Lyon County

This page updated 24 Jan 2012

Cobb Family - Second Generation

The records below focus on deeds involving the sons of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark, their wives and selected comtemporaries, excepting those involving Robert L. Cobb, which are listed separately. Deeds involving him and also other family members are included in both lists. I have endeavored to find all deeds involving them from the establishment of Lyon Co. in 1854 through 1891, but some may have been missed. The primary individuals include are as follows:

Caleb C. Cobb	Eldest son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark, born c. 1797, Vermont, active in iron, land, and other interests in and around Eddyville. Later moved to Crittenden Co., died 1867.
Louisa (Long) Cobb	Second wife of Caleb, born c. 1815, moved to Illinois after 1870.
Joshua Cobb	Third son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark, born 1809, Eddyville, moved to Stewart Co. Tennessee in 1837 and to Clarksville, Tennessee in 1851. Died 1879, Clarksville.
Gideon D. Cobb	Fourth son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark, born 1818, Eddyville, active in iron, land, finance, and mercantile, often in partnership with brother Robert, and later their bother Giles. Died 1871, Eddyville.
Giles L. Cobb	Fifth son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark, born 1823, Eddyville, active in iron, land, finance, and mercantile, often in partnership with brothers Robert & Gideon. Moved to Dycusburg, died 1867.
Marion Cobb	Wife of Giles L. Cobb. Born 1808, Kentucky, died 1912, Eddyville.

Record of some other associates are included, along with mentions of some of the individuals involved in the transactions listed, but those should not be considered complete.

Parties are stated to be "of Lyon County" unless otherwise stated.

Date	Grantor	Grantee	Consid.	Description	Recorded	Notes
23 Mar 1852	Tho Smith of Livingston Co	G D Cobb of Caldwell Co.	$300	in Caldwell Co on waters of Lervy [?] Ck, beginning at two post oaks on Stackers & Watson corner	B:236-7 19 Jan 1861	grantor transfers his interest in parcel as granted by patent to G D Cobb & Thos Smith 20 Aug [?] 1839; witnesses Chas Wood & Jas N Gracey
5 May 1854	Reuben R Burk & wife Louisa Burk of Caldwell Co.	R L & G D Cobb	$800	lot no 72 in Eddyville, ½ ac, beginning corner 3rd & Franklin Sts, one of the lots conveyed by R L Cobb to grantor 25 Jun 1842	A:22-3 30 May 1854
3 Jan 1855	Giles L Cobb of Eddyville	G M Huggans of Eddyville	$672	3 ac 18 poles in Lyon Co on waters of Cumberland River, part of tract adjoining Eddyville town tract purchased by grantor of Jno P Boyd, beginning on grantor's upper line, to stake in Robt L Cobb's line	A:504-5 6 Apr 1858	paid by notes; $202 due 3 Feb 1856, $224 due 3 Feb 1857, $236 due 3 Feb 1858; wife Marion relinquished right of dower
23 Mar 1856 [?]	John P Boyd & wife Sarah P	Giles L Cobb	$2500	240+ ac in Lyon Co below & adjoining Eddyville, beginning Thomas Gregory's corner, to Lick Cr, to Cumberland River, to town of Eddyville	A:328-9 10 Jul 1856	deed clearly dated 1856, but would appear to have been made earlier, given the sale to Huggans of a portion of the parcel in 1855; last digit of acreage cut off by fold in page; paid by 4 notes of $625 due in 12 mo, 2, 3, & 4 yrs with interest of 6%; lien released 10 Feb 1866
4 Apr 1856	William H Heath & wife Nancy, & Robt L Cobb & Gideon D Cobb, late partners in firm of R L & G D Cobb	Lewis H Tolar	$1225	520½ ac in Lyon Co on waters of Eddy Cr	A:301-2 2 ___ 1856	paid by notes, $600 in 5 mo, $625 1 Jan next
25 Aug 1856	R L & G D Cobb	M J Molley	$250	49 ac on the waters of Eddy Cr, beginning at Jenkins corner, with L F Cash's line to Turnpike Rd, to Jenkins corner near the spring, subject to the reservation made by E G Galusha in his deed to grantors	A:344 6 Sep 1856
18 Sep 1856	Louisa B Cobb, one of heirs of Griffin Long, of Crittenden Co	Sarah Long, widow of Griffin Long, of Crittenden Co	$1	all grantor's interest, 1/9 part, in 130 ac in Lyon Co, adjoining tract conveyed by C C Cobb to grantor & land of the heirs of Danl Jarrett	A:451 11 Aug 1857	also signed by C C Cobb
6 Mar 1857	Sarah M Smith	W D Kirkpatrick of Caldwell Co	$500	39 ac 3 rods 24 poles in Lyon Co on waters of Livingston Cr, beginning at Kirkpatrick's corner, to T J Green's line	A:445-6 14 Jul 1857
20 Apr 1857	James Clark & wife Mary W	R L & G D Cobb	$1000	lot no 51 in Eddyville	A:428 1 May 1857
25 Apr 1857	William G Kilgore, commissioner	Caleb C Cobb	$50	50 ac in Lyon Co adjoning Jacob Boyd, same sold by grantee to L D Parks	A:566-7 26 Jul 1858	suit in Lyon Co Circuit Court, Caleb C Cobb plaintiff, L D Parks defendant; commissioner to sell so much of the land named in petition needed to pay off the purchase money; did sell on 26 Apr 1856 at courthouse to grantee
7 Jul 1857	Giles L Cobb & Marion Cobb	Charles Wood	$350	tract in Lyon Co, beginning at locust on Smithland road & George M Huggans line, to Robert L Cobbs line, to corner R Whittington	B:151 5 Mar 1860
10 Sep 1857	W W Smith & wife Georgia	Hanson R Mims	$1	entire interest of Georgia in the estate, real & personal, of her deceased father John H Mims	A:499 3 Apr 1857	consideration: natural love & affection of her brother & $1
4 Dec 1857	Robert L Cobb & Gideon D Cobb, late partners in firm of R L & G D Cobb, and Cornelia B Cobb, wife of Robert	Mary G Stacker	see note	80 or 85 ac in Lyon Co, beginning at stake on S side of Turnpike Rd, to Jenkins Spring branch, with C F Jenkins & M H Asbridge's lines, to James Glass's line, formerly Taylor Albright's, to Josua Galusha's corner, being that part of tract deeded to R L & G D Cobb by Elijah Galusha lying S of the Turnpike Rd	A:492-3 18 Feb 1858	"in consideration of" title bond from R L & G D Cobb to Elizabeth Davis, assigned by her to John Stacker
15 Jan 1858	Corneila B Cobb, wife of Robt L, & Sally Boyd, wife of John P Boyd	Giles L Cobb		release of dower rights on tract in Lyon Co on Cumberland River, just below and adjoining town of Eddyville	A:491 6 Feb 1858	Robert L Cobb had sold the tract to John P Boyd, who since sold it to Giles L Cobb
21 Jan 1858	Giles L Cobb & wife Marion	Philip D Yeiser	$335	14 ac in Lyon Co, beginning on N side Smithland Rd	A:503 3 Apr 1857	paid by notes; $140 due 1 Jan 1858, $140 due 1 Jan 1859, $155 due 1 Jan 1860
21 Jan 1858	Giles L Cobb & wife Marion	W^m Cash	$575	3¼ in Lyon Co, beginning at stake on Smithland Rd corner to Charles Wood	A:505-6 6 Apr 1858
21 Jan 1858	Giles L Cobb & wife Marion	Robert L Cobb	$1000	208 ac in Lyon Co, beginning at a __ & sugar tree in original back line of Thomas Gregory, to Lick Cr, to Smith's corner, to Cumberland River, to Warfield's corner, to Smithland Rd, to W^m Cash's corner, to Charles Wood's line, to Robt L Cobb's line, excepting 14 ac deeded to Philip D Yeiser	A:570-1 26 Jul 1858
21 Jan 1858	Giles L Cobb & wife Marion	Caleb Warfield	$500	10½ in Lyon Co, beginning on bank of Cumberland River at lower corner of town of Eddyville, to Geo M Huggan's corner, to Smithland Rd	A:574-5 28 Jul 1858	consideration cut off in image by fold in page, shows as F___ hundred
8 Mar 1858	E P Watkins, commissioner of chancery of Caldwell Co	Giles L Cobb		45 ac in Caldwell (now Lyon) Co on waters of Livingston Ck, purchased by Thomas J Johnson form James L Dallam	B:134-5 30 Jan 1860	judgment in Mar 1857 term of Caldwell Circuit Court in suit between Catharine Langdon, plaintiff, against Sarah Johnson, William Johnson, John Johnson, James Johnson & Shaderick Johnson directed grantor to convey to grantee, as assignee of plaintiff, lands of said Johnson or his heirs
5 Oct 1858	Giles L Cobb & wife Marion	Matthew M Lyon	$342	7 ac in Lyon Co, beginning on Lick Cr	A:600 8 Nov 1858
5 Nov 1858	Jane Reynolds, Thos Reynolds, Margaret Sizemore, Andrew Sizemore, Laviea McElhany of Christian Co	Gideon D Cobb of Crittenden Co.		appoint Cobb as attorney to convey tract formerly belong to Wm McElhany decd, for whose estate we are heirs, and to collect money payable to us	B:70-1 23 Apr 1859
2 Dec 1858	E P Watkins of Caldwell Co	Gideon D. Cobb trustee for Mary, James P., Rachel Elizabeth, Lenis [?] P Bell, children of N S W Bell of Chittenden Co	$150	50 ac in Lyon Co on waters of Crab or Skinframe Ck, beginning at post oak Mrs Julls Cornwthence [?]	B:15-6 2 Dec 1858	purchased from M M Lyon, commissioner in chancery in suit of J C Graham administrator against J C Graham ...
3 Feb 1859	M M Lyon, sheriff	P D Beiser	$31	50 ac of land in Lyon Co, known as the Davis Parks land, deeded to C C Cobb by W H Kilgore Comm in chancery on 25 Apr 1857, recorded at A:566-7	B:62-3 23 Mar 1859	sold at courthouse steps in Eddyville 28 Dec 1857 to satisfy execution in favor of president and directors of Planters Bank of Tennessee against C C Cobb from office of Caldwell Circuit Court dated 19 Nov 1857; did not bring more than 2/3 of its value and more than 1 year has elapsed and has not been redeemed
26 Dec 1859	Joshua Cobb of Clarksville Tennessee	my daughter Irene Gracey formerly Cobb of Eddyville	natural love and affection	lot no 29 in Eddyville, 198 ft on Main St & 105 ft on 2nd St	B:127-8 23 Jan 1860	signed by J Cobb & Malina Cobb, witnesses __ T Dortch, Tho W Wisdom
31 May 1860	Giles L Cobb & Marion Cobb	John Winters	$200	45 ac in Lyon Co on Livingston Ck, deeded to grantor by E P Watkins, commissioner of Caldwell Co	B:175-6 30 May 1860	consideration paid by note, secured by lien
2 Sep 1861	John Gabral Jarrett of Crittenden Co	G D Cobb of Crittenden Co	$250	All my interest in estate of Daniel Jarrett decd & Margaret Jarrett decd, real & personal	B:294 5 Oct 1861
7 Oct 1861	George M Jarrett of Crittenden Co	G D Cobb of Crittenden Co	$250	All my interest in estate of Daniel Jarrett decd & Margaret Jarrett decd, real & personal	B:304 25 Feb 1862
11 Nov 1862	Robt L Cobb & Gideon D Cobb	Jacob T Young	$1,000	lot # 51 in Eddyville, where grantee now lives, conveyed to grantors by James Clark & Mary W Clark 26 Apr 1857	B:556-7 24 May 1865	paid by two notes $500 each, dated 1 Apr 1861, one due month after and the other 2 years after, lien retained; witnessed as to G D Cobb, D B Cassisdy, Sml Colier
21 Dec 1865	John W Clark, commissioner	Thomas W Catlett	$1620	5 ac in Lyon Co near Eddyville	C:71-2 15 Jan 1866	in consolidated suits of Robert Garrett & Wm Henry against Giles L Cobb and T P Paine & Giles L Cobb against T Young sheriff of Lyon Co and Rober Garrett use and benefit of Henry in Lyon Circuit Court, by order in Jun 1865 term;
30 Jul 1866	W B Machen	G D Cobb & Stephen Tisdale	$1350	my interest in the estate of Danl Jerritt, decd, which were conveyed to grantor by Wm Jerritt & Eliza Hill, son and daughter of Danl Jerritt decd	D:456-7 1 Dec 1871
1 Sep 1866	Caleb C Cobb & wife Louisa B Cobb of Crittenden Co	William H Grubbs	$300	50 ac in Lyon Co, beginning at white oak, stones corner, to Peyton's N line	C:192-3 28 Sep 1866
12 Mar 1869	Mrs L B Cobb of Crittenden Co	Samuel H Cassidy of Crittenden Co	$1300	in Lyon Co on Spring Ck waters of Livingston Ck, patented to Griffin Long, beginning at 2 white oaks, one of original corners, same land deeded to Lousia Long by C C Cobb 9 Aug 1841, recorded in Caldwell Co K:248	D:288-90 17 Dec 1870	signed Lousia B Cobb
19 Oct 1869	Gideon D Cobb of Crittenden Co	Leri Wood, FMC	$30	lot no 90 in Eddyville	D:491 4 Jan 1872	acknowledged by grantor to Crittenden Co. Clerk 25 Oct 1869
15 Oct 1870	G D Cobb of Crittenden Co	W D Crider & A C Crider	$750	200 ac in Lyon Co, where Dan S Crider now lives, beginning on hickory in Chevsel [?] Bassett's military line	D:359-60 8 Apr 1871	paid by $100 note due 1 Jan 1871, $216.66 2/3 note due 15 Oct 1871, $216.66 2/3 note due 15 Oct 1872, $216.66 2/3 note due 15 Oct 1873
19 Nov 1870	John W Clark and wife Lucy A of Eddyville	Marion Cobb of Eddyville	$250	lot no 2 in Eddyville, on N side of Water St, one of lots conveyed to Clark by John P Boyd, recorded at C:542	D:274-5 22 Nov 1870	grantor reserves the right to remove all buildings, provided he does so within 30 days
29 Nov 1871	Charles P Marshall, Register in Bankruptcy	F W Clements of Dycusburg, Assignee		all the estate real & personal of Cobb Gelatly & Co, G D Cobb, & Jno Galetly, bankrupts, including all property they possessed, were interested in or entitled to on 13 Oct 1871 with all deeds, books, & papers, excepting that exempted by law, in trust	D:478 25 Dec 1871	in the District Court of the United States, for District of Kentucky, in matter of Cobb Galetly & Co Bankrupt
21 Dec 1871	Mrs L B Cobb of Crittenden Co	George T Hays of Vanderberg Co Indiana	$105.50	131 ac in Lyon Co on waters of Spring Ck, beginning at 3 white oaks in the Seminary line, pattented to Griffin Long, assignee of Jacob Milles, dated 28 Dec 1846	D:476-7 31 Dec 1871	paid by surrender of $100 note of grantor to grantee, dated 9 Oct 1871, bearing 10% interest, secured by mortgage on this propery; signed Lousia B Cobb
25 Nov 1872	F M Clements of Dycusburg, assignee of Gideon D Cobb, a bankrupt	Wm E Dycus & Saml H Cassidy of Dycusburg	$1602.75	lot 1 & 3, 400 ac in Lyon Co, beginning at white oak on E bank of Livingston Ck, with line of Curry survey, to corner to Anderson, to corner to Wm E Dycus, Saml H Cassidy & W S Perkins	E:128-31 18 Sep 1873	G D Cobb adjudged a bankrupt 16 Oct 1871 by United States District Court for Kentucky District upon petition by himself & John Galletty, partner as Cobb Gallatty & Co; on 13 Oct 1871 surrendered all his property; 29 Nov 1871 assignee appointed; sold 25 Nov 1872 on Main St in Dycusburg; $534.25 in cash, two notes of $534.25 due in 6 and 12 months
25 Nov 1872	F M Clements of Dycusburg, assignee of Gideon D Cobb, a bankrupt	Wm E Dycus, Saml H Cassidy & W S Perkins of Dycusburg	$1080	lot 2, 190 ac in Lyon Co, beginning elm & 2 hickories on E bank of Livingston Ck, corner to G D Cobb & Anderson	E:131-3 19 Sep 1873	[same language as above on bankruptcy process & sale]; $360 in cash, two notes of $360 due in 6 and 12 months
25 Aug 1875	F M Clements of Dycusburg, assignee of Gideon D Cobb, a bankrupt	Martha Love of Eddyville		lot 34 in Eddyville, on W corner of 2nd & Bridge Sts	E:534-5 13 Jul 1876	Gideon D Cobb sold lot to grantee 28 Mar 1870 for $500, paid by note by grantee, husband Thomas & E P McGoodwin sureties; note has been transferred to F H Skinner; lien retained to secure note
10 Jul 1876	Martha Love of Eddyville	F H Skinner	see notes	lot 34 in Eddyville, on W corner of 2nd & Bridge Sts	E:535-6 13 Jul 1876	grantor's $500 note to G D Cobb was transferred to F H Skinner with accrued interest; no payments have been made; note surrendered to grantee
3 Sep 1884	Mrs Marion Cobb	Commonwealth of Kentucky	$1200	lot no 2 in Eddyville, fronting on 1st or Water St, where grantee now lives	H:272-3 10 Sep 1884	$670 paid by state, $530 paid by F H Skinner for buildings, who is authorized to remove them; acknowledged by grantor to notary public in St Louis Missouri 3 Sep 1844
20 Jul 1885	J N Catlett & wife Mary E of Davidson Co, Tennessee, M G Catlett & wife Fannie B of Yell Co, Arkansas, Mrs Marion Cobb of St Louis, Missouri	Commonwealth of Kentucky	see notes	all the right & claim grantees have as heirs at law to Thos W Catlett, decd in lots no 25 & 45 in Eddyville, on opposite sides of 2nd St, previously conveyed to Commonwealth as recorded at H:262	H:472-3 31 Jul 1885	consideration: $200 already paid to as recorded at H:262; all signed for grantors by J M Clark, their agent & attorney in fact

Notes:

I have copies of each of the pages extracted above. Please contact me for clarification or copies, using the link below.
The original records are handwritten, in some cases faded, and some films of poor quality. Errors no doubt were made.
In the property descriptions, I have extracted the contents rather than attempting to transcribe it exactly. Full meets and bounds are included in the originals, but I have extracted only those naming adjoining owners or other landmarks.
Source: Abstracts were made from Family History Library films of Lyon Co. Deed books:

Deed Book	FHL Film No.
A	321360
B, C	321361
D, E, F	1760257
G, H, I	1760258

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