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