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 Aft 1510 - Aft 1563 (~ 53 years)
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| Name |
Thomas Cobbs |
| Birth |
Aft 1510 |
Faversham Parish, Kent, England  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Aft 1563 |
Eastleigh Court, Lyminge, Kent, England [1, 2, 3] |
| Burial |
St Mary and St Ethelburga Churchyard, Lyminge, Shepway, Kent, England [2] |
| Person ID |
I43997 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
1 Oct 2015 |
| Father |
John Cobbe, b. 0___ 1482, Reculver, Kent, England d. Bef 1527, (County Kent, England) (Age ~ 44 years) |
| Mother |
Rose Hawlett, b. ~ 1484, (Reculver) Kent, England |
| Marriage |
Bef 1510 |
(County Kent, England) [1] |
| Family ID |
F16015 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Christina Young, b. 1525-1529, Chislete, Reculver, Kent, England d. 21 Jan 1593, (Eastleigh, Lyminge) County Kent, England (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage |
21 Jan 1543 |
Chislete, Reculver, Kent, England [1, 2, 3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Ambrose Cobbs, Sr., b. ~ 1563, Eastleigh Court, Lyminge, Kent, England d. ~ 1605, County Kent, England (Age ~ 42 years) |
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| Family ID |
F16014 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - Aft 1510 - Faversham Parish, Kent, England |
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 | Marriage - 21 Jan 1543 - Chislete, Reculver, Kent, England |
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 | Death - Aft 1563 - Eastleigh Court, Lyminge, Kent, England |
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 | Burial - - St Mary and St Ethelburga Churchyard, Lyminge, Shepway, Kent, England |
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| Notes |
- He was born after 1510 in Faversham, Kent. The exact date of his birth can only be estimated. It is known he was not yet born at the time his grandmother Isabelle Hawlett made her Will in 1510.
Thomas Cobbs married first Christina Young on January 21, 1543 in Chislete, Reculver, Kent, England.
The surname of this wife is not confirmed. It is known however that all of Thomas' children were by her; and that she died sometime after 1563.
Thomas and Christina had the following children:
Edmund/Edward Cobbs (born in 1560).
Ambrose Cobbs (born between 1563 and 1565).
FNU Cobbs
Thomas married second Agnes Musard (of Thanet) in Jul 1579 in St. Nicholas Church, Kent, England. From the time Thomas Cobbs married Agnes Musared, he was involved in one aggravating and troublesome court action after another, right up to the time of his death.
These suits seem to have stemmed from debts Agnes had accumulated while still a widow. It seems she had failed to pay the Lord's rent on the property she had inherited from her first husband, and had also accumulated additional unpaid debts. Thomas did not think he should be held responsible for all her former accounts and refused to pay them. Much litigation ensued, during which he won some cases and lost others.
All these legal problems caused a strain on the marriage. At one time, Thomas and Agnes were either living with, or visiting, Ambrose Cobbs (son of Thomas by his first wife) at Eastleigh Court. He had become concerned about his estate and had determined to write his Will, a decision Agnes adamantly opposed. He found it necessary to order her return to Faversham, after which he summoned a Notary Public and composed his Last Will and Testament.
Thomas died in 1599 at Lyminge, probably at Eastleigh Court. He left a sizeable estate, and was more than generous to all his heirs. However, even though he had left Agnes well cared for, she contested the Will and further litigation continued for several years. In the end, the Will of Thomas Cobbs was upheld. [2]
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