To the best of my knowledge, " The Taunton Cobbs" settled in the Taunton area sometime after 1651, and before 1657 ( Eldest daughter of John Cobb, Bridget, died Nov. 22, 1651, in Swanage, Dorset, England, and John was granted land and is mentioned in the records of Taunton, 1657). The original "Taunton Cobbs" consisted of two brothers, Augustine 1632-1714, Edward 1636-1675, and their Uncle John 1609-1691. They may have immigrated together or separately, John is the first one mentioned in any records I have found. Often the "Taunton Cobbs" are referred to as "The Blacksmith Cobbs" as John was granted land in Taunton to start an Iron Forge, and a very high percentage of their descendants were involved in the metal working business. My records, gleaned from Taunton and Bristol V.R.'s as well as researchers work before me. yield the following information on the descendants of John, Augustine and Edward, which would be in the time frame you have mentioned (1680-1730). 1st. John Cobb b. aft. 1609, d.Nov.1691, mar.1st. Margery Gover, May 2,1629, Swanage, Dorset, England, they had two daughters, Bridget, b.1633, Swanage, d.Nov.22,1651, Swanage, and Ursala b. 1638, Swanage, d. June 29, 1642, Swanage. Margery d. 1669-1676, Taunton, Bristol, Ma.. John then Mar. Jane Godfrey Woodward b. abt 1651 Wayemoth, Plymoth Colony, d. Mar 17, 1735/36, Taunton, on Jun 13, 1676, in Taunton. John had 4 more known children with Jane, 1. John b. Mar 31, 1678, Taunton, d.April 11, 1746, Dedham, Ma. 2. Morgan b. abt.1680, Taunton d.April 28, 1769, Taunton, 3. Samuel b. abt 1682, Tauton d. 1726, Taunton, 4. Mary b. 1684, Taunton, d.Aug 1783. 2nd. Augustine, b.Jan 6, 1632/33, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, d.1714, Taunton, mar. Bethia Harvey b.1648,Adderbury, England, d.bef.1748, Taunton, in 1670, they had 7 known children; 1. Elizabeth b.Feb.10,1669/70,Taunton, 2..William b.abt. 1670, Taunton, d.bef.1714, Taunton, 3. Morgan, b.Dec 29,1673,Taunton d.Sep 30,1755, Taunton, 4.Samuel, Nov.9,1675,Taunton d.1732, Taunton, 5. Bethia b.Apr5,1678, Taunton, d.bef.1778, Barrington, Providence,Rhode Island. 6. Mercy, aug 12, 1680, Taunton, d.1780. 7. Abigail b. May 28, 1684, Taunton, d.July5,1772,Taunton. 3rd. Edward Cobb,b.Nov.19,1636, Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, d.Oct.4,1675, Taunton, Mar. Mary Haskins(Hoskins) b.1640, Plymoth Colony, Ma. d.abt 1725, Taunton, on Nov.28,1660, in Taunton, They had 3, known children; 1. Edward b.1661, Taunton, d. aft.1733, Taunton, 2.Elizabeth b.1669,Taunton, 3, John b.Apr 8, 1672, Taunton, d.Jan 2, 1731/32. The first given name of Thomas Cobb that I have in my records is of that of Augustine's grandson (the son of Morgan) b.1705 Taunton, d.May 7, 1779, Taunton, This also doesn't fit your time frame. It is possible that there maybe an unknown child of one of these three "Taunton Cobbs" named Thomas, but I am personally unaware of that. There is another Cobb Family, "The Barnstable Cobbs", Descendants of Henry Cobb, who by DNA Results are in noway related to "The Taunton or Blacksmith Cobbs" which also lived in Ma., but more so in the Plymoth Colony area. I believe they immigrated around 1623+, so they very well may have had a child named Thomas b.1680, d.1730. But I haven't found any V.R.'s from Taunton, Swansea, Norton, or Bristol, that would put them in the area during the time of your Thomas. A possible next step in your search might be to post an inquiry on the Cobbs List or Cobb DNA List at Rootsweb, there you may beable to connect with a "Barnstable Cobb" Researcher or another Cobb Researcher who may have some Knowledge of your Thomas. Good Luck. Cliff Cobb, descendant of Augustine Cobb. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 12:09 AM Subject: [MAFRANKL] Cobb Family > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: SandraFRANKLIN63 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin/2154/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for additional information on the Thomas Cobb family of the > Norton, Swansea or Taunton, Ma. area. Thomas was born in 1680 and died in > 1730. He was my husbands gggg grandfather. Sandra > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >