Cobleys of Hilmarton

Based on IGI records and paper registers at Wiltshire History Centre.

It is presumed that Thomas and Robert are brothers. Their parents may be Robert (d. 7/6/1647) and Anne (d. 28/2/1675).

1. Thomas Cobley
Born around 1630 (aged over 90 at death)
Died 6/11/1723
Married to Dennis (female)

1.1 Dennis Cobley (female) - born 1/6/1673
1.2 Thomas Cobley - born 10/3/1677

2. Robert Cobley
Married 13/10/1651 to Mary Ruddle (d. 1684 - no day/month on register)
Probably died 19/3/1684

2.1 Robert Cobley - born 12/6/1652
Married to Mary (d. 20/9/1729)
Died 25/3/1718

2.1.1 Thomas Cobley - born 14/2/1685
Married to Anne

2.1.1.1 Mary Cobley - born 1/9/1716
2.1.1.2 Anne Cobley - born 19/4/1718
Married 4/4/1742 to Jonathan Hacker
2.1.1.3 Elizabeth Cobley - born 3/8/1720

[Other possible children: James (25/5/1720), Thomas (19/10/1721), John (25/2/1722), Robert (7/11/1723), Charles (16/10/1726) and Elizabeth (10/5/1730). All listed as children of Thomas and Anne Cobley, although date of first child makes it unlikely that they are part of this lineage.]

2.2 Thomas Cobley - born 14/7/1655
Married to Elizabeth

2.2.1 Joan (or Jane) Cobley - born 24/2/1681
2.2.2 Elizabeth Cobley - born 16/10/1684, died 17/11/1684
2.2.3 Robert Cobley - born 13/9/1688
2.2.4 Elizabeth Cobley - born 17/9/1694
Married 12/9/1723 to Edward Hilliar
2.2.5 Mary Cobley - born 5/8/1697
Possible marriages to Frances Bridgeman (31/3/1715) or Daniel White (March 1716)
2.2.6 Ann Cobley - born 2/4/1700

2.3 Mary Cobley - born 15/9/1658
Married on 12/12/1684 to John Barnett

NB : 1697 census of Hilmarton (http://www.henly.f9.co.uk/wiltshire/hilmarton1697.txt) lists the following Cobleys: Thomas x 2, Elizabeth x 2, Robert x 2, Mary, Jane. This is consistent with the ancestry above.