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[date unknown] Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony"><span itemprop="name">Elizabeth (Cobb) Robinson</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Cobb-6103" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1729 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts"><span itemprop="name">Hannah (Cobb) Crocker</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Cobb-9670" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1740 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony"><span itemprop="name">Thomas Cobb Jr.</span></a></span>, <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Cobb-1760" itemprop="url" title="sister b. 1744 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay"><span itemprop="name">Sarah (Cobb) Paine</span></a></span> and <span itemprop="sibling" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Cobb-447" itemprop="url" title="brother b. 1748 Attleboro, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay"><span itemprop="name">David Cobb</span></a></span> </div> <div class="VITALS">Wife of <span itemprop="spouse" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="/wiki/Andrews-2720" itemprop="url" title="husband b. 1728-00-00 Taunton, Bristol, Colony of Massachusetts Bay"><span itemprop="name"><strong>Samuel Andrews</strong></span></a></span> — married 1754 in Taunton, Bristol, Colony of Massachusetts<a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Taunton, Bristol, Colony of Massachusetts" target="_map"><img src="/images/icons/map.gif.pagespeed.ce.dRGS_qcAFb.gif" border="0" width="12" height="11" alt="map"></a> </div> <!-- Docs:PP#Child --> <span id="showHideDescendants" data-mid="5000233" class="button small" style="float:right; 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died at age 84">at age 84</span> in <strong><span itemprop="deathPlace" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Place"><span itemprop="name">Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States</span></span></strong><a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States" target="_map"><img src="/images/icons/map.gif.pagespeed.ce.dRGS_qcAFb.gif" border="0" width="12" height="11" alt="map"></a> </div> <div class="SMALL" style="background-color:#ffe183;"> <span class="problemQuestionLink button small" data-mnamedb="Cobb-1821" style="float:right; clear:right; margin:2px; padding:3px;" title="Open Problems and Questions Guide">Problems/Questions</span> <span title="The manager cares for the profile and leads the collaboration">Profile manager</span>: <a href="/wiki/Pease-3024" title="Click to visit Bill's WikiTree profile">Bill Pease</a> <a href="#" class="privateMessageLink" data-who="21807241" data-ref="5129050" rel="nofollow" title="Send a private message to Bill about this profile"><img src="/images/icons/mail.gif.pagespeed.ce.Q4d4kzofWu.gif" border="0" width="15" height="11" alt="private message"/></a> [<a href="#" class="privateMessageLink" data-who="21807241" data-ref="5129050" rel="nofollow" title="Send a private message to Bill about this profile">send private message</a>] </div> <div class="SMALL" style="background-color:#e1efbb;">Profile last modified <time itemprop="modifiedDate" datetime="2025-02-10">10 Feb 2025</time> | Created 21 Jan 2013</div><div class="SMALL" style="background-color:#eee;">This page has been accessed 533 times.</div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <a name="Biography"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Biography </span></h2><div style="width:250px; min-height:50px; float:right; clear:right; display: flex; align-items: center; margin:2px 2px 2px 20px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #ccc; box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #888888;"><div style="display: flex; align-items=stretch;"><div style="min-width:50px; margin:0px 5px 0px 2px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-around;"><a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:One_Name_Studies"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/2/27/Photos_Experiments.gif/28px-Photos_Experiments.gif" width="28" height="50" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a></div></div><div class="SMALL">This profile is part of the <a href="/wiki/Project:Cobb" title="Project:Cobb">Cobb Name Study</a>.</div></div><div style="width:250px; min-height:50px; float:right; clear:right; display: flex; align-items: center; margin:2px 2px 2px 20px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #ccc; box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #888888;"><div style="display: flex; align-items=stretch;"><div style="min-width:50px; margin:0px 5px 0px 2px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-around;"><a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:One_Name_Studies"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/2/27/Photos_Experiments.gif/28px-Photos_Experiments.gif" width="28" height="50" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a></div></div><div class="SMALL">This profile is part of the <a href="/wiki/Project:Andrews" title="Project:Andrews">Andrews Name Study</a>.</div></div> <p>Abigail Cobb was born on 5 March 1731 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, daughter of <a href="/wiki/Cobb-1761" title="Cobb-1761">Thomas Cobb</a> (~1705–1779) and <a href="/wiki/Leonard-2497" title="Leonard-2497">Lydia Leonard</a> (1710–1762). </p><p>Her siblings were: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Cobb-4382" title="Cobb-4382">Elizabeth Cobb</a> ( –<1778) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Cobb-6103" title="Cobb-6103">Hannah Cobb</a> (1729–1817) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Cobb-9670" title="Cobb-9670">Thomas Cobb</a> (~1740–1768) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Cobb-1760" title="Cobb-1760">Sarah Cobb</a> (1744–1816) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Cobb-1762" title="Cobb-1762">David Cobb</a> (1748–1830) </li></ol> <p>Abigail (22) married <a href="/wiki/Andrews-2720" title="Andrews-2720">Samuel Andrews</a> (25) (born in 1728 in Taunton, Bristol, Colony of Massachusetts Bay; son of <a href="/wiki/Andrews-2717" title="Andrews-2717">Edmund Andrews</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lincoln-3202" title="Lincoln-3202">Hannah (Lincoln) Andrews</a>) in 1754 in Taunton, Bristol, Colony of Massachusetts. Their children were: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-17544" title="Andrews-17544">Lydia Andrews</a> (~1749–~1814) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-17545" title="Andrews-17545">Abigail Andrews</a> (1755– ) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-17546" title="Andrews-17546">Freelove Andrews</a> (1758–1843) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-17547" title="Andrews-17547">Thomas Andrews</a> (1765– ) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-17548" title="Andrews-17548">LIncoln Andrews</a> (1765–1845) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-17549" title="Andrews-17549">Sally Andrews</a> (1765–1839) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-2719" title="Andrews-2719">Mary Ann Andrews</a> (~1767–~1836) [uncertain]. </li><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-17550" title="Andrews-17550">Helen Andrews</a> (1769–1842) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-80" title="Andrews-80">Polly Andrews</a> (1772–1852) </li><li><a href="/wiki/Andrews-17551" title="Andrews-17551">Samuel Andrews</a> (1773– ) </li></ol> <p>Abigail died on 14 September 1815 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, aged 84.<sup id="_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup><sup id="_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup> </p> <a name="Research_Notes"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Research Notes </span></h3> <p>From Abigail's father's probate: <i>...bequeaths to my daughert Abigail wife of Samuel Andrews 1/3 of my house furniture at Attlebourough.</i> Abigail's Mother Hannah is also mentioned in the will.<sup id="_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup> </p><p>Abigail is connected to her husband and daughter <a href="/wiki/Andrews-2719" title="Andrews-2719">Mary Ann (Andrews) Franklin (abt.1767-abt.1836)</a> (AKA Mariam) at Mariam's birth in 1767 <sup id="_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup> </p><p>Abigail and her children are all listed in Samuel Andrews' will, proved 1799, and lists: Abigail his wife, Daughter Abigail Foster, Daughter Freelove Ingel, Daugher Lydia MacComber, Daughter Maryann Franklin, Daughter Helen Arnold, Daughter Polly Bowen, Daughter Sally Andrews, Son Thomas, Son Lincoln and Son Samuel.<sup id="_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#_note-4" title="">[5]</a></sup> </p> <a name="Sources"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Sources </span></h2> <ol class="references"><li id="_note-0"><a href="#_ref-0" title="">↑</a> Find A Grave: <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60511163" class="external text" title="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60511163" rel="nofollow">Memorial #60511163</a> Abigail Cobb Andrews</li> <li id="_note-1"><a href="#_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Taunton/Images/Taunton_D017.shtml" class="external text" title="http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Taunton/Images/Taunton_D017.shtml" rel="nofollow">Taunton - Deaths Image of page 17</a></li> <li id="_note-2"><a href="#_ref-2" title="">↑</a> Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) <a href="https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48311/6190-co4/68146075" class="external free" title="https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48311/6190-co4/68146075" rel="nofollow">https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/i/48311/6190-co4/68146075</a></li> <li id="_note-3"><a href="#_ref-3" title="">↑</a> "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVW-NJH" class="external free" title="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVW-NJH" rel="nofollow">https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVW-NJH</a> : 10 February 2018), Abigail in entry for Marian Andrews, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0844826 IT 1-3. </li> <li id="_note-4"><a href="#_ref-4" title="">↑</a> Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. 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on average they would be expected to share about 0.78% of their DNA">~0.78%</span> <a href="/wiki/Pease-3024" title="Click here to visit Bill's WikiTree profile">Bill Pease</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Special:Relationship&action=calculate&person1_name=Pease-3024&person2_name=Cobb-1821" rel="nofollow" title="Click here to view the relationship between Bill and Abigail"><img src="/images/icons/relationship.gif.pagespeed.ce.Bp6vm0XjUu.gif" border="0" width="13" height="11" alt="Find Relationship"></a> : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Family Finder </li> <li> <span title="Michael is 8 generational degrees from Abigail; on average they would be expected to share about 0.39% of their DNA">~0.39%</span> <span title="Michael and Abigail would be expected to share about 3.12% of their X-chromosome DNA"><img src="/images/icons/dna/X.gif.pagespeed.ce.ICPqf6JfCD.gif" width="11" height="12" alt="X DNA" border="0"> ~3.12%</span> <a href="/wiki/Porter-5307" title="Click here to visit Michael's WikiTree profile">Michael Porter</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Special:Relationship&action=calculate&person1_name=Porter-5307&person2_name=Cobb-1821" rel="nofollow" title="Click here to view the relationship between Michael and Abigail"><img src="/images/icons/relationship.gif.pagespeed.ce.Bp6vm0XjUu.gif" border="0" width="13" height="11" alt="Find Relationship"></a> : <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-3382244-13710348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Learn more about Family Tree DNA tests">Family Tree DNA</a> Family Finder, GEDmatch <a href="https://app.gedmatch.com/OneToManyFreeLimited.php?kit_num=CR4708954" target="_blank" title="View one-to-many results on GEDmatch">CR4708954</a> <span class="small" title="Click here to select and compare tests on GEDmatch">[<span class="dtcAddTest" data-test-name="gedmatch" data-test-id="CR4708954">compare</span>]</span> <span class="small" title="Click here to select and compare X-chromosome DNA on GEDmatch">[<span class="dtcAddTest" data-test-name="gedmatch_x" data-test-id="CR4708954">compare x</span>]</span>, FTDNA kit #678962 </li> </ul> Have you taken a test? 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