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The Cobb family is intertwined with the families of Lineberger, Sherrill, and Abernathy.



Generation #1

Ambrose Cobb
  b. 1729, Bruton Parish, York County, Virginia
  d. 1797..1799, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Sarah Lnu
  b. 1734, Halifax County, Virginia
  d. 25 Nov 1799..1805, Lincoln County, North Carolina
children:
James Cobb  b. 1770..1805


Generation #2 (1) James Cobb b. 1770, Halifax County, Virginia m. 23 Oct 1790, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. 1805, Lincoln County, North Carolina Sarah Beach b. >1770, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. >1823, Lincoln County, North Carolina children: 1. Robert Cobb b. 1790..1800, Lincoln County, North Carolina 2. Nancy Cobb b. ~1793 3. Henry Cobb b. ~1793, Lincoln County, North Carolina 4. Judith Cobb, b. ~1794 5. Charlotte Hetty Cobb, b. ~1795 6. Enoch Cobb, b. ~1796 (2) William West m. ~1823 Sarah [Beach] Cobb
Generation #3 Robert Cobb b. 1790..1800 Lincoln County, North Carolina m. 15 Feb 1813, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. <1840 Eleanor “Ellen” Phillips b. 1790..1800, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. >1870, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina children: 1. Araminta "Minty" Cobb b. ~1815 2. John "Jack" Cobb 3. Henry Cobb 4. Robert Cobb 5. William Rufus Cobb Henry Cobb b. <1800, Lincoln County, North Carolina m. 27 Aug 1817, Lincoln County, North Carolina Elizabeth “Betsy” Shitly
Generation #4 Wesley Hill Moore b. 12 Apr 1810, Lincoln County, North Carolina m. 31 Dec 1831, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. >5 Apr 1877, Lincoln County, North Carolina Araminta "Minty" Cobb b. ~1815, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. >1870, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina children: 1. Mary Eveline Moore 2. Adolphus Moore, b. ~1835, Lincoln County, North Carolina 3. Sarah Caroline Moore 4. William R. Moore 5. Philo W. Moore 6. Nancy Ann Moore 7. Eleanor Emeline Moore 8. Wesley Moore 9. Laura M. Moore John “Jack” Cobb b. ~1820, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina m. 27 Feb 1841, Lincoln County, North Carolina occupation: miller Anne Long b. ~1825, Lincoln County, North Carolina children: 1. Ellen Cobb 2. Charles Rufus Cobb 3. Julia Cobb 4. John Cobb 5. James Cobb 6. Sarah Cobb 7. Henry Thompson Cobb 8. Julia Cobb 9. Robert Lee Cobb 10. Elizabeth Cobb Henry Cobb b. ~1820, Lincoln County, North Carolina m. 16 Dec 1840, Lincoln County, North Carolina Nancy Hilton children: 1) Missouri Cobb 2) Rufus Henry Cobb 3) Emma Cobb 4) James Cobb Robert Cobb b. ~1823, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina m. 14 Dec 1841, Lincoln County, North Carolina Leana Hope children: 1. Harriett Cobb 2. Henry Cobb 3. Frances Cobb 4. Wesley Cobb 5. Georgianna Cobb William Rufus Cobb b. 14 Jan 1828, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. >1880, Jacobs Fork, Catawba County, North Carolina (1) Martha ______ children: 1. Charlotte Cobb 2. Luther Cobb 3. Nancy Cobb 4. James Cobb 5. Araminta Cobb William Rufus Cobb b. 14 Jan 1828, Lincoln County, North Carolina m. 20 Jul 1862, Catawba County, North Carolina d. >1880, Jacobs Fork, Catawba County, North Carolina (2) Sophia P. Abernathy children: 1. Avery Cobb 2. Susan Cobb 3. Ella Cobb 4. Henry Cobb 5. Lucy Cobb 6. Jennie Cobb
Generation #5 William Jasper Sherrill Mary Eveline Moore Adolphus Moore b. ~1835, Lincoln County, North Carolina m. 16 Jul 1857, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. <1870, Lincoln County, North Carolina (1) Dovey Lineberger b. ~1840, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. <3 Jun 1863, Lincoln County, North Carolina children: 1. Elias Moore 2. William Moore 3. Mattie Moore Adolphus Moore m. 3 Jun 1863, Lincoln County, North Carolina (2) Milly Ann Mooney William R. Moore Mary F. Lnu [Moore] John Florence Miller Ellen Cobb Charles Rufus Cobb m. Arkansas Carrie Lnu children: 1. Cleveland “Clive” 2. Sally 3. Molly 4. Clara 5. Charley 6. Katie Fnu Miller Julia Cobb James Cobb Nancy Catherine Hill Henry Thompson Cobb m. Arkansas (1) Sarah Smith Henry Thompson Cobb m. Arkansas (2) Nancy Riley Henry Thompson Cobb (3) Georgia Ada Lewis Robert Lee Cobb Rose Etta Jacobs William A. Scronce m. North Carolina Missouri Cobb H. H. Croson m. North Carolina Emma Cobb Miles E. Sanders m. North Carolina Charlotte Cobb Lewis Franklin Reinhardt m. North Carolina Araminta Cobb Thomas G. Whitener m. North Carolina Susan Cobb William T. Helton m. North Carolina Ella Cobb Henry Cobb m. North Carolina Lucy Clay George P. Clay m. North Carolina Lucy Cobb Burtis Helton Jennie Cobb