Wells, Vermont

This page Updated 13 Oct 2009

Cobb Deeds

The records below focus on deeds involving the following persons. I have endeavored to find all deeds involving them from the time they moved to the town of Wells in the mid-1780s until the last of them left that town, but some may have been missed.

Elkanah Cobb:	Fourth son of Gideon Cobb and Abigail Dyer, born 1747, Norwich, Connecticut, moved to Saratoga, Albany Co., New York about 1770, and to Pawlet about 1780. Died 1795, Wells, Vermont.
Gideon D. Cobb:	Eldest son of Elkanah Cobb and Mary Willard, born 1773, Stillwater, New York, moved to Pawlet with his parents about 1780. Died 1834, Eddyville, Kentucky.
Thomas Lathop:	Husband of Gideon Cobb and Abigail Dyer's daughter Wealthy Ann, who moved to Pawlet about 1780 and to Wells after that.

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.

Date	Grantor	Grantee	Consid.	Description	Recorded	Notes
17 Apr 1786	Joseph Lamb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont	£360	all the lots that compose the farm on grantor lives on in Wells at the foot of & adjoining the Pond in Wells: 1) 100 ac. on the home lot on the original right of Samuel Hall supposed to be #8 joining N David Coles land & on the Pond Marsh & E on lot next described & fourthly by the lot descibed thirdly & running by that same number of rods on David Blossoms land then to the NW corner of the lot; 2) one half home lot #7 on the original right of Arahel Beach & understood to be taken off at the W end in square form bounding N on the Pond Marsh & E on Asa Osborn's land (the other half of the lot) & S on the lot next described, & W on the lot above described; 3) beginning at the SE corner of the previous lot, running eastwardly and southerwardly then westwardly to David Blossoms with a reserve of 2 ac. laid off at the E end for Gill Mallory agreeable to his deed from Jeremiah Barrough [?] and supposed to contain 180 ac. before the reserve & allowance for highways	B:317 18 Apr 1786	witnesses: Odgen Mallory, Asa Osborn
29 Sep 1787	Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont	Robert Henry, Robert M^cClallen & Robert Henry Jun^r of Albany, Albany Co., New York, merchants	£200	all the lots that compose the farm on which Joseph Lamb lately lived in Wells at the foot of & adjoining the Pond in Wells: 1) 100 ac. home lot on the original right of Samuel Hall supposed to be #8 joining David Coles land & on the Pond Marsh & E on lot __ next described & running by that some number of rods on David Blossoms land then to the NW corner of the lot; 2) one half home lot #7 on the original right of ____ Beach & to be understood to be taken off at the W end in square form bounding N on the Pond Marsh & E on Asa Osborn's land (the other half of the lot) & S on the lot next described; 3) beginning at the SE corner of the previous lot, running eastwardly and southerwardly then westwardly to David Blossoms land excluding 2 ac. laid off for Gill Mallory; the whole supposed to contain 180 ac. & allowance of highway	B:306-7 1 Oct 1787	witnesses: Sam^el Willard, Jam^es Hitchock mortgage deed given to secure a promissory note of same date for £200 York currency to grantees payable in 6 mo., contract made in state of New York
6 Oct 1787	Ogden Mallory of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont	£100	500 ac. in square form in SW part of Wells, known as Governors lot	C:35 6 Oct 1787	witnesses: Ebenezer Johnson, Ira Osborn
7 Feb 1791	Thomas Lathrop of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	Sam^l Lathrop of Wells	£30	the mansion house in Wells which Grantor now occupies	F: 107 23 Dec 1801	witnesses: Gideon Adams, Jason Tyler acknowledged in Pawlett on date signed
20 Sep 1791	Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont	Simon Francis of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	£150	Equal half of farm and messuage in Wells that grantor purchased from Joseph Lamb, deed on record, to be divided according to quantity and quality	C:442 14 May 1793	witnesses: Elkanah Cobb, Thos Lathrop
25 Oct 1791	Elkanah Cobb & Simon Francis of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	Thomas Lathrop of Wells	good cause & £4	8 ac. on the N side of the farm which Cobb purchased of Joseph Lamb some years past and now of late deeded an equal half to Francis, bound N in Capt Samuel Merrimans land, E on pond brook so as allowing to raise the water sufficiently for mills in case any should be built on the brook; 5 ac. from Cobb's right and 3 ac. from Francis' right.	D:263 & 265 19 __ 1798	witnesses: Welthy Lathrop, Simon Francis Note: same deed recorded on both pages
29 Nov 1791	Samuel Culver, Constable	Joseph Lamb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont		50 ac. with the addition for highway allowance, in Wells begining at stake & stones in N line of Lot #5 of the first division, N to a stake in the Drownes Land, E to large rock on the foot of Pond Mountain, S to a stake & stones, W to beginning, being E half of Lot # 7 in the first division on the right of Asel Beech, the estate of the debtors or one of them [apparently Asa Osborn, based on deed at B:306-7]	C:253-4 14 Dec 1791	In settlement of judgement recovered by grantee in Rutland Co. Court 3rd Tuesday Nov 1791 against Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet & Ogden Mallory & Asa Osborn of Wells for £139 10s for damages and 15s 9p costs. Execution issued to sheriff and constables for the debtors 28 Nov 1791. Mallory & Osborn not being found & Cobb not tendering anything Lamb agreed to accept real estate of the debtors Land appraised at £75 by John Law, Samel L Merriman & Joseph Button, freeholders
20 Feb 1792	Nathan Warran of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	Elkanah Cobb of Pawlett, Rutland Co., Vermont	£40	3 ac. in Wells with dwelling house, beginning at a stake & stones in N line of the road which leads westerly from the dwelling house where grantor now lives	D:142 2 Mar 1796	witnesses: Simon Frances, Tho. Lathrop
4 Nov 1794	Simon Francis of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	James Danscomb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	£121	the whole of farm and messuage in Wells, that grantor bought of Elkanah Cobb by his deed to me, excepting 2 ac. which grantor has sold to William Potter to be take from the SE corner, to be divided according to quantity and quality	B:384 4 Nov 1794	witnesses: Sam^l Lathrop, Gill Malloy half this farm transferred to grantor at C:442, but no deed has been transferring the remaining half
13 Apr 1795	Samuel Culver of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont, Collector	Elkanah Cobb of Wells	2s 7p	25 ac. of land on the first division of Assail Beach right as grantee of Wells	D:144 2 Mar 1796	sold for unpaid taxes due witnesses: Simon Frances, Isaac Andrews
13 Apr 1795	Samuel Culver of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont, Collector	Gideon D. Cobb of Wells	3s 9½p	1 ac. of land on the first division of Samuel Hall 4^th right as grantee of Wells	D:145 2 Mar 1796	sold for unpaid taxes due witnesses: Simon Frances, Isaac Andrew
1 May 1795	Elkanah Cobb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	James Dunscomb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	exchange of lands of equal value	19 ac. in Wells, beginning at stake drove into a stump on or near line of No. 8 of the first division to the right of Samuel Hall & 5 rods S of the house Rueben Baker lives in , excepting 2 ac. that Cap^t Gill Mallorey bought & holds some where in the limits of this premisses	D:95 4 Jun 1795	witnesses: Zackariah Lathrop, Isaac Andrews Note: two copies of pg 95 exist, with slightly different wording
1 May 1795	Elkanah Cobb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont		exchange of lands of equal value	67 ac. in Wells, beginning at a stub of a pine tree standing on the hill 8 or 10 rods N of the saw mill at the out let of the great pond in Wells about ½ rod NE of the house that Roger Stevens lately occupied	D:96 4 Jun 1795	witnesses: Zackariah Lathrop, Isaac Andrews Note: two copies of pg 98 exist, with slightly different wording
1 May 1795	James Dunscomb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	Elkanah Cobb	exchange of lands of equal value	82 ac. in Wells, beginning at a stub of a beach tree in the ___ of a clear field formerly occupied by Joseph Lamb near the house that Ruben Baker now lives in and the SE corner bound of lot No. 8 of first division Samuel Hall grantee & SW corner bound of lot No. 7 of first division Assail Beach grantee	D:143 2 Mar 1796	witnesses: Sam^l Lathrop, Zachariah Lathrop
13 Sep 1799	Gideon D Cobb and Ebenezer Cobb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont, as adminstrators of the estate of Elkanah Cobb, late of Wells	James Dunscomb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	exchange of lands of equal value	One equal half of 16½ ac. in Wells, beginning at the Pond Brook at the SW corner of Simon Francis land, this half to be taken from the W end of this land	D:366 8 Oct 1799	witnesses: Simon Francis, Samuel Culver
13 Sep 1799	James Dunscomb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	Gideon D Cobb and Ebenezer Cobb, adminstrators of the estate of Elkanah Cobb, late of Wells	exchange of lands of equal value	One equal half of 16½ ac. in Wells, beginning at the Pond Brook at the SW corner of Simon Francis land, this half to be taken from the E end of this land	D:367 8 Oct 1799	witnesses: Simon Francis, Samuel Culver
13 Sep 1799	Gideon D. Cobb of Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont	Simon Francis of Wells	$450	Three parcels, the whole of the real estate of Elkanah Cobb in Wells: 3 ac. beginning at a stake and stones in the N line of the road which leads westerly from the store of James Dunscomb, see deed of Nathen Warren to Elkanah Cobb; 18 ac. beginning at a stake and stones on the bank of Pond Brook, the corner of land set of to the widow of Elkanah as her dower; 50 ac. beginning at a white oak stump standing a few rods N of where the bridge crosses Pond Brook near the W line of the highway that leads N & S being on the S line of Josiah Goodspeed Sen^r land	D:386-7 28 Nov 1799	witnesses: James Dunscob, Ansell Goodspeed Also signed by Ebenezer Cobb; both acknowledged the deed as administrators in Wells 13 Sep 1799. The debts and charges due from the estate of Elkanah Cobb late of Wells exceed the amount of all the moveable estate possessed by him at his death by $450; grantor commissioned in 1799 by Probate Court to sell the whole of the real estate of the deceased to raise the sum of $450 and incidental charges
9 Oct 1799	Gideon D Cobb of Castleton, Rutland Co., Vermont, commisioner to make sale of real estate of Elkanah Cobb late of Wells	Mary Cobb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont	$5	21½ ac. 12 rods in Wells, beginning at a hemlock tree the NW corner of the bridge that goes over Pond Brook, the same parcel set by order of the Probate Judge as Mary's dower	D:373 12 Nov 1799	witnesses: Stephen I Blanchard, Gurden Johnson Grantor acknowledged the deed in Washington Co., New York [no date]

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 Wells Land Record books:

Deed Book	FHL Film No.
B, C	29223
D, F	29224

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