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Henry Cobb -1679
Elder Henry Cobb came from England to America in
1629. In 1633 he founded the church at Scituate Colony. In 1633, he made
deacon of the church and held the office thirty-four years. Elder Cobb lived in
Barnstable in 1639, and in 1645, he was a representative at general court. In
1670 he made ruling elder of the church. He married Patience Hurst in 1631. She
died May 4, 1648, at Barnstable. Patience was the daughter of Deacon
James Hurst, who married 1st. Patience, daughter of John Faunce and (2) Sarah
Hinckley, sister of Thomas Hinkley, the last governor of Plymouth Colony. Elder
Cobb died in 1679. It is interesting to note that in 1644 Henry Cobb was licensed to draw wine at Barnstable. (open a tavern) p.73, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, 1855, Vol 1. Willl of Henery Cobb, (copied with original
spelling) I Henery Cobb of Barnstable though weake in body
yett through the Mercye of God of disposing mind and memory and calling to mind
the uncertainty of this Transitory Life ; I ame desirous according to my duty to
sett things in order before I goe hence, and therfore doe make this my Last Will
and Testament heerby Revoking and disanulling all former Will and Wills by word
or w^riting hertofore by mee made ; and doe heerby Constitute and declare this
to be my last Will and Testament in Manor and forme following: After my
desire to Comitt my soule to God in Jesus Christ whoe Gave it and my body to
decent buriall ; when God shall please to call mee hence; and as touching my
worldly estate which God hath beyond my deserts bestowed on mee my will is to
dispose of it as followeth. Imps. My Will is that all my debts in Right or
Conscience to any man due, shalbe first discharged by my executrix heerafter
Named ; in Convenient time out of my estate; Item I Will and bequeath my Great
Lott of Land in Barnstable unto my son James Cobb, and to his heires and
assignes for ever; hee haveing heertofore payed five pounds to my son John Cobb
for his Interest therein; and wheras I heertofore Gave half my Lands att
Suconeesett unto my sons John James Gershom and Eliezer equally to be devided
betwixt them which was with my Consent sold and exchanged; and forty shillings
being in the hand of my son James for my son Eliezers part thereof; My Will is
that my son James pay unto his brother Eliezer that forty shillings in pay
Currant, with the Marchant; Item I will and bequeath my New dwelling house and
all the Rest of my Lands both upland and meddow unto Sarah my deare and loveing
wife, during her Naturall life, for her support; and bringing up the Children I
had by her Item my will is that after her decease; my son Samuell shall have my
dwelling house and two acrees of my upland; and an acree and a half of my Marsh;
which I bought with his Stock being the one half of a parcell of Marsh, lying
att Sandy Neck; in partenorship with Barnstable Family. 15 my son James Item I
will and bequeath to my sonnes Samuell Jonathan and Henery all the Rest of my
lands both upland and meddowes, To be equally devided betwixt them after my said
wifes decease, or sooner if In Witnes whereof I have heerunto sett my hand
and scale; The date aforsaid with this word half enterlined before Insealeing
heerof Henery Cobb and a scale In the presence of Thomas Hinckley Assistant Mary
Hinckley On further Consideration I the within or above mensioned Henery Cobb
have caused this Coddicell to be added to this my Last Will and Testament: my
will is that my son Samuell shall have onely two acrees of my upland together
with the Marsh att Sandy Neck within mensioned after my wifes decease; and all
the rest of my lands to be equally devided between my said three sonnes Samuell
Jonathan and Henery as above mensioned. And further my will is that my son Henry
shall have my now dwelling house after my wifes decease, and his part of the
land aforsaid to lye most convenient to the said house onely my lands att the
land shal be equally devided between them my said three sons; whom I will that
they shall give libertie to my son James to dry thach on one half of an acree of
the said land; when the English corne is taken off in such place thereof as they
shall annally appoint, unto him; In witnes wherof I have heerunto sett my hand
and scale this 22cond day of February 1678. Henery Cobb and a scale. Signed
sealed and delivered as an addition to his last Will and Testament within
mensioned in the presence of us Thomas Hinckley assistant Mary Hinckley,
pp.14-15, A History of the Cobb Family, 1907
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