Hello, all: I'm a Yankee (actually more like a Valley girl as I'm from California :-) who has spent the past several years trying to discover the English origins of my immigrant ancestor, Joseph COBB. The last record I find of him is in London, but I believe he was from the East of England: Essex, Suffolk, or Norfolk. The project has morphed somewhat into a name study, so I have registered the name with the Guild of One Name Studies: http://www.one-name.org/profiles/cobb.html It has been really fascinating to learn more about British history and geography! Best regards, Stephanie