The Cosbys of Ireland


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descendants of Robert Cossibey (Cossibye)

of Cossibye County, Leicester, England

Robert Cossibey (or Cossibye), of Cossibye County, Leicester, England, b about 1300
He had the following offspring:

William Cosby, of Cossibye County, Leicester, England, b about 1340.
He had the following offspring:

  1. John Cossibey (or Cossibye), b about 1380, Cossibye County, Leicester, England
    1. Robert Cossibey (or Cossibye) of Hermaston in Lincolnshire, was living in 1456 and by another source, living in 1516.
      • m about 1474 at Notinghamshire, England, to Isabel Page, dau (& heiress) of Ralph Pare, Esq.(or Page) or Great Leake, Nottinghamshire, England, and Isabel Blake of Hermaston, England
      1. John Cosbie
        • m Mabel ___ dau of Argard ____, of Foston, Nottinghamshire.
        1. Gen. Francis Cosby (or Cosbie), b 1510, d 1580 in Ireland.
          According to: Bob Francis -- E-mail: darby@visi.net, Francis was the son of Richard and grandson of John Cossibye and Mable Agard
          • m1 Mary Seymore (her 3rd marriage, after Andrew Rogers and Henry Peyton).
          • m2 Elizabeth Palmer
          1. Alexander Cosby, b about 1554, inheritor of Stradbally Abbey, (the estate).
            • m Dorcas Sydney, (b about 1557, Oxford, England), dau of William Sydney, Esq., of Oxford in Kent. Dorcas had been one of the maids of honor to Queen Elizabeth. They had 15 children. After Alexander's death, she remarried Sir Thomas Zouche.
          2. Henry Cosby, b 1557, of Stradbally, Hall, Queens, Ireland, d before 1580 in England.
          3. Arnold Cosby, b about 1558, Stradbally Abbey, Queens, Ireland.
            Served under Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, with great reputation, in the low countries, and in 1586, with the celebrated Sir Philip Sidney, was at the battle of Zutpgen (1586) where Sir Philip Sidney received his mortal wounds.
            • m Elizabeth Palmes (b about 1565 in Ireland)
            1. a son, b about 1610, in Caven, Ireland
          4. Catherine Cosby, "Tose"
            • m Archibald More, Esq., but died without children.
        2. Richard Cosbie, of Great Leake
          1. Briget Cosbie, b about 1534, Great Leake, Nottinghamshire, England
            • m William Towers, Gent., of Thunnock, England

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Decedents of Alexander Cosby and Dorcas Sydney

Son of General Francis Cosby

  1. Alexander Cosby, Esq, b about 1554, inheritor of Stradbally Abbey, (the estate). See History of Cosbys in Ireland
    1. Francis Cosbie, b Jan 1,1571, Frices, Dublin, Ireland, 1598
      Was baptized with much ceremony in St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, the Lord Deputy standing God-Father. He was Captain of the Kern and died immediately after his father, Alexander, at the Battle of Stradbally Bridge, May 19, 1596.
      • m Ellen Harpole, b 1573, Killyan, King's, Ireland. She survived him and later remarried Sir Thomas Loftus of Killian in King's County
      1. William Cosbie, b Mar 16, 1596, Stradbally, Queens, Ireland, infant son.
    2. William Cosbie, b June 20, 1573, Fort-in-Leaf, Ireland, d 1596
    3. John Cosby, b August 23, 1574, Stradbally Abbey, Queens, Ireland. Died young.
    4. Richard Cosby, b June 14, 1576, d 1631, successor to his nephew, William.
      • m Elizabeth Pigott (b about 1586, Dysert House, Queens, Ireland, d 1669)
    5. Mable Cosby, b Aug 12, 1578, Lupen Hall, Ireland,d 1631
    6. Humphrey Cosby, b Sept 28, 1581, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland
    7. Rose Cosby, b Nov 20, 1582, Queens House, Oxford, Kent, England
      • m about 1602, at Stradbally, Queens, Ireland to Sir Richard St. Lawrence
    8. Elizabeth Cosby, b Sept 8, 1584, Stradbally, Queens, Ireland
    9. Charles Cosby, b Sept 11, 1585
      • m Jan 1623, to Mary Loftus (b about 1585, in England, d Nov 23, 1623, in England)
    10. Edith Cosby, b Aug 11, 1588, Stradbally, Queens, Ireland
    11. John Cosby, the second to bear that name, born Aug 11, 1589, at Stradbally. Also died young.
    12. Mary Cosby, b July 10, 1590, Stradbally, Queens, Ireland
    13. Anne Cosby, b Sept 19, 1591, Queens, Ireland
    14. Mabel Cosby, b Aug 12, 1593, Stradbally, Queens, Ireland
      • m about 1608 at Stradbally, to George Harpole, Esq, of Thrule, Queens, Ireland
    15. Arnold Cosby, b June 25, 1594, Stradbally, Queens, Ireland, and settled in Cavan County, Ireland.
      • m about 1635
      1. Penelope Cosby

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Decedents of Richard Cosby and Elizabeth Pigott

Son of Alexander Cosby

  1. Richard Cosby, successor to his nephew, William. See History of Cosbys in Ireland
    1. Dorcas Cosby, b 1608, Stradbally, Queens, Ireland
        m about 1632, to Adam Loftus, Esq (b about 1615, Killan, Meath, Ireland)
      1. Thomas Loftus, b ca 1632, Bellymanus, Queens, Ireland
      2. Robert Loftus, b ca 1633, Bellymanus
      3. Adam Loftus, b ca 1634, Bellymanus
      4. Ellen Loftus, b ca 1636, Killyan, Meath, Ireland
      5. Anne Loftus, b ca 1638, Killyan, Meath, Ireland
        • m ca 1665 at Stradbally, Queens, Ireland to her cousin, Francis Cosby, son of her uncle Richard
      6. Martha Loftus, b ca 1640, Killyan, Meath, Ireland
        • m Walter Taylor (b ca 1638)
    2. Alexander Cosby, II, heir, b Feb 8, 1610, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland
      • m ca 1628 at Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland, to Anne Slingeby, (b ca 1614, Kilinore, Cork, Ireland)
      1. Francis Cosby, b ca 1630, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland
    3. Richard Cosby, b about 1611, Stradbally, Queens, Ireland
      • m 1643 to (?)
      1. Francis Cosby, b about 1640, Stradbally Hall, Queen, Ireland
        • m about 1665 at Stradbally, to his cousin, Ann Loftus (b ca 1638, dau of Adam Loftus, Esq). She remarried, John Beard, of Meath, Ireland
      2. Dorcas Cosby, b ca 1644, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland
    4. Francis Cosby, II, b July 5, 1612 at Stradbally Hall. Was a member of Parliament.
      • m ca 1637 at Stradbally, to Anne Loftus
      1. Alexander Cosby, III, successor to his uncle, b ca 1639, at Stradbally
        • m Elizabeth L'Estrange (b ca 1640, Moystown, King's, Ireland, d 1692)
      2. Thomas Cosby of Vicarstown, b ca 1640, d 1713
        • m ca 1663, Queen's Co, Ireland to Anne Smith dau of Sir William Smith (b ca 1646, Ireland)
        1. Francis Cosby of Vicarstown, b ca 1666, d March 30, 1783(?)
          • m ca 1739, in Queen's Co, Ireland to Ann Pigott (b ca 1720, Ireland)
      3. Sydney Cosby of Ballymanus, d 1716.
        • m Sarah Harding
      4. Ellen Cosby
      5. Dorcas Cosby
    5. Sydney Cosby, b Oct 2, 1613, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland, d July 11, 1663
      • m ____ St. Leger, b about 1615 in Ireland
    6. William Cosby, Captain, b 1615, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland, d Sept 13, 1683

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Decedents of Alexander Cosby, III and Elizabeth L'Estrange

Son of Francis Cosby II

  1. Alexander Cosby, III, successor to his uncle, b ca 1639, at Stradbally
    1. Anne Cosby, b ca 1657, Stradbally Hall
      • m William Wall (b ca 1655)
    2. Elizabeth Cosby, b ca 1659, Stradbally Hall
      • m ca 1680 in Ireland to Richard Phillips (b ca 1655, Ireland, later to be General Richard Phillips)
    3. Jane Cosby, b ca 1661, Stradbally Hall
    4. Dudley Cosby, b ca 1664, Stradbally Hall, d May 24, 1729
      • m Sarah Pole of Ballyfin, England
      1. Pole Cosby, b 1703, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland, d May 20, 1766
        • m Mary Dodwell dau and co-heir of Henry Dodwell, Esq of Manor Dodwell, County Roscommon, Ireland (d June 9, 1742)
        1. Sarah Cosby, b 1730, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland
          • m1 Rt Honorable Arthur Upton of Castle Upton (b Jan 9, 1715, Castle Upton, England, d Oct 1768)
          • m2 Dec 1, 1771 to Robert Meredyth, Earl of Farnham (b about 1725, Shrewland, Kildare, Ireland, d Nov 11, 1779)
        2. Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby, Esq, b 1732, Stradbally Hall, Ireland, d Jan 17, 1774
          In 1768 he was given the title of Baron Sydney of Leix, in the Queen's County, Ireland. Dudley's enheritance reverted to his lordship cousin, Philip Cosby, Esq., who himself died without heir.
          • m Nov 16, 1773, in Ireland to Lady Isabell St. Lawrence, dau of Thomas, first Earl of Howth, but she died the ensuring month, Jan 17, 1774 without children. (b Aug 30, 1751 at Howth, Ireland
      2. Sarah Cosby, b 1705, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland
        • m Robert Meredyth, Esq. (b about 1701, Shrewland, Kildare, Ireland
        1. Alethea Meredyth
          • m William Eustace of Castlemore, Ireland
          1. Grace Eustace
    5. Henry Cosby, Captain of Foot, b ca 1664, Stradbally Hall
      • m ____ Higgins (b ca 1668)
    6. Loftus Cosby, b 1666, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland, d Jan 3, 1726, Marseilles, France.
      Was a "Captain of Foot"
    7. Dorothy Cosby, b 1668, Stradbally Hall
    8. Celia Cosby, b 1670, Stradbally Hall
      • m William Weldon (b ca 1665, Rosscumro, Ireland
    9. Thomas Cosby, Major of Foot, b ca 1673, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland, d May 1735
      • m ca 1711, at Stradbally Hall, to Lady June Loftus (b 1690, Stradbally Hall, Ireland, d March 3, 1734)
      1. Anne Cosby, b ca 1712, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
        • m Charles Davis, Esq.
      2. Jane (June?) Cosby, b ca 1714, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
    10. Isabella Cosby, b ca 1675, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
    11. Alexander Cosby, IV, b ca 1678, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d Dec 26, 1743, Nova Scotia, Canada
      Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, Colonel and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, where he died, Dec 26, 1743
      • m ca 1698 in Queens Co, Ireland, to Anne Winnard (b ca 1680, Annapolis (Ireland?)
    12. William Cosby, Governor, b 1762, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d March 10, 1736, Fort George, New York, New York, USA
      • m 1711, at London, England to Lady Grace Montagu (b 1686, Horton, Northhamptonshire, England, d Dec 23, 1767, Middlesex, England)

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Decedents of Francis Cosby and Anne Pigott

Son of Thomas Cosby and Anne Smith
Grandson of Francis Cosby II
G-Grandson of Richard Cosby and Anne Pigott

  1. Francis Cosby, b ca 1666, Vicarstown, Queen's Co, Ireland, d March 30, 1783
    1. Thomas Cosby, b 1742, Vicarstown, Queen's Co, Ireland
      • m ca 1760, Queen's Co, Ireland to Frances Booker (b ca 1743, Queen's Co, Ireland, d June 1770)
      1. a son, b about 1762, Queens Co, Ireland
      2. a son, b about 1763, Queens Co, Ireland
      3. a son, b about 1765, Queens Co, Ireland
      4. Thomas Cosby, Esq., (III) of Vicarstown. b about 1765, Vicarstown, Queens Co, Ireland, d Dec 10, 1798
        • m Aug 15, 1779 at Colones, Monaghan, Ireland to Grace Johnstone, heiress of the Anadale family (b ca 1765, Glaslough, Monaghan, Ireland)
        1. Dudley Cosby, b ca 1781, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, drowned, July 3, 1787
        2. Francis Cosby, b ca 1783, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, drowned at Sock, Aug 2, 1791, Cork, Ireland
        3. Thomas Cosby, Esq., IV, Governor, b ca 1785, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d Dec 10, 1798, survived by his only surviving child
          • m 1802 to Charlotte Elizabeth Kelly (b about 1786 in Ireland)
          1. Thomas Cosby, Esq, V, governor of Queen's County
            • m 1802, to Charlotte Elizabeth Kelley, dau of Rt Honorable Thomas Kelley, Lord Chief Justice of the COurt of Common Pleas in Ireland
            1. Thomas Phillips Cosby, heir, d Jan 22, 1832, succeeded by his eldest son, Thomas Cosby, Esq, VI
              1. Thomas Cosby, Esq, VI, b Sept 20, 1803.
                In 1835, he was high sheriff. d 181, succeeded by nephew Robert, son of Sydney
              2. Sydney Cosby, who had:
                1. m John Ward (b ca 1764, Ireland)
                2. Elinor Cosby, b about 1769, Queens Co, Ireland
                  • m April 1784 to Bernard Ward (b ca 1765, Ballysider, Queens Co, Ireland)
              3. Francis Seymour Cosby, b about 1744, Ireland
              4. Frances Cosby, b about, 1746, Ireland
              5. Anne Cosby, b about 1748, Ireland
                • m March 1, 1764, to John Ward, Lieut (b about 1745)
              6. Ellinor Cosby, b ca 1750, Ireland
                • m April 15, 1774, to Bernard Ward (b ca 1745)

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    Decedents of Thomas Cosby and Charlotte Elizabeth Kelly

    Son of Thomas Cosby and Grace Johnstone
    Grandson of Thomas Cosbyand Frances Booker
    G-Grandson of Frances Cosby and Ann Pigott

    1. Thomas Cosby, Governor, b ca 1785, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d Jan 22, 1832
      • m 1802 to Charlotte Elizabeth Kelly (b about 1786 in Ireland)
      1. Thomas Phillips Cosby, b Sept 20, 1803, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d 1851
      2. William Cosby, Rev, b ca 1805, Vicarstown, Queens Co, Ireland, d Dec 1, 1872
        • m about 1830, in Ireland to Dora Jephson (Johnson?) neice of Lord Dunnelly (b ca 1810, Wilmar, Tipperary, Ireland)
        1. Thomas Prittie Cosby, Major, b ca 1832, Ireland
        2. Martha Cosby, b ca 1834, Ireland
        3. Frances Cosby, b ca 1836, Ireland
        4. Martha Cosby, b ca 1842, Louisa, Virginia, USA
      3. Sydney Cosby, b ca 1807, Stradbally Hall, Queen's Co, Ireland
        • m 1834 to Emily Ashworth (b ca 1815, Shirley House, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, d Aug 23, 1863), dau and co-heir of Robert Ashwork, Esq
        1. Margaret Mary Pole Cosby, b Oct 25, 1838, Ireland, d 1924
          • m Dec 12, 1855 to John Chidley Coote (d April 26, 1879)
        2. Robert Ashworth Godolphin Cosby, Col., b April 7, 1837, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
          • m1 Oct 18, 1859, to Alice Sophia Elizabeth Pocock (b about 1840, Hampshire, England, d Sept 3, 1878)
          • m2 Elizabeth McLyneax
          1. Dudley Sydney Ashworth Cosby, Capt., b Jan 12, 1862, Stradbally Hall, Queens, Ireland, d Dec 28, 1923
            • m April 30, 1865, Queens Co, Ireland to Emily Mable Gubbins, his first cousin, (b 1866, Ireland)
            1. Irene Mable Alys Cosby, b ca 1898, Ireland
          2. Sydney George Coventry Cosby, Lieut, b July 23, 1864, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
          3. Mary Powlett Cosby, b Aug 23, 1865, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
            • m May 17, 1893 to William H Persse (b ca 1863, Glenarde, Galway, Ireland)
          4. Edith Augusta Emily Cosby, b about 1867, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
            • m Aug 10, 1887 to Edward Henry Maxwell
          5. Aline Islay Cosby, b about 1870, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
          6. Lilian Alice Cosby, b about 1872, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
          7. Violet Grace Cosby, b about 1874, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
            • m Jan 11, 1894 to Sir Frederick Oliver Ashton
        3. Charlotte Emily Cosby, b ca 1839, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
          • m Aug 22, 1866 to James Gubbins, Lt Gen
          1. Emily Mabel Gubbins, b ca 1866, Ireland, d June 23, 1918
      4. Wellesley Pole Cosby, b about 1809, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d 1842
        • m 1841, to Marie Ashworth, b about 1809, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
      5. Frances Elizabeth Cosby, b about 1811, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d March 25, 1841
        • m Aug 6, 1837 to Horance Rochport, Esq (of Clogziane Castle, County Carlow, Ireland, d May 16, 1891)
      6. Harriet Georgianna Cosby, b about 1813, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d Feb 25, 1845, Woodlawn, Galway, Ireland
        • m Aug 29, 1831 to Frederick, Lord Ashtown (b ca 1813, Queens Co, Ireland, d Sept 12, 1880)


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    Decedents of Alexander Cosby, IV and Anne Winnard

    Son of Alexander Cosby and Elizabeth L'Estrange
    Grandson of Francis Cosby II
    G-Grandson of Richard Cosbyand Elizabeth Pigott

    1. Alexander Cosby, IV, b ca 1678, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d Dec 26, 1743, Nova Scotia, Canada
      Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, Colonel and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, where he died, Dec 26, 1743.
      • m ca 1698 in Queens Co, Ireland, to Anne Winnard, dau of Alexander Winnard, Esq, of Annapolis (b ca 1680, Annapolis (Ireland?)
      1. Elizabeth Cosby, b March 6, 1701, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
        • m Capt Foye (or Feye) (b ca 1697, Ireland)
      2. William Cosby, Captain, b ca 1704, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d 1748, Windsor, England (one source states that he was killed and scalped by Indians in 1748, probably not at Windsor, England)
      3. Anne Cosby, b ca 1708, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
        • m William Wolseley of the Royal Navy (b ca 1704, Ireland)
      4. Mary Cosby, b ca 1710, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland
        • m1 Captain Charles Cotterel (b ca 1706, Ireland)
        • m2 Captain John Buchannan, Royal Navy
      5. Phillips Cosby, Admiral in the Navy and eventual inheritor of Stradbally, b 1730, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d Jan 10, 1808, bur Jan 16, 1808, Abbey Church, Bath, England
        • m Aug 1792, in Ireland to Elizabeth (Eliza) Gunthorpe (b ca 1732, Antigua, Southampton, England)

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    Decedents of Charles Cosby and Mary Loftus

    Son of Alexander Cosby and Dorcas Sydney
    Grandson of General Francis Cosby


    1. Charles, b Sept 11-12, 1585 at Stradbally.
      Charles was the founder of the family in Virginia.
      • m Jan 1623, to Mary Loftus (b about 1585, in England, d Nov 23, 1623, in England) dau of Adam Loftus, D.D. of Trinity College, Cambridge, England
      1. John Cosby, b 1623, Ireland, named for his two uncles, d 1696, York, Virginia
        John came to Virginia with his father and became the owner of extensive land tracts in York, King and Queen, and New Kent counties.
        • m1 ca 1646, Virginia, to Mary Ann Johnson, b about 1626, York, Virginia
        • m2 Sarah Smith. Her will was probabed in York County on July 21, 1740.
        1. Mary Cosby, b ca 1648, York, Virginia. She accidentally set fire to her garments and burned to death Nov 30, 1657 at age 9.
        2. James Cosby, b ca 1650, York Virginia, d 1747, Virginia
          • m ca 1668, in Virginia to Mary Ayles, b ca 1650 Virginia
          1. Charles Cosby, b ca 1670, James City, Virginia
            • m ca 1690, in Virginia to Amy _____ (b ca 1674, Virginia, d 1729)
        3. Sarah Cosby, b ca 1659, York, Virginia
          • m _____ Jackson
        4. Elizabeth Cosby, b ca 1660 (or 1683), Virginia
          • m _____ Wooding
        5. Mary Cosby, b ca 1662, New Kent, Virginia, named for her sister who burned to death
          • m _____ Ayles
        6. Charles Cosby, b ca 1670, New Kent Co., Virginia, d 1760, Louisa Co, Va Reference
          • m Jane Meriwether, b about 1682, Virginia
        7. John, b ca 1675, d 1760
        8. Philip, b ca 1684


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    Decedents of Charles Cosby and Jane Meriwether

    Grandson of Charles Cosby and Mary Loftus

    1. Charles Cosby, b ca 1670, New Kent Co., Virginia, d 1760, Louisa Co, Va Reference
      • m Jane Meriwether, b about 1682, Virginia
        Reference
      1. James Cosby, b ca 1703
        1. John Cosby, b ca 1725
          • m Judith Burtt (b ca 1730, Virginia)
          1. John Cosby, b 1751, York Co, Va (twin brother to James)
          2. James Cosby, b 1751, York Co, Va (twin brother to John)
          3. Mary, b 1752, York Co, Va
          4. Charles Cosby, b 1754, York Co, Va
        2. William Cosby, b ca 1726, Hanover, Va
        3. Charles Cosby, b ca 1728, Hanover, Va
          • m Rebecca Wood (b ca 1735, Louisa Co, Va)
        4. James Cosby, b ca 1729, Virginia
        5. Phillip Cosby, b ca 1731, Virginia
        6. Zacheus Cosby, b ca 1733, Hanover, Va
          • m Morning Jackson (b ca 1737, Goochland, Va)
      2. David Cosby, b Jan 17, 1705, Frederickville, Louisa Co, Va, d 1770
        He removed to Hanover County, which eventually became Louisa County. His will was proved Sept 10, 1770.
        • m 1725 to Mary Garland Overton dau of Capt James Overton (b 1705, Louisa Co, Va, will probabed Feb 14, 1785).
          She was said to be the most beautiful girl in Virginia of that day.
        • another source has David marrying Nancy Overton, who, like Mary, is mentioned as the daughter of Captain James Overton.
        1. David Cosby, b ca 1728, d probably July 20, 1803.
          • m1 Jan 26, 1757, Mary Johnston (or Johnson)
          • m2 Suzanna Witte
          1. Zacheus, b 1753, Hanover Co, Va., d May 27, 1834, Staunton, Virginia. Was a Revolutionary War Minute Man under Captain James Dabney, father of his first wife
            • m1 1778, Susan Dabney
            • m2 March 2, 1808, Nancy Richardson
            1. Dabney Cosby
              • Frances Davenport Tapp
            2. Mary (Polly) Cosby, b Feb 28, 1782, Cub Creek, Louisa Co, Virginia, d July 15, 1844, Cincinnatti, Ohio. Emigrated with husband on horseback over the mountains in 1806, to Cincinnatti, Ohio
              • m July 4, 1806, John Shane
          2. Winifred Cosby, b Jan 26, 1757
          3. William Cosby, b Feb 14, 1759
            • m Judith Wilkinson
          4. Jeremiah Cosby, b Oct 11, 1761
          5. James Cosby, b March 28, 1765
            • m Theodecia Smith
          6. Pleasants Cosby, b 1769
            • m Dec 19, 1790, to Nancy Pallock or Powhatan Co, Va
            • m2 (?) Nancy Rion
        2. Charles Cosby, b 1726, Hanover, Va. He lived in Louisa, then Spotsylvania County, and later removed to elbert Co, Georgia where he died in 1802 (or Aug 2, 1800)
          • m1 1743, his cousin, Elizabeth Wingfield, (b ca 1728, Southampton, Va, d 1755) dau of John Wingfield & Sarah Garland)
          • m2 Dec 14, 1759, Elizabeth Sydnor (Snyder?) (b 1740, Virginia)
            Conflict, needs resolved: Some sources show Charles Scott Cosby as son of Charles and Elizabeth Sydnor, but can this be? What of their other son, Charles who married Rebecca Woods?
          1. Charles Scott Cosby, b ca 1757, Virginia. Commonly called "Scott", he died, a merchant in Georgia
            • m Sarah Smith (b Dec 1759, Louisa, Virginia)
          2. Garland Cosby, b 1757
              m Elizabeth Lucy Molly Poindexter (b 1760, Louisa, Va)
          3. Charles Cosby
            • m Rebecca Wood
          4. Anthony Sydnor Cosby
            • m Cynthia Jack
          5. Patsy Ragland Cosby, b Feb 13, 1764
          6. Robert Cosby, b Sept 26, 1765, d Geogia, after 1800
            • m ____ Ragland
          7. Fortunatus Cosby
            • m Mary Ann Fontaine
          8. Mary Overton Cosby
            • m Rev John Andrew
          9. Judith Cosby, b Oct 12, 1769
            • m William Harvie of Oglethorpe, Ga
            1. Elizabeth Sydnor Harvie
            2. Lucy Cosby Harvie
          10. Martha (Polly) Cosby, b March 16, 1771
            • m Col _____ Ragland
          11. Richmond Terrell Cosby, b Dec 14, 1772, d after father in 1803-1807
          12. James Overton Cosby
            • m Margaret McCall
          13. Stephen Cosby, b ca 1776. He was a merchant in Liverpool, England and Charleston, South Carolina
          14. Barbara Minor Cosby
              m 1822 Valentine Meriwether, of Georgia
          15. Lucy Garland Cosby, b March 5, 1783, died, unmarried in 1797
          16. David Cosby, b 1785, died in Mississippi. He was one of the commissioners appointed to fix the boundary line between Louisiana and Mississippi.
        3. Overton Cosby, b ca 1739, Hanover Co., d Nov 23, 1806, Urbana, Middlesex Co, Va
          He moved to Middlesex County before 1765, and became a clerk. He married his housekeeper and they had no children. In 1787, He was a member of the House of Delegates for Middlesex County.
        4. John Cosby, b ca 1741
          • m Susanna (or Susannah) Wingfield
        5. James Cosby, b ca 1743, mentioned in his father's will
        6. Elizabeth (Betty) Cosby, b ca 1744
          • m 1755 to Major John Minor (b Nov 13, 1735, d March 31, 1800) He was the lawyer son of John and Sarah Carr Minor of Topping castle.
        7. Mary Cosby, b 1745
          • m William Callis (or Gallis) of Middlesex Co, Va.
        8. Ann Overton Cosby, b ca 1746
          • m William Tokpkins (b 1736, d 1779) son of Robert Reade Thompkins.
        9. Jane Cosby, b 1750, died unmarried in 1790.
        10. Barbara Overton Cosby, b 1752
          • m June 14, 1773, Captain Vivian Minor, brother of Major John Minor.
        11. William Cosby, thought to have died in Williamson Co, Tennessee in 1846(?).


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    Descendents of
    Garland Cosby and Elizabeth Lucy Molly Poindexter



    1. Garland Cosby, b 1757
        m Elizabeth Lucy Molly Poindexter (b 1760, Louisa, Va)
      1. Stith Poindexter Cosby, b Nov 27, 1783, Goochland, Va
        • Alsey Henson (b 1786, Virginia)
        1. Thomas Cosby, b ca 1815,Kentucky
        2. Mary Cosby, b ca 1817, Kentucky
      2. Nicholas Cosby, b Feb 22, 1785, Louisa, Va
        • m Margare DeWees (b 1790, Va)
        1. Garland Cosby, b ca 1812, Kentucky
        2. Thomas Cosby, b ca 1814, Kentucky
        3. William Cosby, b ca 1815, Kentucky
        4. John W. Cosby, b ca 1816, Kentucky
        5. James Cosby, b ca 1820, Kentucky
        6. George W Cosby, b ca 1822, Kentucky
        7. John W. Cosby, b Oct 25, 1823, Kentucky
          • m Martha Catherine Goodson (b 1845, Fredonia, Crawford Co, Indiana)
          1. Luella Frances Cosby, b 1865, Fredonia, Crawford Co, Indiana
            • m Albert Landrus (b 1861, Crawford Co, Indiana)
          2. Albert Cosby, b 1867, Fredonia, Crawford Co, Indiana
          3. James Cosby, b 1869, Fredonia, Crawford Co, Indiana
          4. Thomas H. Cosby, b Nov 29, 1871, Leavenworth, Crawford Co, Indiana
            • m Catherine "Kitty" Etta Brashear (b ca 1879, Brandenburg, Meade Co, Kentucky)
          5. Bessie May Cosby, b 1873, Leavenworth, Crawford Co, Indiana
        8. Mary Cosby, b Feb 15, 1824-25, Kentucky
        9. Nicholas Cosby, b ca 1835, Indiana
      3. Fortunatus Cosby, b 1787, Louisa, Va
      4. Francis Cosby, b ca 1790, St Peter Parish, New Kent, Va
        • m Lavina Chandler (b 1792, Maryland)
        1. Garland Cosby, b ca 1810, Indiana
          • m Jane McCalip (b ca 1815, Kentucky)
          1. Ailsey Cosby, b 1842, Bart, Indiana
            • m Lewis Mortimer Woodyard (b Feb 22, 1835, Mason Co, Va)
          2. Theodore Thomas Cosby, b 1852, Henderson, Kentucky
        2. John Cosby, b ca 1816, Kentucky
        3. George Cosby, b ca 1821, Kentucky
        4. Willis W Cosby, b ca 1824, Kentucky
          • m Ann K Cosby (b 1835, Henderson, Ky)
          1. Virginia A Cosby, b 1857, Henderson, Ky
          2. Emma L Cosby, b 1859, Henderson, Ky
            • m William H Butler (b 1855, Henderson, Ky)
        5. Malinda Cosby, ca 1828, Henderson, Ky
        6. John Cosby, b 1835, Hart, Ky
        7. Fortunatus Cosby, b ca 1836, Kentucky
      5. Garland Cosby, b 1792, Louisa, Va
        • m Eulalie Carlin (b 1803, Louisiana)
        1. Albert D. Cosby, b ca 1820, Louisiana
          • Mary E Humphrey (b 1827, Ky)
          1. Comazell Cosby, b ca 1845, Daviess, Ky
          2. Martha Cosby, b ca 1847, Daviess, Ky
          3. Carma Carmazello Cosby, b 1847, McLean,Ky
            • m _____ Randolph (b c 1843, McLean, Ky)
          4. Garland Cosby, b ca 1849, McLean, Ky
        2. Garland Poindexter Cosby, b ca 1823, Vandersburg, Webster Co, Ky
          • m Unity Y Amity Thomasson (b ca 1825, Webster, Ky)
          1. David Henry Cosby, b 1847, Hopkins, Ky
          2. G.K. Cosby, b ca 1849, Hopkins, Ky
          3. Monte Cosby, b ca 1850, Hopkins, Ky
            • m John Campbell (b 1850, Ky)
          4. Carmizella Cosby, b ca 1851, Webster, Ky
          5. J.L. Cosby, b ca 1852, Hopkins, Ky
          6. John Cosby, b 1853, Webster, Ky
          7. William Cosby, b ca 1855, Hopkins, Ky
          8. George Cosby, b 1857, Webster, Ky
          9. Monta Cosby, b 1860, Webster, Ky
          10. James Garland Cosby, b 1863, Hopkins, Ky
          11. William Carlin Cosby, b 1866, Webster, Ky
          12. James Garland Cosby, b 1871, Vandersburg, Webster Co, Kythe 2nd to bear this name
            • m Rosa Arp (b ca 1873, Ky)
        3. Napolean B. Cosby, b ca 1828, Kentucky
          • m Sarah A Cosby (b 1832, Henderson, Ky)
          1. Byron Cosby, b 1854, Henderson, Ky
          2. Napolean B Cosby, b 1857, Henderson, Ky
            • m Ann Tyson (b 1861, Marshall, Mississippi)
          3. Tupper Cosby, b 1857, Henderson, Ky
        4. Lucion B Cosby, b 1834, Kentucky
          • m Frankie V Hurd (b 1854, Indiana)
          1. Meldon H Cosby, b 1873, Indiana
          2. Stancel Cosby, b ca 1875, Indiana
        5. George Cosby, b 1836, Kentucky
        6. James Cosby, b ca 1838, Kentucky
        7. Henry Clay Cosby, b ca 1845, Webster, Kentucky
          • m Endora Cox (b ca 1845, Webster, Ky)
          1. Henry Burnett Cosby, b 1870, Dixon, Webster Co, Kentucky
            • m Josephine Wagers (b 1872, Kentucky)
          2. Emma Cosby, b ca 1842, Kentucky
            • m Nicola Zilliken (b ca 1838, Chester, Illinois)
      6. Betsy Cosby, b 1793, St. Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia
        • m Willis Wilson (b ca 1789, Virginia)


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    Descendents of
    John Cosby and Susannah Wingfield

    Son of David Cosby and Mary Garland Overton

    1. John Cosby, b ca 1741
      • m Susanna (or Susannah) Wingfield
      1. Frances Cosby, b Feb 23, 1767, Havover Co, Virginia
        • Samuel Overton (b Dec 1760, Amelia, Va)
        1. Susan W. Overton, b ca 1786, Hanover Co, Virginia
        2. Mary T Overton, b ca 1788, Hanover Co, Virginia
        3. Amelia Overton, b ca 1790, Hanover Co, Virginia
        4. Edward G Overton, b ca 1792, Hanover Co, Virginia
      2. Joseph Cosby, b July 14, 1770, Hanover Co, Virginia
      3. Overton Cosby, b Oct 14, 1772, Hanover Co, Virginia
        • m Ann Bissett (b in England)
        1. Charles Lee Cosby, b 1807, Washington, Ky
          • m Martha Emerine Clarkson (b 1818, Perry, Indiana)
          1. Mary Imogene Cosby, b Oct 18, 1836, New Mexico
            • m Henry Rawlings (b ca 1835, New Mexico)
          2. Junius F. (O?) Cosby, b ca 1838/39, Kentucky
          3. James Fielding Cosby, b Aug 13, 1841, Hardin, Kentucky
            • m Eliza Jane Bennison (b ca 1843, Illinois)
            1. Walter F. Cosby, b ca 1863, Hardin, Kentucky
              • m _____ Chandler (b ca 1865, Kentucky)
          4. Joseph Joshus Cosby, b ca 1842, Upton, Kentucky
          5. Lucy A. Cosby, b 1843, Upton, Kentucky
            • m _____ Bowman (b ca 1840, Hart, Kentucky
          6. William B. Cosby, b ca 1844, Upton, Kentucky
          7. John Aud. Cosby, b 1845, Missouri
            • m Nancy Hodges (b ca 1849, Kansas City, Missouri)
          8. George Wood Cosby, b 1847, Kentucky
          9. Martha Mattie, b ca 1848, Upton, Kentucky
            • m Pearl _____ (b ca 1844, Missouri)
          10. Charles A. Cosby, b May 5, 1849, Upton, Kentucky
            • m Lizzie Middleton (b ca 1860, Hart, Kentucky)
            1. James Cosby, b ca 1890
            2. Joseph Cosby, b ca 1891
            3. Owen Cosby, b ca 1892
          11. Joseph Dabney Cosby, b Jan 1, 1851, Roundstone, Kentucky
            • m Mary Theresa Pickel (b Sept 16, 1863, Coblens, Germany)
            1. Dabney Cosby, b ca 1884, Missouri
            2. Martha Evelyn Cosby, b March 15, 1885, St. Louis, St Louis Co, Missouri
              • m Wright Samual Rutan (b ca 1881, St Louis, Missouri)
            3. Oliva May Cosby, b May 2, 1894, Missouri
              • m Raymond J Myers (b ca 1890, Texas)
          12. George Menoah Cosby, b ca 1853, Kentucky
          13. Henry Clay Cosby, b ca 1855, Kentucky
          14. William Brian Cosby, b Jan 7, 1857, Hardin, Kentucky
            • m Lorinda McBride (b ca 1860, Washington, Indiana)
            1. India Cosby, b ca 1883, Missouri
            2. Wilbur Fielding Cosby, b Jan 30, 1888, Kansas City, Missouri
              • m Hazel Marie Nicholson (b ca 1892, Kansas City, Missouri)
          15. Udolph C. Cosby, b ca 1860, Kentucky
        2. Thomas Dabney Cosby, b 1808, Hart, Kentucky
          • m Mary Jane Board (b ca 1812, Hart, Kentucky)
          1. Joseph Christopher Cosby, b ca 1832, Kentucky
          2. John Henry Cosby, b March 14, 1834, Kentucky
            • m Maria Elizabeth Dorsey (b ca 1840, Kentucky)
            1. William C. Cosby, b Nov 19, 1879, Kentucky
            2. Josephine E. Cosby, b Dec 18, 1881, Kentucky
            3. Henry Otto Cosby, b March 19, 1884, Kentucky
            4. Oliver Roscoe Cosby, b Nov 7, 1888, Hart, Kentucky
          3. Mattie Cosby, b ca 1838, Kentucky
            • m John Stewart (b ca 1834, Hart, Kentucky)
          4. Samuel Henry Cosby, b ca 1839, Priceville, Hart Co, Kentucky
          5. Sarah D. Cosby, b ca 1843, Hart, Kentucky
          6. Isadora A Cosby, b ca 1845, Hart, Kentucky
          7. Martha Susan Cosby, b Jan 23, 1848, Priceville, Hart Co, Kentucky
            • m George William Stewart (b ca 1844, Priceville, Hart, Kentucky)
          8. George A. Cosby, b ca 1851, Priceville, Hart Co, Kentucky
            • m Susan A Arnett (b ca 1855, Henderson, Kentucky)
          9. Joseph C. Cosby, b ca 1856, Priceville, Hart Co, Kentucky
          10. Samuel G. Cosby, b ca 1859, Priceville, Hart Co, Kentucky
          11. Mary Josephine Cosby, b 1841, d 1924
            • m David Crockett Ashbaugh (b 1834, d 1914)
            1. Effie Ashbaugh, b 1860, d 1932
              • m Isom Marion Gibson (b 1861, d 1942)
              1. Paul Frederick Gibson, b 1892, d 1978, age 86
                • Norma Vincent Loop (b 1901, d 1991, age 90)
                1. Harold Sturgis Loop
        3. John Cosby, b ca 1810, Virginia
        4. Joseph D. Cosby, b ca 1820, Kentucky
          • Julian Wright (b ca 1822, Kentucky)
          1. Grace Cosby, b ca 1837, Kentucky
          2. Sallie Cosby, b ca 1838, Kentucky
          3. Joseph Cosby, b ca 1840, Kentucky
          4. Columbus Cosby, b ca 1842, Kentucky
          5. Demonsthenis Cosby, ca 1843, Kentucky
          6. Mary G. Cosby, b ca 1845, Kentucky
          7. Clara A. Cosby, b ca 1850, Kentucky
            • m Joseph E. Medley (b ca 1846, Kentucky)
      4. Louisa Cosby, b Jan 1, 1774, Hanover Co, Virginia
        • m John Bullock (b ca 1770, Nelson, Kentucky)
        1. Sarah Bullock, b ca 1800, Kentucky
          • m _____ Lewers (b ca 1796, Louisville, Kentucky)
      5. Jane Cosby, b March 7, 1782, Hanover Co, Virginia
        • m William W. Shackleford (b ca 1876, Hanover Co, Virginia)
      6. Jane Jenny Cosby, b June 9, 1786, Hanover Co, Virginia
      7. Maria Cosby, b June 8, 1786, Nelson, Kentucky
        • m Frederick Nantz (b ca 1783, Washington, Kentucky)
      8. Dabney Carr Cosby, b Dec 15, 1788, Hanover Co, Virginia
        • m Lydia Ewing (b Kentucky)
        1. Susan Cosby, b ca 1812, Washington, Kentucky
          • m Daniel Hughes (b June 24, 1811, Marion, Kentucky)
        2. Georgia Ann Cosby, b ca 1814, Washington, Kentucky
          • m Styles Maxwell (b ca 1820, Marion, Kentucky)
        3. John Dabney Cosby, b ca 1818, Augusta, Virginia
          • m Lucinda Fowler (b May 12, 1837, Princeton, Kentucky)
          1. John Dabney Cosby, b Nov 18, 1861, Eureka, Humbolt Co, Kentucky
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    descendantss of Governor William Cosby

    Son of Alexander Cosby and Elizabeth L'Estrange
    Grandson ofFrancis Cosby
    G-Grandson of Richard Cosbyand Elizabeth Pigott

    1. William Cosby Brigadere General and Governor of New York and the Jerseys, b 1762, Stradbally Hall, Queens Co, Ireland, d March 10, 1736, Fort George, New York, New York, USA
      • m1 1711, at London, England to Lady Grace Montagu (b 1686, Horton, Northhamptonshire, England, d Dec 25, 1767, Middlesex, England), sister of George Montague, Earl of Halifax, dau of Edward and Elizabeth Montagu of Halifax, York, England
      • m2 ____ second wife died March 10, 1836
      1. Grace Cosby, b May 9, 1716, St. Martin, Westminister, London, England
      2. Alexander Cosby, b about 1717, London, England, d Castle of Surat, Surat, Bombay, India
        • m Dec 2, 1740, St. Annes, Soho, London, England, to Ann Shorthose (b 1721, London, England)
        1. Henry Augustus Montagu Cosby, General, b 1743, Minorca, d Jan 17, 1822, Bath, Somerset, England
          • m about 1762 to Elizabeth Marsh (b about 1743, Kent, England, d Nov 3, 1771, Cuddalore, India
          1. Harriet Cosby, b ca 1764, Bath, Somerset, England
            • m Hall Plumer (b ca 1766, Stockton Hall, Yorkshire, England)
          2. Elizabeth Ann Cosby, b Oct 18, 1866, Bath, Somerset, England
            • m June 12, 1786 to Thomas Oakes (b Oct 23, 1752, England)
            1. Thomas Alexander Oakes, b 1787, St. Georges, St. George, Madras, India
              • m Clara Sophia Muntz (b Jan 6, 1805, Sellywick, Worcester, England)
            2. Henry Robert Oakes, b Oct 19, 1788, St Georges, St. George, Madras, India
              • m Eliza Maxtone (b 1792, Madras, India)
            3. Richard Montague Oakes, b Feb 27, 1791, St Georges, St. George, Madras, India
              • m Sophia Charlotte Fletcher (b Feb 27, 1791, Park Street, London, England)
            4. Emma Oakes, b 1794, St. Georges, St George, Madras, India
            5. Caroline Oakes, b Aug 20, 1795, St George's, St. George, Madras, India
            6. Eliza Oakes, b 1797, St George's, St George, Madras, India
          3. Henry Smith Cosby, Major, b 1768, Madras, India, died in the seige of Seringapatam, India
          4. Augustus Cosby, b about 1772, Bath, Somerset, England
          5. Montague Cosby, Lt. Col, b about 1772, Madras, India, d 1820, Poonah, India
            • m Anne Reynaud (b about 1770, Madras, India)
            1. Henry Montagu Cosby, b Aug 14, 1806, Podicherry, Madras, India
            2. Charles Augustus Cosby, b Aug 9, 1808, Masulipatam, India
              • m Corona Arabella Byrne (b 1816, Greenwich, Middlesex, England)
      3. Elizabeth Cosby, b about 1721, London, England, d Dec 21, 1788, England
        • m 1732/1733 at Fort George, New York, New York, to Augustus Fitzroy (b Oct 16, 1716, England, d May 24, 1741
        1. Charles Fitzroy, b about 1734, Fort George, New York, New York
        2. Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, b Sept 28, 1735, England, d March 14, 1811
          • m Jan 29, 1756, St. James Square, Westminister, London, England, to Anne Liddell (b 1737, Castle Ravensworth, Durham, England, d 1804)
          1. Georgiana Fitzroy, b May 8, 1757, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England
            • m June 4, 1778, to John Smyth (b about 1753, Heath, Yorks, England)
          2. George Henry Fitzroy, b Jan 14, 1760, England, d Sept 28, 1844
            • m Charlotte Maria Waldegrave (b Oct 11, 1761, Navestock, Essex, England)
          3. Charles Fitzroy, General, b July 14, 1764, England, d Dec 20, 1829
            • m June 20, 1795, to France Anne Miller (b June 24, 1777, Mount Stewart, Down, England, d Aug 9, 1797)
        3. Charles Fitzroy, Sir, b June 25, 1737, Southamption, Hants, England, d March 21, 1797
          • m July 27, 1758, St. Mary, Marylebone, London, England, to Anne Warren (b about 1737, England, d July 13, 1807, England)
          1. Susannah Maria Fitzroy
          2. George Ferdinand Fitzroy
          3. Charles Fitzroy
          4. William Fitzroy
          5. Henry Fitzroy
          6. Warren Fitzroy
          7. Frederick Fitzroy
          8. Charlotte Fitzroy
          9. William Fitzroy
          10. Emily Fitzroy
          11. Robert Fitzroy
          12. Edward Fitzroy
          13. Louisa Fitzroy
          14. Georgiana Fitzroy
      4. Grace Cosby, b 1723, Westminister, London, England, the second child to bear this name
        • m Nov 9, 1738, New York, New York, to Joseph Murray (b about 1720)
          Joseph Murray was a native of Ireland and member of the Governor's Council, a leading loyalist, delegate to the second Colonial Congress at Albany, New York in 1757)
        1. Anne Murray
          • m William Wall, Esq of Collnamach County, Waterford.
        2. Elizabeth Murray
          • m Lieutenant general Richmond Philips, Governor of Nova Scotia.
        3. Jane Murray
        4. Dorcas Murray
          • m ____ Forbes
        5. Celia Murray
          • m William Waldon, Esq, of Rosscumre, Kings County
      5. Henry Cosby, Capt., Royal Navy, b about 1719, Westminister, London, England, d Sept 16, 1753, New Brunswick, New Jersey
      6. William Cosby, Capt., b about 1713, London, England, d after 1762, bur Virginia
        • m Feb 25, 1741, Kingston Parish, Kingston, Jamaica to Mary Witlson (b 1723, Kingston, Jamaica)
        1. William Cosby, b ca 1743, North Carolina, d 1821, Ashville, North Carolina
          • m April 19, 1768, Norfolk, Virginia, to Mary Pasteur (b about 1750, North Carolina)

          William is believed to be the father of James S. Cosby of North Carolina. His line continues on another sheet

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    Charles Scott Cosby and Sarah Smith

    Possible son of Charles Cosby and Elizabeth Wingfield



    1. Charles Scott Cosby, b ca 1757, Virginia. Commonly called "Scott", he died, a merchant in Georgia
      • m Sarah Smith (b Dec 1759, Louisa, Virginia)
      1. Edward Cosby, b ca 1798, Virginia
      2. Jane R. Cosby, b ca 1799, Louisa Co, Virginia
        • m Christopher Columbus Smith (b ca 1743, Louisa Co, Virginia
      3. Virginia Cosby, b ca 1802, Virginia
      4. Wingfield Minor Cosby, b Sept 12, 1804, Culpepper, Virginia
        • m Mary Reed Strange (b ca 1821, Culpeper, Virginia
        1. Auzy Austin Cosby, b ca 1831
        2. James Cosby, b Jan 17, 1833, Fayette, Kentucky
          • m1 Mary Wright (b ca 1840, Kentucky)
          1. Thomas Green Cosby, b 1856, Madison, Kentucky
            • m Mary C. Weatherford (b ca 1860, Monroe, Missouri
          2. Bennett Smith Cosby, b 1868, Randolph, Missouri
          3. Mary Cosby, b 1870, Randolph Missouri
            • m J.H. Lusk (b ca 1866, Randolph, Missouri
        3. Lucy C Cosby, b ca 1836, Virginia
          • m Alexander C. Roselle (b 1836, Virginia)
        4. Edward Cosby, b ca 1838, Fayette, Kentucky
        5. Joel Edward Cosby, b 1839, Madison, Kentucky
          • m Mary E. Cosby (b 1840, Madison, Kentucky)
          1. Sarah Cosby, b Dec, 1859, Madison, Kentucky
          2. William Cosby, b 1862, Madison, Kentucky
          3. Robert Cosby, b 1868, Madison, Kentucky
        6. John W. Cosby, b ca 1841, Fayette, Kentucky
        7. Oliver Wingfield Cosby, b Dec 19, 1841, Madison, Virginia
          • m _____
          1. Wingfield Cosby, b Jan 18, 1881, Virginia
        8. Clara Ann Cosby, b 1843, Virginia
          • m Robert Cochran Ely (b Oct 10, 1838, Franfort, Franklin Co, Kentucky
          1. Edward Cosby Ely, 1866, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri
            • m Lillie M Jewell (b ca 1870 in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri
          2. Benjamin Ely, 1868, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri
          3. Mary Reed Ely, b 1869, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri
          4. Frank Black Ely, b 1873, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri
          5. Mattie May Ely, b 1875, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri
            • m Thomas S Ballew (b ca 1871, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri
        9. Zachariah Taylor Cosby, b Nov 26, 1846, Fayette, Kentucky
          • m Mary Lou Dozier, (b about 1850, Kentucky)
          1. Abbie Cosby, b ca 1872, Kentucky
            • m A.A. Berghoffer (b ca 1868, Missouri)
          2. Charles Cosby, b 1874, Kentucky
          3. Effie Cosby, b ca 1876, Kentucky
          4. Dudley Cosby, b ca 1878, Kentucky
          5. Horace Cosby, b ca 1880, Kentucky
      5. William Smith Cosby, b ca 1805, Virginia
        • m Leviney Wharton (b ca 1805, Virginia)
        1. Martha J. Cosby, b 1832, Virginia
        2. Charles E. Cosby, b 1838, Houston, Halifax, Virginia
        3. Mary Cosby, b 1840, Virginia
        4. Letitia Cosby, b 1844, Virginia
      6. James Cosby, b ca 1806, Spottsylvania, Virginia
      7. Charles Dabney Cosby, b ca 1808, Virginia
        • m1 _____ Bowen (b ca 1810, Virginia)
        • m2 Martha M. Stephenson (b ca 1812, Kirksville, Madison Co, Kentucky)
        1. Daniel B. Cosby, b ca 1832, son of _____ Bowen
        2. Emma Cosby, b ca 1846, Kentucky, dau of Martha Stephenson
          • m Thomas E James, b ca 1842, Kentucky
      8. Martha Ann Cosby, b June 6, 1809, Virginia
        • m Edward Haskell Harris (b ca 1805, Virginia)
      9. Edward Edmonds Cosby, b ca 1810, Virginia

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