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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: William CosbyMale Note
Born: Abt 1690 1690-1-1 at Stradbally Hall, , Queen s, Ireland Stradbally Hall, , Queen s, Ireland
Married: 1711 1711-1-1 at , , London, England , , London, England
Died: 10 Mar 1736 1736-3-10 at Fort George, New York, NY Fort George, New York, NY
WIFE
Born: Abt Jun 1687 at Westminster, , London, England
Died: 23 Dec 1767 at , , Middlesex, England
Father: Edward Montague
Mother: Elizabeth Pelham
CHILDREN
Born: Abt 1713 at London, , Middlesex, England
Died: Aft Jul 1762 at New Rochelle, , NY
Wife: Mary Witlson
Name: Grace Cosby
Born:
Died:
Born: Abt 1717 at , , London, England
Died: 1759 at Castle Mtcarmelcem, Wolfe City, Hunt, Txsurat, Surat, Bombay, India
Wife: Ann Shorthose
Born: Abt 1719 at , New York, NY
Died: 21 Dec 1788 at , , , England
Husband: Augustus Fitzroy
Born: Abt 1720 at Westminster, , London, England
Died:
Husband: Joseph Murray
Name: Henry Cosby
Born: Abt May 1721 at Westminster, , London, England
Died: 16 Oct 1753 at New Brunswick, , NJ
NOTES
1). William Cosby, Esq. Batch 0170631 for birth temple dates not used Film 1036699. Small painting of Sir William Cosby by Christian F. ZINCKE fecit. painter of the King see Burk s Irish Family Records , p.281. see New York Historical Society 1958, p.13. Born abt. 1690 see Dictionary of American Biograph , Vol 4, p.459. see Biographieal Directory of American Colonial and Revolutionary Governors, 1607 1789, p.260 261. abt. 1703 When he was young, he traveled to Italy, where he won much money at the gamming tables, playing cards. 1704 Went to Spain, boudht his commission, under Gen. STANHOPE. Veteran of the War of the Spanish Succession. see Lewis Morris, 1646 1746 , p.147. 24 Aug. 1705 Cornet 5th Dragoon Guards. Col. Cadogans Regt. p.31 15 Apr. 1711 Capt. 2nd Dragoon Guards. Harvey Regt. of Horse p.28 24 Dec. 1717 Colonel 18th Regt. Royal Irish Regt. p.310 30 Nov. 1735 Brigdr. Gen. then Govr. of New York p.310 see English Army Lists and Commission Registers, V. 5 6 1718 1728 His Regt. was transfer to Island of Minorca , Balearie Islands captured by the British in 1708, returned 1802 . 1727 He and his Regt was at the Sieage of Gibraltor. Gov. of Malia. 30 Apr. 1731 Appointed Governor of the Leeward Islands, West Indies. see Newcastle s New York , p.61. see Gentleman s Magazine 1731 , p.175 11 May 1731 Commission was sealed, for Leeward Islands. see Colonial Office Papers Leeward Islands June 1731 Appointed, Captain General & Governor in Chief of the Provinces of New York, New Jersey and Territories depending thereon in America and Vice Admiral of the same and Colonel in his Majestys Army. see Colonial New York, A History , p.200. see New York Historical Society 1885, p.486. & p.490. 13 Jan. 1732 King appointed him governor and captain general of NY & NJ. see Newcastle s New York , p.61. 24 Apr. 1732 The governor Cosby , is a man about 45. see New York Historical Society 1918, p.62. 1 Aug 1732 Arrived in New York, with wife, 2 daughters, and a son. see New York Historical Society 1877, p.461. see The Politics of Diversity , p.16. see New York History , p.37. see The Conduct of Politics in New York, 1732 1753 , p.82. see The History of the Province of New York , p.8. & p.22. 2 Jan. 1734 received 22,000 land grant from King George II, beside the Mohawk River, New York, Utica, NY inc. 1805 , known as Cosby s Minor. see The New York Historical Society Guide to the Manuscript Collections 1140, Cosby Manor , 125 Items. See Ft. Schuyler, New York 30 Nov. 1735 Appointed, Brig. Gen. British Army. see Gentleman s Magazine 1735 List of Army Generals for 1735 29 Sep. 1735 Appointed, Vice Admiral. see New York Historical Society 1935 , p.286. 19 Feb. 1736 Will of William Cosby, Esq., Gov. of NY & NJ. tract of land Cosby Manor , on both sides of the Mohawk river, latly purchased of the Germans by me south side to son William, north to son Henry lands at Rochester, in Ulster Co. with mines house and grounds in Soho Square, Westminster , in London house and land at St.Leonard s Hill 30 Mar. 1736 Probated. see Index to Wills , New York, Book 2, p.421. see New York Historical Society 1894, p.194. see New York Callender of Wills, 1626 1836 , p.62. 10 Mar. 1736 died from Tuberculogis at the Governors House, at Ft.George, New York City, NY. see New York Historical Socity 1935 10 Mar. 1736 died between 1 and 2 pm. see Genealogical Data From Colonial New York Newspapers p.17 1736 Buried 1st. in a vault in the Chapel of Ft. George, NY. see The History of the Province of New York , Vol. 2, p.23. 1788 Was re burried from chapel of Ft. George, to un marked grave at St. Paul s churchyard, New York. He was burried with Lord Bellomont s family Richard COOTE, Earl of BELLOMONT, Gov. of NY 1697 1701 who s family had lead coffins Ft. George, is now part of Battery Park New York City, NY
2). LDS Ordinance Data, Batch C001602 First cousin to the Duke of Newcastle. The Secretary of State for the Southern Department, and one of the principal dispensers of colonial patronage during the reign of George II. see Lewis Morris, 1671 1746, a New York State Study , p.147. some records have her death as 25 Dec. 1767. Will dated 1767. abt. 1736 she sells at Boston 13,000 acers of land to Captain Warren, land at Trokenonder Hill, for 110 pounds. land was sold at under market see New York State Historical Society 1918 , p.152 29 July 1741 Whitehall, Treasury Chambers , for Mrs. Grace Cosby pension of 500 pounds per. an. out of the civil list funds. see Great Britain Public Records Office. Calender of Treasury Book page 487.
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