1820 Census Wayne, NC – Stephen Cobb

Stephen Cobb Free White Males 2 Males 10-151 Male 45 and overFree White Females1 Females under 101 Females 10-152 Females 16-25 2 Male slaves under 142 Male slaves 14-251 Male slaves 26-442 Male slaves 45 and over7 Female slaves under 141 Female slaves 14-253 Female slaves 26-44Number engaged in Agriculture – 8Total Household 25

1810 Census Wayne, NC – Stephen Cobb

Stephen CobbFree White Persons2 Males under 101 Male 10-151 Male 16-251 Male 45 and overFree White Females1 Female under 101 Female 10-151 Female 45 and over

Stephen Cobb Will

1 March 1824 Wayne County, North Carolinawife Smithy (negro girl named Hester) property in my possession that came by Her. also one hundred and seventy acres of land whereon I now live with the House appertenancy … and land as follows: beginning at the Cobly Corner Flat Rock to the well containing two above compartments […]

Estate Records of Edgecombe County North Carolina 1730-1820

  p. 10 Barlow, David – Robert Harper Page 51Cobb, Edward, Senr. , inventory taken by Stephen Cobb, Dec 1, 1817, May Ct. 1818.Cobb, James, inventory and account of sale by Josiah Cobb, admr. April 14, 1816, Feb. Ct. 1817. Account current with Josiah Cobb, admr.  An account was received for his services as a soldier. […]

Josiah Sasser Early Courts

In 1779, during the middle of the Revolutionary War, the General Assembly of North Carolina divided Dobbs County, forming three new counties: Greene, Lenoir & Wayne. The last was named for the swashbuckling Whig general, Anthony Wayne, whose personal courage was daring enough to earn him the name “Mad Anthony.” The new county of Wayne […]