , d. 1 Oct 1792, Isle of Wight Co., VA (Age ~ 49 years)Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 Family ID F4063 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Benjamin was born at Lawnes Creek Parish in Surry County, Virginia.
His family returned to Isle of Wight County in 1715 and lived south of
Blackwater, near Ivor (now in Southampton County, Virginia). Soon
after 1739 he bought land near Pendleton in Bertie County (now
Northampton County), North Carolina. Sometime in the mid to late 1750s
Benjamin sold his land and moved to Craven County, South Carolina. In
1769 he was among militiamen from Craven County who took part in a
campaign under Colonel George Gabriel Powell against the Cherokee.
Later in 1769 Benjamin with his family and over a hundred slaves moved
into the Watauga territory that later became Sullivan County,
Tennessee. He owned 600 acres on Knob Creek and another 600 acres on
the south side of the Watauga River. He was a member of the Washington
County Grand Jury on August 27, 1788. Benjamin died sometime after
1793. His children were Pharoah, William and Mary.
(Source: http://64.235.34.221/rosehill/gencobb.htm)
- Benjamin was born at Lawnes Creek Parish in Surry County, Virginia.