The Cochrane & Allied Families

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HOBBS, William

HOBBS, William

Male - Yes, date unknown   Has one ancestor but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name HOBBS, William  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Immigration-Participant 1735  Dover, Kent, Lower Counties on the Delaware, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    with his two brothers, William and Beal, from England 
    • Role: Participant
      They passed through the port at Dover and settled inland on the upper north bank of the Potomac River in the Province of Maryland. Soon after, William moved to the Province of North Carolina, while Vincent and Beal remained in Maryland.

      Note:  This information is undocumented tradition from several books on the early history of southwestern Virginia counties. - W. Winston Cochrane IV, 28 December 2018
    Residence Abt 1736  Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Note:  There are 5 William HOBBS listed in North Crolina in the 1790 Census.
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I4441  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2019 

    Father HOBBS Mr.   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1811  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • (Research):Ancestry Family Tree - "DENT(1)":

      William HOBBS
      1724'96

      BIRTH 1724 • England

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration-Participant - with his two brothers, William and Beal, from England - 1735 - Dover, Kent, Lower Counties on the Delaware, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1736 - Province of North Carolina, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 4 Aug 2016, p 567-573.

    2. [S1079] Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc., Book - Bicentennial History of Lee County, VA, (Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1992.), 20 Nov 2017, HOBBS, : p 287.

    3. [S1168] Holston Territory Genealogical Society, Book - Families of Washington County / Bristol, VA, (Waynesville, North Carolina: Walsworth Publishing, 1996.), 28 Dec 2018, p 188.
      Families of Washington County, VA
      Families of Washington County, VA



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