Person:Elkanah Cobb (1)

COBB, ELKANAH, from Connecticut, 1770 ; married Mary, da. of Jonathan Willard, and settled on the late homestead of Elisha Allen. He died in 1795, aged 49. His son, Capt. Willard Cobb, was an officer in the war of 1812, married a daughter of Caleb Allen. He built the store house at Polley's landing, in Fort Ann. Thence he went west. Another son, James, was in the war of 1812, and, at its close, entered West Point Military Academy. He removed to the state of Georgia. It is understood that Howell Cobb, conspicuous in the late rebellion, is his son. [Hollister was wrong about Howell - the Howell Cobb "conspicuous in the late rebellion" was not James' son. Further, while James lived in Maryland, DC, Ohio, Indiana and Arkansas, no evidence has been found that he ever lived in Georgia.] ^S1

For an extensive and totally documented account of Elkanah and many of his descendants, see Terry Reigel's Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont website. His descent from the emigrant Henry Cobb, as well as his and his wife's Mayflower descents are also documented there.

1.   Hollister, Hiel. Pawlet, for One Hundred Years. (Albany, Albany, New York, United States: J. Munsell, 1867).
2. ↑ Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Hartford, Conn.: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, 1913)
   p. 215.

   Elkanah ye Son of Gideon Cobb & his wife Abigail was born January 21st 1746/7.

3. ↑ Vermont, United States. Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954: Database with images. (FamilySearch. Citing Secretary of State. State Capitol Building, Montpelier.)
   [1].

   Full Name of Deceased: Cobb Elkanah
   Age: 49 [birth about 1746]
   Name of Spouse: Mary Cobb
   Date of Death: August 10 1795
   Name of Cemetery: Mettowee Valley Cemetery
   Clerk of: Pawlet, Vt.

4. ↑ Film 29223, in Wells (Vermont). Town Clerk. Land records, 1779-1857. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1952)
   Vol. B:99-100.

   Death Records. Shows name as Elkanah Cobb, date of death as 10 Aug 1795, father Gideon Cobb, mother Abigail Dyer