Benjamin Cobb b. Abt 1757 d. Abt 07 May 1825: HIGTON One-Name Study

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Benjamin Cobb

Male Abt 1757 - Abt 1825  (~ 68 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Cobb 
    Born Abt 1757  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 16 Feb 1757  Kilnwick-on-the-Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire, England: All Saints' Parish Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 12 Feb 1781  Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire, England: Parish Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation Between 16 Dec 1781 and 31 Oct 1810  [4, 5, 6] 
    Shopkeeper 
    Occupation 22 Feb 1788  [7] 
    Shopkeeper 
    Died Abt 07 May 1825  [1] 
    Buried 10 May 1825  Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire, England: All Saints' Parish Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Probate 11 Feb 1826  York, England: Diocesan Exchequer Court Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • His burial register entry records that he died age 68.
      Died Intestate. Administration granted at York (Vol. 173, Folio 52a - indistinct) in 1826. Record reads: Deanary of Harthill (of which Lund parish was a part), 1826. "The eleventh day of the month aforesaid (February) Admin of the goods of Benjamin Cobb late of Lund in the Diocese of York deceased intestate /as it is asserted/ was granted to Ann Cobb Widow his Relict she having been first sworn (symbol looks like yo) before the Revd. Joseph Collinson, Clerk Surrogate (saving yo) Sworn under 40l and Bond is entered."
    Person ID I2321  Higton
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2017 

    Father John Cobb,   b. Abt 1708,   d. Abt 25 Mar 1785  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Sarah Bielby,   b. Abt 1719,   d. Abt 21 Mar 1790  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1745  Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire, England: All Saints' Parish Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Family ID F837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Harrison,   b. Between 10 May 1760 and 04 Sep 1760,   d. Abt May 1838  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1781  Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire, England: All Saints' Parish Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11] 
    Children 
     1. John Cobb,   d. Abt 26 Dec 1781
     2. Benjamin Cobb,   b. Between 8 Jun 1785 and 7 Jun 1791, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 20 Sep 1859, Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire, England: All Saints' Parish Church Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
     3. Sarah Cobb
     4. Jonathan Cobb,   b. Abt 1795,   d. 30 Oct 1810, Lund, East Riding of Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 15 years)
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S381] Lund ERY: Parish Registers (Burials) (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1829] Kilnwick-on-the-Wolds PRs (Baptisms), 1757 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S728] Lund ERY: BTs of Parish Registers (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S719] Lund ERY: Parish Registers (Baptisms) (Reliability: 3).
      Baptism of his children, John, Benjamin, Sarah and Jonathan

    5. [S289] Lund ERY: BTs of Parish Registers (Baptisms) (Reliability: 3).
      Baptism of his son, Jonathan

    6. [S381] Lund ERY: Parish Registers (Burials) (Reliability: 3).
      Burial of his son, Jonathan

    7. [S293] Lund ERY: BTs of Parish Registers (Baptisms) (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S264] York Diocesan Prerogative Court: Letter of Administration (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S294] Lund ERY: Parish Registers (Marriages) (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S757] Lund ERY: BTs of Parish Registers (Marriages) (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S881] Lund ERY: IGI, M018763 (Reliability: 2).