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Elizabeth Maria Martin^1,2

Key Events:

• Born: on 19 Jul 1799 in Fair Haven, Rutland Co., Vermont.^3,4
• Married: Matthew Lyon Jr. on 15 Jan 1821 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^5,6
• Died: on 19 Jun 1844 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^7,8
• Buried: in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.¹

Citations

1. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6550010, Elizabeth Maria Martin Lyon.
2. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows name as Elizabeth Martin.
3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6550010, Elizabeth Maria Martin Lyon, shows date, town, county, and state.
4. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows state.
5. "Kentucky Marriages to 1850," Ancestry.com, record for Matthew Lyon, Jr. and Elizabeth M. Martin, shows date, county, and state.
6. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows married.
7. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6550010, Elizabeth Maria Martin Lyon, shows date, town, county, as Lyon, and state.
8. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 858, shows year.

Sophia Maria Cobb^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 3 Feb 1823 in Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Married: William Cook on 13 Jul 1844 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^7,8
• Died: on 3 Aug 1859 in Hickman Co., Kentucky.^9,10,6
• Buried: in Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky.¹¹

Citations

1. Marriage Bonds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:50, William Cook and Sophia M. Cobb.
2. William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows name as Sophia M. Cook.
3. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows name as Sophia Maria Cobb.
4. William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 27 and state.
5. S. M. Cook entry, 1860 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 36 at death Aug 1859, and state.
6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 105812692, Sophia M Cobb Cook, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
7. Marriage Bonds, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:50, William Cook and Sophia M. Cobb, shows license date, but no return recorded.
8. William Cook household, 1850 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows them living apparently as husband and wife.
9. Register of Deaths, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Hickman Co., 1859, pg 239, S. M. Cook, shows date, and county.
10. S. M. Cook entry, 1860 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows month and cause of death.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 105812692, Sophia M Cobb Cook, includes tombstone photo.

Sarah Story Briscoe^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 17 Aug 1787 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland.^4,5,6
• Married First: Edward Otho Cresap on 28 Sep 1807 in Allegany Co., Maryland.^7,4,5
• Married Second: John Cobb on 1 Aug 1820 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^8,9,10
• Died: on 30 Nov 1843 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^11,5,12
• Buried: in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.¹³

Citations

1. Cresap, Joseph Ord; Cresap, Bernard, History of the Cresaps, pg 300, shows name as Sarah Story Briscoe.
2. Hanson Briscoe Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows name as Sarah Story Briscoe.
3. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, shows name as Sally S Briscoe.
4. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, shows date.
5. Hanson Briscoe Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date.
6. Matthiesen, Diana Gale, Diana's Genealogy Home Page, citing LDS Ancestral file and e-mail from Woody Woodward, shows months and year, county, and state.
7. "Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899," Ancestry.com, record for Sally Briscoe and Edward O. Cresap, shows date, county, and state.
8. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year, town, county, and state.
9. "Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1809-28," Ancestry.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresap, shows date.
10. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, in a different hand, shows her as widow of E. O. Cresap and afterward married to Jno. Cobb.
11. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, in a different hand, shows date.
12. Matthiesen, Diana Gale, Diana's Genealogy Home Page, citing LDS Ancestral file and e-mail from Woody Woodward, shows year, town, county, as Caldwell [now Lyon], and state.
13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6656740, Sara Story Briscoe Cresap, record for.

John Cobb^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 6 Apr 1786 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.⁴
• Married: Sarah Story Briscoe on 1 Aug 1820 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^5,6,7
• Died: apparently abt 1834.⁸

Citations

1. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5.
2. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV 1728-1850," Genealogy.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresass, viewed 26 Jun 2005, citing FHL film no. 0546371 & 0548011-0548024.
3. John Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
4. Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 5, shows date. Since the entries for his older siblings show other places, it appears the absence of a place entry indicates a local birth.
5. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year, town, county, and state.
6. "Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1809-28," Ancestry.com, record for John Cobb and Sally S. Cresap, shows date.
7. Smith, William, transcript of family pages from Sarah (Briscoe) Cresap Bible, in a different hand, shows her as widow of E. O. Cresap and afterward married to Jno. Cobb.
8. Caldwell Co. tax lists, 1833, pg 10; 1834 book missing; not found in later books; 1833 showed no property that would have appeared in an executor's listing.

Edward Walton¹

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: in 1743.¹
• Married: Barbara Hester.¹
• Died: in 1819.¹

Citations

1. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998.