Cobb-Howell family papers, 1758-1885 1758-1833.

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Cobb-Howell family papers, 1758-1885 1758-1833.

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These papers consist of legal and financial documents that relate to several generations of the Cobb-Howell families. It includes Hanover Township land deeds (1758-1833) of Edward Cobb; a certificate appointing John Cobb and Benjamin Howell estate administrators for Ephraim Beach, signed by Governor William Franklin (1768); an inventory of Benjamin Howell's personal estate (1799); and writs for the arrest of debtors (1812-1825), two of which were initiated by Benjamin Howell, Jr. Some documents in this collection relate to Howell's predecessor who had the same name, Benjamin Howell (1725-1798).

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Cobb, Edward, 1731-1813.

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Howell, Benjamin, 1725-1798.

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Howell, Benjamin, Jr., active 1817-1852

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Benjamin Howell, Jr. was born on June 29, 1786, the son of John Howell (1759-1834) and Phebe Farrand (1760-1813). He was a well-known attorney in addition to being a surveyor and merchant. On November 19, 1809 when Benjamin was 23, he married Elizabeth Cobb (1789-1869), daughter of Colonel Lemuel Cobb and Mary Smith, in Parsippany, New Jersey. They eventually had seven children, five of which lived past infancy. Their youngest son, Lemuel Cobb Howell, went on to practice law in New Jersey after ...

Cobb-Howell family (Hanover Township, N. J.)

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Edward Cobb (1731-1813) was most likely a descendant of the Cobb family of Massachusetts. He moved from Massachusetts to Morris County, New Jersey, where he established a farm in Hanover Township. His granddaughter, Elizabeth Cobb, married Benjamin Howell, Jr. (1786-1852), a well-known attorney. Howell was a direct descendant of Edward Howell, one of the first settlers of Morris County, who purchased land from Native Americans in 1640. From the description of Cobb-Howell family paper...