DAVID COBB

COBB, David (1748-1830), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Attleboro, Bristol, Mass., September 14, 1748; was graduated from Harvard College in 1766; studied medicine in Boston and afterward practiced in Taunton, Mass.; member of the Provincial Congress in 1775; lieutenant colonel of Jackson’s regiment in 1777 and 1778, serving in Rhode Island and New Jersey; was aide-de-camp on the staff of General Washington; appointed major general of militia in 1786 and rendered conspicuous service during Shays’ Rebellion; judge of the Bristol County court of common pleas 1784-1796; member of the State house of representatives 1789-1793 and served as speaker; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1795); moved to the district of Maine in 1796 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; elected to the State senate of Massachusetts from the eastern district of Maine in 1802 and served as president; elected to the State council in 1808; Lieutenant Governor in 1809; member of the board of military defense in 1812; chief justice of the Hancock County court of common pleas; returned in 1817 to Taunton, Bristol, Mass., where he died April 17, 1830; interment in Plain Cemetery.
Parents:
Thomas Cobb
Lydia Leonard
Spouse:
Eleanor Bradish
Born: 1749
Died: 7 Jan 1808 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Marriage: 1766 Cambridge, Suffolk, MA
Children Sex Birth
Nelly Cobb F
Mary Cobb M
Eleanor Cobb F 23 Mar 1767
Betsey Cobb F 5 Jun 1768
Thomas Cobb M 29 Jan 1772
William Gray Cobb M 10 Feb 1773
Eunice Cobb F 17 Nov 1774
Sally Cobb F 15 Jan 1780
Ebenezer Bradish Cobb M 30 Nov 1781 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Henry Jackson Cobb M 18 Dec 1784
David George Cobb M 14 Jan 1790 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell