Henry Cobb and Patience Hurst

Henry Cobb and his first wife, Patience Hurst, daughter of James Hurst, arrived in Plymouth in 1632. Perhaps it's better to say that both Henry and Patience were in Plymouth and married by that date. It's not clear from the documentation whether they married in Massachusetts colony or before arrival. Patience's father was also an early immigrant to the region (but I haven't reached the H book, yet, so I don't know how early).

Henry was born around 1607, based on his year of marriage. His background is unknown. He and Patricia had seven known children. We're the descendants of their eldest son, John.

Henry was a tavernkeeper. Although the family started in Plymouth, they had moved to Scituate by 1634 and to Barnstable by 1639. Most of our Kinney ancestry comes from the Barnstable area, which is out on the arm of Cape Cod. Interestingly, when the Cobbs left Scituate, they sold their lot and house to Manasseh Kempton, another of our ancestors, the husband of Juliann Carpenter.

Both Henry and Patience were members of the church. Henry was ordained a ruling elder in Barnstable in April 1670. He was a freeman before 1633. Henry had at least some education. He was able to sign his own name, as seen on some surviving documentation. His estate included 24s of books. Henry served a number of offices, including deputy and excise collector for Barnstable, and on a number of juries. While a Barnstable deputy, he was fined for "defect in appearance". He was also one of the men authorized to bear arms in 1643.

After Patricia's death, Henry married Sarah Hinckley in December 1649. They had seven children. Henry died sometime between February of 1678 and June of 1679. Patience was buried in Barnstable in May 1648. At his death, Elder Cobb's estate was valued at 80 pounds, including his house and land.

Henry Cobb -- Patience Hurst
  - John Cobb -- Martha Nelson
     - Ebenezer Cobb -- Mercy Holmes
        - Hannah Cobb -- Jacob Tinkham
           - Jacob Tinkham -- Lydia Dunham
              - Hannah Tinkham -- Lemuel Bartlett
                 - Lydia Bartlett -- Thomas Kinney
                    - Simeon Kinney -- Olive Doane
                       - Thomas Kinney -- Mary Elizabeth Houghton
                          - Julia Kinney -- Ernest Hancock



References:

Anderson, Robert Charles 1995 The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. New England Historic Genealogical Society.