John Hobbs Sr

Brief Life History of John

When John Hobbs Sr was born about 1718, in Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, William Hobbs Sr, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Drury, was 21. He married Elizabeth Hamlin about 1749. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1808, in Greensville, Virginia, United States, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

John Hobbs Sr
1718–1808
Elizabeth Hamlin
1724–1770
Marriage: about 1749
Lucy Hobbs
1750–1835
John Hobbs Jr
1754–
William Hubbard Hobbs Sr
1756–1817
Howell Hobbs
1760–1804
Frederick Hobbs
1761–1833
Elizabeth Hobbs
1767–1849
Martha Patsey Hobbs
1768–1849

Sources (7)

  • John Hobbs in entry for Elisabeth Hobbs, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
  • John Hobbs in entry for Howell Hobbs, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
  • John Hobbs in entry for Martha Hobbs, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"

World Events (5)

1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

Name Meaning

English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Hobb(e), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Hobb .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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