Brief Life History of Henerich I
When Henerich I Cobb was born about 20 February 1771, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Henry Jorg Heinrich Kopp, was 34 and his mother, Catharina Ilsabein Sommers, was 31. He married Esther May on 25 February 1801, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died in November 1844, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gibsonville, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.
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- Henry Cob, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Henery Cobb, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Henry Cob, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Angus): from the Middle English byname or personal name Cobbe, Cobba, or its Old Norse cognate Kobbi, which are probably from an element meaning ‘lump’, used to denote a large man.
Irish: shortened form of McCobb , a patronymic from the personal name Hob, an English pet form of Robert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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