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George Coburn, III

George Coburn, III

Male Abt 1750 - 1798  (48 years)    Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name George Coburn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Suffix III 
    Birth Abt 1750  Tyrrell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Physical Description Brother of Lord Henry Dundas Cockburn of Midlothian County,Scotland  [4, 11, 12
    LifeSketch 1730 - Approximated birth - parents Undisclosed in Tyrrell County 1755 - Census, Undisclosed in Tyrrell County, parents also in Tyrrell 1779 - Marriage to Francis Williams, North Carolina 1799 - Edgecombe, NC Probate of Will, Approximate death George Cockburn: wife Francis Cockburn, Dau Elizabeth Cockburn (unmarried), dau Mary Cockburn, son George Cockburn (under age 21), son Theopheleus Cockburn (under age 21), dau Winifred (under age 18) Dau Francis Cockburn & Marie Cockburn. 1800 - wife Francis, census, Edgecombe, NC  [4, 11, 12
    FSID L83Y-6HY  [4, 11, 12, 13
    Residence 1779  Martin County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11, 12
    _MILT 25 Feb 1780  Martin, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11, 12
    Death 24 Dec 1798  Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 11, 12
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    George Coburn,   b. 1727, Tyrrell, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1798, Martin, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  (Father) 
    Elizabeth,   b. 1700, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1785, Martin, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  (Mother) 
    Notes 
    • Biography
      George Cockburn is believed to be the third consecutive Cockburn of his line named George. He was born around 1750 in Martin County, North Carolina. In 1779, he married Frances Williams. [1]. A George Cockburn paid taxes in Martin County in 1779 [could have been his father or grandfather]. In 1781-82, a Capt. George Cockburn served in the Martin County regiment. He appears on the 1790 census in Martin County. He died between March and May 1799 in Edgecombe County, based on the dates his will was written and probated. It names wife Frances, daughters Elizabeth Cockburn, Mary Cockburn, son George Cockburn (believed to be George Benton Cockburn), son Theophilus (not yet 21), daughter Winifred (not yet 18), daughter Frances Cockburn, and Marie Cockburn [presumed same as Mary].
    Person ID I87863  ktree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father George Coburn,   b. 1727, Tyrrell, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1798, Martin, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth,   b. 1700, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1785, Martin, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F33378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Williams,   b. Abt 1756, Martin County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1806, Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 26 Jan 1779  Duplin, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Oct 1779  Richmond, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15
    Children 
     1. Theophilus Cockburn,   b. Aft 1779, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1837, Mobile County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Elizabeth Cockburn,   b. Abt 1779, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Mary Cockburn,   b. 1781, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Winifred Cockburn,   b. Aft 1781, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. George Benton Cockburn,   b. 1783, Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1809 (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Frances Cockburn,   b. 25 Dec 1792, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1860, Mt Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Willoughby Howard  m. 1808
     7. Maria Cockburn,   b. 1793  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F33376  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

  • Sources 
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      Save Print Share George Cockburn in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3599&h=2254781&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=niB2678&_phstart=successSource

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      George Jun. Cockburn in the North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3566&h=17346268&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=niB2675&_phstart=successSource

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      George Cockburn in the North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
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      George Cockburn, "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-PNTT

    6. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, Source Information Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
      George Cockburn in the North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3566&h=17343452&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=niB2642&_phstart=successSource

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      George Cockburn in the North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
      https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9061/007639869_00998?pid=935604&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D9061%26h%3D935604%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DniB2636%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=niB2636&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.11821245.846515243.1589555089-1268921903.1524864273

    8. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZQ-HN3P : 28 November 2018), George Coburn and Francess Williams, 26 Oct 1779; citing Richmond, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 422,156.
      George Coburn, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZQ-HN3P

    9. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-PX1G : 9 March 2021), George Coburn and Francess Williams, 26 Oct 1779; citing Duplin, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
      George Coburn, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-PX1G

    10. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8BR-WL2 : 14 February 2020), George Coburn, 1779.
      George Coburn, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8BR-WL2

    11. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.
      Legacy NFS Source: George Cockburn - birth-name: George Cockburn

    12. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, North Carolina Census, 1790-1890, Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp., Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.Orig.
      Legacy NFS Source: George Cockburn - birth-name: George Cockburn

    13. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 March 2021, 03:25), entry for George Lemuel Cockburn Jr. (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L83Y-6HY ); contributed by various users. PersonID L83Y-6HY.
      George Lemuel Cockburn Jr.
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L83Y-6HY

    14. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 March 2021, 05:51), entry for Francis Williams (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MZ7Z-ZQY ); contributed by various users. PersonID MZ7Z-ZQY.
      Francis Williams
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MZ7Z-ZQY

    15. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRC7-324 : 21 March 2020), Francis Williams, 1730.
      Francis Williams, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRC7-324



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