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Pharoah Cobbs was born sometime between 1635 and 1640 in Warrosquyoake
County, Virginia. On March 7, 1656 Pharoah sold his land in Isle of
Wight County and, with his mother, moved to Nansemond County,
Virginia. He died in Nansemond County in 1701.
(Source: http://64.235.34.221/rosehill/gencobb.htm)
Notes on Pharoah Cobbs:
ca Apr 1685 Richard Reynolds Jr. and wife Elizabeth and
brother-in-law George Williams, orphan of George Williams, receive the
estate of William Williams, decd. Pharaoh Cobb to produce the will.
[Isle of Wight Will & Deed Book 2, p243, according to
http://members.aol.com/vafdking/iowadd.htm]
Note: I did not check this item, but the referenced website lists
it among the missing items from Chapman’s abstracts. The page number
(if accurate) should put the recording date about April or May 1685.
“Estate” meant personal property, most likely livestock and household
goods in this case. We know most of this information from later
records, the main significance of this one being that it tells us
Richard Reynolds the younger was married to Elizabeth Williams by
1685, thus explaining the following record for February 1686.
George Williams, a tailor, had left a will in 1672 naming minor
children William, George, and Elizabeth, with Pharoah Cobb, Arthur
Smith and Henry Applewhaite overseers. [Isle of Wight Will & Deed Book
2, p114]. The will assigned all three children to guardians (implying
that all three children were under the age of 14 when the will was
written on 12 February 1671/2), with Elizabeth Williams assigned to
William Bressie. The estate was divided among the same three children
on 9 Jan 1673/4 by Richard Sharpe and Thomas Harris. [Ibid., p119]
William Williams, the son, later died and his share of the personal
estate was distributed to his brother and sister.
7 Feb 1693/4 Deed: Richard and Elizabeth Hutchins to
Richard Reynolds Jr. “Whereas Pharaoh Cobbs and Ann his wife by their
deed, dated 10 April 1671, confirmed to George Williams a tract of
land… which land was sold by Pharaoh Cobbs and Elizabeth, his mother,
to Saml. Haswell and is now in the possession of Richard Reynolds Jr.,
and Eliz. his wife the dau. of the said George Williams and lawful
inheritrix. Now, we Richard Hutchins and Eliz. his wife, the dau. of
Joseph Cobbs, Jr., decd. the eldest son of Joseph Cobbs, Sr., decd.
for 1000 lbs. tbco. sell to Richard Reynolds, Jr., and confirmed by
Richard Hutchins and wife Eliz. of Western Branch Nansemond.” [Isle of
Wight Deed Book 1, no page given, abstracted by Boddie p613] Hopkins’
abstract gives the land as 100 acres [Isle of Wight Deed Book 1, p90
abstracted by Hopkins]
Note: This is Richard Reynolds the younger, married to Elizabeth
Williams, daughter of George Williams Sr. These prior deeds are
among the missing records of the county. Richard and Elizabeth
Hutchins had also sold 130 acres to Arthur Smith adjoining Smith and
Pharaoh Cobb.
9 Dec 1699 Richard Reynolds, William Mayo, and Henry
Woodly witness to deed of Edward Cobb to Andrew Woodly. [Isle of
Wight Deed Book 1, p296 abstracted by Hopkins]
Note: There are several gaps in the records of both Isle of Wight
and Surry. Nearly forty years of early Isle of Wight deeds are
missing (1649-1688), and some wills and estate records from the late
1650s and early 1660s appear to be missing as well. Essentially all
the court records are also lost. Early Surry County wills are also
lost, apparently having been filed in James City County. The Surry
court records are missing from 1719 through late 1741. Other gaps in
the records are noted in the Chronologies if they appear to be
significant. (Source: "Notes on the Warrascoyack Plantation",
website of Bob Baird, http://www.genfiles.com/aboutbob.htm)
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1640 - Bef 1701 (~ 66 years)