'Cobb02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Cobb of Adderbury, Cobb of Ottringham

                               
Francis Cobb of Burnham Sutton, Norfolk
m1. Margaret Genyson (dau of Thomas Genyson, widow of Robert Bowlton or Bowlter)
1. Mary Cobb
m2. Jone Fyske (dau of Ambrose Fyske of Wells)
2. Sir Francis Cobb of Burnham, later of Ottringham in Holdernesse, Yorkshire (d 1648, 2nd son)
  m. Mary Daniell (dau of William Daniell of Beswyke)
A. Sir Francis Cobb of Ottringham (b c1606, a 09.1666)
  m. Ellen Constable (dau of Christopher Constable of Catfosse)
  i. Sir William Cobb 'of Ottringham' (b c1629, a 09.1666)
  m. Winifrid Cooke (dau of John Cooke of Holkam)
  a. Francis Cobb (d young)
  b. Bridget Cobb (b c1655) who married ...
  m. James Heblethwayte or Heblethwayte of Norton
  ii. Susan Cobb
  m. John Wyvill of Osgodby
  iii.+ other issue (d unm) - Francis, Mary
  B. William Cobb (d young)
  C. Jane Cobb (d before 04.04.1674)
  m1. Robert Haldenby of Haldenby
  m2. Edward Hamerton (son of Matthew of Monkrode)
  D. Mary Cobb
  m. Christopher Hillyard of Osgodby
3. Margaret Cobb
  m. _ Percy of Norfolk
4. Fayth Cobb
  m. Nicholas Browne of Walsingham
5.+ other issue - William (dsp), Elizabeth, Alice, Frances, Anne, Priscilla
Visitation (Norfolk, 1563+1589+1613, Cobb) stops this line with this generation but names the children. Dugdale reports that 2 of the daughters (but which ones is not given) married as follows.
  daughter
  m. _ Newark of Burham
  daughter
  m. William Davye of Little Gayton

 

 

Thomas Cobb of London
m. Margaret Stavling (dau/heir of _ Stavling of Adderholt, Wiltshire)
1. William Cobb of Adderbury, Oxfordshire (d 1598)
  m. Alice Wild (dau of Otwell Wild of Oldham)
  A. Sir William Cobb of Adderbury (bur 16.03.1658)
  m. Susan Floyd (d 1639, dau of Noah Floyd or Lloyd of Gloucestershire)
i. Sir Thomas Cobb, 1st Bart of Adderbury (d 02.1699, 2nd son)
  m1. Catherine Onslow (dsp, dau of Sir Richard Onslow)
  m2. Christian Bisshopp (dau of Sir Edward Bisshopp, Bart of Parham, by Mary Tufton)
  a. Sir Edward Cobb, 2nd Bart of Adderbury (d unm 1744, 3rd son)
  b. John Cobb (dsp 1725, Warden of New College, Oxford)
  m. Sarah Stukely (dau of Sir Hugh Stukely, Bart of Hinton, m2. _ St. John of Farley, m3. Francis Townsend)
  c. Sir George Cobb, 3rd Bart of Adderbury (b c1672, d 29.03.1762)
  m. Anne Langton (dau of Joseph Langton of Newton Park, widow of Robert Langton of Brislington)
  (1) Charles Cobb (d young)
  (2) Anne Cobb who apparently married ...
  m. John Blagrave of Southcot
(3) Christian or Catherine Cobb
  m. Paul Methuen of Corsham
  d.+ other issue (dvp unm) - William, Thomas
ii. Winifred Cobb
  m. Steward Walker (Captain)
  iii. Alice Cobb
  m. _ Croker of Hook Norton (Major)
  iv. Susanna Cobb
  m. Richard Fiennes (son of Lord Say & Sele)
  v.+ other issue - William (dvp), James, Arthur, Francis, Margaeret (dvp?), Catharine (dvp?), others (dvp)
  B. Catherine Cobb
  m1/2. Sir George Russell of Bedfordshire
  m2/1. Richard Stowe (sb Stone) of Segenhead
  C. Margaret Cobb
  m. (1613) Sir Richard Cholmley of Whitby Abbey
  D. Mary Cobb (dvp?)
  m. Nicholas Barnsley
  E.+ other issue (dvp) - 6 sons and 6 daughters
2. Edward Cobb of London
  m. Alice Cartwright (dau of Doctor _ Cartwright)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Dugdale, Yorskhire, 1665-6, Cobb of Ottringham)
(2) For lower section : BEB1841 (Cobb of Adderbury), Visitation (Oxfordshire, 1566+1574+1634, Cobb of Adderbury)
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